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03/16/2011, 11:33 AM | #376 | |
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I only dose cal & alk daily, i only seem to need to dose mag like every 4 weeks and at that it only is around 1300 when I dose it manually. WC for me pretty much keep it in check. I do have a 3 pump doser, but the Mg amount is so little I just manually do it w/ a WC when needed. Seems on my setup 7-8 oz speard out over day bring it up from 1300-1370's
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03/19/2011, 12:55 PM | #377 |
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Hi guys .. this is a great topic i was looking for such a thing .... i used to lose lotsssssss of my corals SPS and i used to add the Calc+mag from the trace elements by JBL and i start changing to Acua care type 1 calcium reactor + additional tube for mag and i have added the acuamedic kalk reactor everything is working fine and i have start adding recently new sps corals tell now it is fine ... but my main issue is the mag what ever i do it stays low never exceeds 1000 or 950 sometimes which impacting the color of the corals , calc is fine i have it 400 steady and alk ~10 to ~12
http://glassbox-design.com/2008/aqua...eactor-review/ and recently i have added acuamedic nitrate redactor NR 1000 http://www.swelluk.com/aquarium/aqua...00ltr-435.html since i could not reduce the nitrate lower than 1 so what ever i have done. it is became a dream to see full algae live rocks it is converting very slowly now i am running my tank for more than a year my tank dimension H80cm X W50cm X L100cm = its almost 100g i am using MH 150w - 20000k pls your idea how to end this dripping death Mazen |
07/22/2011, 12:11 AM | #378 |
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great info in this thread thx guys!
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07/22/2011, 10:17 PM | #379 | |
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Np pellets or carbon dosing increases the bacteria level in the tank. Some sps corals will feed on this bacteria One of the reasons for carbon dosing is to bring down and keep down your nitrates and phosphates. this in turn allows you to feed alot more so feed the heck out of your sps corals to get them to grow. Once they start growing you will be able to determine the alk and calcium needs
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07/28/2011, 10:07 PM | #381 |
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I just used a bag of carbon & for the phospate, i run reactor which is the 2 little fishes works for me, as well mineral mud in my refugium sump all my sps corals seems doing everything showing fully extend polyps.
p.s i'm only using bio-calcium, dkh buffer kent, tech mag kent & coral accel kent contains amino acid in it. I dose bio-cal 1scoop of bio tea spoon every other day & dkh buffer every 2nd day to maintain my akhalinity, magnisium 3x a week around 1ml half. basically in my sump i've got coralife skimmer & sand bed of caribsea mineral mud, cheatos maybe 10lbs of LR's. |
07/28/2011, 10:11 PM | #382 |
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by the way my tank its 75g & i'm using tek light t5 8 bulbs, mix of sps frag some full colony & lps, recordia.
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07/29/2011, 10:18 PM | #383 | |
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08/06/2011, 11:00 PM | #384 |
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cal around 420, alk 8.3 & mag somewher in between 1350 to 1400. to be honest im too lazy to check my water level all i care is my salinity keep it into this level 0.24-0.025 & every other day for 1 1/2 scoop of bio-cal tropic , plus dkh buffer as well 1 scoop & 2x 3ml coral-vite alon with coral accel kent 2ml 3x a week and nothing is advance method to run this tank basically everything is on standard 2 powerheads mj 1200 mod & koralia no.3 very simple tank set up hopefully this week i can post it up my tank, get my new camera nex-5 sony eww this is sweet !
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09/12/2011, 10:20 AM | #385 | |
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Taken from a guide by red sea for recommendations on coral growth or high colour seems to be quiet a big difference in levels of cal mag and alk . But all in all its about keeping thoses levels stable to see the best results
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your thoughts Just to add my tank stats to this 875ltrs Cal 410 , Alk 8.3 , Mag 1320 po4 0.08, no3 0.75-1 ppm Colour wise my sps are starting to really pick up and a lot of new growth on some cal/Mag are kept stable by a calcium reactor Alk never really drops to badly normally by .2 per week and is dealt with by a 15 %water change weekly |
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10/07/2011, 10:36 AM | #386 |
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OH MY! Just checked my Mg -- is it possible that it measured WAY above 1500? I have a new Salifert Test kit (exp date 12/2013). I followed the directions and used all the first syringe (which with 0 in hte syringe = 1500). I refilled the syringe and it took about .4 ml to turn the solution blue. Estimating, I would say it is around 2000 or 2100.
I use a dosing pump with a diluted solution of Mg to add to the tank. Didnt think it was that much but maybe it was too much. My other parameters are Alk 9.46 (using Hanna meter) CA 500 (using Hanna meter) Nit 0 pH 8.0 Ammonia 0 Phos 0 I have a couple sps bleaching and some red slime/green algae that has showed up. Guess I need a quick water change. How much should I change? Thanks in advance |
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02/05/2012, 05:48 PM | #388 |
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I just finished reading the entire thread!
Can reading too much about cal, alk, mag, etc… give you a headache? |
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What are the levels for water quility in the wild. WHY do those corals grow so fast?
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most definetly The basic information is to keep your levels of calcium, magnesium and alkalinity with in accepted ranges calcium 390 to 420 anything over that is a waste alk 7.6 to 11 dkH magnesium over 1300 ppm
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390 ppm calcium 7.6 alkalinity 1300 magnesiium Corals grow so fast in the wild because they live in a nutrient specific environment. It is very difficult to achieve the level of nutrients they are accustomed in the wild because we just don't have the filtration and flow rates to duplicate those in the ocean without causing other problems in our glass cages.
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What tests are suggested (brand) and what is suggested for basic dosing for a beginner? |
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04/19/2012, 07:40 AM | #396 | |
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Salifert (More specific)/Elos for Mg Hanna for Alk (I prefer Ca as well) Salifert for Ca It really depends what brand of additives you're planning on using, I could give basic instructions but without knowing what brand you're using, what your tank is stocked with or the maturity of your tank I could unknowingly be setting you up for a disaster.
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Here's the tank about 2 weeks ago, having issues... [IMG][/IMG] 90 gal dt 20gal sump/refugium running gfo, carbon in reactors, tunze 9005, acros, birdnests, duncans, torch, squamosa (needs to find a new home outgrowing tank) and crocea. Fish 2 clowns, 1 yellow watchman, 1 mandy, and 1 firefish. Basic instructions would be great if possible. Thanks! |
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Right stupid question time is having your calcium at 500 magnesium at 1400 enough to cause problems in a montipora torch or a toadstool leather coral I know the other 2 aren't sps but for the life of me I can't find any other problem but still got to do an iodine test
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10/15/2012, 09:33 AM | #399 |
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Great info! I just am getting into sps and got myself cal/alk/mag supplements along with test kits. Waiting for all to come in mail and will then test and adjust.
What do you guys recommend for a way to does them into tank? Just put amount needed and dump into display all at once? Any specific time of day (lights on or off). |
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just read this thread...i have a couple frags of sps, I do not dose cause i never see any drop in any of my levels, i think the bi-weekly 20% WC are doing the job for me atm, im planing on getting a KALC reactor to be on the safe side.
my concern is does any of this sound believable or am i being fooled by my tank?
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