pohtr
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I did finally take a water sample to a lfs where the nice lady there tested the water. Cal was at 320 where it usually is. magnesium was at 660, way low. The KH didn't make sense to me. She said it was 3 drops and should be 10. Maybe she didn't mean drops, exactly. Anyway, all are very low. I already have the turbo boost and purchased from her Seachem Reef advantage magnesium and Kent Superbuffer-dKH. Didn't find the Kent product on the chemistry calc online. Are those really better than baking soda & epsom salt?
I was thinking I could add the doses to my 2.5 gal jugs I use to add water at a rate that stays slow but steady. If I ever get it right then I need help figuring out how to keep it that way.
Whatsupdoc, sure I'll pay the shipping, gladly! Do you not use it? please email me
mepohtr@yahoo.com
CaCo2 is what, calcium? (remember I'm a chemistry flunky)
lighting is 4x65 half & half actinic & 10K. The colt is down on a rock on the sand. Is he a softie? Was the bubble a softie?, he had a skeleton.
rio2500 on skimmer 728gph (kent nautilis)
mag 5 return 500gph@4' 310
penguin 1140 300
powersweep 229
askol 402, ?
filtration is a gravity overflow to a refuge that's probably about 30 gal. I have a few propagules & some brillo down there & rubble & sand. Then I have a section of poly fiber fill about 4" thick between fuge & the return area.
My phosband thing has rowa phos in it. So if I put carbon in there how much should I use?
The sand is deep in places so I have a little dsb but it is also bare in places because my clark clown likes to fan it all over the place. I don't really know how much LR I have. I will try to get a pic because I know I have a tank full.
I just can't get convinced that more water changes will solve this. That is because before & after changes the levels in question here are still close to the same.
I don't think I'm adding chem too fast, I keep a file card on each chem and keep track so I don't mess up. I think I didn't realize before that once I raised these 3 levels that it would be so difficult to keep them right. I thought monthly water changes with good salt would do it. I guess I was wrong.
My biggest failing is my chemistry incompetence I think.
This is just so much much more complicated then I had ever imagined when I started this.
thanks everyone for your help.
I was thinking I could add the doses to my 2.5 gal jugs I use to add water at a rate that stays slow but steady. If I ever get it right then I need help figuring out how to keep it that way.
Whatsupdoc, sure I'll pay the shipping, gladly! Do you not use it? please email me
mepohtr@yahoo.com
CaCo2 is what, calcium? (remember I'm a chemistry flunky)
lighting is 4x65 half & half actinic & 10K. The colt is down on a rock on the sand. Is he a softie? Was the bubble a softie?, he had a skeleton.
rio2500 on skimmer 728gph (kent nautilis)
mag 5 return 500gph@4' 310
penguin 1140 300
powersweep 229
askol 402, ?
filtration is a gravity overflow to a refuge that's probably about 30 gal. I have a few propagules & some brillo down there & rubble & sand. Then I have a section of poly fiber fill about 4" thick between fuge & the return area.
My phosband thing has rowa phos in it. So if I put carbon in there how much should I use?
The sand is deep in places so I have a little dsb but it is also bare in places because my clark clown likes to fan it all over the place. I don't really know how much LR I have. I will try to get a pic because I know I have a tank full.
I just can't get convinced that more water changes will solve this. That is because before & after changes the levels in question here are still close to the same.
I don't think I'm adding chem too fast, I keep a file card on each chem and keep track so I don't mess up. I think I didn't realize before that once I raised these 3 levels that it would be so difficult to keep them right. I thought monthly water changes with good salt would do it. I guess I was wrong.
My biggest failing is my chemistry incompetence I think.
This is just so much much more complicated then I had ever imagined when I started this.
thanks everyone for your help.