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lava rock contains metals that will leach out. can be highly toxic. do not use lava rock in a reef tank.
Only so much Ca can be in the water column - and this is dependent on the amount of Mg. Having lots of Ca will not interfere with Mg test. (but...
Love it. Nice work.
I agree. You are flying blind till you know your Mg. I would stop dosing for now. I have used both Salifert and Red Sea Mg test kits. I easily...
That is really nice looking. Good job!
I agree. I should have said more clearly. My current bucket of IO the Mg tests at 1150.
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if you read through my build thread, I think I documented it... You can see what I did and how "bad" it got and the amount of work it took to fix.
Don't even try to worry about your Ca levels until you know your Mg levels and they are on par. If you are using IO and not dosing Mg, your Mg level...
been there done that. IME, the GSP is also growing where you can not see it. It also grows under the rocks, out of view, to access other areas. It...
Looks nice. If it were me I'd be sure that xenia and GSP was self contained, on some one rock island or something, as they both will spread...
I wouldn't. I would conquer the things causing the problem and let the cyano be removed naturally.
it's not just the alkalinity; you're very high on it all... Are you topping off with SW? What is the SG of the tank? I recommend changing out...
I had similar problem on my BH-100F overflow box. I used this to fix it: [IMG] [IMG]
no worries :) Looking forward to updates on this tank
Nope. There is no rock - only shell and dead coral as far as I can tell. The rock we use, of course, comes from these sources; but it has the...
You are not understanding me. I said if an LED is equal to an MH in coloration and growth (equal!) then it trumps MH bc of energy and heat output....
Just FYI. shells from the beach will deteriorate into nothing over time. They do not make for a good structure - only ornamentation. They also...
I kind of agree. IMO, an LED that is only equal to MH in growth and coloration would be superior to MH - due to heating and electricity usage. I...
What are you meaning by shells? Most shells will deteriorate to nothing if not housing a snail over time. I've had several that just withered to...
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