Any thoughts or advice on this water test

[Haus]

Curious though—did you test your ocean water prior to use, and what were those numbers? I’d be curious what you’re starting at.

 

[Paulie 069]

Your tank looks amazing to me! You’ve also added a lot of life over the past few months and they’re all growing like mad so finding the right amount of alk and calc to put in may be hard. With seahorses being big waste producers I wonder how low your nitrates can go, and also how low you should aim for since there are some benefits. You have Chaeto in the fudge so those numbers should go down.

When I tried to hone in on how much to dose, most regimens saiid test, figure out the right amount to dose (I Used the BRS calculator; lino below if you need it), and dose for 3-4 days before testing again. See how much you over or under shoot and divide by the number of days between and adjust. Small adjustments because, like MadReefer said, stability is more important than nailing the number.

With the time you put into your tank, I recommend trying automatic dosers; I didn’t have until a few months ago and iit’s made a huge difference. Two dosers, digital timers, and bucket/container for all and calc and some airline tubing and you’re all set. The gradual drp keeps stability and my corals have flourished since starting it. Before setting those up I was consistent with manual dosing and I didn’t think it would make a difference it, but it definitely did. There are a few used ones for sale on this board too; check out the breaking tank down posts that are on here.

Good luck and don’t sweat it too hard—your system looks great!

The dosing calculator: Aquarium & Reef Calculators

Thank you so much for the information my brother and I am working on catching these fish

 

[Paulie 069]

Your tank looks amazing to me! You’ve also added a lot of life over the past few months and they’re all growing like mad so finding the right amount of alk and calc to put in may be hard. With seahorses being big waste producers I wonder how low your nitrates can go, and also how low you should aim for since there are some benefits. You have Chaeto in the fudge so those numbers should go down.

When I tried to hone in on how much to dose, most regimens saiid test, figure out the right amount to dose (I Used the BRS calculator; lino below if you need it), and dose for 3-4 days before testing again. See how much you over or under shoot and divide by the number of days between and adjust. Small adjustments because, like MadReefer said, stability is more important than nailing the number.

With the time you put into your tank, I recommend trying automatic dosers; I didn’t have until a few months ago and iit’s made a huge difference. Two dosers, digital timers, and bucket/container for all and calc and some airline tubing and you’re all set. The gradual drp keeps stability and my corals have flourished since starting it. Before setting those up I was consistent with manual dosing and I didn’t think it would make a difference it, but it definitely did. There are a few used ones for sale on this board too; check out the breaking tank down posts that are on here.

Good luck and don’t sweat it too hard—your system looks great!

The dosing calculator: Aquarium & Reef Calculators

Thank you so much for the information my brother and I am working on catching these fish

 

[Paulie 069]

Curious though—did you test your ocean water prior to use, and what were those numbers? I’d be curious what you’re starting at.

Sponge also asked the same question so today I will run a test on a bucket and post the results

 

[Haus]

No rush on catching anything unless it’s threatening what you have living in there. Happy to grab it when you can host that party. Next month. This summer. Next year. 2035. Whenever we are cleared. Stay safe folks!

 

[Paulie 069]

No rush on catching anything unless it’s threatening what you have living in there. Happy to grab it when you can host that party. Next month. This summer. Next year. 2035. Whenever we are cleared. Stay safe folks!

Hey folks I did the water test and a bucket of my ocean water here is the results I’ve got a headache now I’m going to take a nap

 

[Haus]

Interesting. So you’re starting with low calc, alk, and mag compared to our target numbers.

 

[Sponge]

Wondering how you are mixing Zoas and Native Jersey seahorses. Don’t they require different temperature tanks. You know with one being tropical and all I know there are cold water corals below 2000 meters. But are they purchase-able

 

[Paulie 069]

Wondering how you are mixing Zoas and Native Jersey seahorses. Don’t they require different temperature tanks. You know with one being tropical and all I know there are cold water corals below 2000 meters. But are they purchase-able

Here’s a little something that motortrendz Posted a little while ago regarding my take temperature and parameters don’t know much about it to be honest I feel that I’m just lucky and if it’s working I’m not going to question it

 

[Sponge]

Here’s a little something that motortrendz Posted a little while ago regarding my take temperature and parameters don’t know much about it to be honest I feel that I’m just lucky and if it’s working I’m not going to question it

Cool. No pun intended

 

[Hockeynut]

Just like we talked about this morning Paulie. I kept blackfish in my tank at 78 degrees. And they are cold water fish and they were happy fat fish.

 

[Paulie 069]

Just like we talked about this morning Paulie. I kept blackfish in my tank at 78 degrees. And they are cold water fish and they were happy fat fish.

I believe all ocean creatures and coral, plant life, and all these pretty things we all put in our tanks just have a great ability to adapt to ever changing ecosystems environments temperature changes ect ect
Just think the ocean ,,, always was here from start. It gave of itself the land we live on

I remember as a child in early 70s when they first put in a sewerage pipes in my neighborhood. The big bachoe came into my yard with its big claw to dig a trench to my house. The trench was 14ft deep and 3ft wide,, it went from side of my house to the street( about 35-40ft long). I remember all the seashells that were mixed in the huge dirt pile from the trench. Big old conch shells and scalloped shaped shells ect ect and not a couple I mean a lot,, I asked my mother how could these shells be in the dirt especially in our yard ( the closest body of water was 8-10 miles away) She told me that our property used to be under the ocean. That blew my mind and I’ve loved theSEA all my life

 

[Paulie 069]

I believe all ocean creatures and coral, plant life, and all these pretty things we all put in our tanks just have a great ability to adapt to ever changing ecosystems environments temperature changes ect ect
Just think the ocean ,,, always was here from start. It gave of itself the land we live on

I remember as a child in early 70s when they first put in a sewerage pipes in my neighborhood. The big bachoe came into my yard with its big claw to dig a trench to my house. The trench was 14ft deep and 3ft wide,, it went from side of my house to the street( about 35-40ft long). I remember all the seashells that were mixed in the huge dirt pile from the trench. Big old conch shells and scalloped shaped shells ect ect and not a couple I mean a lot,, I asked my mother how could these shells be in the dirt especially in our yard ( the closest body of water was 8-10 miles away) She told me that our property used to be under the ocean. That blew my mind and I’ve loved theSEA all my life

Sorry to ramble on