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  1. Billme
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    new bucket of Reef Crystals- high ca++

    The nice thing about saliferts alk kit is they give you a reference. I wish they would include that in their other kits.
    Post by: Billme, Jan 22, 2014 in forum: Water Chemistry
  2. Billme
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    new bucket of Reef Crystals- high ca++

    Sorry to keep harping on the same subject, just trying to understand. Over the past few days I've brought up alk to 9.9 from 7.7 by adding carb. And...
    Post by: Billme, Jan 21, 2014 in forum: Water Chemistry
  3. Billme
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    Nikon D3100 Macro + Hungry Pink Sun Coral = ?

    Great detail.
    Post by: Billme, Jan 20, 2014 in forum: Aquarium Photography
  4. Billme
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    ATO reservoir help... update success!

    I ran into the same problem. I ended up getting the tank pictured below. It was about $180 + pump setup. I got a cheepie pump and controller for $50....
    Post by: Billme, Jan 20, 2014 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  5. Billme
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    new bucket of Reef Crystals- high ca++

    Well I managed to get a salifert mash test kit this weekend. The dt showed: Salifert: 1170, Red Sea: 1400 New Reef Crystals: salifert:1330, RedSea:...
    Post by: Billme, Jan 20, 2014 in forum: Water Chemistry
  6. Billme
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    Saying hello after a long time gone!

    Are these all 10 gal tanks? Impressive.
    Post by: Billme, Jan 19, 2014 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
  7. Billme
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    Dying corals

    Just a point of interest Zero, I recently cross checked alk that was showing consistent 10 with API. I checked on salifert and it was 7.7. I trust...
    Post by: Billme, Jan 19, 2014 in forum: Coral
  8. Billme
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    moderate cyano outbreak

    Have you tried reducing light and feeding?
    Post by: Billme, Jan 18, 2014 in forum: Algae
  9. Billme
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    moderate cyano outbreak

    Thanks for the tips K. I'll definitely keep them in mind. Flow to the area is good. The extra light to the area and the recent change to reef...
    Post by: Billme, Jan 17, 2014 in forum: Algae
  10. Billme
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    new bucket of Reef Crystals- high ca++

    I retested alk tonight and came up with 7.7. Their standard came to 6.7. I guess I'll need a new strategy for dosing. I've been adding ca, Mg, and...
    Post by: Billme, Jan 16, 2014 in forum: Water Chemistry
  11. Billme
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    moderate cyano outbreak

    Sorry about the long delay in responding. I do use phosguard in the overflow but no carbon. I change 10%/week of the water and that seems to take...
    Post by: Billme, Jan 16, 2014 in forum: Algae
  12. Billme
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    new bucket of Reef Crystals- high ca++

    With their calibrated standard they include with the alk kit, that's good enough for me. Amy thoughts on saliferts Mg test?
    Post by: Billme, Jan 16, 2014 in forum: Water Chemistry
  13. Billme
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    new bucket of Reef Crystals- high ca++

    I tried the salifert alk test out tonight. The results were the KH is 7.7. Their standard that comes with the kit came out to 6.9. Their standard is...
    Post by: Billme, Jan 15, 2014 in forum: Water Chemistry
  14. Billme
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    new bucket of Reef Crystals- high ca++

    Thanks for the input Mr Bill. I'll get those test kits changed over.
    Post by: Billme, Jan 15, 2014 in forum: Water Chemistry
  15. Billme
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    new bucket of Reef Crystals- high ca++

    So are you suggesting salifert for all the tests for consistency? Now that I think about it, I have a salifert alk ready to USSR once the API is...
    Post by: Billme, Jan 15, 2014 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    new bucket of Reef Crystals- high ca++

    So after the water change I was a bit surprised. Ca came down from 460 in the display to 440 after the water change. Interesting considering I...
    Post by: Billme, Jan 14, 2014 in forum: Water Chemistry
  17. Billme
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    new bucket of Reef Crystals- high ca++

    Good point blue- guess I'm thinking too much.
    Post by: Billme, Jan 12, 2014 in forum: Water Chemistry
  18. Billme
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    new bucket of Reef Crystals- high ca++

    Good question Mr Bill, I left it in the back of the car rolling around for a day while I was driving around. Then when I got it home rolled it up and...
    Post by: Billme, Jan 12, 2014 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    new bucket of Reef Crystals- high ca++

    Thanks for the responses. I guess what I'm concerned about is the sudden bump in chemistry that comes with a water change. I generally add the new...
    Post by: Billme, Jan 12, 2014 in forum: Water Chemistry
  20. Billme
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    new bucket of Reef Crystals- high ca++

    Hello Folks- I just got a new bucket of Reef Crystals and the calcium is 495. Other parameters are: SG: 1.0255 Ph: 8.2 (API) Alk: 10 (API) Ca: 495 (...
    Thread by: Billme, Jan 12, 2014, 28 replies, in forum: Water Chemistry
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