Im quiting water changes!
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kellenr
Member
Originally Posted by emtguy
http:///forum/post/2668873
Whats a good salt mix then? Anyone else had this problem with red sea?
Well personally I like Oceanic Natural Sea Salt. I do on occasion though switch it up so I can experience other salts as well. Ironically at this time I'm using some Instant Ocean, no problems for me though, calcium is lower than Oceanic however.
http:///forum/post/2668873
Whats a good salt mix then? Anyone else had this problem with red sea?
Well personally I like Oceanic Natural Sea Salt. I do on occasion though switch it up so I can experience other salts as well. Ironically at this time I'm using some Instant Ocean, no problems for me though, calcium is lower than Oceanic however.
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alexmir
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I have been using instant ocean reef crystals, and it does keep the calcium pretty low. I does a calcium buffer though, so that is the only problem i have with that salt.
I would say, stop doing water changes, and see if you still get the diatoms, they may just be going on by themselves, and you think its because of the water changes?
I would say, stop doing water changes, and see if you still get the diatoms, they may just be going on by themselves, and you think its because of the water changes?
fats71
Active Member
I do not do W/C I add some pre-mixed water/s1at in a trash can and top off when needed with that and a1so use water from my typhoonIII.
My 1fs guy was at my house and said they are some of the nicest tan4s he has seen and did nothing... He drove 2 hours to do some wor4 chec4 it a out and ended up going swimming instead and did not charge me a dime.
Fenner to1d me when we were in saint 1ouis a few months bac4 the best tan4 is the one you do nothing with....
I wi on occassion probaby do one but for right now everything is going o4 I thin4
125 parameters
/u1y 1st
130 a.m.
temp 80f
trates -30
ph -8.4
a14 -2.0
trite -0.1
amm -0.25
This is in a 125 with a sfe and a dozens nice sized dams1s and on1y about 60 pounds of 1r.
Sorry about numbers instead of 1etters but 4eyboard is messed up....
My 1fs guy was at my house and said they are some of the nicest tan4s he has seen and did nothing... He drove 2 hours to do some wor4 chec4 it a out and ended up going swimming instead and did not charge me a dime.
Fenner to1d me when we were in saint 1ouis a few months bac4 the best tan4 is the one you do nothing with....
I wi on occassion probaby do one but for right now everything is going o4 I thin4
125 parameters
/u1y 1st
130 a.m.
temp 80f
trates -30
ph -8.4
a14 -2.0
trite -0.1
amm -0.25
This is in a 125 with a sfe and a dozens nice sized dams1s and on1y about 60 pounds of 1r.
Sorry about numbers instead of 1etters but 4eyboard is messed up....
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alexmir
Guest
Originally Posted by Fats71
http:///forum/post/2669826
I do not do W/C I add some pre-mixed water/s1at in a trash can and top off when needed with that and a1so use water from my typhoonIII.
My 1fs guy was at my house and said they are some of the nicest tan4s he has seen and did nothing... He drove 2 hours to do some wor4 chec4 it a out and ended up going swimming instead and did not charge me a dime.
Fenner to1d me when we were in saint 1ouis a few months bac4 the best tan4 is the one you do nothing with....
I wi on occassion probaby do one but for right now everything is going o4 I thin4
125 parameters
/u1y 1st
130 a.m.
temp 80f
trates -30
ph -8.4
a14 -2.0
trite -0.1
amm -0.25
This is in a 125 with a sfe and a dozens nice sized dams1s and on1y about 60 pounds of 1r.
Sorry about numbers instead of 1etters but 4eyboard is messed up....
HAHAHA, been hitting the hooch hard on monday nights lately Fats???
It lookslike you had a bird running on the keyboard while you were tyipng. (mine do this and it drives me nuts, they erase everything i type all the time)
http:///forum/post/2669826
I do not do W/C I add some pre-mixed water/s1at in a trash can and top off when needed with that and a1so use water from my typhoonIII.
My 1fs guy was at my house and said they are some of the nicest tan4s he has seen and did nothing... He drove 2 hours to do some wor4 chec4 it a out and ended up going swimming instead and did not charge me a dime.
Fenner to1d me when we were in saint 1ouis a few months bac4 the best tan4 is the one you do nothing with....
I wi on occassion probaby do one but for right now everything is going o4 I thin4
125 parameters
/u1y 1st
130 a.m.
temp 80f
trates -30
ph -8.4
a14 -2.0
trite -0.1
amm -0.25
This is in a 125 with a sfe and a dozens nice sized dams1s and on1y about 60 pounds of 1r.
Sorry about numbers instead of 1etters but 4eyboard is messed up....
HAHAHA, been hitting the hooch hard on monday nights lately Fats???
It lookslike you had a bird running on the keyboard while you were tyipng. (mine do this and it drives me nuts, they erase everything i type all the time)
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tizzo
Guest
Originally Posted by alexmir
http:///forum/post/2669834
HAHAHA, been hitting the hooch hard on monday nights lately Fats???
