Help with parameters in new reef tank

[Carterjaxon2009]

My tanks been going for about 4 months now I just tested my water and I got phosphate at 0.25 and my calcium seems be over 520 and my nitrate is at 10 ppm and my kh is at 107.4 ppm and my salinity is at 35 ppm.... now is a that normal places it should be for how long it's been going for and what can I do to bring down my nitrate and calcium if I have too??

 

[mcgyvr]

Whats going to be in the tank?
Fish only?
Soft corals?
SPS/LPS corals,etc..?

Nitrate levels of 10 are ok for just about anything..
The calcium will drop over time if you have corals and not something to worry about with a fish only tank.

Here is a good beginners article on parameters..
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/

 

[Sk8r]

read the sticky on 'cycling isn't all of it', then the 'challenge' post, and that should help.

 

[GimpyFin]

I agree with above suggestions. 10 for Nitrate is ok for most things (SPS, you'd probably want a little lower) and calcium at 520 is fine. Alk is a little low and around 125-170 ppm (7-9.5 dKh) is a good target range. One other thing you'll want to check to is Mag. Keeping it around 1350-1400 will also help keep calcium and alk stabilized.