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Po4 = .02
Salt = 1.025
Don’t know No3, need a good test kit, what’s the best?
I recently had a Po4 spike to .16 and lost a couple of acro’s and seems to have slowed most sps growth somewhat. Everything is doing better but not growing as fast it was yet.
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My wife hates me. In the fish room, I run a window unit AC and crack the window. I also keep the room full of plants. But still can’t get above 8.2 at the highest. Stays around 8.You can tell when I closed the windows and kicked on the ac yesterday lol. I need to change my ph answer apparently!
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I love these parameters. So many people when asking for help here post 0 ammonia, NO3, PO4. Perfect Alk, Ca, Mg. While your params aren’t what are considered perfect, I’d actually call them flawless.
ReefGeezer
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Ca ~410 (390 to 420... ish)
Alk 8.3 - 8.6 ... Finally! Dosing kalk stabilized the system after months of struggling.
Mg. ~1300
*Nitrate 0
*Phosphate 0
I have some hair algae and Cyano in the system so the zero N & P doesn't mean much. There's plenty. Corals are growing well. Colors are only OK. Something is still missing.
Alk 8.3 - 8.6 ... Finally! Dosing kalk stabilized the system after months of struggling.
Mg. ~1300
*Nitrate 0
*Phosphate 0
I have some hair algae and Cyano in the system so the zero N & P doesn't mean much. There's plenty. Corals are growing well. Colors are only OK. Something is still missing.
harthag12
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I'll be honest, I haven't tested in a few weeks but my tank is young. Fish are fat & healthy looking. First batch of 12 corals went in Memorial day weekend (thanks Pieces of the Ocean), they're showing signs of growth. That being said I just added 12 more corals from Rap NY so I think I might need to start watching Alk to see if my weekly WC keeps up with it. Last time I checked I had low PH 7.8? (basement, no open windows lately), high nitrates 60 I believe, 0 phosphates. I do have diatoms, snails, hermits & mithrax are doing a pretty good job keeping it even however.
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Here's my typical parameters.
Ph 8.2-8.5 depends on time of day.
Alk 8.3dkh
Ca 420
Mg 1360
No3 between 2 and 5ppm.
Phosphorus 12ppb (Hanna ulr)
All Salifert test kits except the phosphorus.
Soda ash and calcium are dosed with a doser. I have a co2 scrubber hooked up to my skimmer.
Salinity 35ppt
Temp 78.
Ph 8.2-8.5 depends on time of day.
Alk 8.3dkh
Ca 420
Mg 1360
No3 between 2 and 5ppm.
Phosphorus 12ppb (Hanna ulr)
All Salifert test kits except the phosphorus.
Soda ash and calcium are dosed with a doser. I have a co2 scrubber hooked up to my skimmer.
Salinity 35ppt
Temp 78.
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Alk - 7.8-8 - Alkatronic dosing 4x a day, about 1dkh consumption/precipitation
Ca ~420
Mg ~1300
Temp - 78-81 (summer time)
Ph - 7.9-8.3 -brs CO2 scrubbing media doesn’t work for me anymore waiting for a vetmed shipment
NO3 >10 but can’t tell how much
PO4 - 0.15-0.2
Ca ~420
Mg ~1300
Temp - 78-81 (summer time)
Ph - 7.9-8.3 -brs CO2 scrubbing media doesn’t work for me anymore waiting for a vetmed shipment
NO3 >10 but can’t tell how much
PO4 - 0.15-0.2
10g office nano (mixed lps, zoas, sps): Measured this morning.
Sg: 35 ppt
Ph: 8.2
Alk: 9.4
P04: .08
N03: 15
Cal: 440
Mag: 1490
90g/45jbj shared sump (mixed reef w/5 species of nems): Measured last night.
Sg: 35 ppt
Ph: 8.3
Alk: 9.2
P04: .03
N03: 10
Cal: 450
Mag:1450
210g tank (sps dominated): Measured last night.
Sg: 35 ppt
Ph: 8.1
Alk: 8.2
P04: .03
N03: 5
Cal: 440
Mag: 1350
150g lps, zoa, bubble nem tank: Measured last night.
Sg: 34 ppt
Ph: 8.1
Alk: 11.5
P04: .12
N03: 20
Cal: 420
Mag:1550
125 mixed reef: Measured day before yesterday.
Sg: 35 ppt
Ph: 8.2
Alk: 9.5
P04: .03
N03: 10
Cal: 460
Mag:1450
Frag tank 1 (28 gallons) (zoas): Measured day before yesterday.
Sg: 35 ppt
Ph: 8.1
Alk: 12.5
P04: .12
N03: 25
Cal: 420
Mag:1500
Frag Tank 2 (48g) (lps): Measured day before yesterday.
Sg: 35 ppt
Ph: 8.3
Alk: 11.5
P04: .12
N03: 15
Cal: 450
Mag: 1550
Frag Tank 3 (30g) (sps): Measured day before yesterday.
Sg: 35 ppt
Ph: 8.1
Alk: 9.0
P04: .03
N03: 5
Cal: 450
Mag: 1400
150g puffer tank: Measured last Sunday.
Sg: 28 ppt
Ph: 8.1
Po4: .03
No3: 20
I will leave the DIY 20 long all in one zoa tank, the 14 biocube, and the 40 breeder zoa colony tank out, as I do not measure them lol. Just make sure the zoas grow and that they look like they should lol.
Sg: 35 ppt
Ph: 8.2
Alk: 9.4
P04: .08
N03: 15
Cal: 440
Mag: 1490
90g/45jbj shared sump (mixed reef w/5 species of nems): Measured last night.
Sg: 35 ppt
Ph: 8.3
Alk: 9.2
P04: .03
N03: 10
Cal: 450
Mag:1450
210g tank (sps dominated): Measured last night.
