tank parameters....

[bosstoneschick]

can anyone help me and tell me are these good?

It will be a year old in dec and my first tank.....i use reef crystals and i have an AI 16hd light..its also a 20 gallon long tank.

hanna checkers
alk 8.5
phos 0.18
cal 435

api test
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 20
salinity 1.025
temp 77F


Is my phos still high? I need to find a test for magnesium yet. any input? thanks!

 

[muzikalmatt]

Your phosphates are a just a tad high but honestly not too bad depending on what kind of corals you're keeping. If you're keeping mostly softies and LPS they can do well in 0.03-0.15. I try to shoot for 0.07-0.10 in my mixed tank.

Overall your parameters look solid. The main thing is to keep them stable.

 

[bosstoneschick]

Your phosphates are a just a tad high but honestly not too bad depending on what kind of corals you're keeping. If you're keeping mostly softies and LPS they can do well in 0.03-0.15. I try to shoot for 0.07-0.10 in my mixed tank.

Overall your parameters look solid. The main thing is to keep them stable.

thank you i just wanna get easy stuff, like duncans, mushrooms, maybe some acans....it was at 0.28 in october...i used some kinda phos stuff in my filter to lower it...phosguard maybe? so guess ill put more in again for a day or so and see where i get thank you!!