Parameters question

[Saltwater_Reefing]

Hey, I have the 13.5-gallon fluval evo and I have been doing a 2-gallon water change and I add Fuel Amino Acids. I am curious if I should look deeper into my parameters to see if I need to dose. I have 1 Hammer, 2 zoanthids, green star polyp, 1 recoridea, and 2 other mushrooms.

 

[CoralB]

Are you maintaining your other parameters and how much and how often are you dosing fuel ?

 

[bj274]

Hey, I have the 13.5-gallon fluval evo and I have been doing a 2-gallon water change and I add Fuel Amino Acids. I am curious if I should look deeper into my parameters to see if I need to dose. I have 1 Hammer, 2 zoanthids, green star polyp, 1 recoridea, and 2 other mushrooms.

Test your Alkalinity, calcium, magnesium

 

[Saltwater_Reefing]

Are you maintaining your other parameters and how much and how often are you dosing fuel ?

I dose 3ml of fuel twice a week

 

[Saltwater_Reefing]

Test your Alkalinity, calcium, magnesium

OK I will tomorrow, I believe my local shop uses ReefFlower reef salt, I just buy it pre-mixed.

 

[Saltwater_Reefing]

Are you maintaining your other parameters and how much and how often are you dosing fuel ?

I have a ph and magnesium salifert test and the saltwater api kit

 

[Sebastiancrab]

I have a ph and magnesium salifert test and the saltwater api kit

Get better test kits than API which have proved to be not as reliable and easy to use. Like you, I started out with those too and it was a mistake. I gave them to my LFS.

 

[Saltwater_Reefing]

Get better test kits than API which have proved to be not as reliable and easy to use. Like you, I started out with those too and it was a mistake. I gave them to my LFS.

what should I test?
everything I have? I can give you the parameters after if that works

 

[Icryhard]

what should I test?
everything I have? I can give you the parameters after if that works

Po4 (RedSea)
No3 (salifert)
Ca (salifert)
Mg (salifert)
Alk (salifert)

Strive for something along the lines of:
Po4 0.05-0.1
No3 10-15 ppm
Ca 450
Mg 1400
Alk 8

 

[Saltwater_Reefing]

Po4 (RedSea)
No3 (salifert)
Ca (salifert)
Mg (salifert)
Alk (salifert)

Strive for something along the lines of:
Po4 0.05-0.1
No3 10-15 ppm
Ca 450
Mg 1400
Alk 8

Ok I finally finished testing
mg: 1350 Salifert
Ph: 7.7 Salifert
cal: 500 Api
Dkh: 9 api
phos: 0 api
Nitrite: 0 ppm api
Nitrate 20 ppm api

 

[CoralB]

I have a ph and magnesium salifert test and the saltwater api kit

I’m not a fan of api test kits

 

[CoralB]

Ok I finally finished testing
mg: 1350 Salifert
Ph: 7.7 Salifert
cal: 500 Api
Dkh: 9 api
phos: 0 api
Nitrite: 0 ppm api
Nitrate 20 ppm api

Need to get your phosphates off zero and your calcium is high . I would get it checked with a different tester for both cal and phosphates . 2 things you never want to go to zero is phosphates and nitrates

 

[Saltwater_Reefing]

Need to get your phosphates off zero and your calcium is high . I would get it checked with a different tester for both cal and phosphates . 2 things you never want to go to zero is phosphates and nitrates

don't if they go zero then you can get like dinos or something?

 

[Saltwater_Reefing]

Need to get your phosphates off zero and your calcium is high . I would get it checked with a different tester for both cal and phosphates . 2 things you never want to go to zero is phosphates and nitrates

how could I fix the phosphate and high calcium

 

[CoralB]

don't if they go zero then you can get like dinos or something?

Yes

 

[CoralB]

how could I fix the phosphate and high calcium

Dose phosphates or feed more pellet and flake food .reef roids is good for bringing them up

 

[Sebastiancrab]

how could I fix the phosphate and high calcium

Calcium you can do a water change. Leaving it high until it reduces on its own may not hurt your corals. It hasn't mine.

 

[Saltwater_Reefing]

Calcium you can do a water change. Leaving it high until it reduces on its own may not hurt your corals. It hasn't mine.

I believe my store uses ReefFlower coral salt

 

[Icryhard]

how could I fix the phosphate and high calcium

Your calcium is fine. You could lower it a bit, but 500 isn’t anything to worry about. Your po4 can be upped by feeding some more or adding po4.

 

[Saltwater_Reefing]

Dose phosphates or feed more pellet and flake food .reef roids is good for bringing them up

Is the salt I use ok? ReefFlower coral salt or may say reef salt