How many of you are testing your water? The Chemistry of the tank is one of the most important parts of the stability of the tank!!!!! It is more important then the temp!!!
Think about it like this, the ocean is so vast that the chemistry really does not change. And the fluctuations that do occur are so minor (PPB) that it does not effect anything. Everything in your tank spent millions of years evolving in a never changing environment and it is your responsibility to maintain the same parameters.
Also you should never dose anything you are not testing for. If you don't know where you are, how can you know how much to add to get where you want to be? For example, if you calcium is at 440 PPM are you going to add more? NO... But if your Calcium is at 230 PPM are you going to only add enough to get 300 PPM I hope not.
So here you go the most important chemicals to test and then dose.
Ca Calcium should be at least 380 PPM 420 to 440 is best I keep mine at 440
KH Alkalinity Depending on you test kit if you have a DKH test kit, you should be at
12 DKH to be Ionically balanced with you calcium (at 440 PPM) if your
test kit is in Meq/L, you should be at 4.0 Meq/L to be Ionically
balanced. (very important!!!)
Sr Strontium Should be between 16 to 20 Mg/L
Mg Magnesium Should be between 1350 to 1500 PPM never lower then 1350 PPM
I Iodide One of the most important!!! Never below 0.03 PPM up to 0.06 PPM
I keep mine at 0.04 PPM
Adding amino acids, trace elements, vitamins are all very important!!!
I use some of the best salts there are, and I am sorry but water changes alone will not maintain your chemistry!!!
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