Whats everyones parameters

reeferlover

reeferlover

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Whats everyones parameters? What kind of tank do you run? What do you use to maintain them?

Mine is:

150 gal total volume (75DT/55Sump/40Bfrag)
SPS dominated, little bit of LPS, with zoas
Moderate bioload
Using SWC160 skimmer, chaeto in a fuge with live rock rubble, bimonthly WC about 10%, GFO in BRS reactor, and use a PM kalk reactor with a ATO.

Temp 79
Sal 1.026
Cal 420
ALK 8.4
pH 8.0
Mag 1400
Nitrate 0
phospate 0
 
here are mine:

temp 76
salinity 1.026

i dont know anything else and dont care to check it unless my corals look stressed. i have a 40 breeder with mostly sps
 
Here are my levels.. Just read my signature ;)

10gal WC every two weeks now.. Trying to do the impossible "Mixed Reef"

Temp 78-81
Sal 1.024
Cal 430
ALK 9.8
pH 7.9 - 8.2
Mag 1300
Nitrate 0
phospate 0
 
Nc12 with a little bit of everything.
Temp 78
Phosphate 0
Nitrates 0
Cal 420
Alk 9
Salinity 1.025

20% wc every two weeks
 
I haven't tested in many months and I could only find a few of my test kits tonight but here is what I have so far. If I find my other test kits and they are still good, I will post the numbers here.

Calcium 460 ppm - I was a little surprised to see that it was this high but I am happy about it.
Alk 2.5 meg / l or 7 dKH - a little low for my liking but still within the low end of the acceptable range.
Salinity 1.024 SG or 32 ppt- a little low from where I normally keep it at 1.027 or 35 ppt but salt creep seems to be the cause.
PH 8.2 - 8.3 - very little fluctuation between night and day time hours. Normally a .1 - .15 variance.
Temp - 79 most of the time but it does fluctuate down to 78 at night.

90 gallon reef, almost 13 years old.
In the last 6 years, I have changed water maybe 20 times and normally with only five gallon changes at a time. NOT recommended!!! I lost most of my interest in the hobby in 2007 but never left it and luckily my fish and corals were kind enough to hang on.
Bioload is not too high. With 7 fish, two of them being somewhat large tangs and the rest being 2 hawkfish and three clownfish. Coral load is low but is now growing slowly because I found the site and the sponsors here.
The tank is heavily skimmed (Aqua C EV180 if I recall the model correctly) but up until a few months ago, I would only clean it every few months or so instead of weekly like now.
Lot of live rock with bare bottom. Removing the substrate really kept the tank much cleaner but I do miss the looks of the sand.
I used to use Instant Ocean but now I use Reef Crystals. I tried other salt brands over the years but IO or RC is what I found works best for me.
I am sure I am forgetting some other details but hopefully that is enough.

Doug
 
I do 1-2 gallon waterchanges every few days. My tank volume is 8 gallons. I simply move my ato line over to salt bucket and start draining a little at a time. Salinity 1.025
Alk 8-10 difference in three days. Reef crystals seems to be around 11 allot.
Cal 380-450 difference in three days
Mag 1400
Ph 7.7-8.1
Don't test for ammonia, nitrite or nitrates or phosephates. I'm sure they are low.
 
Haha I actually don't test those either. I'm guessing. Their isn't any algea growth except in my fuge.

I have never ever tested water until this tank. Everything is always good. And when I do take my water to be tested the lfs gives me some crazy *** numbers. Home tests are much better
 
Tanks are: 210, (2) 40 breeder sumps, 20 long remote deep sand bed,no light. Sumps are half full, so 230-240 water volume is my guess if rock and sand is subtracted. Christmas time mag was over 1450. I haven't tested since. KH I test kind of often, it fluctuates the fastest. KH usually 9-10. Calcium is low, 360 ish. Im working on that, usually doesnt get that low, normally dont test calcium, but lost an sps, so I tested calcium. Only thing I do is kalk and dosing pumps of 2 part. Flow goes over to sump, through filter sock, through skimmer, through fuge, back to tank. No carbon, no reactors of any kind. Very basic simple. Mixed reef, sps, lps, shrooms, zoa/paly, 4 anemone's, fish.

temp 78-82 depending on time of year.
KH 9 is my target
calcium 420 is my target
mag 1400 is my target
sg 1.027
bioload is pretty high



My 75 gallon system is seperate. Just live rock, sand, and a haddoni carpet with lots of old tank overgrowth and a few corals. No fish, it has a sump, no dosing, kalk top off. sump ony has skimmer and return pump, with heater. very very basic.

kh 10
cal 440
mag last month 1450
sg 1.027
temp 79


bioload with carpet is pretty high, a large shrimp per day. with no carpet, very light bioload.
 
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