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to tag along..I've been doing some hard reading on wwm and I'm finding a lot of recurring things.
I've basically figured out that Mg, Ca, and Alk all play roles on eachother, but I'm hung up on which is most important to be at the peak..
I've been seeing a lot of Ca at say 400-450ppm whilst Alk is down around 8dKH..I've been seeing a lot of "aim for Ca to be 350-450ppm and alk to be around 8-12dKH". since these are quite varying am I to simply find my own equilibrium within those ranges? I'm assuming once reached, the equilibrium would be tank specific? I've noticed the trend to be calcium on the high end of the scale(400+ppm) and Alk to be on the low end of the scale(8dKH)..is that what most people here aim for? higher Ca lower Alk? are their different growth patterns if Alk is higher and Ca is lower? -- I would assume more growth happens with higher Ca..but just trying to get a feel for "the trend" of reef keepers!
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Thanks!
