tiburone9162003
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hi,can you guys tell me what ratings my water should be? i mean whats the rating for good water...
Test on new nano
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sir_dudeguy
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amonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate as close to 0 as possible...under 10 is best
temp 80 ish
sg 1.025 or 6
phosphates close to 0 as possible
calcium 400-450
pH 8.3 or so
um....theres others like mag and alk, but i honestly dont know what those should be...i never realy paid attention to those cuz i just got softies and they dont really care what those are (or if they do, then i guess mine is good lol, cuz they're growin fast
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nitrite 0
nitrate as close to 0 as possible...under 10 is best
temp 80 ish
sg 1.025 or 6
phosphates close to 0 as possible
calcium 400-450
pH 8.3 or so
um....theres others like mag and alk, but i honestly dont know what those should be...i never realy paid attention to those cuz i just got softies and they dont really care what those are (or if they do, then i guess mine is good lol, cuz they're growin fast
)
drummereef
Team RC
Very nice as usual sir_dude. Heres some reading material on the subject.
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php
Oh, try to keep alk between 8-11dkh roughly.
Heres some reading material on the subject. http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php
Oh, try to keep alk between 8-11dkh roughly.
tiburone9162003
New member
i have ph 8.2, Alk 1.7 - 2.8 on the test its like green turning yellow but the test water its more green.. No3 its like 2.5 not sure if that what it suppost to be...
tiburone9162003
New member
ok guys,tell me if this sounds good...
Nitrite "0"
Nitrate "2.5"
Alk "1.7 - 2.8 . on the card it says normal..
Ph. "8.2"
Ammonia looks bad i think.. its 0.25
thats my readings today
...ammonia its bad...what can i do?
Nitrite "0"
Nitrate "2.5"
Alk "1.7 - 2.8 . on the card it says normal..
Ph. "8.2"
Ammonia looks bad i think.. its 0.25
thats my readings today
...ammonia its bad...what can i do?