Sg: 35 ppt
Ph: 8.1
Alk: 8.2
P04: .03
N03: 5
Cal: 440
Mag: 1350
150g lps, zoa, bubble nem tank: Measured last night.
Sg: 34 ppt
Ph: 8.1
Alk: 11.5
P04: .12
N03: 20
Cal: 420
Mag:1550
125 mixed reef: Measured day before yesterday.
Sg: 35 ppt
Ph: 8.2
Alk: 9.5
P04: .03
N03: 10
Cal: 460
Mag:1450
Frag tank 1 (28 gallons) (zoas): Measured day before yesterday.
Sg: 35 ppt
Ph: 8.1
Alk: 12.5
P04: .12
N03: 25
Cal: 420
Mag:1500
Frag Tank 2 (48g) (lps): Measured day before yesterday.
Sg: 35 ppt
Ph: 8.3
Alk: 11.5
P04: .12
N03: 15
Cal: 450
Mag: 1550
Frag Tank 3 (30g) (sps): Measured day before yesterday.
Sg: 35 ppt
Ph: 8.1
Alk: 9.0
P04: .03
N03: 5
Cal: 450
Mag: 1400
150g puffer tank: Measured last Sunday.
Sg: 28 ppt
Ph: 8.1
Po4: .03
No3: 20
I will leave the DIY 20 long all in one zoa tank, the 14 biocube, and the 40 breeder zoa colony tank out, as I do not measure them lol. Just make sure the zoas grow and that they look like they should lol.
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ScottR
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My philosophy is: stability. Also, your tank probably eats perfectly before your tests can test accurately.Maybe not perfect but my acros are growing like crazy!
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And here are the numbers from Sjöfartsmuseet Akvariet's two propagation systems 
System 1
Sal: 35 ppt
NO3: 0,5-1,5 ppm (Salifert)
PO4: 0,045 ppm
Alk: 6-6,5 dKH (salifert & Triton)
Ca: 439 ppm
Mg: 1358 ppm
K: 441 ppm
pH: 8,1-8,7 (no refugium, no calcium reactor, calibrated by @Lasse)
System 2
Sal: 35 ppt
NO3: 0,5-1 ppm (Salifert)
PO4: 0,012 ppm
Alk: 6-6,5 dKH (Salifert & Triton)
Ca: 441 ppm
Mg: 1379 ppm
K: 410 ppm
pH: 7,9-8,25 (recently started a calcium reactor, no refugium)
All numbers from the last Triton tests, except those measured with Salifert.
Both systems are around 4000L each and will serve as propagation and holding tanks until we've built the new Aquarium(about two years).
Since there's lots of light and corals we struggle to keep the nutrients up(and Alk). Dosing lots of Core7, KNO3 and KH2PO4 every day.
System 1
Sal: 35 ppt
NO3: 0,5-1,5 ppm (Salifert)
PO4: 0,045 ppm
Alk: 6-6,5 dKH (salifert & Triton)
Ca: 439 ppm
Mg: 1358 ppm
K: 441 ppm
pH: 8,1-8,7 (no refugium, no calcium reactor, calibrated by @Lasse
)System 2
Sal: 35 ppt
NO3: 0,5-1 ppm (Salifert)
PO4: 0,012 ppm
Alk: 6-6,5 dKH (Salifert & Triton)
Ca: 441 ppm
Mg: 1379 ppm
K: 410 ppm
pH: 7,9-8,25 (recently started a calcium reactor, no refugium)
All numbers from the last Triton tests, except those measured with Salifert.
Both systems are around 4000L each and will serve as propagation and holding tanks until we've built the new Aquarium(about two years).
Since there's lots of light and corals we struggle to keep the nutrients up(and Alk). Dosing lots of Core7, KNO3 and KH2PO4 every day.
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I have a Trident and its amazing to see the Cal/Alk swings throughout the day.
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Wow! Super low alk. In 4000L, sounds like a challenge.And here are the numbers from Sjöfartsmuseet Akvariet's two propagation systems
System 1
Sal: 35 ppt
NO3: 0,5-1,5 ppm (Salifert)
PO4: 0,045 ppm
Alk: 6-6,5 dKH (salifert & Triton)
Ca: 439 ppm
Mg: 1358 ppm
K: 441 ppm
pH: 8,1-8,7 (no refugium, no calcium reactor, calibrated by @Lasse
System 2
Sal: 35 ppt
NO3: 0,5-1 ppm (Salifert)
PO4: 0,012 ppm
Alk: 6-6,5 dKH (Salifert & Triton)
Ca: 441 ppm
Mg: 1379 ppm
K: 410 ppm
pH: 7,9-8,25 (recently started a calcium reactor, no refugium)
All numbers from the last Triton tests, except those measured with Salifert.
Both systems are around 4000L each and will serve as propagation and holding tanks until we've built the new Aquarium(about two years).
Since there's lots of light and corals we struggle to keep the nutrients up(and Alk). Dosing lots of Core7, KNO3 and KH2PO4 every day.
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ScottR
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I’d love to see how much my tank fluctuates throughout the day. But I’d just leave it be.
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Super low compared to what?
I know it's popular to run higher Alk but I'm fine with 6 - 7,5 dKH.
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That’s a lot of testing! Seems all of your systems run at good numbers.
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You said 6-6.5, I guess you say that’s high?Super low compared to what?
I know it's popular to run higher Alk but I'm fine with 6 - 7,5 dKH.
Well I have 2 kids that in the hobby as well, so it helps, and all tanks are not tested on the same day lol. That would be a full day of work. As for numbers, some consider my higher alk tanks with high nutrients bad. One thing that helps is dosers and reefpi for stability lol.
