Help with inherited reef tank

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Charles Henderson wrote:

Thank, everyone, for your suggestions. I have a better idea now of what
I need to do. I'll get some Live Sand in there right away, then see what
the PH does after that.

I'll start bringing up the salinity with once-a-week 10 percent water
changes.

I'll get some Nori for the Coral Beauty.

And since we are building a reef tank here, I'll get some fully-cured
Live Rock, a little at a time. But I'll wait on that till after I know
for sure whether this tank is past the ammonia/nitrite spike.

Thanks again, boys and girls! I'll be back with more questions, no doubt!

Cheers,

--Charlie Henderson


So, what are your suggestions for getting the water chemistry right?
Bring the PH up first? How best to do that? Add the aragonite *first*,
as a buffer? There's a kalkwasser generator in the cabinet that's yet to
be brought online...

I'll be doing more-frequent-than-usual water changes for a time, maybe
10 percent a week for the next few weeks, and I'll gradually raise the
salinity to 1.021 that way.

But first, I await your wisdom.

My humble thanks,

--Charlie Henderson