What are the nutrient levels of your tank?

[Gumbies R Us]

We all run our tanks at different nutrient levels. Some run higher phosphates, while others might run a low alk system that works for them. I want to know the basic nutrient levels in your tank and how your tank is doing with those levels. Photo Credit: @MichuDePol

 

[rhitee93]

Last weekend:

SG: 1.026
Temp: 78F
Nitrates: 8.8ppm
Phosphates: 0.12ppm
PH: 8.4
Alk: 7.9dkh
Ca: 419
Mg: 1390ppm (Last month, I don't test for this very often)

 

[scotty333]

Salinity 1.025
Ph 8-8.3
Temp 26
Kh 9.3
Calcium 440
Magnesium 1380
Nitrates 15
Po4 .18 (not yet stable )
Orp 350
Most traces are in range

Full mixed reef , softies , lps , sps, nps, nems

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Salinity 1.025
Ph 8-8.3
Temp 26
Kh 9.3
Calcium 440
Magnesium 1380
Nitrates 15
Po4 .18 (not yet stable )
Orp 350
Most traces are in range

Full mixed reef , softies , lps , sps, nps, nems

Tank is looking great as well!

 

[Uncle99]

Nitrate 10
Phosphate 0.3ppm
3 years

 

[Reefer Matt]

NO3 - 25 ppm
PO4 - .03 ppm

 

[Patx]

Somewhere between

Test weekly
No3: 10-30
Po4: 0.05-0.15
Alk: 7.9-8.2

Sg: 1.026
Temp: 78f
pH: 8.0-8.2

Test rarely....
Ca: 390-420
Mg: 1335-1460

 

[F i s h y]

Show me your polluted tanks: High Po4 High No3

I hear and see on many threads that you can't have high nutrients to run a colorful and successful reef. I see every day on threads about "help my coral" or "Is this coral dead" there is information that keeps getting regurgitated about having to high of phosphates or nitrates. This thread is...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[crazyfishmom]

Salinity: 1.026
Alk: 8.8-9.2 dKh
Calcium: 505
Magnesium: 1480
Nitrate: 25-35
Phosphate: 0.2-0.3

 

[boacvh]

No3 80
Po4 .12

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Show me your polluted tanks: High Po4 High No3

I hear and see on many threads that you can't have high nutrients to run a colorful and successful reef. I see every day on threads about "help my coral" or "Is this coral dead" there is information that keeps getting regurgitated about having to high of phosphates or nitrates. This thread is...

www.reef2reef.com

This is actually the thread that gave me the idea for mine!