There are water parameters that hobby test kits won't
test, such as toxins given off by soft corals.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Stoutman wrote on 9/7/2006 7:17 PM:
There's a big difference with the need for water changes with fish, verses
corals, especially if you have soft and stonies together.


Could you be more specific? Which of my water parameters do you suspect
would not be tolerated if I had coral? Again my nitrites, nitrates and
ammonia levels are undetectable using store bought tests.

My phosphates are also very low.


Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Stoutman wrote on 9/7/2006 5:44 PM:
No coral. Only live rock and fish. I only dose kalk with top off water.

Do you ask because coral will bring my water out of spec? Why do you
ask?