ready to begin my coral adventure

[tjsimon88]

Alright I am ready to go to the next step. Corals. I have a 24 gal. with 65 watt 10k and actinic lighting. I was planning on starting with some soft corals. My question is on water testing, besides the basic tests PH, Ammonia, Nitrites and Nitrates what other water tests

should I perform to make this adventrure a success?

 

[hurleykid69]

i just got into corals as well and i got the bug, any money i have i want to get new coral with it. the tests you will need are calcium and alkalinity.

 

[slugkeeper]

Also check the iodine to see if you need to dose (or to monitor your dosing)

 

[tjsimon88]

Being a newbie to Coral I am clueless on the Iodine part, what does it do for the Coral?

 

[bhfccsr198]

im going to jump aboard on this thread i am in process of startingreef and dont know if i have to dose for anything wkith just soft corals and stuff or not

 

[nycbob]

dont dose anything if u do regular 10-20% water change weekly. w weekly water change, softies, zoas and shrooms will do fine. i never dose anything and i hv sps and clams. water change seems to be enough.

 

[petieaztec]

i dont dose iodine and my stuff does fine.....

 

[notsonoob]

Originally Posted by nycbob
dont dose anything if u do regular 10-20% water change weekly. w weekly water change, softies, zoas and shrooms will do fine. i never dose anything and i hv sps and clams. water change seems to be enough.
You should check all your parameters. I hook up a water softener, and all of a sudden I'm adding Calcium more often and probably magnisium is low.
Water changes with your salt mix might not always be enough, if your water is already lacking in these minerals and the salt mix, might not be enough to level them out.