Qckwzrd Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Ok a friend of mine got out of the fish hobby so I took his test kits to try them on my tank so here are the readings: GH 120 KH 240 ph 8.4 Nitrate 40 Nitrite 0 Salinity 1.026 Instant Ocean Calcium Tester 330 Ammonia 0 Nitrates are up there, calcium is low but I'm not sure about the GH and KH readings. Any suggestions? I have a 15 gallon nano with a 24" cpr fuge with cheato and liverock, 2" sandbed and about 30lbs of liverock in the main tank with 2 fish and assorted corals. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I suggest using actual liquid test kits (like API's Saltwater Master) instead of test strips. This seems to be a freshwater kit if it's testing general hardness. Your nitrate can't be that high without seriously stressing the corals and fish (at least the corals). How old is your tank? Link to comment
Qckwzrd Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 tank is about 2 yrs old. I tested my water with the API liquid kit and the nitrates was between 10-20ppm, nitrites 0ppm ammoni 0 ppm ph 8.4 Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 That's good to know. I was wondering how those corals could even survive. Link to comment
Qckwzrd Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 I'm trying to increase my calcium levels to get some koraline algae growth in the tank, but im confused about the KH levels. I dont know if they are acceptable or not. I dose a two park Cal and Alk booster. Link to comment
Qckwzrd Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 I Guess I'll keep dosing calcium to get them in the proper range and stock dosing the alk. Link to comment
StevieT Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 dose calc and alk for your corals, not coralline algae, that will come in time. Link to comment
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