Hi everybody. I am getting ready to purchase my lighting for my tank. It has been cycled since April and had fish in it for about four months. I wanted to get opinions on my parameters for soft and/or LPS corals.
Salinity: 1.023 (This is low due to not unplugging my ATO during a water change. I am topping of with salt water to bring it back up)
pH: 8.0
Nitrate: 4.2 ppm
PO4: 0.35
Calcium: 465 ppm
Alkalinity: 7.2 dKh
Is the alkalinity too low? Does it even matter for soft corals? Is it too low for LPS? Does everything else look ok (except the salinity that I am fixing)?
I also was concerned because the tank has never been lit. Is it ok to go in with a couple corals as soon as I have lighting, or would you light it for a little while before adding coral?
Thanks for any help or advice.
Salinity: 1.023 (This is low due to not unplugging my ATO during a water change. I am topping of with salt water to bring it back up)
pH: 8.0
Nitrate: 4.2 ppm
PO4: 0.35
Calcium: 465 ppm
Alkalinity: 7.2 dKh
Is the alkalinity too low? Does it even matter for soft corals? Is it too low for LPS? Does everything else look ok (except the salinity that I am fixing)?
I also was concerned because the tank has never been lit. Is it ok to go in with a couple corals as soon as I have lighting, or would you light it for a little while before adding coral?
Thanks for any help or advice.