Tank stats. Advice appreciated.

RyanE · 11/23/2012, 06:38 PM

Aquarium stats
11-26-11
Salinity 1.024
Calcium 400ppm
Magnesium 1280ppm
KH. 3.8 meq/l. 10.6 DKH
Nitrate .2
Phosphate 0

11-23-12
Salinity 1.027
Calcium 400ppm
Magnesium 1600
KH. 3.0 meq/l. 8.4 DKH
Nitrate 0.75
Phosphate 0.16
Ph. 8.65

Lighting.
2 250w double ended metal halide
4 65w t5 acintic

Do you experienced guys see any problems?

shifty51008 · 11/23/2012, 07:48 PM

everything looks good, but depending on what corals if you decide to keep any you will want to have the alk more stable.

and also I am not sure if that was you changing the tank but you also dont want the sg to varry like that alot either

thegrun · 11/23/2012, 08:18 PM

+1. Some of the easy to care for corals can handle a little more variance in water parameters but many corals will not survive the changes your tank has experienced. If you plan on keeping corals look into getting an Automatic Top Off system and read up on using Kalkwasser as top off, these will help a lot in maintaining more stable parameters.

RyanE · 11/23/2012, 08:20 PM

Thanks for the input!

The salinity is a bit high due to needing a top off.
Po4 spike... I am fighting calurepa? Macro algae.
In the past month I have spent 8-10 hours with tweezers...

I have two zoa colony's.
one pulsing Xenia frag.
One mushroom
One ricordia.
One black/white perc
55 gal tank.

I'm purchasing materials for my sump.
I'm putting in a reef octopus skimmer.
Pretty stoked about it. I've been fish only for a decade.

RyanE · 11/23/2012, 08:32 PM

I would also like to add that I have an aptasia issue.... Lol
After my sump is setup and I get some more stability I'm thinking
About adding some bergia nudibranch.

11/23/2012, 06:38 PM	#1
RyanE Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 15	Tank stats. Advice appreciated. Aquarium stats 11-26-11 Salinity 1.024 Calcium 400ppm Magnesium 1280ppm KH. 3.8 meq/l. 10.6 DKH Nitrate .2 Phosphate 0 11-23-12 Salinity 1.027 Calcium 400ppm Magnesium 1600 KH. 3.0 meq/l. 8.4 DKH Nitrate 0.75 Phosphate 0.16 Ph. 8.65 Lighting. 2 250w double ended metal halide 4 65w t5 acintic Do you experienced guys see any problems?

11/23/2012, 07:48 PM	#2
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	everything looks good, but depending on what corals if you decide to keep any you will want to have the alk more stable. and also I am not sure if that was you changing the tank but you also dont want the sg to varry like that alot either __________________ 75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder

11/23/2012, 08:18 PM	#3
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	+1. Some of the easy to care for corals can handle a little more variance in water parameters but many corals will not survive the changes your tank has experienced. If you plan on keeping corals look into getting an Automatic Top Off system and read up on using Kalkwasser as top off, these will help a lot in maintaining more stable parameters.

11/23/2012, 08:20 PM	#4
RyanE Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 15	Thanks for the input! The salinity is a bit high due to needing a top off. Po4 spike... I am fighting calurepa? Macro algae. In the past month I have spent 8-10 hours with tweezers... I have two zoa colony's. one pulsing Xenia frag. One mushroom One ricordia. One black/white perc 55 gal tank. I'm purchasing materials for my sump. I'm putting in a reef octopus skimmer. Pretty stoked about it. I've been fish only for a decade.

11/23/2012, 08:32 PM	#5
RyanE Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 15	I would also like to add that I have an aptasia issue.... Lol After my sump is setup and I get some more stability I'm thinking About adding some bergia nudibranch.