mjw011689
Active Member
Ok so I’ve had plenty of successful tanks over the years, but never really tested much. I definitely never really got too much into the sps stuff, b it had plenty of lps, but mostly softies that didn’t seem to care about water quality. I’m beginning to test things, and I just want to make sure what I’m getting seems correct
nitrates super high -100 (Salifert)
But phosphates are zero per Hanna checker.
Calcium seems pretty high at about 485-490
Alk is only 6.7 on Hanna.
I have a new ph test kit arriving tomorrow, but from what I’m seeing now, I’m expecting that reading to be low, correct?
is my alk low because my calcium is so high? And how would my calcium have gotten so high? I’m using tropic Marin for now, but to be honest, it’s been probably a few months since last water change, so I’m confused why calcium is high. Do I need to lower calcium to get alk up?
everything is mostly doing well, but it’s also mostly softies and rbtas. Had a green slimer that was doing really well and growing for a while, but eventually lost that (no doubt to lack of water changes and the poor conditions that came from that).
thanks for any input. I know this is not all the tests I need, I’ve got others arriving in A couple days.
As for nitrates this is obviously from the lack of water changes, so I’ll start there, but how would my phosphate be 0 if my nitrates are so high?
nitrates super high -100 (Salifert)
But phosphates are zero per Hanna checker.
Calcium seems pretty high at about 485-490
Alk is only 6.7 on Hanna.
I have a new ph test kit arriving tomorrow, but from what I’m seeing now, I’m expecting that reading to be low, correct?
is my alk low because my calcium is so high? And how would my calcium have gotten so high? I’m using tropic Marin for now, but to be honest, it’s been probably a few months since last water change, so I’m confused why calcium is high. Do I need to lower calcium to get alk up?
everything is mostly doing well, but it’s also mostly softies and rbtas. Had a green slimer that was doing really well and growing for a while, but eventually lost that (no doubt to lack of water changes and the poor conditions that came from that).
thanks for any input. I know this is not all the tests I need, I’ve got others arriving in A couple days.
As for nitrates this is obviously from the lack of water changes, so I’ll start there, but how would my phosphate be 0 if my nitrates are so high?
