the UPGRADE has started

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siptang

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Wow, major upgrade and I have to be complete honest and tell you that it looks AMAZING. I will definitely keep this thread in mind and follow it.
 
dirk_brijs

dirk_brijs

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Originally Posted by Siptang http:///t/389589/the-upgrade-has-started/20#post_3444937
Wow, major upgrade and I have to be complete honest and tell you that it looks AMAZING. I will definitely keep this thread in mind and follow it.
thank you and yes from what I started with a 165 Gallon without any filtration to a total 900 Gallon system is a large upgrade lol.
it also keeps the economy rolling I guess
 
dirk_brijs

dirk_brijs

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OK pulled out all the test kits I have out and tested for all parameters I have testers for.Here the results.ApI test kits
- Ca 420
- Ph 8
- PO3 0
- NH3/4 0
- NO3 5
Red Sea test Kits
- Ph 8.2
Salifert test Kits
- Kh 6.7
- NO3 0.25
- Si 0
- Mg 1290
Hanna Checkers
- Ca 437
- PO3 0.25
Temperature
internal temp probe 25.5C 77.9F
chiller probe 26C 78.8F
Salinity
Pinpoint 51.9 >> 34.3 >> 1.0253
Refractometer 35 >> 1.025
The ones in red are readings I need to focus on
any advices on how or what to do about them?
 
dirk_brijs

dirk_brijs

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Nitrates came from much higher levels I constantly had 25ppm readings before the filtration upgrades so this is obviously decreasing now.
PO3 problem is a newer problem but decreasing since I added a reactor with 500ml RowaPhos a few days ago.
As for the low Mg and Kh readings I am using fresh sea water so might have to start dosing something?
any advice welcome
 
geoj

geoj

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Do you hold and pre treat the new seawater before you use it? As it may have a more elevated set of waste numbers.
 
dirk_brijs

dirk_brijs

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I tend to just leave it overnight with air stones in it but no other treatments
Sometimes I add some Tropic marine PRO salt as salt levels are sometimes a tad low but those are very small amounts.
 
geoj

geoj

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Ok it sounds like you have a way of storing enough water to do a water change I would test that new water the next time and if it was a bit high wait till it clear out before the water change. Perhaps once you do the water change you can fill the tubs up and by the time it came to do the next water change it would be ready. :%%:
 
dirk_brijs

dirk_brijs

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I most of the time test the water I buy as in Thailand blind trust is not a given not even from a LFS that I do business with for years now.
Anyway as I test no Nitrates or Phosphates are found in that water so it must be from something in the tank.
I think as I said the Nitrates was just due to overfeeding as I never used to have a large water volume/slash filtration back up so that seem to be clearing out slowly now.
As for the Phosphates I am a bit surprised as this is something more recent and I think it might have to do with a batch of Bio Pellets I used and had offline for almost half a day during some work I was doing and might have given some sort of reaction?
Anyway as mentioned before I will let this batch of Phosban run for a few more days and replace it with a new batch again and see what happens.
for the low Mg and Kh I was thinking of dosing some Salifert supplement all in one? anyone any experience with this?
 
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