Advice wanted on my tanks water parms.

[ddc0715]

Whats this tell yall about my tank.? its a 2 month old 150 dt (i upgraded my 1 yr old 90G tank to this tank) ( aka tank move)..... i have been daily dosing 40 ml of CA an Alk and 3ml once a week of Mg.

01/20 Sunday 11:34 AM
Temperature: 77.9 °F
pH: 8.1
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: .1 ppm
Nitrate: 40 ppm
Phosphate: 0 ppm
Salinity: 1.023 SG
dkh: 9.8 dKH
ca: 420 ppm
mg: 1400 ppm

01/27 Sunday 09:29 AM
Temperature: 78 °F
pH: 8.0
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: .05 ppm
Nitrate: 30 ppm
Phosphate: .1 ppm
Salinity: 1.025 SG
dkh: 9.2 dKH
ca: 440 ppm
mg: 1340 ppm

02/03 Sunday 08:44
Temperature: 78.5 °F
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: .1 ppm
Nitrite: .05 ppm
Nitrate: 15 ppm
Phosphate: 0 ppm
Salinity: 1.024 SG
dkh: 8.4 dKH
ca: 450 ppm
mg: 1360 ppm

 

[BestMomEver]

I assume this tank is cycling... if so, you’re getting there. You should have no detectable ammonia and nitrite before you put anything in. I’m sure you know that.... didn’t mean to lecture. Although, I haven’t tested those things in a loooooong time. It might scare me. Other than that, I think you’re great! I ish my parameters were that good!

 

[ddc0715]

not really but maybe. lol . i had a 90g tank want upgraded back in mid December to this 150 i moved sand coral and fish

 

[Thor2j]

When and how are you dosing??

You have some serious dkh swings

 

[Vahanyos]

I personally wouldn’t dose anything yet. It’s only two months old,.. and your alk is doing some major from what you’re testing.

My best advice would be to just do water changes every week and let your tank mature a little more and get more stabilisd so you don’t see nitrite and ammonia at all. After it’s more stable then start dosing based on what your consumption is.

 

[ddc0715]

im using BRS brand ca,mg, alk.

let your tank mature a little more and get more stabilisd so you don’t see nitrite and ammonia

see i believe this may be it. im confused as to what you mean. the tank was a mature 1 year old system. all i did was move it and added 75 more gallons of water. to me i dont see it as a new tank because its only the additional 75g of water is new, so it should still be a mature tank, or am i confused

 

[ddc0715]

dangit. srry all i posted the wrong dkh for the 01/20 Sunday 11:34 AM test i revised it.

thanks thorj i caught that

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I'm not sure what the question is, but I'd stick to the current dosing schedule unless the alk rises above where you want it, then dose less of everything each day.

 

[ddc0715]

really no question just wanted some opinions. im glad you like randy cause you were the one that help me several weeks ago when i was starting out in the auto dosing journey

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

really no question just wanted some opinions. im glad you like randy cause you were the one that help me several weeks ago when i was starting out in the auto dosing journey

You're welcome.

Good luck!

 

[Vahanyos]

Sorry I missed the part where it was a tank move. How many pounds of rock you have? If all you added was water maybe you can add some more rock to help with the bio filter?

 

[ddc0715]

im going to say..........70lbs. min. that i can remember buying and there is alot more in there. yeah know those bits of rock here and there we all buy

 

[jtl]

I have been using DYI kalkwasser at the rate of 1 tsp per gallon. I have quite a few corals and they are doing well but I just added 3 more sps frags. For the last few months my Alk has been 9 and my Ca has stayed about 420. My readings today is Alk 8 and Ca still 420. I wonder if I should boost the Alk and dose a higher concentration of Kalkwaser. Thoughts?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I have been using DYI kalkwasser at the rate of 1 tsp per gallon. I have quite a few corals and they are doing well but I just added 3 more sps frags. For the last few months my Alk has been 9 and my Ca has stayed about 420. My readings today is Alk 8 and Ca still 420. I wonder if I should boost the Alk and dose a higher concentration of Kalkwaser. Thoughts?

I'd watch longer and not respond to every up and down.