Ask Nano Questions and Find Information (Nano Expert Albert Thiel)

[alberthiel]

A Simplified Guide to the Relationship between Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium and pH

Link : A Simplified Guide to the Relationship Between Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium and pH by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

 

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When do Calcium and Alkalinity Demand not Exactly Balance in our Reef Aquaria ?

Link : When Do Calcium and Alkalinity Demand Not Exactly Balance? by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

 

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Solving Calcium and Alkalinity Problems in our Nano Reefs and Aquariums

Link : Chemistry And The Aquarium: Solving Calcium And Alkalinity Problems — Advanced Aquarist | Aquarist Magazine and Blog

 

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Actinodiscus coerulea - Metallic Blue Mushroom

Link: Metallic Blue Mushroom, Actinodiscus coerulea, Mushroom Coral Information and Corallimorph Pictures

 

[alberthiel]

Do you want to see Panda Banggai Cardinals (Black in the back rather than Silver) ?

Link : Panda Banggai cardinalfish is the first captive strain of this iconic reef fish

I cannot post a picture as the owners of RB do not allow anyone to do so even with copyright listing, but just click on the link.

 

[alberthiel]

Low pH issues ? Causes and Cures

Link : Low pH: Causes and Cures by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

 

[Singlefin]

Rather than going into a lenghty explanation about why magnesium drops in our aquariums due to complex processes that take place in our tanks, and organisms that uptake it such as coralline algae, corals, bacteria etc ... here is a link to an article that goes into great detail about Magnesium, its importance for calcium levels etc ...

BTW when you do water changes you add it back to some extent but how much depends on the brand of salt you are using. I use Red Sea Pro which has a high amount in it so I do not need to add it separately. Here is the link to the article

Thanks for the article. I use natural saltwater for water changes.

 

[alberthiel]

Thanks for the article. I use natural saltwater for water changes.

Well with NSW you should be replenishing Magnesium every time you add it but if the demand is higher then you would need to supplement and get a good quality test so you can make sure you do not overdose ... of course some drive it up to 1500 or even 1600 as then it kills off Bryopsis algae.

 

[alberthiel]

Using the Pappone food preparation for your Corals (without the HGH)

How to prepare it ...

Link : Shop AquariaTech Online Shop - Feed your corals the "Pappone" Way - Multiply Marketplace Philippines

More on the Pappone Way of Feeing : Pappone Induced Flashback to Italy & The Mature Reef of Ferdinando D’Amora

 

[Singlefin]

Well with NSW you should be replenishing Magnesium every time you add it but if the demand is higher then you would need to supplement and get a good quality test so you can make sure you do not overdose ... of course some drive it up to 1500 or even 1600 as then it kills off Bryopsis algae.

Thanks. That's what I've been doing. I have it on my dosing pump. I'm just surprised how much I have to add to keep it at around 1350. I have a salifert test kit.

 

[alberthiel]

Thanks. That's what I've been doing. I have it on my dosing pump. I'm just surprised how much I have to add to keep it at around 1350. I have a salifert test kit.

Did you identify anything in the article I sent a link to, that may explain why you have to dose so much if I may ask? It is unusual, indeed, to have to tweak "magnesium" that much all of the time. We ought to try and figure out why as normally it does not get depleted that much on a continuous basis.

In fact using RSP salt, as I indicated, I never add any and I use the Salifert test kit too, as you do, and my level stays at 1300 to 1350 ppm all the time. I have never had to add any supplementation of Mg.

Have you tested the NSW you are using for how much it actually contains? just wondering how much you come up with. Do let me know please. And what is your Calcium running at? Thanks.

 

[alberthiel]

Coral Reefs : An Ecosystem in Transition (scroll up till the beginning as the link goes to somewhere a lot lower in the text)

Link: http://tinyurl.com/clqhzpc

 

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Marine Parasitology: The nature of Parasitology, Parasites, and much more

Link : Marine Parasitology - Google Books

Excerpts from an excellent book on the subject.

 

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Mini-Capets: The Perfect Sea Anemone? Are They?

Link: World Wide Reefers - Mini-Carpets: The Perfect Small Sea Anemones?

 

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Mangroves for the Nano Reef and Marine Aquarium

Link : Mangroves for the Marine Aquarium by Anthony Calfo - Reefkeeping.com

 

[alberthiel]

A few pics of my tank : 12/30

Another Yuma Baby ...

Candy Cane

Pavona (the large one as I have 4 frags in addition to this one)

Everything doing well too ... and added another power head (Koralia 425)

 

[alberthiel]

Yuma response after feeding Marine Snow from Two Little Fishes™

Note that I added only 1 capful of it to the tank with good water flow (2 power heads running) but no filter or skimmer.

You can see the feeding response real well. Other corals show a feeding response as well.

Informational as I am not associated with Julian's company.

 

[alberthiel]

A Link to Dr. Tim Hovanec's Web site with a listing of research articles he wrote which you can download as PDF's. Tim Hovanec holds a Ph.D.

Link : Scientific Papers | DrTim's Aquatics.

There are several very interesting articles on this website.

 

[alberthiel]

Pro-Biotic Bacteria by Dr Tim ... Usage and Product

Link : Aquarium Probiotic Bacteria | Maintain Optimal Water Quality | DrTim's Aquatics

 

[alberthiel]

Looking for a Small Urchin : The Armadillo Urchin Colobocentrotus atratus

Grows to a maximum size of 3 inches and therefore suitable for a Nano-Reef

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