saltwater master liquid test kit

[twistedimage92]

i have the 4 different test kit... can anyone tell me what the levels are susposto be? i threw away my other kit with the marked cards... thanks guys

 

[Joe Fish]

Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - less than 25 would be good
PH - 8.1 to 8.4

 

[KahluaZzZ]

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P04 = ..less than .25 if you don't wanna have to battle algaes in a reef.
Ca = around/above 380
Alk = 8–14 dKH
not tested often :
Magnesium = 1200 and up

 

[Joe Fish]

What does the magnesium do?

 

[twistedimage92]

what is going to happen when the nitrate is too high? is that why my blue hippo died?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

Chemistry and the Aquarium

 

[Lorna]

nitrate alone will not kill your fish. It leads to increases in algae blooms and indicative of a high amount of docs......(disolved organic compounds)

 

[wayne]

Not unless your nitrate was thro' the roof. Looking at what's in your tank there are a number of reasons the hippo might have kicked it, including stress.