Nutrient/water parameters for gorgonian/sponge tank

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Ive been testing my parameters every other day for a few weeks now on my gorgonian/sponge tank. They are as follows:

ph: 8.1-8.4
alk: 9.8- 10.4
Nitrate: 10-15 ppm
Phosphate: .10-.16
salinity : 1.025
Temp: 73

I spot feed heavily once a day. My creatures are: Blueberry gorgoinian, blue sponge, Aussie golden polyp gorgonian. Does anyone know what ideal parameters are for these kind of setups? The info is different everywhere I look. For instance, some places state that the BB gorgonian are intolerant of even small traces of nitrate/phosphate. If you keep an NPS tank, please chime in with your experiences. Thank you!
 
You also need to test for magnesium and calcium, aiming for sea water lvls is good, you can go a little higher on the magnesium if you wish.
 
Im asking about specifically keeping a Non photosynthetic tank with sea fans/gorgonians/sponges. Not general water chemistry. Not alot of good info out there for best practices.
 
I don't really check, but my new gorgs thrive with fairly dirty water. Nitrates are usually 20-30 and phosphate around .1-.25, but I never grow gha and corals do fine.

I overstock the heck out of a 120g, so I'm used to high numbers. All I run is softies, zoa's and some basic lps.
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