Nutrient/water parameters for gorgonian/sponge tank

[las]

Hi-

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!

 

[Reef.]

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.

 

[las]

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.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

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.