Originally Posted by reefwars (Post 595275)

hi kathy:) like fencer said dont dose for anything that your unsure of, read up on alkalinity but in order to dose one you need to know where all three stand...mag/alk/cal and what each uses daily in your system......dosing blindly without testing for the others is asking for trouble;)


at this stage in your tank a good quality salt will go along way compared to dosing, get your parameters at the levels you want using water changes for now and do constant testing i bet they dont change much untill your tank becomes mature and loaded with corals.

its def a good idea to practise testing for all this though even if your not dosing now that ways it will help you understand what your tank needs and usue on a regular day basis:):)

cheers and the tanks looking great did you get your sump fixed up??

Originally Posted by naesco (Post 595255)

I agree it is too early to start playing around provided you are doing regular water changes.\

I would suggest that you stop adding more fish at this time. One fish per month is best in a new tank.

Also mandarins need an abundance of pods to feed and an aged system. If you see that she is thinning try to remove her and give her to a reefer that has an established tank.