Parameters ok for corals?

[JaredSaffell]

Temp 78F
SG 1.026
Ph 8.3
Amm 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
Cal 380
Dkh 13
Phos .25
Mag N/A

All done with API

 

[Reeferdood]

Not sure how long your tank has been up and running but contrary to popular belief you need to bump your nitrates up a tad or you will be risking starvation for your corals....

 

[Hemmdog]

Alk to high, cal to low, phos way to high, nitrate way to low, mag is necessary to know as well.

Not to far off but needs correcting before you add coral.

 

[JaredSaffell]

Its been up a month and I have 7 corals
1 zoa
1 acan
1stunner chalice
1 toadstool leather
1 galaxia
1 flavia
1 red cap montipora

 

[JaredSaffell]

I dosed cal to 400 but went down and alk was at 15

 

[Reeferdood]

How much are you dosing and what are you dosing??

 

[melanotaenia]

try to bring the Alk down slowly, 7-8 DKH would be better.

 

[JaredSaffell]

Its seachem fusion 1 and used there calculator and recommended 24ml a day for how many gals I have and they recommend cal 380-420 alk 8-17?

 

[Reeferdood]

Their recommendations for alkalinity must be a typo, 8-12 sounds better to me.

 

[JaredSaffell]

lol that's why im confused

 

[JaredSaffell]

Their recommendations for alkalinity must be a typo, 8-12 sounds better to me.

I have mag test kit coming in the mail and go from there.

 

[melanotaenia]

Keep it at the lower end of that range, DKH of 7-8 is ideal, over 9 seems to just create more problems.

 

[JaredSaffell]

Keep it at the lower end of that range, DKH of 7-8 is ideal, over 9 seems to just create more problems.

If I'm able to lower it will it low calcium or anything else?

 

[JaredSaffell]

This is my magnesium.

 

[JaredSaffell]

It's with salifert and reads 12 so 1320

 

[motortrendz]

So mag is good. Alk is super high. I run 10 and people tell me I'm high lol. But I run a little bit dirtier of a system with alot of fish. I run my nitrates at about 8 and my phosphates at .10 mag at 1400 calcium at 450.

It works in my system. But for a new system I'd stick to about 8dkh, 1300 mag, 380-400 calcium nitrates should be detectable, I'd say about 4-8 if you can, phosphates need to come down to between .04-.12 you'll have a better base line once everything is balanced.

 

[JaredSaffell]

I'm going to do a water change and see where everything is at after because I use instant ocean the purple bucket so I know it has less additives in it than instant ocean reef Crystal's so I'm sure I will need to dose a little.