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I don't know if anyone will find this helpful, but my most recent water parameters were measured as followed. These came from AquariumWaterTesting.com, whose results I know some people find dubious - so take from them what you will.
Date Sample Taken: 03/27/14
Salinity Measured at 1.025 SG
Ammonia (NH3-4): 0
Nitrite (NO2): 0.008
Nitrate (NO3): 2.3
Phosphate (PO4): 0
Silica (Sio2-3): 0.9
Potassium (K): 229
Ionic Calcium (Ca): 275
Molybdenum (Mo): 0.1
Strontium (Sr): 7.5
Magnesium (Mg): 1438
Iodine (I): 0.04
Copper (Cu): 0.03
Alkalinity (meq/L): 4.1
Total Calcium (Ca): 440
Boron (B): Not tested
Iron (Fe): Not tested
My pH generally runs 8.19-8.34 throughout the daily cycle.
According to AWT, the silica, magnesium and copper levels were rated as too high, and potassium was rated too low (I'd stopped dosing potassium as I thought the dinos might be making use of it). All other levels were rated good.
I find this interesting because some people have suggested that silica and copper were related to dino blooms, and that reducing these elements has helped cut back on the dino population. Maybe that's what got it started in my case.
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