- Location
- Carmel, NY
I ran a couple of tests recently and this is what i have:
Calc-470 (salifert)
Alk- 6.38 dkh(hanna)
Mag-over 1500 (salifert)
Nitrate-40ppm
Po4- 0ppm (salifert)
salinity- 1.028
as of now im dosing just alk to raise it to the 8dkh mark
I have a 75 gallon tank and i do 20% water changes monthly. I get very slow sps growth and most of the time they brown out on me. So i guess my question is how do i make my chemistry more stable and allow sps to grow? Should i dose calc as well to balance out the alk even though my calc is fairly high? When i do water changes my nitrates stay at the 40ppm mark so it seems as if WC dont help the nitrates?
Thanks for your time and patience in explaining this to me
Calc-470 (salifert)
Alk- 6.38 dkh(hanna)
Mag-over 1500 (salifert)
Nitrate-40ppm
Po4- 0ppm (salifert)
salinity- 1.028
as of now im dosing just alk to raise it to the 8dkh mark
I have a 75 gallon tank and i do 20% water changes monthly. I get very slow sps growth and most of the time they brown out on me. So i guess my question is how do i make my chemistry more stable and allow sps to grow? Should i dose calc as well to balance out the alk even though my calc is fairly high? When i do water changes my nitrates stay at the 40ppm mark so it seems as if WC dont help the nitrates?
Thanks for your time and patience in explaining this to me
