Water temp

[kkaz642]

Hay guys what's the best tank conditions temp/ salinity ect.. For a reef fish tank? Let me know thanks!


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[THEDLO]

76-79 .023-.025 temp and salinity respectively

 

[ZANYMASTER]

77-78 in my Opinion.

 

[kkaz642]

What about calcium %?


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[THEDLO]

Calcium is mesured in ppms and 400-500 is good as long as your alk is I a good range as well 7.5-8.5 ph should be 8.0-8.4

 

[Donewiththisplace]

+1

I like the KH a little higher .. 9-10

Calcium is mesured in ppms and 400-500 is good as long as your alk is I a good range as well 7.5-8.5 ph should be 8.0-8.4

 

[DrHarryLopez]

From my 220 thread post #408

The last three days the office temp has been dropping drastically, hence 2 days ago I set the heaters to go on at 68.9 n off at 78 degrees. I'll keep these temps for the month of Sept then lower it by .5 degrees monthly until I get to about 75 degrees at its lowest.

It all depends on the stability of the system. I do not want the temp to fluctuate more then 2 degrees. If the temps go too high i'll adjust the schedule.

The schedule is as follows;
Sept 78 degrees
Oct 77.5 degrees
Nov 77 degrees
Dec 76.5 degrees
Jan 76 degrees
Feb 75.5 degrees
Mar 75 degrees
April 75.5 degrees
May 76 degrees
Jun 77 degrees
July 77.5 degrees
Aug 78 degrees

 

[kkaz642]

Wow Lopez I love your depth and dedication! Thank you all soo much I have and some basic corals buy I'm now Getting into some
More advance things . One
More question what is a good
Test kit to check it?


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[DrHarryLopez]

I use the neptune aqua controller - temp probe, pH probe, ORP probe
if your talking about test kits I use salifert test kits for Ca, Alk, Mg, Phos I use a Martini Instruments MI412 phos meter