Parameters

[Carl C]

Hi, my parameters are as follows
pH is 8- 8.2
my nitrite is 6 ppb
my nitrate is zero
my phosphate is .3
my alkalinity is 7.5
my calcium is 250
my salt is 35.5
my ammonia is zero
my temp is 79.5
my magnesium is 1425

My tank is about 150 gallons and I have an assortment of corals and two fish

Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated thanks Carl

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I suggest redoing the calcium test in new salt water. It would be unusual to be that low.

 

[Carl C]

Ok I will
I’ll report back !

 

[Carl C]

Retested 340 ! Thanks Randy

 

[W1ngz]

340 is still very low. You want that to be somewhere between 400-420
Test some freshly mixed saltwater and see what you get.

Phosphate seems a bit on the high side. You may be over feeding, or need some additional water changes or export methods like skimming or refugium. If you're not seeing algae in the display, I wouldn't freak out about it.

There's no need to bother testing nitrite unless you're mid-cycle and want to get an idea how things are progressing.

 

[Carl C]

340 is still very low. You want that to be somewhere between 400-420
Test some freshly mixed saltwater and see what you get.

Phosphate seems a bit on the high side. You may be over feeding, or need some additional water changes or export methods like skimming or refugium. If you're not seeing algae in the display, I wouldn't freak out about it.

There's no need to bother testing nitrite unless you're mid-cycle and want to get an idea how things are progressing.

400 was the freshly made sea water