Propper Aquarium Parameters

JaviNap90 · Jul 22, 2020

Hello you guys!

I just tested the parameters of my 150. My calcium is at 354ppm, alk is at 7.1 and Phosphate at 0.03. I have a refugium setup so that takes care of the phosphate. my question to you guys is how to manage my parameters so that they can be on point. I still dont have an doser machine so am working on it. i just dosed the two part alk and calcium.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jul 22, 2020

JaviNap90 said:
Hello you guys!

I just tested the parameters of my 150. My calcium is at 354ppm, alk is at 7.1 and Phosphate at 0.03. I have a refugium setup so that takes care of the phosphate. my question to you guys is how to manage my parameters so that they can be on point. I still dont have an doser machine so am working on it. i just dosed the two part alk and calcium.

Manually dose the calcium part to bring it up to 420 ppm.

What salt mix and salinity? Raising the salinity may also fix the low calcium.

JaviNap90 · Jul 22, 2020

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
Manually dose the calcium part to bring it up to 420 ppm.

What salt mix and salinity? Raising the salinity may also fix the low calcium.

Thank you for the help. Salinity is now at 1.023. it always stays like that. Ive never had the salinity at more than more than 1.024. Don't know why. I have actually added salt water to the reservoir to top off with salt and yet it never goes up. Any particular reason why?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jul 22, 2020

JaviNap90 said:
Thank you for the help. Salinity is now at 1.023. it always stays like that. Ive never had the salinity at more than more than 1.024. Don't know why. I have actually added salt water to the reservoir to top off with salt and yet it never goes up. Any particular reason why?

Did't add enough, I expect.