Hi,
So I have my reef tank 29 gallon with a 40-70 gph canister filter (no room for sump) setup going with 4 small fish and a shrimp, and just got my first coral. My tanks been running for 4 months. It is running great so far because I have been proactive about staying ahead of problems and I've gone slow. Been changing water every 2 weeks and my nitrates are stable at under 4ppm. Im considering doing weekly changes now that I got a coral and plan to get more. There's an overwhelming amount of info about parameters like alkalinity, calcium, magnesium and phosphate out there. My question is how much do I need to concern myself with these parameters if I do weekly water changes and add corals slowly? If I do 12% weekly water changes, will that keep all my numbers stable or will I need to start monitoring more parameters and dosing accordingly? What is my strategy moving forward? Thanks for any tips!
So I have my reef tank 29 gallon with a 40-70 gph canister filter (no room for sump) setup going with 4 small fish and a shrimp, and just got my first coral. My tanks been running for 4 months. It is running great so far because I have been proactive about staying ahead of problems and I've gone slow. Been changing water every 2 weeks and my nitrates are stable at under 4ppm. Im considering doing weekly changes now that I got a coral and plan to get more. There's an overwhelming amount of info about parameters like alkalinity, calcium, magnesium and phosphate out there. My question is how much do I need to concern myself with these parameters if I do weekly water changes and add corals slowly? If I do 12% weekly water changes, will that keep all my numbers stable or will I need to start monitoring more parameters and dosing accordingly? What is my strategy moving forward? Thanks for any tips!