Hello, what do I need for corals(I already have a tank with a clown, look at my tank thread for more details), like dosing, food, more, I bought a k7mini. so ye
thanks,
stewy
thanks,
stewy
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oh it did, sorry, ill update that rnYour tank thread link simply brought me to the vendor site selling presumably the tank you own. More details about your specific setup and stocking plan is needed.
What kind of coral do you want?
updated it, the coral, fish and everything is in my tank thread!Your tank thread link simply brought me to the vendor site selling presumably the tank you own. More details about your specific setup and stocking plan is needed.
What kind of coral do you want?
Acros don’t really need food but if you wanna boost growth then food and bacteria dosing is a great way to jump start them. Food= aminos, reef roids etc.Note, I just need like foods, dosing, and others, I already know everything about Flow, lighting, heating, etc.
Im using tetra test strips, imma upgrade tho, they are very reliable and gave me the same results as my lfs's salifert kitsWhile everyone is giving good advice about foods/dosing, I'll ask another question!
What kind of test kits are you using? You'll want some reliable ones for keeping those corals (not api kits)
what if I just buy this:I personally like hanna checkers for nitrate, phosphate, and alkalinity. And I like salifert for magnesium and calcium.
I've seen plenty of other good test kits recommended by others, as well.
Is this the kit you are referring to?so the corals im getting are, acros, one Monti, a rock flower nem, a Goni, and thats all(what dosing do I need? and what do I need to test for besides ph, nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, and alkalinity
Also, you may or may not need dosing. You will need to test weekly to understand what the tank needs.so the corals im getting are, acros, one Monti, a rock flower nem, a Goni, and thats all(what dosing do I need? and what do I need to test for besides ph, nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, and alkalinity
the tank thread was just newly posted because I didn't make one, the tank is 4 weeks old, cycled for 1 week with 3 times the recommended amount of turbostart 900 bacteria, and I have both those test kits, kinda annoying how the Red Sea reef kits are 60$ for 3 things, whereas the one with 6 things is the same priceIs this the kit you are referring to?
Nitrite and ammonia you only need to test for until you're completed with your cycle. Looking at your tank thread, have you finished cycling? It seems pretty newly set up.
Regarding ongoing minimum testing/monitoring for a tank with the corals you listed:
Temperature
Salinity (preferably from a calibrated refractometer shown below)
Nitrate
Phosphate
Alkalinity
pH
Calcium
Magnesium
Api kits do not provide resolution or repeatability needed for sps or other corals (some may argue they're adequate, but most everyone here will recommend against using them), nor so they cover all the tests needed.
Redsea kits are good BUT some people have troubles identifying the various shades of pink for nitrate (myself included, hence using hanna). Their magnesium and calcium are good from what I remember