Oponions Wanted- Water Quality

[Volsman85]

36g BF, 22.5 lbs. LR no coral. Tank is about 11 weeks old. Here's my last water test
pH 8.3
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Alkalinity 12
Nitrite 0
Calcium either 320 or 300
SG 1.024
Magnesium 1000
Good, bad, indifferent? Are there other readings I should be concerned about? I'd like to start some easy corrals soon. Too early? This hobby is much more complicated than I expected.

 

[Volsman85]

36g BF, 22.5 lbs. LR no coral. Tank is about 11 weeks old. Here's my last water test
pH 8.3
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Alkalinity 12
Nitrite 0
Calcium either 320 or 300
SG 1.024
Magnesium 1000
Good, bad, indifferent? Are there other readings I should be concerned about? I'd like to start some easy corrals soon. Too early? This hobby is much more complicated than I expected.

Oh yeh, 6 fish, 1 shrimp, 1 urchin, 1 sand starfish and plenty of clean up crewman

 

[Pistondog]

36g BF, 22.5 lbs. LR no coral. Tank is about 11 weeks old. Here's my last water test
pH 8.3
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Alkalinity 12
Nitrite 0
Calcium either 320 or 300
SG 1.024
Magnesium 1000
Good, bad, indifferent? Are there other readings I should be concerned about? I'd like to start some easy corrals soon. Too early? This hobby is much more complicated than I expected.

How do you export nutrients?
Water changes
Skimmer
Refugium
Other
Calcium and magnesium are low, alk high.

Proper Water Parameters for Home Aquariums

The following chart is a general guideline of acceptable water parameter ranges for different types of freshwater aquariums, brackish water aquariums, and ponds.

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Nutrients being 0 sounds fishy to me
Some soft corals are very hardy, xenia, gsp

 

[Oropher]

FTS : full tank shot, please.
Don't be overwhelmed by nitrate 0 --> nutrients can be in the form of algae inside the tank ;Cat
Continue feeding fish and monitor tank. if you get coralline algae growing then your tank is ready for coral.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Unusual to see 6 fish and no ammonia or nitrate.
What test kit (s) are you using ?

 

[j.falk]

Oh yeh, 6 fish, 1 shrimp, 1 urchin, 1 sand starfish and plenty of clean up crewman

You have all that livestock and no nitrates? That doesn't seem right unless you have algae growing like crazy.

 

[Volsman85]

FTS : full tank shot, please.
Don't be overwhelmed by nitrate 0 --> nutrients can be in the form of algae inside the tank ;Cat
Continue feeding fish and monitor tank. if you get coralline algae growing then your tank is ready for coral.

What's coraline algae look like? I'm still fighting the brown algae on the glass.

 

[Volsman85]

Unusual to see 6 fish and no ammonia or nitrate.
What test kit (s) are you using ?

My TFS tests my water. Assuming that means tropical fish store....lol

 

[vetteguy53081]

My TFS tests my water. Assuming that means tropical fish store....lol

Local fish store. You will see this term a lot.

 

[Volsman85]

Learning the lingo. Thx

 

[proxy001]

36g BF, 22.5 lbs. LR no coral. Tank is about 11 weeks old. Here's my last water test
pH 8.3 //GOOD
Ammonia 0 //GOOD
Nitrate 0 //impossible?? in a new tank??
Alkalinity 12 //too high
Nitrite 0
Calcium either 320 or 300 // a bit low but doesn't matter for now
SG 1.024
Magnesium 1000 // a bit low but doesn't matter for now
Good, bad, indifferent? Are there other readings I should be concerned about? I'd like to start some easy corrals soon. Too early? This hobby is much more complicated than I expected.

Did your alK get that high because you added buffer to bring Ph to 8.3?
How are you testing 0 nitrates??

 

[Volsman85]

Did your alK get that high because you added buffer to bring Ph to 8.3?
How are you testing 0 nitrates??

I have added nothing and my store does my water tests.