Water Parameters (1 Viewer)

[emixa]

I am interested to see what everyone feels/follows for water paramters. I know that there are required and then there are desired. Please give me your opinion on the following and add if I didnt include:

Salinity:
Nitrate:
Phosphate:
Calcium:
Alkalinity:
PH:
Magnesium:
Temperature:


Also, lets say that this would be for a shared tank, meaning for both fish and corals.

I know that if you are running a FOWLR its one thing, and another with just corals.

 

[flipside]

Salinity: 1.025 to 1.030
Nitrate: 0 to 10ppm
Phosphate: I never test this...
Calcium: 300 - 485ppm
Alkalinity: 8-10dKH
PH: 8.2 - 8.5
Magnesium: 1300 to 1450 (even higher sometimes)
Temperature: 76 to 84 (as long as there's only a 1-2 degree swing daily)

That's just my opinion...

 

[Mark L.]

I have a mixed reef. Fish, LPS, SPS, few softies, and inverts. These are my parameters....

Salinity: 1.026
Nitrate: 0
Phosphate: 0
Calcium: 450
Alkalinity: 10
PH: 7.9-8.1
Magnesium: 1400
Temperature: 78-80°F

 

[DustinB]

SPS dominate.

Salinity: 1.0256
Nitrate: 0
Phosphate: 0-0.03
Calcium: 460
Alkalinity: 9.2
PH: 8.3
Magnesium: 1360
Temperature: 78-80°F

These parameters vary for what you want to keep. Let's say you go with an SPS tank. Ideally your nutrients will be very low to undetectable. The problem with this is you have to have a lot of fish or feed a lot. If you don't, the corals will starve and lose color.