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Chiefmcfuz
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Ca? Alk? MG? What are these readings?
i'll give u an "A" for effort :biggrin:.... never mind. I'll let this one go.
.... never mind. I'll let this one go.
okay, i got a tester for my alk. it was good, I forgot the no. i did it friday. my cal. is 470 a litle high, phos. is 0.5, but my ph is sky high! so,were 8.8 or higher!, so i need do deal with my high cal. and high, ph.
so bringing down the cal, will take care of the ph too?
p.s. I noticed that I should not add any more cal, or tace elements after a water change, sinse the salt is already bufferd with evrything! I will just add iodine to help my shrimps malt. am I corect?
E... you're on your own. I just hope you can measure up to "pete" the pro.i'm using the best system
i disagree. your tank does not look like his at all in any way shape or form.. my advise is to test water and get back to us.
And very often the person refuses to follow the advice gave, but keeping asking "what is wrong with my tank". Drives anyone crazy.
Well, first thanks for your advice!
RO water was at the lowest, and the tank water was just one up, so, yah, ist more like to be as you say, 0.05, since my RO was just changed the filters, and the membrane I got just before last summer, and the hardness I tested and its just fine, so, as I'm doing a sub total, it must be the cal. and combi-sens I added after the last water change, and the high cal. pumped the ph.
About all dose particals:
I was convinced that the more water current, the better. but obviously, since I changed that 2400GPH return pump to just 1200GPH, And I switch off the power head, and I placed the return at the far end of the tank, so all corals have now some current, and they also open better?
and the water became clearer like never before...
except the fact that my dozen grazing fish are producing "dirt all the time", so if you look close, I can still see them, but I went to more then one pet store, and the reef tanks they have for display, are all with that same type particals...
so I know, that its impossible to have a 150 gallon reef with a heavy load of "fish and corals" and still be "clean clean clean"
I also drooped in my sump tank a "Corluipa" to top off the extra nutrients.