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Topic: Best water chemistry?

Posted By: Trevor40
Subject: Best water chemistry?
Date Posted: October 11 2011 at 3:02pm

What should the "perfect" water chemistry be at to maintain a mixed reef with mainly SPS?
Alk:
Calcium:
Ph:
Magnesium:

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Posted By: laynframe
Date Posted: October 11 2011 at 9:10pm

Alk- 8-10 dkh

Cal- 400-450

ph- 8.0-8.3 not really too important

mag- 1250 +

Sps like really clean water and good params so IMO a good skimmer is the only way. Lps and softies tend to like the water a little "dirty". I love sps and I love zoas and palys and those three things usually, for me anyways, are hard to keep together in one tank.

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Posted By: Laird
Date Posted: October 11 2011 at 9:21pm

I keep a very mixed reef and I run things the same as laynframe said expect my mag is higher than that.
I found that its most important to make the sps happy, and everything else will adapt to whatever makes the sps happy as long as you keep it constant.

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Posted By: Trevor40
Date Posted: October 11 2011 at 9:51pm

Thats some good info. I agree that Mag needs to be over 1300 from what I've heard. My sps seem to color up more when I add Ions (magnesium supplement) to my tank.

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Posted By: Snowsrfr
Date Posted: October 11 2011 at 10:01pm

I agree with Tony, and Laird.

Chalices tend to like higher mag levels so, I shoot for around 1500 in my tank, and have noticed better color and growth in the last few weeks.

The key to ph and alk are not so much about the numbers, although you want to stay in the ranges Tony posted, it's all about stability. That's why I'm glad I went with a Ca reactor on this tank, cuz once it's dialed in they stay very stable and I get to enjoy happy corals.

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