just a up date

[Mad Mead]

So the tank. I have name The Green Nano every one's doing good. had to remove some plants do to growth other then that. No change. so happy about that.also glad to be home and look and see every one is a live. Got my home test for magnesiums and alkalinity did the first one tonight. I have started add supplements iodide, coral accel, liquid Calcium, Strontium & Molybdenum
here my levels
PH 8.2
No2 0.0
NH3 0.0
KH 10
Ca 420
PO4 0.0
NO3 0.0
S.G. 1.024
Mg 1125
Alk 4meq

[Mad Mead]

hey Fin
as I much that I have read my water Quality is not the best what would you suggest to do about this? Plus I hope the new baby is doing well as well as mommy

[Original Fin]

From what you listed, everything's looking good to me. Magnesium could be a bit higher with a DKH of 10...refer to the attached balance chart. You can't beat zeros for nitrates and phosphates though. What makes you say your wq needs help?

Calcium - - - Alkalinity - - - - Magnesium
- (ppm) - - - dKH - meq/l - - - (ppm)
410 - - - - - - 7.0 - - 2.50 - - - - 1300
414 - - - - - - 7.5 - - 2.67 - - - - 1300
417 - - - - - - 8.0 - - 2.35 - - - - 1350
421 - - - - - - 8.5 - - 3.03 - - - - 1350
425 - - - - - - 9.0 - - 3.21 - - - - 1350
428 - - - - - - 9.5 - - 3.39 - - - - 1375
432 - - - - - -10.0 - -3.57 - - - - 1375
435 - - - - - -10.5 - -3.75 - - - - 1400
439 - - - - - -11.0 - -3.92 - - - - 1400

Mom and baby are both doing good. The little guy has colic just like his sister did, but other than that doing a great job
of eating sleeping and pooping, lol.

[Mad Mead]

Well it just the I feel the mag alk ca kh are all over the place. In my small tank may be harder to keep at the same level, leading to the problem to grow coral. I feel the sooner I can get them to level out the better
Good to hear all is well at home poop is a good thing.

[Mad Mead]

{No, your shrimp does NOT like it. Your shrimp does NOT need EXTRA iodine. In fact, excess iodine is toxic to your shrimp. It gets rid of this toxic iodine by depositing it in its exoskeleton and then molting. Excess iodine leads to premature molting.

Nothing in your aquarium needs iodine (or strontium) at concentrations in excess of natural seawater levels. In fact, both iodine and strontium are TOXIC at elevated levels. Excess strontium results in retarded growth in corals by interferring with calcium deposition. Excess strontium in humans leads to deformed bones for exactly the same reasons. }

I found this in a post is this true about IODINE?

[Original Fin]

Well I have read that you don't want to dose these things higher than NSW, but I confess I don't really know why that is specifically.

[Mad Mead]

on the all it the first time i have come a cross this. I just started adding it before I went to Rush so a about 2 and half weeks 1.8 ml in that time span. not a lot