NEED ADVICE ON RAISING MG/ALK/CA

[saltwater newby]

Its going to take around the neighborhood of 150mls to up calc to around 380-390. So i would just be safe and dose 100ml every day for 5 days then test to see where your at

Wow!! That much at one time is ok? 100 ml? I had no idea dude.
I've been dosing 25 max lol. Should I dose in the sumP or DT is ok??

 

[Sabellafella]

Wow!! That much at one time is ok? 100 ml? I had no idea dude.
I've been dosing 25 max lol. Should I dose in the sumP or DT is ok??

Yes,Well spread it out throught the day. Dump 20-25 mls at a time. The mag and cal arent a problem, with alk you have to take slow because it raises the ph

 

[saltwater newby]

Yes,Well spread it out throught the day. Dump 20-25 mls at a time. The mag and cal arent a problem, with alk you have to take slow because it raises the ph

Ok
Gotcha!! Thanks bro!!

 

[saltwater newby]

By any chance are you using the Red Sea reef sp c carbon?? I started yesterday and I was curious as to wear to place it. I have it under the filter socks where the water is coming down from my socks because they need to be swapped
Lol

 

[Sabellafella]

By any chance are you using the Red Sea reef sp c carbon?? I started yesterday and I was curious as to wear to place it. I have it under the filter socks where the water is coming down from my socks because they need to be swapped
Lol

You have a red sea tank correct? No i use vertex r0x carbon. Anywhere were the water will flow through the media, where you have it its fine. You could also toss it in the bubble trap or inside the filter sock

 

[saltwater newby]

You have a red sea tank correct? No i use vertex r0x carbon. Anywhere were the water will flow through the media, where you have it its fine. You could also toss it in the bubble trap or inside the filter sock

Yes
Red sea reefer 350. You? Have a pic of your tank??

 

[Sabellafella]

Yes
Red sea reefer 350. You? Have a pic of your tank??

http://reef2reef.com/threads/sabellas-450l-mixed-reef-build-thread.239553/

I have the 450, thats my build thread if you want to check it out

 

[saltwater newby]

Very nice set up bro
I see you have a lot to f corals In there. Id like to try one sps coral as I have none and I have a side in my tank with too much flow for my LPs and I'd like to put an sps there. I hear about birds nest being forgiving but with my current parameters I don't think it'll workout too well. How are your anthias working out for you? Once my nitrates are down I want to get a school of some sort
Either 5 chromis or 3-5 anthias.

 

[Sabellafella]

Very nice set up bro
I see you have a lot to f corals In there. Id like to try one sps coral as I have none and I have a side in my tank with too much flow for my LPs and I'd like to put an sps there. I hear about birds nest being forgiving but with my current parameters I don't think it'll workout too well. How are your anthias working out for you? Once my nitrates are down I want to get a school of some sort
Either 5 chromis or 3-5 anthias.

Thank you, youll get the hang of it. In the meantime i wouldnt be breaking my neck over nitrates, mine run around 8-12. Just keep my p04 low and you shouldnt run into problems. Why would sps be a problem? You just have to keep up with testing and good husbandry + try to make everything easy. A birdsnest is deffinitly a good start, some longterm aquacultured acros like a red planet would be good also. The first thing you should do though is to spend the money on an ro unit and mix your own salt, im sure theres a local forum were you can get a ro unit for around 40-50 bucks. My anthias are doing great, and there acually at the top of the most finicky species, i bought them healthy so im sure thats why ive ben having success with them. I love chromis lol, ive never had a tank without them

 

[saltwater newby]

Thank you, youll get the hang of it. In the meantime i wouldnt be breaking my neck over nitrates, mine run around 8-12. Just keep my p04 low and you shouldnt run into problems. Why would sps be a problem? You just have to keep up with testing and good husbandry + try to make everything easy. A birdsnest is deffinitly a good start, some longterm aquacultured acros like a red planet would be good also. The first thing you should do though is to spend the money on an ro unit and mix your own salt, im sure theres a local forum were you can get a ro unit for around 40-50 bucks. My anthias are doing great, and there acually at the top of the most finicky species, i bought them healthy so im sure thats why ive ben having success with them. I love chromis lol, ive never had a tank without them

Here's my tank
Need a schooling fish bra
Lol!!
Wovens wrasse 2 clowns blue throat trigger fox face and of course a hippo

 

[Sabellafella]

Here's my tank
Need a schooling fish bra
Lol!!
Wovens wrasse 2 clowns blue throat trigger fox face and of course a hippo

Looks great, people make sps out to be very difficult, but imo theyre just delicate to tank neglection. Just get your dosing right, and stick with the same routine. If you can grow coralline algae without constantly killing it you can grow sps lol