It lookslike you had a bird running on the keyboard while you were tyipng. (mine do this and it drives me nuts, they erase everything i type all the time)
hahaha!! A bird running on the keyboard! That's hillarious!
http:///forum/post/2669834
HAHAHA, been hitting the hooch hard on monday nights lately Fats???
It lookslike you had a bird running on the keyboard while you were tyipng. (mine do this and it drives me nuts, they erase everything i type all the time)
hahaha!! A bird running on the keyboard! That's hillarious!
fats71
Active Member
Originally Posted by alexmir
http:///forum/post/2669834
HAHAHA, been hitting the hooch hard on monday nights lately Fats???
It lookslike you had a bird running on the keyboard while you were tyipng. (mine do this and it drives me nuts, they erase everything i type all the time)
Mine does it as we11.. I was in a game went af4 came bac and was banned... I sent ni a tic4et and was to1d it was for spamming. I was 1i4e your 4idding me... I was af4 they sent me the text and it was certai1y spam. I ex1ained it was my bird on the board and they after 3 wee4s gave me my account bac4.
http:///forum/post/2669834
HAHAHA, been hitting the hooch hard on monday nights lately Fats???
It lookslike you had a bird running on the keyboard while you were tyipng. (mine do this and it drives me nuts, they erase everything i type all the time)
Mine does it as we11.. I was in a game went af4 came bac and was banned... I sent ni a tic4et and was to1d it was for spamming. I was 1i4e your 4idding me... I was af4 they sent me the text and it was certai1y spam. I ex1ained it was my bird on the board and they after 3 wee4s gave me my account bac4.
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alexmir
Guest
hahaha, its so cute when they do it, but quickly gets annoying! My wife was googling something, one of our little cockatiels hit the "X" button 3 times before she hit enter and brought up TONS of nasty sights!!
I was laughing so hard at her, and the bird is known as the p0r^ addict now
dallassvt
Member
Originally Posted by emtguy
http:///forum/post/2669471
whats the best top of the line salt mix?
Marine Mix
http:///forum/post/2669471
whats the best top of the line salt mix?
Marine Mix
spiderwoman
Active Member
We do a 50/50 of IO and Oceanic and that seems to work very well. I do have a 200g bucket of Tropic Marin and not sure if that one will be opened and tried.
nano reefer
Active Member
try RO water, my tap water works fine, but for some people its bad. you can buy it by the gallon or get a filter
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allenk
Guest
Originally Posted by Bang Guy
http:///forum/post/2667689
If you see a Diatom outbreak every water change then it's usually the source water that contains Silicates. Change your source water to something with less or no Silicates and you won't see the Diatoms.
When my tank was younger, I would have this same thing happen; not the green algae, but just the diatom outbreaks. I would do 10 gallon water changes every 1-2 weeks on a 55 gallon tank. Eventually, the diatom outbreaks stopped. I never really figured out what it was. I used RO/DI water with a TDS meter reading of 000. I wondered whether there was silica in the substrate (supposed to be 100% aragonite sand) and that the water changes were providing some other element the diatoms needed.
As I said, it eventually went away as the tank matured.
http:///forum/post/2667689
If you see a Diatom outbreak every water change then it's usually the source water that contains Silicates. Change your source water to something with less or no Silicates and you won't see the Diatoms.
When my tank was younger, I would have this same thing happen; not the green algae, but just the diatom outbreaks. I would do 10 gallon water changes every 1-2 weeks on a 55 gallon tank. Eventually, the diatom outbreaks stopped. I never really figured out what it was. I used RO/DI water with a TDS meter reading of 000. I wondered whether there was silica in the substrate (supposed to be 100% aragonite sand) and that the water changes were providing some other element the diatoms needed.
As I said, it eventually went away as the tank matured.
kellenr
Member
Originally Posted by emtguy
http:///forum/post/2672112
Algea and diatoms getting worse. last WC diatoms showed up and i did 2 50% WC and they went away. This time im just gona wait it out and see what happens.
You're only gonna get diatoms when phosphates/silicates are in the tank. This is their 'food source' and cannot grow without their presence. You filled your tank with tap water correct? Diatoms are gonna hang around until they consume up all the silicates in the water. WC's using RO/DI water will dilute the amount of silicates remaining. Also using a Phosphate remover such as "Phosphate Sponge" will extract the silicates out of the water quicker than just riding it out. Either way its only a matter of time and they'll be gone, given that you aren't adding anymore silicates unintentionally.
http:///forum/post/2672112
Algea and diatoms getting worse. last WC diatoms showed up and i did 2 50% WC and they went away. This time im just gona wait it out and see what happens.
You're only gonna get diatoms when phosphates/silicates are in the tank. This is their 'food source' and cannot grow without their presence. You filled your tank with tap water correct? Diatoms are gonna hang around until they consume up all the silicates in the water. WC's using RO/DI water will dilute the amount of silicates remaining. Also using a Phosphate remover such as "Phosphate Sponge" will extract the silicates out of the water quicker than just riding it out. Either way its only a matter of time and they'll be gone, given that you aren't adding anymore silicates unintentionally.