Is my new tank parameter inline?

nly04

Active member
I am setting up a 150gal with dry rock (fully cooked in the right way with acid, bleach and prime), bare bottom, with 10L of Sera Siporax and some rock on the sump. I am using Red Sea Pro salt. Planning for SPS tank. I am doing WWC and BRS 4 months cycle.

I used Dr Tim's Ammonium Chloride for fishless cycle (follow instruction), along with MB7 (follow instructions). Tank is only has skimmer running, light still off. After 25 days in cycles, today I do the first test and here is the result.
Salinity: 1.026
PH: 7.83
Temp: 80F
NO3: 24 (new red sea test kit)
PO4: 0.13 (new red sea test kit)
Ammonia NH3/NH4: 0 (new red sea test kit)
Mag: 1700 or more
Cal: 380
Alk: 9.3

What should I do now?
Should I let it alone until add fish at 2 months in or start dosing and add stuff to correct the parameters?

Please advise in details. I really appreciate.
Happy Reefing.
 
Parameters look good. No reason to make drastic adjustments.
Cal is on the low end of acceptable range. I would maybe bring that up to 400-440. Nitrates at 24 a little high for sps tank few water changes can take that down under 10 ppm.
Good luck and happy reefing
 
[MENTION=219313]bnumair[/MENTION]. I really appreciate for your respsonse.
I can bring up the Cal without problem. Should I do it right now or way until I introduce first fish in another 6 weeks? since tank is new and no live stock yet, I am not sure if it fully cycle, if I do water changes now, will it disturb the cycle period?
 
Since you waited so long before your first test its certainly possible you missed the typical spikes and decrease in ammonia/nitrite typically indicative of the cycling process starting and finishing...

There is no need to raise your calc now and you can probably add a few fish now too..
You can start changing the water too now to try to reduce that nitrate level
As you get on a set water change schedule continue to measure alk/cal/mag and if numbers are still low you can adjust as you see fit
 
I would start water changes and adding fish. No reason to wait. With water changes your parameters might adjust automatically and may not need dosing till you have a decent amount of corals.
Phos is also a bit high, nothing water changes and gfo cant fix.
 
Is that 0.14 ppm for phosphate? That's fairly high, although not that surprising for a tank at the 25 day mark. I might add a bit of GFO to remove some of the phosphate, but the tank might be fine at that level, depending on what's going into it.
 
Back
Top