Waters tests

[Fish_fanatic]

Im going to be adding corals to my tank soon and was wondering what I should be testing the water for. As of now I can test for the following:

Nitrate
Nitrite
Total Hardness
Alkalinity
PH
Ammonia

What other things am i going to need to test for when having corals?

-Thanks

 

[tripper]

The only others I can think of are:

Calcium
Magnessium
Phosphate (although not necessary)

 

[Fish_fanatic]

Ok thanks, now when i test for lets say calcium and its isnt up to par, how would I go about fixing it? Is it just water changes like everything else or will i have to buy calcium a supplement?

 

[steve-s]

Total Hardness

You don't need this.

Cheers
Steve

 

[cmor1701d]

You might want to look at Calcium for Dummies and then the Chemistry articles found here

 

[Fish_fanatic]

Thanks for Links, answers all of my calcium questions