Water quality tests
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kamil5000
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After a while (assuming that you keep to your husbandry skills) i'd stop testing for Ammonia and Nitrite.
You should be testing regulary to check your PH, Alk and Calcium.
Calcium is more important for Clams and hard corals and other animals with a calcium carbonate skeleton, but maintaing high calcium 380-450 will help coraline algea grow and disuade micro algea from taking a foothold.
A high Alk 7-10dkh will help buffer PH and stop PH swings - which is not good for your livestock.
Your PH should not swing more than 8.00 - 8.40 in a 24 hr period.
You should be testing regulary to check your PH, Alk and Calcium.
Calcium is more important for Clams and hard corals and other animals with a calcium carbonate skeleton, but maintaing high calcium 380-450 will help coraline algea grow and disuade micro algea from taking a foothold.
A high Alk 7-10dkh will help buffer PH and stop PH swings - which is not good for your livestock.
Your PH should not swing more than 8.00 - 8.40 in a 24 hr period.
Oh, I meant nitrite-- believe me, my nitrates have risen since the cycle...and the classic water change has helped to keep them under 10ppm...thanks again!
and are you familiar w/ the product that claims to lower Nitrates naturally??? saw it in the LFS and was wondering if the shortcut worked in between water changes
and are you familiar w/ the product that claims to lower Nitrates naturally??? saw it in the LFS and was wondering if the shortcut worked in between water changes
mystikdragon7
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Just to let you know, depending of what type of rabbitfish you want, it my decide to eat your soft corals. If you keep it well fed if might stay away from them.
