Reef Recommendations...Your success story

[jphilip813]

Hello all, just wanted to know what are the recommendations for CAL, ALK & MAG. Reading some of the various numbers of what the levels should be...some have them higher/lower; especially Alk...while others don't...I have also read somewhere, don't chase the numbers...Do what works for you. Bottom line, I want to be successful in this hobby, like the rest of you...Here are my levels (Screen capture). I dose DAILY using a doser: RedSea NoPox 2mL; Red Sea MAG 2mL; Aquaforest Comp+ ALK100mL, Aquaforest Comp+ CAL 158mL on a Reef 120gal...Whats your recommendation...what works for you all?

 

[Nano sapiens]

I have a small mixed reef. What works for me is anywhere within the typical reef tank parameters. I don't sweat it if parameters bounce around a bit, as long as the changes are not abrupt.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I discuss my rationale for various parameters here:

Optimal Parameters for a Coral Reef Aquarium: By Randy Holmes-Farley

[note: edited on 5/29/2022 to update the nitrate and phosphate sections with higher recommended levels.] One of the main roles of an aquarist with a coral reef aquarium is to ensure that the conditions are right for their tank inhabitants. There are many different attributes of the aquarium...

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Only thing that has changed since I wrote that is I'd recommend 1-10 ppm nitrate.

 

[bdare]

Best advice I can give is to keep parameters in "range". Although I have a specific target in mind as long as my parameters are in range I don't worry about it.