Starting ABC+ and Advice

[tuscani]

Ok.. below are my current parameters and tank info.. I know I need to get some of these up.. is there a recommendation on how fast I can do that and can I dose at this same time? Thanks!

Salinity 1.025
pH 7.9
Alk 7.6
Calcium 403
Mag 1000
Nitrate 0.5
Phosphate 0.03

Ammonia 0

Red Sea Reefer 250 G2+ System (54 Gal)

Live Stock

Fish:
2 - Orange Storm Clown Fish
1 - Blue Hippo Tang

Inverts:
2 - Emerald Crab
2 - Peppermint Shrimp
1 - Fire Shrimp
1 - Halloween Hermit Crab
1 - Blue Legged Crab
1 - Strawberry Conch
1 - Horseshoe Crab
1 - Bumble Bee Snail (Hitchhiker)

Coral:
1 - Neon Green Star Polyp (Softie)
1 - Bicolor Hammer (LPS)

1 - Red Lobo Brain Coral (LPS)

 

[TX_REEF]

Your parameters look quite good, what are you trying to change? Is anything in the tank visibly unhappy?

 

[ryanjohn1]

Could pop some reef roids to bump phos and maybe the nitrate up some. I dose nyos nitrate

 

[ryanjohn1]

Other than them being a tad low everything else is pretty good

 

[Science/G]

I use All for Reef so I can't make a recommendation about AB+. I will say that any changes should happen slowly. Shoot for about 4 to 5 days to get alkalinity over 8, calcium over 420 and mag over 1300. Record your dosing amounts and intervals. Strive for consistency and stability.

 

[tuscani]

Thx all!

 

[crewsfish]

I use All for Reef so I can't make a recommendation about AB+. I will say that any changes should happen slowly. Shoot for about 4 to 5 days to get alkalinity over 8, calcium over 420 and mag over 1300. Record your dosing amounts and intervals. Strive for consistency and stability.

I'll 2nd the All for Reef. I started dosing the recommended 15ml a day (65g Reefer 300xl) but saw my alk climb after the 2nd week. Now I do 10ml a day and it stays stable.