Water parameters

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RJDENNIS

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For someone who would like to begin adding corals into their tank what would be the ideal parameters to be able to sustained corals of different types?
 
For my tanks

- Alk from 8 to 9
- Cal from 420-450
- Mag from 1250 -1350
- Nitrate < 5
- PO4 < 0.09
- Salinity 1.025 - 1.026
 
The ideal parameters will be as close to ocean as possible.

Ocean parameters
Cal 420 ppm
Alk 7 dKH
Salinity 1.025-1.027 (34-36 ppt)
Mag 1280 ppm
PO4 0.005 ppm
Ammonia < 0.1 ppm
Temp Variable
 
Just had my water tested
Salinity =1.026
PH = 8.4
Ammonia = 0
Nitrite = 0
Nitrate = 0
Calcium = 440
Alkalinity = 9
Magnesium = 1500
Phosphate = 0

Would it be best to wait until my Salinity and Magnesium levels drop before adding any corals?
 
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RJDENNIS said:
Just had my water tested
Salinity =1.026
PH = 8.4
Ammonia = 0
Nitrite = 0
Nitrate = 0
Calcium = 440
Alkalinity = 0
Magnesium = 0
Phosphate = 0

Would it be best to wait until my Salinity and Magnesium levels drop before adding any corals?
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Well id hope your alk and magnesium isnt zero . Salinity is fine thats where me and almost everone i know keeps it at or close to it calcium is ok too alk should be at 8 mag i wanna say 1350 is target mines usually around 1200 I wanna say.
 
madjoe said:
Well id hope your alk and magnesium isnt zero . Salinity is fine thats where me and almost everone i know keeps it at or close to it calcium is ok too alk should be at 8 mag i wanna say 1350 is target mines usually around 1200 I wanna say.
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Sorry about that my Alkalinity is 9 and Magnesium is 1500
 
RJDENNIS said:
Just had my water tested
Salinity =1.026
PH = 8.4
Ammonia = 0
Nitrite = 0
Nitrate = 0
Calcium = 440
Alkalinity = 9
Magnesium = 1500
Phosphate = 0

Would it be best to wait until my Salinity and Magnesium levels drop before adding any corals?
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my alk is 8.5 and mag is at 1500 and corals are thriving and growing like weeds , the load of corals from Sawdonkey this morning are looking vcery nice already ..good luck with your tank/corals
Bryan
 
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