ctgretzky9
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Bang and others...LFS told me that salifert is having trouble exporting their stuff for some reason. He has been waiting a month now for all of his test kits to come in...just FYI
PH Problem
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ctgretzky9
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Originally Posted by Fireykat04
Okay.. I guess I am going to have to sit down and read up on this stuff. When I had my saltwater tank years ago. Half this stuff didn't exist. :happyfish
I'm off to a different LFS tomorrow to try find a calcium test. Any thoughts on which ones are prefered? IF I get it I'll let you know how that goes.
Dont worry, Im not thtat far ahead of you! Same here, had SW tanks like 15 years ago, no one tested anything except the typical 4 we do now (amm, trite, trate, ph), we used canister filters and set them up almost the same as freshwater except you added salt!
Ad even the last 2 years I had this tank, I was pretty much FOWLR, and didnt test anything beyond those 4, was mixing he salt wrong etc....
Now I pretty much got it, and tank looks a lot better. damn, forgot to take pics this weekend again uuughh...
Okay.. I guess I am going to have to sit down and read up on this stuff. When I had my saltwater tank years ago. Half this stuff didn't exist. :happyfish
I'm off to a different LFS tomorrow to try find a calcium test. Any thoughts on which ones are prefered? IF I get it I'll let you know how that goes.
Dont worry, Im not thtat far ahead of you! Same here, had SW tanks like 15 years ago, no one tested anything except the typical 4 we do now (amm, trite, trate, ph), we used canister filters and set them up almost the same as freshwater except you added salt!
Ad even the last 2 years I had this tank, I was pretty much FOWLR, and didnt test anything beyond those 4, was mixing he salt wrong etc....
Now I pretty much got it, and tank looks a lot better. damn, forgot to take pics this weekend again uuughh...
fireykat04
Member
hahahahaha yeah 10 years ago I had the wet dry drip filter and all we tested for were the basic 4. The ALK and Calcium are new to me. If everyone is having trouble getting Salifert maybe that's why everyone is out. Not because every one has gone beserk testing..
HKGAR and Bang Guy, I usually do my testing when I get home from work at 10:ish every night. I will start testing before I go and and when I get home. Good advice. I'll let you know if it varies much.
What exactly is a refugium? How do you get pods started for a mandarin?
You guys are a great help!
:joy:
HKGAR and Bang Guy, I usually do my testing when I get home from work at 10:ish every night. I will start testing before I go and and when I get home. Good advice. I'll let you know if it varies much.
What exactly is a refugium? How do you get pods started for a mandarin?
You guys are a great help!
ctgretzky9
Member
Firey...A fuge is a place to grow pods, keep little critters that are benficial to the tank, or to put flora such as cheato in so it doesnt get eaten all up by herbivores.
There are a few types...hang on inside, hang on outside, ones that use pumps to get water in and out etc that are basically fish tanks themselves...
I just started using one myself a few weeks ago. I have a hang in the tank, where the output from my filter blows through it...damn i gotta get some pics...i promise tonight.
I have cheato in there. I was told cheato will help with trates and phosphates. So far, I have noticed a slight reduction in both.
Others on the boards have awesome fuges and can tell you a bit more...
PS- I'll tell you, things changed from years ago when I had my tank back then. But if you learn to test things, know what the results mean, and can adjust the parameters, the tank wil look awesome. I'm impressed what difference from years ago on the health of things, and although I never had coral back then, it was easy to do once tank was stable.
Have fun! Post any q's anytime, thgat's what i did and i learned a real lot.
There are a few types...hang on inside, hang on outside, ones that use pumps to get water in and out etc that are basically fish tanks themselves...
I just started using one myself a few weeks ago. I have a hang in the tank, where the output from my filter blows through it...damn i gotta get some pics...i promise tonight.
I have cheato in there. I was told cheato will help with trates and phosphates. So far, I have noticed a slight reduction in both.
Others on the boards have awesome fuges and can tell you a bit more...
PS- I'll tell you, things changed from years ago when I had my tank back then. But if you learn to test things, know what the results mean, and can adjust the parameters, the tank wil look awesome. I'm impressed what difference from years ago on the health of things, and although I never had coral back then, it was easy to do once tank was stable.
Have fun! Post any q's anytime, thgat's what i did and i learned a real lot.
fireykat04
Member
I'm learning alot in here just by reading others threads. This place is great. Wish I had found it BEFORE I spent all that money. Hmmm I'd like to start some pods cuz I really want to keep a manderin goby. I had one in my other tank years ago but, he ate anything and everything I gave him. I didn't realize they were so hard to keep. Now I'm afraid to try it without having the proper food. I think they're beautiful and I wouldn't want to do an injustice to one by starving it. Guess years ago I just lucked out. He lived for as long as I had the tank.