What to test for/what to feed

[bbailey231]

I have a few questions....I have a 125 with fish, lr, inverts and soft corals.
1. What tests other than the ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and ph should I be testing for?
2. I am feeding the inverts Kent Micro-vert and feeding the corals Kent Coral-vite. Is there something else I should also be doing for the inverts and corals?
3. What do I add to the tank to promote coraline growth??
Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[miaheatlvr]

Originally Posted by bbailey231
I have a few questions....I have a 125 with fish, lr, inverts and soft corals.
1. What tests other than the ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and ph should I be testing for?
2. I am feeding the inverts Kent Micro-vert and feeding the corals Kent Coral-vite. Is there something else I should also be doing for the inverts and corals?
3. What do I add to the tank to promote coraline growth??
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Phosphate, PH and calcium test are very important as well.. some people will add, strontium and magnesium
I like, DT'S, FROZEN CLYCLOPEEZE and OYSTER EGGS, im not a big fan of kent foods at all.
Just good water conditions and apropiate lighting will keep your coraline growing and on the right path!

 

[renogaw]

once everything is established, you'll probably only need to test ph, alk, calcium, and occasionally magnesium. maybe test nitrates and phosphates once a week if you have algae problems.
look into b-ionic as a 2 part additive to raise your calcium and alkalinity, and it seems to be making coralline grow like mad in my tank.
can feed your corals dt's phytoplankton (or make your own green water) and a dried version as well. the dried version can cause ammonia spikes if overdone though.
the snails will eat your algae, the hermits and other crabs will eat leftovers from feeding your fish. you can throw in algae sheets to help keep a lot of inverts well fed as well as your fish.

 

[nietzsche]

Originally Posted by bbailey231
I have a few questions....I have a 125 with fish, lr, inverts and soft corals.
1. What tests other than the ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and ph should I be testing for?
2. I am feeding the inverts Kent Micro-vert and feeding the corals Kent Coral-vite. Is there something else I should also be doing for the inverts and corals?
3. What do I add to the tank to promote coraline growth??
Any help is greatly appreciated.

1. calcium, alkalinity, phosphates are what i check for
2. depends on what types of corals you have, some like meaty foods, some are filter feeders
3. just look into your calcium and kh, not sure if there's anything else to check for, so hopefully there will be someone else to give you better info. some people use kalkwasser when topping off
from a reef keeping article

 

[bbailey231]

Thank you for all your great responses that helps me tremendously! You guys/gals are so helpful I don't know how to thank you!