My paramaters are increasing!

[Bent17]

Hi all! Need some help on paramaters..

I have a 425g2 and have LPS and added my first 3 SPS! I'm in the process of switching salts so not sure if its the reason for my high paramaters (Aquaforest to Fauna Marin)

P04 0.18
N03 4.1
Kh 9.8
Mag 1455
Cal 490

Only thing I am dosing right now is Redsea AB+ but cant figure out why they are so high. I did a 10% and p04 went to 0.06 but didnt have time to test the rest. Thought sps and coraline absorb kh but it keeps increasing...

 

[gbroadbridge]

Those numbers don't seem high. What were they before?

 

[Bent17]

Thought kh mag and cal are high no?

 

[gbroadbridge]

Thought kh mag and cal are high no?

It´s within their stated range once you take into account measurement error of hobby test kits.

What were your params before?

 

[Bent17]

No3 7.5ppm
Po4 0.06ppm
Kh 8.2dkh
Cal 430ppm
Mag 1340ppm

 

[I never finish anythi]

It´s within their stated range once you take into account measurement error of hobby test kits.

What were your params before?

And the op has changed salt . So kh , cal and mag has changed so that makes sense

 

[Bent17]

Does it tend to increase parameters? Aquaforest I believe has lower kh cal and mag than Fauna Marin

 

[Timfish]

Seeing a ~60% drop in PO4 with just a 10% water change suggests a testing issue. As mentioned above none of those numbers seem high.

 

[Bent17]

So 2 days after water change here are the new test results

P04 0.02
N03 2.4
Dkh 172/9.6
Mag 1420
Cal 485

Guess I can dose coral food today!

In these two days I was away so didnt touch the tank

 

[Bent17]

My kh mag and cal are still high after a test last night:

Kh 9.6
P04 0.08
N03 2.4
CAL 490
MAG 1500

Got a couple of small sps frags, and like 10 LPS but nothing is lowering...

 

[I never finish anythi]

Stop chasing numbers .

 

[Bent17]

But are they to be concerned of?

 

[Screwgunner]

Do you have coraline algea. My alkalinity started to drop when my coraline started growing. I am up to one teaspoon of reef builder a day.

 

[Bent17]

Yes it is taking over on my rocks and mp40s but still not dropping yet

 

[Screwgunner]

Yep it's your new salt! And if you are dosing a and b you are adding cal. And alk.

 

[Bent17]

Yep it's your new salt! And if you are dosing a and b you are adding cal. And alk.

Oh really ab+ adds mag and cal? Only twice a week I dose it

 

[Screwgunner]

If you don't have any sps then why? Coraline might use alittle I have 3 sps alot of softys and a few lps my calcium dose not change anouph to dose . My alkalinity goes down fast and I dose for that .

 

[Bent17]

I have 5 sps frags, torch, zoas and some others.. could it really be that AB+ increases mag and cal?