Hello, I have recently started dosing with Red sea Foundations ABC and I am having trouble understanding the parameters on the alkalinity bottle because everything is listed as a range. I am aiming for the mixed reef requirements which the bottle says is 4.15/11.5 my water test performed last night read 9. So am I good? Do I need to add another dose?
Background info. I purchased 3 polyps on March 16th and 1 day a bout a week later they had all disappeared over night (pulsing xenia, clove polyps, green start polyps) , so I started researching and found out I may not have enough nutrients for polyps and that I should supplement to adjust levels and feed heavier to increase nitrates and purchased the Red sea ABC Foundations. Initial test paramenters
Ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 0
phosphate 0
calcium 360
Kh - 6-7
magnesium 1170-1200
after 3 days of heavy feeding and adding Redsea foundations ABC (liquid) and RedSea trace minerals ABCD the levels have increased to
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 10 -20
phosphate 0.2
calcium 400
Kh 9
magnesium 1500 ( I am not sure how this increased so much as I tested each day before adding each item and when it reached the ideal of 1350 I stopped dosing with it and it raised more over the next 2 days)
Thank info:
75 gallon reef with 30 gallon sump and protein skimmer
live rock and sand bed
mushrooms, toadstool, feather duster, pocillopora, long tentacle anenome, damsels, chromis, clown fish, coral beauty, purple dottyback, hermit crabs, conch, some snails.
Feed is a mix of frozen food, benereef, RedSea AB+, and refrigerated Phyton, tank is dosed 2x a year with cocopods.
Thank you
Background info. I purchased 3 polyps on March 16th and 1 day a bout a week later they had all disappeared over night (pulsing xenia, clove polyps, green start polyps) , so I started researching and found out I may not have enough nutrients for polyps and that I should supplement to adjust levels and feed heavier to increase nitrates and purchased the Red sea ABC Foundations. Initial test paramenters
Ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 0
phosphate 0
calcium 360
Kh - 6-7
magnesium 1170-1200
after 3 days of heavy feeding and adding Redsea foundations ABC (liquid) and RedSea trace minerals ABCD the levels have increased to
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 10 -20
phosphate 0.2
calcium 400
Kh 9
magnesium 1500 ( I am not sure how this increased so much as I tested each day before adding each item and when it reached the ideal of 1350 I stopped dosing with it and it raised more over the next 2 days)
Thank info:
75 gallon reef with 30 gallon sump and protein skimmer
live rock and sand bed
mushrooms, toadstool, feather duster, pocillopora, long tentacle anenome, damsels, chromis, clown fish, coral beauty, purple dottyback, hermit crabs, conch, some snails.
Feed is a mix of frozen food, benereef, RedSea AB+, and refrigerated Phyton, tank is dosed 2x a year with cocopods.
Thank you