Parameters for lps

[igadget56]

I have been keeping lps and sps. There aren't very many sps that I really like.
I think I am going all lps. I do get great growth on the sps, I think better than
the lps. <My alk, cal, and mag are fine. My question is where should phos. and nitrates be?
Now phos. are 0.02 to 0.05. Nitrates are less than 1 just a trace. I am dosing vinegar.

Thanks for the help

 

[gardy]

just have a few acans, and candycanes, and some softies but i keep mine at 450 Ca, 1300Mg, Alk about 10, PO4 .01 nitrates hover around 3ppm and the acans at least are growing rapidly

 

[ShallowPlanet]

just have a few acans, and candycanes, and some softies but i keep mine at 450 Ca, 1300Mg, Alk about 10, PO4 .01 nitrates hover around 3ppm and the acans at least are growing rapidly

Mine are about the same as this. I have noticed if Alk goes below 10 my Acans start to throw a fit and if I go above 11 some others like Duncan seem to throw a fit. 10-10.5 seems to be the range I stay in.

 

[snorvich]

Alk 10 +/- .5, Mg. 1350 +/- 50 Ca 430 +/-20

 

[igadget56]

snorvich;22687281]Alk 10 +/- .5, Mg. 1350 +/- 50 Ca 430 +/-20

Don't you worry about nitrates or phosphates?

 

[Art13]

As long as they don't get out of control, i don't worry about nitrates or phosphates much with lps, i just keep them fairly low. On a side note, i keep my alk at 8-8.5 in my mixed reef and all the lps are fine, as well as the sps. I do heavy feeding, more so as of late with getting my mandarin on frozen thawed. Lps seem to love it, as well as spot feeding.

 

[snorvich]

On a side note, i keep my alk at 8-8.5 in my mixed reef and all the lps are fine, as well as the sps.

I also have montipora capricornis so I like to keep my alkalinity a bit higher.

 

[snorvich]

snorvich;22687281]Alk 10 +/- .5, Mg. 1350 +/- 50 Ca 430 +/-20

Don't you worry about nitrates or phosphates?

Yes and no. I do have a 40 gallon refugium on each tank (in addition to the sump) and I do run GFO. But I do not measure them. You can sort of tell by looking at your tank how things are going.

 

[Art13]

Yes and no. I do have a 40 gallon refugium on each tank (in addition to the sump) and I do run GFO. But I do not measure them. You can sort of tell by looking at your tank how things are going.

I agree with this and do the same, I also have some caps in my tank as well that don't give me any issues with where i keep my alk, i guess its all in how the individual tank responds.