schooleyosis
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Dowtish
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He already has what the club has.
greg0385
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Not trying to chase numbers, just trying to get a true idea what my params are so i can stay consistant.
My poly pad arrived today, it was a 4"x8" pad that i cut in half and place one half on each side of my drain inside my 4" wide over flow box. Now i wait to see if and what it changes color too :-/
My poly pad arrived today, it was a 4"x8" pad that i cut in half and place one half on each side of my drain inside my 4" wide over flow box. Now i wait to see if and what it changes color too :-/
greg0385
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After lots of test from tds to stray voltage, i have a small problem that has been causing most if not all my recent problems.
Salinity plays a bigger role than i was giving credit too. After months of watching alk and phosphates, i failed to notice that my refract is a poor quality resulting in having a hard time telling what the salinity actually was. I only notice this after a few members showed up and using there refractometers did i notice how small my display was.
I have since purchased a digital refract and may buy a better refract as a back up.
Below are the results from all the test that i and the members have done.
A special thanks goes out to Keith, Daniel, Jim and Lana, Jay, Chris and Cory for taking the time to drive down here and help me figure out what i was doing wrong.
Salinity- 1.040(purchased a digital refract and been doing 30gal W/C and reading my old refract a little more carefully until my digital refract arrives.
Tds-27(raw)13(out of membrane)0(out of the DI) I realize my membrane is shot and i need to replace it and need a booster pump. Purchases a portable tds meter to monitor tds in different containers.
Ammonia- 0(API TEST)
Nitrite-0(API TEST)
Stray Voltage-15-20volts(ohm meter)
Nitrates- 5-20ppm(Salifert) Need to do more water changes to keep this closer to 5ppm
Ph-8.15
Calcium-450(salifert)
Alk-8.5/8.6dkh(Hanna)
Phos-0.05-0.10ppm(Hanna)
Mag-1320(Salifert)
Water Hardness- 34.2ppm(very low)
Copper-0
Poly Pad- No color change
Par Meter- 250-275 on top of scape(using LED) not sure how accurate this is toward actual par #
I also rearrange my 2-wp40 wavemakers. Instead of one on each side facing each other, i use Bill's concept to have the left wp40 toward the back glass blowing on the backside of scape. The right wp40 is toward the front glass blowing on the front of scape. This results in a swirling motion around the scape and keep more particles in the water column.
Future purchases- RO membrane, booster pump, Smaller size skimmer instead of a mega oversized skimmer.
Once again, a big thanks to the people who have helped me.
Thanks
Greg
Salinity plays a bigger role than i was giving credit too. After months of watching alk and phosphates, i failed to notice that my refract is a poor quality resulting in having a hard time telling what the salinity actually was. I only notice this after a few members showed up and using there refractometers did i notice how small my display was.
I have since purchased a digital refract and may buy a better refract as a back up.
Below are the results from all the test that i and the members have done.
A special thanks goes out to Keith, Daniel, Jim and Lana, Jay, Chris and Cory for taking the time to drive down here and help me figure out what i was doing wrong.
Salinity- 1.040(purchased a digital refract and been doing 30gal W/C and reading my old refract a little more carefully until my digital refract arrives.
Tds-27(raw)13(out of membrane)0(out of the DI) I realize my membrane is shot and i need to replace it and need a booster pump. Purchases a portable tds meter to monitor tds in different containers.
Ammonia- 0(API TEST)
Nitrite-0(API TEST)
Stray Voltage-15-20volts(ohm meter)
Nitrates- 5-20ppm(Salifert) Need to do more water changes to keep this closer to 5ppm
Ph-8.15
Calcium-450(salifert)
Alk-8.5/8.6dkh(Hanna)
Phos-0.05-0.10ppm(Hanna)
Mag-1320(Salifert)
Water Hardness- 34.2ppm(very low)
Copper-0
Poly Pad- No color change
Par Meter- 250-275 on top of scape(using LED) not sure how accurate this is toward actual par #
I also rearrange my 2-wp40 wavemakers. Instead of one on each side facing each other, i use Bill's concept to have the left wp40 toward the back glass blowing on the backside of scape. The right wp40 is toward the front glass blowing on the front of scape. This results in a swirling motion around the scape and keep more particles in the water column.
Future purchases- RO membrane, booster pump, Smaller size skimmer instead of a mega oversized skimmer.
Once again, a big thanks to the people who have helped me.
Thanks
Greg
rcmike
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I actually used to have my salinity up that high (1.030) and had no problems. I only found out when I was trading frags with someone (Tennsquire I think) and he checked the salinity in the bags and found it was off. I had miscalibrated my refractometer or something. It's been several years so I don't remember exactly how it got off.
greg0385
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Pretty neutral, nothing is dying so i guess thats good. I have done several 30gallon W/C to get the salinity down in my tank. Finally started up the auto w/c pumps today and bought a new skimmer to replace the swc300 beast!
greg0385
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2 brs 50ml/min dosing pumps. I tested each one for 10mins on, to see how many mls it could pump into a metric measuring cup. After countless test, one pump pumps 60ml/min, the other at 62.5ml/min.
I plugged them into my apex, the 60ml is on for 5min,15sec each hour and the 62ml pump is on at the same time for 5min,
2seconds. That program changes 2 gallons of water per day with a 10ml difference. My ATO adds the 10ml difference and my plan is to monitor my salinity 2-3x a week.
10ml difference in a month is only around 300ml of fresh water instead of it being saltwater. In a 200gallon system, it will take awhile before the salinity changes.
As soon as i see a decline in salinity or sooner, i can manually do a W/C to correct the salinity or have my salinity in my auto w/c container just a tad higher than normal. I will figure that out when that becomes a issue.
I plugged them into my apex, the 60ml is on for 5min,15sec each hour and the 62ml pump is on at the same time for 5min,
2seconds. That program changes 2 gallons of water per day with a 10ml difference. My ATO adds the 10ml difference and my plan is to monitor my salinity 2-3x a week.
10ml difference in a month is only around 300ml of fresh water instead of it being saltwater. In a 200gallon system, it will take awhile before the salinity changes.
As soon as i see a decline in salinity or sooner, i can manually do a W/C to correct the salinity or have my salinity in my auto w/c container just a tad higher than normal. I will figure that out when that becomes a issue.
greg0385
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Fanstastic! Its the best i have ever had as far as health/growth combined.
Thanks for your help, below is the link to my build thread which i just updated.
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60051
Thanks for your help, below is the link to my build thread which i just updated.
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60051
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Really, really glad to hear your success has continued, Greg!
And kudos to those who were able to go down there and help figure it out!
Brandon
And kudos to those who were able to go down there and help figure it out!
Brandon
greg0385
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Works like a champ! One of the best investments i have made. No more trying to read by looking in a refractometer toward a light. Just push a button and get a instant digital reading.
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