About my parameters?

[littlehermit0]

Random question here, according to you all, are my parameters OK in my tank? I'm focusing right now on my coralline grownth and the main health of the tank (low waste), also salinity being crazy, parameters here:
NH³+NH⁴ = <0.15 ppm
NO² = 0.07 ppm
NO³ = 25 ppm
PO⁴ = 0.5 ppm
pH = 7.8
KH = 8.5 dKH
Mg = 1440 ppm
Ça = (test kit soon)
Temperature = 26°c
Salinity = 1.028 SG

 

[crazyfishmom]

Random question here, according to you all, are my parameters OK in my tank? I'm focusing right now on my coralline grownth and the main health of the tank (low waste), also salinity being crazy, parameters here:
NH³+NH⁴ = <0.15 ppm
NO² = 0.07 ppm
NO³ = 25 ppm
PO⁴ = 0.5 ppm
pH = 7.8
KH = 8.5 dKH
Mg = 1440 ppm
Ça = (test kit soon)
Temperature = 26°c
Salinity = 1.028 SG

Is phosphate at 0.5 or 0.05?

 

[BOYERZ]

What are you using to measure sg

 

[littlehermit0]

Is phosphate at 0.5 or 0.05?

Photosphate is crazy high even 1

 

[eliaslikesfish]

looks pretty good to me, salinity a tad high and if phosphates are 0.5 and not 0.05 I’d grab some phosban and run it in a media bag till you’re down to .05 or below. Also i’d try to get ph up to 8 but that’s all imo, if you have corals or plan to get them mag is a tad high but nothing to really worry about

 

[crazyfishmom]

Photosphate is crazy high even 1

How old is the tank?

 

[littlehermit0]

looks pretty good to me, salinity a tad high and if phosphates are 0.5 and not 0.05 I’d grab some phosban and run it in a media bag till you’re down to .05 or below. Also i’d try to get ph up to 8 but that’s all imo, if you have corals or plan to get them mag is a tad high but nothing to really worry about

Yeah, my salinity won't stop rising so yesterday I got so mad I poured a gallon of freshwater and it still did nothing, I use waste away for my photosphates and nitrates, there's a lot of CO2 in my house I think so pH won't stop go down, but it gets to 8 when I open windows, I'm buying a buffer soon, about magnesium I'm just gonna use instant ocean for a while because I'm getting corals soon

 

[littlehermit0]

How old is the tank?

2 months old, 3 soon

 

[crazyfishmom]

2 months old, 3 soon

Do you have fish in the tank? If so, what are you feeding and how often? Also, what’s your tank volume?

 

[eliaslikesfish]

Yeah, my salinity won't stop rising so yesterday I got so mad I poured a gallon of freshwater and it still did nothing, I use waste away for my photosphates and nitrates, there's a lot of CO2 in my house I think so pH won't stop go down, but it gets to 8 when I open windows, I'm buying a buffer soon, about magnesium I'm just gonna use instant ocean for a while because I'm getting corals soon

sounds good to me, nothing’s really out of whack except phosphates, I have always had a hard time keeping phosphates down in my tank as well. I believe you’re in pretty good shape though

 

[littlehermit0]

Do you have fish in the tank? If so, what are you feeding and how often? Also, what’s your tank volume?

6 gallons, no fish because ich and I feed 1 or 2 times a day because my crabs eat alot

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

are you doing ATO or manual? How big is the tank? it's possible there more evap than your replacing.

 

[littlehermit0]

sounds good to me, nothing’s really out of whack except phosphates, I have always had a hard time keeping phosphates down in my tank as well. I believe you’re in pretty good shape though

I don't really worry about photosphates since it's just algae, I'm actually good with it since it's food for my inverts

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

6 gallons, no fish because ich and I feed 1 or 2 times a day because my crabs eat alot

if you poured a gallon of fresh water into 6 gallons at 1.028 and it did nothing your SG measuring device is not working. Everything would probably die from that much dilution that quick.

 

[littlehermit0]

if you poured a gallon of fresh water into 6 gallons at 1.028 and it did nothing your SG measuring device is not working. Everything would probably die from that much dilution that quick.

No wait I'm joking not a gallon but maybe 0.3 liters

 

[BOYERZ]

I'm out.

Good luck.