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Tenius ????

Well maybe I should quit fussing around with it. Let it run a week and if the alk stops falling and stays consistant hopefully it will hang around 7.7 dkh which matches the calculator you guys gave me. At 380-450 calc my alk should ride between 7-11 dkh. Never considered it may be dropping to...

Maroons are the most aggressive of all the clowns. As trido said I have a maroon that is constanly banishing my occy and at times I fear it will kill occy. the rule of thumb I found out in hindsight is a mated pair and never mix breeds. A tank with different breeds getting along is an exception...

Duane you need to know you are an inspiration to me dude. ")

Mag 1450 Not sure what mag levels would have to do with alk tho. I know that mag needs to be sufficient for calc uptake. Need to know why my calc is holding but losing my alk levels. I am almost there. My calc is not dropping anymore. Seems that I have that dialed in.

Need some help from seasoned calcium reactor folks. As some of you know I am in the long process og dialing in my reactor.I am finding this task to be a little frustrating. Tested parameters on 5/21 as follows: Ph consistant day in and day out 24/7 runs at 8.1/8.2 Calc was at 395 Alk was at...

Ok fellas need some help here. When we spoke last I had started with a baseline of calc 425 and KH of 9.0 dkh I am running around 30 bpm of Co2 and the effluent from George at GEO is running 50 ml per minute. My calcium is thru the roof 500 + and my alk was getting dangerously high at around...

Baffles are a great way to assist with elimating/reducing micro bubbles from entering your show tank. The is evidence/discussions that if there are enough of them and they are allowed to continue long enough they can irritate your critters/corals. The flow rate will depend on how much water...

Rob how steady is you calc and alk. Are you maintaining a good even keel thus far. I am also using the larger Schuran media as George at GEO stated this allows better flow as it doesnt turn to mush as quckly and clog the system.

If you were to survey the old salts(reefers that have kept reefs for years) and relativly new salts I am positive you will find that 95% of successful reefers keep sumps. Sumps as stated before are a great way to increase water volume. The larger the volume of water the more time it takes for...

This is what I need help with folks. Just installed my GEO calcium reactor. I had all my target parameters set before setup Calc @ 430 Alk @ 9.5 Now with that done I have setup the reactor, no leaks, pumps run great. The dialing in is where it gets gray for me. I am not using the Co2 bubble...

mark any idea on what is causing this condition? is this the dreaded coral bleaching, or worse yet acro eating nasties??

I have heard about coral bleaching but this is too weird. Keep in mind that last night this prostrata was healthy and looking good, came home from work today and this is what I found. Please input anyone. Can I frag the remaining two arms and save them or are they doomed too :(

BUMP.... 50 views one response............. mhhhhhh Ya PWJ I would prefer a True Superman but have not been able to find anu\yone willing to do a frag. Yoiu said the Mollis is not very hardy. Can you elaborate?? What should I look out for? Thanks

Bump Any one else have any insight. thx Len