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Updated 10-14-2011 at 04:58 PM by melev
On February 6th of this year, I started running 2 liters of Vertex biopellets in my system, and over that 7.5 month period I was able to maintain zero nitrate and zero phosphate. Granted, my system has a DSB, live rock, a skimmer and a refugium, but so did my 280g reef. I've not had to dose Phosphate Control nor use GFO once with the new tank. And no vodka dosing either. I've only done a handful of water changes in that time. Maybe 600g, possibly. Two weeks ago, I hooked up a ...
---------------------The story of my tank--------------- Ca: 430ppm Alk: 4.3 meq/L pH 7.7 ŕADD KALK Ca: (I dont even bother once I see my Alk) Alk: too high to read pH 7.9 ----------------------The end--------------------- it is time to rewrite history for too many years i have been a slave to low pH, kalk drips and resulting high alkalinity, the Strategy is going to be simple…. aeration!!! Air stones are going in the sump, windows in ...
I recall a thread somewhere here or from Drummer's Reef 180 build where someone mentioned that while using bio pellets they try to keep alkalinity near 8.0 dkh? Can't find the info. What was the thought behind that? Thanks!
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