Water reading assistance

[afish70]

I just tested my water yesterday and i got the following readings:
Ph 8.2
Alk 10.22 dKH
Mag 1380 ppm
Calcium 500 ppm
Nitrates, Nitrites & Ammonia 0

Should I be worried? i have 2 Clowns, 1 Fox face, 1 Royal Gramma, 1 Bangai Cardinal, 1 Diamond Goby, 1 Cleaner Shrimp, cleanup crew and 1 Frogspawn. How can I fix?

[Sk8r]

Shouldn't hurt much. The alk could be a little lower (8.3), as so might the calcium (420), and that mg reading will hold the alk up for a while, but it will gradually fall. You may see some calcification (white crud) on equipment or hoses, but no worry. Just let it fall a bit. You've got a little excess buffer (dkh alk).

[mcgyvr]

yep.. you are fine for the most part..

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/

In general you are for the most part in the recommended ranges..
Cal is a little high but it usually doesn't cause a problem unless its precipitating out causing more cleaning of pumps,etc..

Are you dosing anything?
If not you are just fine and thats just what your normal salt mix keeps the tank at..

Using reef crystals salt maybe?

[thegrun]

+3, it looks fine but if you are using a "reef" salt that is higher in calcium, magnesium and alkalinity you should switch to a regular salt mix that is lower in those elements.

[afish70]

I am not dosing anything. I am using Red Sea Coral Pro salt, it appears to be doing I good job it seems. Going to be purchasing more corals so I will start to keep a better eye on water parameters. Make sure they do not begin to drop. Thank you all for your help.


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[Stolireef]

You don't have to worry too much about them dropping until you get to about 420ish Cal and 9ish Alk. If they are dropping very slowly, you can probably keep up with just water changes. As your corals grow, you'll likely have to supplement between water changes (way down the line).