00W's AIO Smorgasbord

[Rocks reef]

Yes, straight titration. Years ago BRS, tested Mg test kits and AquaForest was the one they deemed most accurate. Hanna's wasn't out yet. I think Salifert was close but I wanted to give AquaForest a try. I still use it. I know the Hanna unit went through a rough baptism. I prefer titration as I usually find it easier to interpret than the shade-of-color methods. For those I go Hanna now.

I will grab an Aquaforest and compare to the one I have

 

[Rocks reef]

It would only have to play twice to cover an entire day !

True... not many 17 minute songs out there

 

[kevgib67]

Theis plate skeleton is hanging on the wall here, it’s at least 6” across.

 

[Üter]

Theis plate skeleton is hanging on the wall here, it’s at least 6” across.

at the clinic?

 

[Üter]

True... not many 17 minute songs out there

American Pie?

 

[kevgib67]

at the clinic?

Yes

 

[kevgib67]

American Pie?

Free bird?

 

[Üter]

Free bird?

Alices Restaurant has it beat!
18 min 34 sec

 

[Üter]

OK I looked it up. songs some of us would actually know. and not the 48 hour instrumental on repeat.

Rush 2112 - 20 min 32 sec
Pink Floyd Echoes - 23 min 29 sec

 

[Gumbies R Us]

OK I looked it up. songs some of us would actually know. and not the 48 hour instrumental on repeat.

Rush 2112 - 20 min 32 sec
Pink Floyd Echoes - 23 min 29 sec

Oooo Rush 2112 is such a good one

 

[Calmwaters]

I love your jams. Whatever mood you're in bring it! It was Amanda that blatantly and clearly hated the music. So sad

Here's Amanda .......

 

[Rocks reef]

American Pie?

I honestly don't know... I've never looked into it

 

[Calmwaters]

I need that for my coffee on the drive to work!

Same!

 

[Rocks reef]

Oooo Rush 2112 is such a good one

I'll have to listen to that one too

 

[Üter]

Oooo Rush 2112 is such a good one

that $1 goes a long way!

 

[kingranch2003]

OK I looked it up. songs some of us would actually know. and not the 48 hour instrumental on repeat.

Rush 2112 - 20 min 32 sec
Pink Floyd Echoes - 23 min 29 sec

Echoes was my favorite song to play at the bar on the juke box. Throw on 30 minutes of whale sounds for a bunch of drinkers, sit back and watch the fun begin!

 

[kingranch2003]

 

[kevgib67]

Alices Restaurant has it beat!
18 min 34 sec

Oh, I didn’t know that this was a competition, let me do my homework.

 

[kevgib67]

 

[tbrown]

Sounds good to me. Low Mg does stunt coral growth and algae does love to suck iron but then if I'm remembering correctly, Gonis also love Iron along with Mn. Maybe Gonis really are flowerpot corals after all, just fancy algae.

BTW, don't mix Brightwell and Fritz RPM Mg in the same container even though they are the same mixture, but different concentrations (I think it was the Brightwell with the higher concentration). They're both clear but combine cloudy. I'd dump it if I had another container of Brightwell.

So we can safely say 'Tim Says to avoid magnets and add lots of Mg, unless you like Gonis, then magnets are okay'?

Most corals like/need iron. From my little bit of research, iron actually helps bring out specific colors (red or pink I believe?) in Acropora. Too much iron will cause them to brown out and you'll see an uptick in algae growth. Not sure if the high iron or the depletion in phosphates and nitrates due to algae causes the stunted growth in the Acros though, could be both or a combination.