Water test results

[reefrookie379]

Hello everyone,
I tested my water and these are the parameters: TEMP = 75.4 Fahrenheit SALT = 1.024 NITRATE = 0.21 CALCIUM = 536 dKH = 7.6 (dosed with another approx 1.4 post test) PHOSPHATE = 0.03 MAGNESIUM = 1840 ppm
My Calcium and Magnesium seem to be a little high. Should I be concerned or change anything. Thank you!

PS. I do my weekly 25% water changes on Wednesday. What day and when should I be doing my water tests. Thanks again! I use Hanna Instruments for all but my magnesium test which I use Red Sea test kit.

 

[vetteguy53081]

First, do water tests 24 hours after water change to assure best accuracy
WHAT TEST KITS ARE YOU USING?

Salinity 1.025
Temperature 77-79
Ph. 8.1-8.3
Nitrate < .4
Phosphate. < .04
Mag. 1300
Ca 440
Alk 8-9

 

[Dburr1014]

What are you doing as far as dosing now?

Personally, I use a calcium reactor. When my parameters were out of whack, I would dose what was low and let the others fall naturally into line. Then continue to dose normally.

It doesn't matter what day you test but it is good to test about the same time of day to get your readings.

 

[reefrookie379]

First, do water tests 24 hours after water change to assure best accuracy
WHAT TEST KITS ARE YOU USING?

Salinity 1.025
Temperature 77-79
Ph. 8.1-8.3
Nitrate < .4
Phosphate. < .04
Mag. 1300
Ca 440
Alk 8-9

I use Hanna Instruments for all my test besides magnesium. For Magnesium I use Red Sea’s magnesium test.

 

[reefrookie379]

What are you doing as far as dosing now?

Personally, I use a calcium reactor. When my parameters were out of whack, I would dose what was low and let the others fall naturally into line. Then continue to dose normally.

It doesn't matter what day you test but it is good to test about the same time of day to get your readings.

I dosed some alkalinity today but that is it.

 

[reefrookie379]

Hello everyone,
I tested my water and these are the parameters: TEMP = 75.4 Fahrenheit SALT = 1.024 NITRATE = 0.21 CALCIUM = 536 dKH = 7.6 (dosed with another approx 1.4 post test) PHOSPHATE = 0.03 MAGNESIUM = 1840 ppm
My Calcium and Magnesium seem to be a little high. Should I be concerned or change anything. Thank you!

PS. I do my weekly 25% water changes on Wednesday. What day and when should I be doing my water tests. Thanks again! I use Hanna Instruments for all but my magnesium test which I use Red Sea test kit.

My PH = 8.3

 

[Azedenkae]

Hello everyone,
I tested my water and these are the parameters: TEMP = 75.4 Fahrenheit SALT = 1.024 NITRATE = 0.21 CALCIUM = 536 dKH = 7.6 (dosed with another approx 1.4 post test) PHOSPHATE = 0.03 MAGNESIUM = 1840 ppm
My Calcium and Magnesium seem to be a little high. Should I be concerned or change anything. Thank you!

PS. I do my weekly 25% water changes on Wednesday. What day and when should I be doing my water tests. Thanks again! I use Hanna Instruments for all but my magnesium test which I use Red Sea test kit.

Holy moly your Mg is not just a little high, it is very high.

 

[reefrookie379]

Holy moly your Mg is not just a little high, it is very high.

How would I go about lowering it?!?

 

[vetteguy53081]

How would I go about lowering it?!?

Water changes- quite a few of them

 

[Dburr1014]

Red sea is known to read high.
If it's not causing any problems, I wouldn't worry too much about it. It will come down, eventually.