Calcium, magnesium, phosphate

[Bcook1016]

I have a 12 gallon nano cube and I want to keep my calcium, magnesium, and phosphate levels consistent, how do I test the levels and dose the right amount so that it all stays the same all the time?

 

[Hemmbone20]

Do you have a lot of corals in the tank? Just based on your question I’d assume the tank is pretty new and you’re new to the hobby?
If the tank is new, and you only have a few corals, you’d be better off just doing water changes to keep your levels correct. A tank that small makes it easy to change water, but dosing could really screw things up with that small a water volume.

 

[Bcook1016]

so if I just did water changes and no dosing I could keep it consistent and keep eveything stable?

 

[Bcook1016]

The tank is about almost a year old it’s almost at its 9month mark and I recently got over my algae bloom but am kind of still taking it down a lot just have to keep on top of it but my tank struggles with phosphate and not so much nitrate but I want to always keep the levels stable and was wondering how?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

The tank is about almost a year old it’s almost at its 9month mark and I recently got over my algae bloom but am kind of still taking it down a lot just have to keep on top of it but my tank struggles with phosphate and not so much nitrate but I want to always keep the levels stable and was wondering how?

You’ll need to measure alk and calcium to determine where you are now, then I suggest dosing a balanced additive such as All for Reef, or a two/three part system.