Optimal Parameters for a Coral Reef Aquarium: By Randy Holmes-Farley

[blesk]

Thank you.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

You're welcome.

Happy reefing.

 

[mazoli]

I list many of them here:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/randys-reef-chemistry-articles.174821/

I'd just be sure they are among the newer ones.

Hi Randy, just finished translating 'What is seawater" ( originally posted on another forum).

It's at: http://www.korallszirtes-akvarium.hu/kb.php?a=215

Thanks and Happy Holidays to you all!
Zoli

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Great!

Thanks and Happy reefing.

 

[Hernan]

Please do but as you said credit Randy and Reef2Reef with a link to the original article here! Thanks!

ok. Until now I have time to do the translation to spanish lenguaje. I will post a link to my blog and give the credits. Happy new year.

 

[Hernan]

Sounds good.

Thanks.

 

[Hernan]

I wold like to thanks to @revhtree and @Randy Holmes-Farley Holmes-Farley[/USER] for allow me to do a translation to spanish of the work "Optimal Parameters for a Coral Reef Aquarium: By Randy Holmes-Farley" and post it in my blog "Mi Arrecife".

Many Spanish-speaking people will benefit from such great work. Thanks a lot!

Quisiera agradecer a Revhtree y a Randy por permitirme hacer una traducción al español de su trabajo"Parámetros Óptimos para el Acuario de Corales de Arrecife: por Randy Holmes-Farley" y publicarlo en mi blog "Mi Arrecife"

This is the link https://www.facebook.com/notes/mi-arrecife/parámetros-óptimos-para-el-acuario-de-corales-de-arrecifepor-randy-holmes-farley/1837271356562627

 

[mallorieGgator]

Thank you for this! It is very helpful.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

You're welcome and thanks.

Happy reefing.

 

[reefbizkit]

Can anyone achieve perfect zero parameters for ammonia, nitrite and nitrates? I can maintain low levels but never seem to zero them out completely.

 

[Maacc]

Can anyone achieve perfect zero parameters for ammonia, nitrite and nitrates? I can maintain low levels but never seem to zero them out completely.

You actually don't really want zero nitrate. Some people get there, but the corals starve and are highly unhappy. In fact on unls, alot of people are dosing stump remover(potassium nitrate) to great success.

 

[klp]

Can anyone achieve perfect zero parameters for ammonia, nitrite and nitrates? I can maintain low levels but never seem to zero them out completely.

Why do you want zero?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

The first page of this thread gave my recommendation, which is a less than value for phosphate and nitrate. When I wrote it, not that many people were actually driving way below my less than number without providing more organic foods. Now people are, and I wouldn't recommend zero. Unless you actively feed specialized foods for corals, I'd probably aim for 0.2 to 3 ppm nitrate and around 0.01 ppm phosphate (with a wider range OK).

 

[arman]

The first page of this thread gave my recommendation, which is a less than value for phosphate and nitrate. When I wrote it, not that many people were actually driving way below my less than number without providing more organic foods. Now people are, and I wouldn't recommend zero. Unless you actively feed specialized foods for corals, I'd probably aim for 0.2 to 3 ppm nitrate and around 0.01 ppm phosphate (with a wider range OK).

Would you help me in this thread. (https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/how-to-balance-nitrate-and-phosphate.295928/)
Its about the same issue.I would be thankful that any one interested say his idea to me.

 

[s2nhle]

following.

 

[Samandar]

Hi Randy
The article is very interesting and helpful. I have a question about diy two/three part method. I understood that I have to add both cal. and alk. part together _ of course separability. Is that right? In my tank, the alk. is about 7 and cal. is about 500. Yet I have to add both components? Or I add only alc. part?

regards
Akbar

 

[mazoli]

Hi Randy, just finished translating 'What is seawater" ( originally posted on another forum).

It's at: http://www.korallszirtes-akvarium.hu/kb.php?a=215

Thanks and Happy Holidays to you all!
Zoli

Hi Randy,

Just to let you know I'm almost done translating another of your articles to Hungarian: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-06/rhf/index.php
(A Simplified Guide to the Relationship Between Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium and pH )

Cheers,
Zoli

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

Great!

 

[s2nhle]

Randy, you are now a famous person worldwide. Congrats!

 

[Bouncingsoul39]

Randy, are you still in favor of dosing silicate? This is something I haven't considered and don't see mentioned too often.