Hi there,
So far I have a fish only tank but I am planning to introduce corals in the near future. This is the time for me to experiment with the salt mix and see if I can keep water chemistry consistent.
I have to say parameters were consistent in the past weeks, but due to the nature of the salt I use (Red Sea Coral Pro) and the fact that I am trying to keep salinity levels on 35ppt I have slightly high Magnesium and Calcium levels - or maybe they not high at all, I am hoping you can tell me that:
I am planning to keep softies and a few LPS, would Calcium levels of 480-500 ppm and magnesium levels of 1500 ppm will be fine? I believe these are slightly higher than should be? Also would this cause harm of other life like clownfish and cleanup crew?
Despite every metric is consistent the alkalinity dropped from 12 to 7.5 in a week, why would that be also is that too bad?
Thank you kindly!
So far I have a fish only tank but I am planning to introduce corals in the near future. This is the time for me to experiment with the salt mix and see if I can keep water chemistry consistent.
I have to say parameters were consistent in the past weeks, but due to the nature of the salt I use (Red Sea Coral Pro) and the fact that I am trying to keep salinity levels on 35ppt I have slightly high Magnesium and Calcium levels - or maybe they not high at all, I am hoping you can tell me that:
I am planning to keep softies and a few LPS, would Calcium levels of 480-500 ppm and magnesium levels of 1500 ppm will be fine? I believe these are slightly higher than should be? Also would this cause harm of other life like clownfish and cleanup crew?
Despite every metric is consistent the alkalinity dropped from 12 to 7.5 in a week, why would that be also is that too bad?
Thank you kindly!
