Tinned Reef

akaimal said:
Tinman, Your tank looks awesome! I also got two blue star leopard wrasse in my QT tank. They both eat pe mysis. I was wondering whether you ever managed to get them to eat dry food.
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Thanks buddy :)

Mine started eating pellets the next day i got it :)
 
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Thats gotta be one nicest chalices ive seen id let it be only coral in my tank and just let it grow lol looks like bright playdo
 
tinman said:
My Newest addition :marchmellow:

i want to get out of hobby but still keep finding ways to stay in .. lol

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When you frag i better be first on your list :)

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Well not sure what to make of it ..

Last week i tested my alk and found its at 5.5 dkh. ( only couple of corals names one colony of palys and a monti looked bad )
so not having a test for Mag or supplement for calc, i used only fusion alk part and raised alk to 8.5 over 3 days ( I know thats fast)

now i recieved my calc and mag tests and cal supplement last saturday so i tested for all three and
Calc - 480
Mag - 1470
Alk 8.3

did a 10 gallon water change ( over a 50 cube with 10 in sump) with red sea coral pro salt water mix yesterday morning
i tested all three this morning again
Calc 600
Mad 1500
Alk - 7.3

what the heck should i do ? why is my alk dropping while my other two are constant ? :( should i dose only alk ? oh and mine is now mostly lps with some sps no major alk gulpers as far as i know..




HELP !!! HELP !!! HELP !!!
 
If you're using the Red Sea test kit to measure these numbers, be sure to rinse vials and shaker with RODI. I've gotten inconsistent numbers on Alk if I don't rinse. Also, what are the numbers on freshly mixed saltwater?
 
imranh said:
If you're using the Red Sea test kit to measure these numbers, be sure to rinse vials and shaker with RODI. I've gotten inconsistent numbers on Alk if I don't rinse. Also, what are the numbers on freshly mixed saltwater?
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nope buddy ...

Alk is Hanna
Calc is api
mag is salifert ..

oh i like saliferts mag test WAYYYYYYYYYYYY better than red sea's mag test
 
Was it over three days again or 24hrs u might just need to dose little more alk maybe red sea salt is low on alk i couldnt tell u if it does i run reef crystals
 
madjoe said:
Was it over three days again or 24hrs u might just need to dose little more alk maybe red sea salt is low on alk i couldnt tell u if it does i run reef crystals
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nahh over nite :( i changed water yesterday morning and tested this morning ..

i stopped dosing for a while but will start again on wednesday . ...
 
Red Sea Pro is a high ALK (10 to 14dkh) salt mix...test a new fresh mixed batch to see what your getting.

Kalk in the top off is a convenient way to keep a mixed reef ALK from getting way off.
 
tinman said:
Well not sure what to make of it ..

Last week i tested my alk and found its at 5.5 dkh. ( only couple of corals names one colony of palys and a monti looked bad )
so not having a test for Mag or supplement for calc, i used only fusion alk part and raised alk to 8.5 over 3 days ( I know thats fast)

now i recieved my calc and mag tests and cal supplement last saturday so i tested for all three and
Calc - 480
Mag - 1470
Alk 8.3

did a 10 gallon water change ( over a 50 cube with 10 in sump) with red sea coral pro salt water mix yesterday morning
i tested all three this morning again
Calc 600
Mad 1500
Alk - 7.3

what the heck should i do ? why is my alk dropping while my other two are constant ? :( should i dose only alk ? oh and mine is now mostly lps with some sps no major alk gulpers as far as i know..




HELP !!! HELP !!! HELP !!!
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Well just tested alk again and it dropped to 6.8

Thats about 0.5 dkh drop in 14 hours and well calc and mag are stable

I dont even have that much sps, is my tank consuming that much alk or is this some kinda alk miragy thing ?


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Thats odd how old is hanna fluid i did have one that went bad cause i dont check enough lol . Mine does drop more then that but i have colonies in my tank
 
madjoe said:
Thats odd how old is hanna fluid i did have one that went bad cause i dont check enough lol . Mine does drop more then that but i have colonies in my tank
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Bottle is newly opened .. Like last week bit was bought sometime last year


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I believe calc and alk have seesaw effect, so if calc measures high, alk will measure low. are you seeing any white powdery looking thing in your tank (alk precipitation)? that would explain the low alk. you might just need to do a few water change to level out your parameters.
 
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