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[acananoreefer]

Not sure what the problem is. I can see it when I click on the link. I attached a .pdf version.


My guess is was likely lighting/flow. Temp is fairly stable in the 77-79 range. I don't think it's stray voltage, but maybe. The tank is plugged into an outlet that is further down the line from a GFCI, so I figured it would have tripped. I don't know a lot about electrical stuff, so that could be wrong. What would I need to get to check that?

A multimeter stick the ground probe to something grounded and the other probe in the water. If the needle moves you have stray voltage. Rather it's actually killing stuff or not :shrug:

 

[Dburr1014]

Not sure what the problem is. I can see it when I click on the link. I attached a .pdf version.


My guess is was likely lighting/flow. Temp is fairly stable in the 77-79 range. I don't think it's stray voltage, but maybe. The tank is plugged into an outlet that is further down the line from a GFCI, so I figured it would have tripped. I don't know a lot about electrical stuff, so that could be wrong. What would I need to get to check that?

If it's further down on the same circuit , it is a protected outlet.
Make sure you are on ac 120v on the multimeter. On a 3 prong outlet, stick the black probe in the 3rd, round hole and the red in the water. If you see voltage there is a problem. Then you would have to unplug things one at a time until there is no more voltage.

 

[Oregon Grown Reef]

If it's further down on the same circuit , it is a protected outlet.
Make sure you are on ac 120v on the multimeter. On a 3 prong outlet, stick the black probe in the 3rd, round hole and the red in the water. If you see voltage there is a problem. Then you would have to unplug things one at a time until there is no more voltage.

Does it have to be the wall outlet ground or can it be in the ground of a power strip/extension cord outlet?

 

[Dburr1014]

Does it have to be the wall outlet ground or can it be in the ground of a power strip/extension cord outlet?

As long as the power strip your using has the ground probe still connected.
Edit, some people like to break them off. Just have to make sure you are connecting to ground some way and it's complete, not broken.

 

[Oregon Grown Reef]

As long as the power strip your using has the ground probe still connected.
Edit, some people like to break them off. Just have to make sure you are connecting to ground some way and it's complete, not broken.

They do. I've honestly never heard of people doing that. Thanks to both you and @acananoreefer for the help!

 

[Dburr1014]

They do. I've honestly never heard of people doing that. Thanks to both you and @acananoreefer for the help!

Good luck, hope you find the source of your troubles

 

[Tompickles]

October entry @lynn.reef.nerd, @Reefing102, @BranchingHammer

started dosing nitrates and phosphates about a week ago to get my numbers detectable and corals are loving it!

 

[Tonycass12]

October pic entry
@Reefing102 @BranchingHammer
@lynn.reef.nerd

 

[Smite]

So bummed I missed this but I'm really looking forward to all the growth!

Best of luck to everyone competing.

 

[Mattiejay6]

@lynn.reef.nerd count me out on this one.

 

[Cell]

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I assume the "22" is just a reference date and not the actual hard deadline for the month?

 

[lynn.reef.nerd]

I assume the "22" is just a reference date and not the actual hard deadline for the month?

That's the year

 

[wmb0003]

I assume the "22" is just a reference date and not the actual hard deadline for the month?

I think that is excel formatting for October 2022. Not the actual date of the 22nd. We have until the last day of the month to submit the pictures.

 

[Cell]

Ahhhhh DUH! Thanks!

 

[Dburr1014]

That's the year

Oh, 2022,that makes sense now!

 

[billyocean]

 

[tuba_mike]

October Entry

@lynn.reef.nerd @Reefing102 @BranchingHammer

 

[KevinC]

Just got my ICP results. Nothing stands out as detrimental. Iodine is a tad low, so I'll bump that up a bit.

https://www.triton-lab.de/en/showroom/icp-oes/113957

You dosing anything?

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

You dosing anything?

Careful iodine is a wildly beast to tame...

 

[Oregon Grown Reef]

You dosing anything?

No. I dosed a little iodine after I got the test results, but that's it.

Edit: I dose kalk daily and I have an auto water change setup changing out 2% daily.