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Offline nikkirenea17

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Newer reef tank perimeters
« on: November 13, 2019, 12:07:35 »
dKH 11
PH 0
NO 5
CA 440
SL 1.025

Offline erky

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Re: Newer reef tank perimeters
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2019, 12:37:08 »
Is that a question?

Offline nikkirenea17

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Re: Newer reef tank perimeters
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2019, 13:01:14 »
Yes sorry I've read in places that NO 0-5 is good for some corals or should I get it to 0

Offline cbell56

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Re: Newer reef tank perimeters
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2019, 13:53:16 »
Nitrates are ok but ph isn't zero I'm sure

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Re: Newer reef tank perimeters
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2019, 14:24:10 »
No phosphate

Offline cbell56

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Re: Newer reef tank perimeters
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2019, 15:28:19 »
Did you test for nitrite and ammonia

Offline erky

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Re: Newer reef tank perimeters
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2019, 15:53:47 »
Yes sorry I've read in places that NO 0-5 is good for some corals or should I get it to 0

i think having 0 traceables is not good for reef tanks, you need food for your corals and nitrate and po4 are what they will consume. 5 ppm no3 is fine. After you get some fish in there you will see some po4 and keeping that low is what you want but not 0.

what test kits?

 

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