New Reef Tank Parameters

[bungles]

Pictures r up on New Hobbyist.
Been Running a week
Tested my water
Temp 82
Salinity 1.020 ( a little low)
Cal 360 ppm
KH 161.1
Phos 0.5
Nitrate 0
how do we look?

 

[mrdc]

I think you typed your KH in wrong cause 161 is crazy.

 

[bang guy]

Originally Posted by mrdc
http:///forum/post/3264111
I think you typed your KH in wrong cause 161 is crazy.

That's a dKH of about 8.4

 

[mrdc]

Originally Posted by Bang Guy
http:///forum/post/3264121
That's a dKH of about 8.4
My bad ... then it's cool.

 

[6stokes]

Calcium is too low, but yes DKH is okay for now. The DKH and Ph will be affected by changing your calcium levels.

 

[ajroc31]

Just don't run out and get liguid calcium. IMO, if u could get salt with more calcium in it, try to raise levels that way to about 400-420, although 360 is not that bad. I prefer high alkalinity than higher calcium. Other don't, but corals use calcium carbonate to grow (dkh), and not calcium hydroxide (360 reading you have).