Parameters, Hows this?

[Nonfamous]

Temp 80.3
pH 8.1
Ammonia 0.0
Nitrite 0.0
Nitrate 0.0
Ca 400
Mg 1150
dKH 5*
PO4 .25 as usual. (I hate these PO tests!)

So since I have added the Mg and dKH I'm still getting used to what they read and I'm still not sure where they should be. Any suggestions?

 

[RockStacker]

Check out this link for a rundown of the parameters and trace elements:

Reef Aquarium Water Parameters by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

 

[ccCapt]

Alk at 5 dKH is way too low. You want it no lower than 7 and I personally keep mine between 8-9 dKH.

 

[Nonfamous]

Been dosing Continuum 2 part for a week, every other day trying to get it up. If it works, I'll be suprized. I'm testing a lot more frequently while I dosing just to be sure I'm not screwing something else up. Kinda like when I first started the tank. Test, test, test!

 

[Nonfamous]

I've now completed a bottle of each of the Continuum additives. Today I have:

Temp 80.3
pH 8.0
Ammonia 0.0
Nitrite 0.0
Nitrate 0.0
Ca 480
Mg 950
dKH 4.5*
PO4 .25 as usual. (I STILL hate these PO tests!)

My pH has gone down, Ca up and Mg down. Now what?