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| Posted | saltwater parameters |
| 02-03-2007 20:18 by stevo |
good evenin guys and gals. iv jus done sum tests on my tank and wanna kno what i shud be aimin for. i tested ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, ph, general hardness and carbonate hardness. i kno ammonia and nitite shud be at zero which thankfully they were but what about the rest?? |
| 02-03-2007 21:07 by Lee Smith |
Hi stevo, is it fish only or reef?
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| 03-03-2007 07:10 by trik |
Hi stevo
ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate in an ideal world 0 but any thing under 10ppm phosphates 0 ph 8.1/8.4 alk 600 ish kh 7dkh calcium 350/400ppm dissolved oxygen 6/7ppm redox potential (orp) 350 mv HTH |
| 03-03-2007 07:11 by trik |
o ye
mag 1200/1400ppm |
| 03-03-2007 09:58 by jonie |
yeah what he said lol |
| 05-03-2007 10:06 by Alan |
alk should be between 3 and 5 meq/l not sure what your on about trik calcium in a reef should ideally be above 400 generally speaking in reefs the calcium level in the sea is about 420 ppm. I maintain calcium at about 450-500 ppm as test kits have a variance of plus or minus 50 ppm. |
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