Tests; Are They Good?

[gotteeguy]

Phosphates- 1 mg/L
Carbonate hardness- approx. 230 ppm.
Nitrates- 25 mg/L.
Ammonia- 0 mg/L
Nitrites- 0 mg/L
pH- 8.4 mg/L
calcium- 580 mg/L

Are these conditions suitable for inverts and a clownfish?

 

[seffieuk]

Are you at the end of a cycle - sorry, I can't remember?

Are you running phosphate remover?

They do look like stats from the end of a cycle, if so, do a large water change and test again in 24 hrs - if nitrate is <10 go buy your cuc

Seffie x

 

[gotteeguy]

Yes, it's at the end of the cycle.
No, I don't have a phosphate remover.
And what is "cuc"?

 

[seffieuk]

Yes, it's at the end of the cycle.
No, I don't have a phosphate remover.
And what is "cuc"?

So, time for a large water change and then 24 hours later test, if nitrate <10 go buy your cuc

buy some phosphate remover such as rowaphos as well

CUC = clean up crew

Seffie x

 

[gotteeguy]

Did the 50% water change.

You mean cleaners like hermit crabs and ghost shrimp??
Well, that's already been taken care of!


The thing I am worried about is the calcium levels and carbonate levels being so high. I mean, I literally had to get a rough estimate because they were off the scale!

Another thing too- this is a 30 gallon (114 liter) tank. I have a 530 gallon per hour (2,006 liter per hour) powerhead, plus 2 filters that combined make about 565 liters per hour of output.
Is this too high of a current for my tank?

rowaphos?
Looked that up and it is only for sale in the UK. Is there a good US brand that sells phosphate remover?