Is my tank on the right track?

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I am setting up a 150gal with dry rock (fully cooked in the right way with acid, bleach and prime), bare bottom, with 10L of Sera Siporax and some rock on the sump. I am using Red Sea Pro salt. Planning for SPS dominant tank. I am doing WWC and BRS 4 months cycle.

I used Dr Tim's Ammonium Chloride for fishless cycle (follow instruction), along with MB7 (follow instructions). Tank is only has skimmer running, light still off. After 25 days in cycles, today I do the first test and here is the result.
Salinity: 1.026
PH: 7.83
Temp: 80F
NO3: 24 (new red sea test kit)
PO4: 0.13 (new red sea test kit)
Ammonia NH3/NH4: 0 (new red sea test kit)
Mag: 1700 or more
Cal: 380
Alk: 9.3

What should I do now?
Should I let it alone until add fish at 2 months in or start dosing and add stuff to correct the parameters?

Please advise in details. I really appreciate.
Happy Reefing.
 
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Tanks looking good. Numbers look good. If you haven’t done so, I would double check you mag. It sound high for not dosing and high compared to calcium. Did you test thru out the cycle for an ammonia to see a spike?

It sounds like your good to start slowly. Do a water change if you haven’t and should be good. I would not dose anything just yet.

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+1 @Mastiffsrule ~ Ca is low and Mg is high. Kind of strange since there’s nothing in there eating it yet. As suggested, do some water changes and test again later. But those numbers are perfect for fish. Easy to keep corals will also tolerate those parameters.
 

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