Thursday, August 29, 2019

Coral Updates

Curious to see the update water test results since I have been pretty happy with recent growth. Guessing there might be a slight deficiency in magnesium, but otherwise in great shape.

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Lab Water Test Update

I only test two parameters on a regular basis, salinity and alkalinity. Every few months water samples are sent to AquariumWaterTesting.com for a full review of water chemistry.

Today I sent out samples and tested my water prior to sending for a comparison of what I currently test at home.

Salinity:
Home Test - 1.026 (34.6 ppt)
AWT Test - 1.023 ????

Alkalinity:
Home Test - 7.1 dKH (2.54 meq/L)
AWT Test - 7.5 dKH (2.61 meq/L)

Other:
Ammonia (NH3-4)
Good0.02
Nitrite (NO2)
Good0.007
Nitrate (NO3)
Good1.5
Phosphate (PO4)
Good0
Silica (Sio2-3)
Good0.02
Potassium (K)
Good390
Boron (B)
NA
Molybdenum (Mo)
High0.3
Strontium (Sr)
Good8.75
Magnesium (Mg)
Good1260
Iodine (I)
Good0.06
Copper (Cu)
Good0.02
Alkalinity (meq/L)
Good3.75
Calcium (Ca)
Good432