Parameter Thread

[BiGGiePauls33]

Hey All,

Figured I'd start a parameter thread and see what and where others keep them.

Salt: Brightwell Neo Marine 1.026
Nitrate: 29
Phosphate: 0.061
Alkalinity: 8.9
Magnesium: 1280
Calcium: 480
Daily Dosing: 1.32ml of Manganese, 0.26ml of Chromium, 0.26ml of Cobalt, .2ml of Iron, .75ml of Rubidium and 0.36 of Seachem Reef Iodide. Just started dosing .12ml of selenium as well.
I use Reef Moonshiners Method and haven't done water changes in quite some time.

 

[Slombardi]

Hey All,

Figured I'd start a parameter thread and see what and where others keep them.

Salt: Brightwell Neo Marine 1.026
Nitrate: 29
Phosphate: 0.061
Alkalinity: 8.9
Magnesium: 1280
Calcium: 480
Daily Dosing: 1.32ml of Manganese, 0.26ml of Chromium, 0.26ml of Cobalt, .2ml of Iron, .75ml of Rubidium and 0.36 of Seachem Reef Iodide
I use Reef Moonshiners Method and haven't done water changes in quite some time.

Should add a tank shot with the parameters!

 

[Slombardi]

Salt: Brightwell Neo Marine and TMP 1.026
Nitrate: 10-15
Phosphate: 0.08-0.14
Alkalinity: 8.4
Magnesium: 1400
Calcium: 440
Daily Dosing: Aquaforest component 123 - 90ml each, 1L kalk, kz flatworm stop 3ml, 0.8ml brightwell pottasion, 1ml acropower.

My nutrients were climbing since I increased my feeding when I got the anthias so I started dosing aquaforest np pro and pro bio s 3 times a week. Brightwell phosphate e when needed (2-5ml per week). Weekly ~10% water change.

 

[Mixed Reefer]

Salt: cheap sh** instant ocean1.026
Nitrate: 25-28
Phosphate: 0.03-.04
Alkalinity: 9.3
Magnesium: 1400
Calcium: 440
Daily Dosing: two part BRS that’s it.

 

[Cpage101]

Salt: Brightwell Neo Marine 1.026
Nitrate: Over 75
Phosphate: 1.2
Alkalinity: 7.9- 8.4
Magnesium: 1420
Calcium: 430

 

[Chlorinated]

Salt: Red Sea Blue 1.026
Nitrate: 25
Phosphate: 0.21
Alkalinity: 10.2
Magnesium: 1300
Calcium: 450
Daily Dosing: 1ml of All For Reef, 5ml NeoNitro, 2ml NeoPhos, 5 dropps Brightwell Coral Amino

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

@BRS Member

Please contribute your parameters and a FTS, thanks.

 

[Marcus130571]

Salt: instant ocean 1.025
Nitrate: 6.2
Phosphate: 0.04
Alkalinity: 10.2
Magnesium: 1425
Calcium: 425

Dose seachem 2 part weekly at 10 ml of each one and 50 gallon water change every 3 weeks

 

[Chris A.]

40 Breeder
Salt: Red Sea blue bucket
Nitrate: 0
Phosphate: 0.05 - 0.1
Alkalinity: 8 - 9
Magnesium: 1350-1400
Calcium: 400-425
I run the reef moonshiners program and haven’t done a water change in over 2 years. I run GAC 24/7.

 

[PSU4ME]

@Chris A. do you run a power filter?

 

[Chris A.]

@Chris A. do you run a power filter?

Every once in a while. My tank is too small to fit it in so I put it in my sump. It definitely helps with water clarity though.

 

[MikeG]

I am about 9 months in on this tank so it is still settling in. SPS dominated with basically all frags at this point.

270 gallon display
50 gallon frag tank
100 gallon rubbermaid sump (1/2 full)
40 gallon Bashsea sump (holds fleece roller, skimmer and reactors for carbon and phosban)

I use IO salt and do maybe 30g water change a month

I am adding Red Sea Reef Energy + AB - only dosing 2ml per day which is a tiny amount based on my volume.
I feed fish heavy twice a day on auto feeder and once a day frozen and have 45 fish in display.

Salinity 1.026
Alk 8.6 (swings between 8.4-8.7 based on my trident)
Calcium 420
Mag 1300
pH 7.7-7.9 (trying to raise with CO2 scrubber)
NO3 20-30 (trying to bring down a bit)
PO4 0.07

Need another 2 years for stuff to fill in....

 

[Ttran102]

I am about 9 months in on this tank so it is still settling in. SPS dominated with basically all frags at this point.

270 gallon display
50 gallon frag tank
100 gallon rubbermaid sump (1/2 full)
40 gallon Bashsea sump (holds fleece roller, skimmer and reactors for carbon and phosban)

I use IO salt and do maybe 30g water change a month

I am adding Red Sea Reef Energy + AB - only dosing 2ml per day which is a tiny amount based on my volume.
I feed fish heavy twice a day on auto feeder and once a day frozen and have 45 fish in display.

Salinity 1.026
Alk 8.6 (swings between 8.4-8.7 based on my trident)
Calcium 420
Mag 1300
pH 7.7-7.9 (trying to raise with CO2 scrubber)
NO3 20-30 (trying to bring down a bit)
PO4 0.07

Need another 2 years for stuff to fill in....

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hey mike you only dose 2ml per day on ab+ does that even make a difference? and when you dose it like that dont your skimmer just skim it out? because i dose mine 20ml for 200g volume tank.

 

[MikeG]

hey mike you only dose 2ml per day on ab+ does that even make a difference? and when you dose it like that dont your skimmer just skim it out? because i dose mine 20ml for 200g volume tank.

My corals react with increased polyp extension but I am guessing very minimal overall impact. I was going to start slow and ramp up watching all other parameters. Have only been doing it about a month if that. I also feed it shortly before feeding the fish hoping the increase capture drive from the corals might catch some stuff in the water column when feeding fish.

 

[Ttran102]

My corals react with increased polyp extension but I am guessing very minimal overall impact. I was going to start slow and ramp up watching all other parameters. Have only been doing it about a month if that. I also feed it shortly before feeding the fish hoping the increase capture drive from the corals might catch some stuff in the water column when feeding fish.

Because the recommended dose was 4ml/25g on mixed reef tank so thats why 2ml on a 270g seem so low.

 

[MikeG]

Because the recommended dose was 4ml/25g on mixed reef tank so thats why 2ml on a 270g seem so low.

Yeah if I follow the instructions the bottle would be gone almost instantly. If it helps to entice the corals to feed while I am feeding other stuff than that may be all I need.

 

[salthobby]

I had a thriving tank didn't dose anything then went on vacation and my Skimmer overflowed into my C02 Scrubber and the media went into my sump killed everything except my Clam and Fish. A year later I'm just able to grow SPS again. I do have a lot of light 5 Radion Xr6 Pro's and a lot of flow 4 MP40's at the bottom and 2 MP60's at each end

 

[salthobby]

I'm still not dosing anything Just run Calcium Reactor and water changes

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

I'm still not dosing anything Just run Calcium Reactor and water changes

So what are your parameters? Glad to see things have turned around for you.

 

[salthobby]

Salinity 1.026
Alkalinity 8.42
Calcium 421
Magnesium 1420
PH 8.36
Nitrate 3.2
Phosphate 0.05
I also run a Biopellet Reactor