Ohio Reef

Reef Discussion => Water Chemistry => Topic started by: larrynews on May 27, 2017, 21:48:46

Title: what are you thoughts on these numbers
Post by: larrynews on May 27, 2017, 21:48:46

i have my tank up and running again,4 years later, but this time just a fwlro, so i got his thing with a product i bought . i was wondering what your thoughts(http://) are with the numbers. joined  atlanta reef club , no really response to stuff. so ill ask my question on this site again.
thnaks larry

Title: Re: what are you thoughts on these numbers
Post by: CoralBeauties on May 27, 2017, 23:09:24

Temp wise I would not like to see anything lower then 77-78 and I like to see phos less then .1  alk I like to shoot for 8.  stability being the most important aspect.
Jeff

Title: Re: what are you thoughts on these numbers
Post by: Agame43 on May 28, 2017, 12:42:12

  I run my Alk high I guess, 9.5 - 10.5 currently. I see it as more buffer capacity if I am thinking about it correctly?

Title: Re: what are you thoughts on these numbers
Post by: 4N3M0N3 on May 28, 2017, 15:03:26

Might the specific gravity numbers be switched? I read mostly that 1.025-1.026 is ideal for reef, with slightly lower SG (1.023?) for fish only.
I agree that I wouldn't run lower than 77-78 as temp. Though it depends on the animals you keep.

Title: Re: what are you thoughts on these numbers
Post by: 4N3M0N3 on May 28, 2017, 15:04:55

Nevermind about my SG comment, I misread the picture :-\

Title: Re: what are you thoughts on these numbers
Post by: SweetReefOH on May 28, 2017, 20:37:20

That is a rough target to start with but personally I would tighten it up once your cycled...
1.0255-1.026
77-79 temp
9-10 alkalinity
380-450 calc
1350-1450 mag

The salt mix you use is very important too. Some mixes have higher alk, some have higher calc, etc.


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