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Water Parameters
The key water parameters to monitor in an aquarium, and the
values or ranges I try to keep to, are set out below
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Salinity
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35 ppt
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Temperature
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Summer - 27oC
day / 26.5oC night
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Winter - 26oC
day / 25.5oC night
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Hardness
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7.8 - 9 dKH
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Magnesium
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1300 - 1400 mg/L
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Calcium
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400 - 450 mg/L
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Nitrates
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0
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Phosphates
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0
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pH will tend to drift through the day and I would
contend it is not a critical measure to monitor so long as you know your system
is adequately buffered with a dKH of at least 7.
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Equipment and design
The set-up and design of my aquarium, and details on the equipment and
interventions needed to maintain the livestock are set out in the
following pages
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Aquarium
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aquarium, coral
gardening, hard aquascaping
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Lighting
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HQI metal halides and power compact T5s
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Water Quality
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live-rock, DSB,
macro-algae, protein skimmer, de-nitrator, phosphate removers, ozoniser, UV,
carbon
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buffering, calcium
and magnesium additions - water changes, kalkstirrer and calcium reactor
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Circulation
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streams, wavebox,
powerheads, sump pump, and Tunze controllers
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Heating & Cooling
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heaters, evaporative
cooler, refrigerant chiller, and IKS controller
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