Main element usage normal?

[b_roddd720]

Hello all, I tested my parameters today, 6/4. Last time I tested was 5/23. I tested the big 3 with Red Sea Pro, Hanna checker for PO4 and Salifert for NO3. Reef seems to be doing well, only thing is Monti is losing it's white rim. I would like to know if the consumption is healthy.

My parameters went from

 

5/23

Calcium - 475ppm

Magnesium - 1340 ppm

Alk - 5.6 dkh (really low usually drops every other day)

P04 - 0.09 ppm (I like to run high phosphates, reef seems to love it)

NO3 - 5ppm

 

6/4

Calcium - 400ppm

Magnesium - 1380ppm

Alk - 7.3 dkh (been dosing with baking soda)

PO4 - 0.08ppm

NO3 - 10ppm? (Hard to tell with Salifert kit)

 

[mcarroll]

Seems alright....check this article out:

https://reefs.com/magazine/chemistry-and-the-aquarium-how-to-select-a-calcium-and-alkalinity-supplementation-scheme/