125 - Took Forever But Here It is!

[Petcrazyson]

uh huh. you cant get one so you decide to try and convince be to buy one? i dont need no coral munchers.... though really i am sold on it. but i dont have SPS so yay!

Hey congrats on your 2 months on here!

 

[sp1187]

Wow... 10 years ago I bought a used refractometer. I have never calibrated it in all this time...


DO NOT FOLLOW MY EXAMPLE!!!!!



I just checked the calibration on my refractometer today after 10 years of use. It says on the calibration fluid bottle to adjust to 35 ppt. The reading without any adjustments was 34.9 ppt...

old school.

 

[tbrown]

old school.

I got tired of the stupid microbubbles and that's when I broke down and bought the refractometer.

 

[lubeck]

A Hydrometer is my go to for calibrating my refractometer. Now I don’t need to second guess the calibration fluid.

 

[tbrown]

Good point. Maybe I should break out the old hydrometer. What's the expiration on those because I'm pretty sure mine is going on 15 years old...

 

[Reeflix]

old school.

thats what i have! old tech lately (not really in reefing but...) is better than new tech. mine is instant ocean but it does look different

 

[sp1187]

took a sample in for testing to a lfs.
they have two of those hi tech thingys.
my reading was 1.025 with my low tech.
their first go at it was 1.029.
try the other one. 1.022.
recalibrated their thingy.
new reading 1.025.
inexpensive low tech for the win.

 

[rmorris_14]

took a sample in for testing to a lfs.
they have two of those hi tech thingys.
my reading was 1.025 with my low tech.
their first go at it was 1.029.
try the other one. 1.022.
recalibrated their thingy.
new reading 1.025.
inexpensive low tech for the win.

When speaking to them ... did you refer to it as a "thingy"? I hope so ...

 

[tbrown]

When speaking to them ... did you refer to it as a "thingy"? I hope so ...

I believe his actual wording was "that doodad thingy"

 

[Reeflix]

no, i believe it was a thingymabobber

 

[Goaway]

Is the pink and green tip an avelpora?

NVM it's a gonipora...

From where?

 

[tbrown]

Is the pink and green tip an avelpora?

NVM it's a gonipora...

From where?

No, Gonis. SBB. No name.

 

[Goaway]

No, Gonis. SBB. No name.

I am going to have to hit sbb up next sale. dang, that thing is purdy

 

[tbrown]

I am going to have to hit sbb up next sale. dang, that thing is purdy

Shane has some gorgeous Gonis!

 

[Stang67]

No, Gonis. SBB. No name.

I almost lost all of mine when the dinos came. They are just now starting to recover. I lost a few tho. They seem to like when I dose iodine too.

 

[Goaway]

I almost lost all of mine when the dinos came. They are just now starting to recover. I lost a few tho. They seem to like when I dose iodine too.

I had a war going on. Pink fell on top of green, that did not go well at all... Green wont stop shrinking on me, and the pink is growing again now.

 

[tbrown]

I almost lost all of mine when the dinos came. They are just now starting to recover. I lost a few tho. They seem to like when I dose iodine too.

I've got several that aren't doing too well right now. I started dosing phosphates for the Acros and now the Gonis are sad. I started some Trace Elements which I was hoping would help but the worst one may be a goner. I can still see polyps but the skin is tight and the polyps stay fully retracted but open. I've moved it to different flow and different light intensities... Who knows. Corals are stupid and fickle. But beautiful and wonderful and such.

 

[tbrown]

I had a war going on. Pink fell on top of green, that did not go well at all... Green wont stop shrinking on me, and the pink is growing again now.

Everyone says Gonis don't kill Gonis but mine sure seems to fight.

 

[tbrown]

Oh yeah, and in fish news, I think the Mel is becoming a male. Good or bad news is yet to be determined. He leaves the Four Spot alone. They swim together without a care in the world, eat right next to each other with no aggression, pick at the same rocks, etc.

 

[Goaway]

Everyone says Gonis don't kill Gonis but mine sure seems to fight.

They actually do kill each other. Sadly..