Are these parameters ok? Are my fish comfy?

I was curious if everything looks ok with my parameters. I have an 80 gallon tank with 100lbs of live rock. 3" bed of live sand, two clowns, Naso tang, Yellow tang, and now a powder blue tang. Are my fish comfortable ? Would I have to change anything prior to adding corals?
Amonia 0
Nitrate 30
Nitrite 0
Total Hardness approx 450
Alk/Buffering 180
PH 8.0
This is using Mardels 5 in 1 test strips.
 

rtspeed

Member
test strip are the worst thing invented for this hobby, you need a good test kit to make sure these readings are a 100% right
 
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tizzo

Guest
IF those readings are correct then it looks like you are adding buffer to your tank. If you are, it's time to stop. It's high enough.
Hardness doesn't count with saltwater fish. It should say that on the bottle.
 

patandlace

Active Member
How big are the tangs? I'd say they'll probably need a bigger tank eventually. I would try to get the nitrates down before you add coral (as close to 0 as you can). What kind of lights do you have?
 

ibew41

Active Member
how much flow is in your tank,what kind of lights,and you need to get your nitrates down do you have a clean up crew in your tank
 
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