Is my tank ready ? plz help

kclester

kclester

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ok well my tank has been established since last august its a 29 gallon tank with 130 watts of pc's it has over 10x turnover rate and here are my water levels
ammonia = 0
trite= 0
trate = 20
ph= 8.2
mag=1075
total alk= 5-5.5
calcium= 340
these are the only test kits that i have but a few ppl on here told me this is the only test kits i would need to start a reef tank....thanks for any help
 
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dennis210

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After like a 5 gallon water change to lower our nitrates a little more I would saqy go ahead. A 29 is a small system so go slowly. Get addatives so you can raise alk, ca, and mg. They are a little on the low side for a reef.
 
spanko

spanko

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Looks ready to me. This has been set up for 11 months and you are asking if it is ready? If this is correct you are the most patient reefer in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Magnesium and Calcium are a little low, but if there is nothing in the tank water changes will help bring these into a good level.
 
jjjoey

jjjoey

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Your pH, ammonia and nitrites are perfect, but 20 nitrates may be bad if you are keeping corals. You need to have it lower than 20, 0 is the best.
Lion_crazz said this
"nitrate - under 20-30 for fish only, under 10-20 for a reef. Preferably, if possible, 0."
I think you may need to raise your calcium alk and magnesium
but im also kind of a beginner, just trying to help
 
otter

otter

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2704922
Looks ready to me. This has been set up for 11 months and you are asking if it is ready? If this is correct you are the most patient reefer in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Magnesium and Calcium are a little low, but if there is nothing in the tank water changes will help bring these into a good level.
+1
 
kclester

kclester

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what can i do to raise the things you listed...would a water change bring those up ? Also im kinda haveing trouble getting my nitrates down...they use to be perfect 0-5 until i adder 10 pounds of un cured rock about 9 months ago that was a big mistake......but they have been 20 ever since that and i havent been able to lower them....since then i have purchased a skimmer and its still around 15-20 any ideas....and thanks for all the help so fast
 
fishygurl

fishygurl

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Originally Posted by kclester
http:///forum/post/2704938
what can i do to raise the things you listed...would a water change bring those up ? Also im kinda haveing trouble getting my nitrates down...they use to be perfect 0-5 until i adder 10 pounds of un cured rock about 9 months ago that was a big mistake......but they have been 20 ever since that and i havent been able to lower them....since then i have purchased a skimmer and its still around 15-20 any ideas....and thanks for all the help so fast
there is a 2 part kit calcium alkalinity and magnesium maybe google it and you will find it.. it will give you calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium additives and then you can buy refills it goes in 3 gallon jugs with squirters attached (it comes with these and some other things too)
also for getting nitrates down you should get a refugium and put some chaeto in there and that will help bring them down!.
 
kclester

kclester

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i have been wanting to do that for some time now but i cant figure out how to do it....i dont want to drill my tank or anyhting like that...im just lost as of what i could do for that
 
xtreeme

xtreeme

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They sell overflows that hand on the tank. I may get a drilled 125 gallon but if its much more I will just get the hang on overflow.
 
kclester

kclester

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i dont understand how an overflow works....and i dont have any room on my tank....if someone could explain that would be great
 
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