The parameters continue to look excellent. And the brown stuff I've been worried about seems to be declining, but then again it is early in the day and the lights haven't had time to awaken that stuff today.
All the readings look good huh. Marc, do you dose magnesium? Or anything?
I would not call your pH low, but it is noticably lower than your last several measurements. Is this because the measurement is taken at a different time of day? The only reason I ask is because that Holmes-Farley article that discusses how elevated pH may keep dinoflagellates at bay may be helpful if your pH is truely running lower than normal. But of course, that goes out the window if the recent measurement is at a different time of day than your previous entries.
Originally Posted by Hat39406 All the readings look good huh. Marc, do you dose magnesium? Or anything? I'd say yes in order to maintain the recommended/desired 1/3 ratio. With 454ppm calcium, in a perfect world, the magnesium should be 1362, and I'd say Marc is close enough with 1420ppm.
Yes, I took that reading before the lighting period kicked in. So the pH is lower than usually listed on the chart. I've not dosed Mg with this tank yet. It's pretty good out of the bag of salt mix.
Is the alk declining due to testing time?
what is the salt mix? tx Originally Posted by melev Yes, I took that reading before the lighting period kicked in. So the pH is lower than usually listed on the chart. I've not dosed Mg with this tank yet. It's pretty good out of the bag of salt mix.
Jonathan - I've intentionally aimed for 8 dKH as that works best with biopellets. Any higher (9 to 10 dKH) results in some SPS getting burnt tips. Rick - I'm using Sybon Reef Salt, available from PremiumAquatics.com.
never heard of sybon, thanks for the pic. i'm Canadian eh! we dont have the salt choices you have in the USA.. R.
I bet. Plus tariffs and importation fees & taxes, right?
Originally Posted by melev I bet. Plus tariffs and importation fees & taxes, right? i just recently purchased an ozone generator and was wondering is there a way to tell if i'm running it too much prior to adverse effects in the tank, and no i dont have a controller it's the enaly ozx-300AT max output 200mg/h w/o air dryer it has a timer that goes up to 90 minutes but it also has a constant on button i run it 3 times a day for 90 minutes 60 gallon tank, not sure how to post pix have about 150 lbs of live rock 4 damsels a sailfin flame hawk about 30 diff corals, i did notice less white spots on my damsels @ nite, have what i think is the berlin set up all my water goes thru shimmer be fore being rtn th main tank, if you had a email i can send pix
You have to have an ORP controller if you run Ozone. You need to make sure you don't go over 425. Many opt to run it around 375. I'd be very careful and opt to run on the side of caution, maybe running it 20 minutes a day until you have a way to read that measurement. You can upload pictures to Photobucket.com and then share those images on RA with the IMG tags.
Originally Posted by melev Jonathan - I've intentionally aimed for 8 dKH as that works best with biopellets. Any higher (9 to 10 dKH) results in some SPS getting burnt tips. Amazing how fast things change in hobbies. I had never seen biopellets before, nor this salt.
Do you even have a tank any more? If not, I'm guessing you aren't looking for the latest trends intentionally.
lol...true, but I am trying to keep up on stuff while I am on hiatus, hence the reason why I am following your blog. I would hate to have to relearn everything!
twenty minutes it is, thanx
Why can't I use my human vitamins and supplements on reef tank other than not knowing the exact dosage what else could it hurt ?
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