Reefers Moonshine Method - Let's discuss

[Scdell]

That is the only thing I hate about IO. Both are elevated in ALK. I have to drop the ALK. The Seachem acid buffer works quite well. Just as good as acid. You just have to run an air-stone for a few hours to get the pH back up or just do the water change the next day.

This is all from the days when everyone insisted on higher alk. The salt companies haven't responded well to natural sea water conditions. Red Sea anyone???

 

[Reefahholic]

I find it odd how there’s very few salt brands that have like perfect parameters.

 

[ZoWhat]

Have you heard about the TMP coming out of Turkey?

Tropic Marin is making salt out of turkeys?

 

[Scdell]

Natural seawater Alk is 6.5 - 7. It leaves a buffer for mistakes. When one runs Alk up around 10 there is no buffer for mistakes. Almost like running ULN. No room for error. Stuff can go wrong real fast and real bad.

 

[Scdell]

I find it odd how there’s very few salt brands that have like perfect parameters.

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I thought tpm was around 7.5. Hmmm.

 

[Reefahholic]

Natural seawater Alk is 6.5 - 7. It leaves a buffer for mistakes. When one runs Alk up around 10 there is no buffer for mistakes. Almost like running ULN. No room for error. Stuff can go wrong real fast and real bad.

Yeah exactly that’s why I’ve never liked ULN.

 

[Reefahholic]

I thought tpm was around 7.5. Hmmm.

Here’s another graph. Not sure how accurate these are, but it looks close on some that I’ve used.

 

[Scdell]

Yeah exactly that’s why I’ve never liked ULN.

That graph is wrong. TPM Pro is 7-8 Alk. From what they say.

 

[Hydrored]

I thought tpm was around 7.5. Hmmm.

I agree, I always see 7.2 to 7.5 from bucket to bucket @1.026

 

[Scdell]

Here’s another graph. Not sure how accurate these are, but it looks close on some that I’ve used.

iwas using Fritz because of the Alk at 7. But switched to TPM because it had great reviews. Same Alk.

 

[Scdell]

I agree, I always see 7.2 to 7.5 from bucket to bucket @1.026

That's what I see.

 

[Scdell]

It kinda amazes me how adaptable corals are. I rarely see anyone ask about parameters when they are purchasing corals. They just buy them. They may be from a tank with 10 Alk and yours is 7 or 8. But they survive and thrive. Especially with aquacultured. Maricultered is another story. This only proves that keeping corals for years in our tanks works.

 

[Hydrored]

I've been having great results with RM. One thing I have yet to figure out is I'm spot on for the dailies and other elements but man every time I get the ICP back I'm always way low on boron and bromine. I had to dose 420 ML the last 2 times for boron alone.

I have been wanting to ask Andre about it, one thing I do not like for those of us who do not have or use Facebook for questions/support.

Another thing I noticed after switching to moonshiners is coraline algae really took off, even on my new 300 it's already growing fast.

 

[Scdell]

I've been having great results with RM. One thing I have yet to figure out is I'm spot on for the dailies and other elements but man every time I get the ICP back I'm always way low on boron and bromine. I had to dose 420 ML the last 2 times for boron alone.

I have been wanting to ask Andre about it, one thing I do not like for those of us who do not have or use Facebook for questions/support.

Another thing I noticed after switching to moonshiners is coraline algae really took off, even on my new 300 it's already growing fast.

I too use a lot of both. I don't care I dose it.
I also hate the Facebook thing as I don't use Facebook either. I'm sure you can contact him through his website.

And yeah.... I was having trouble growing Coraline before going Moonshine and now it's growing like mad.

 

[ZoWhat]

@Obsessed with fish

Does Moonshiners have a milk dosing system?

 

[Hydrored]

@Obsessed with fish

Does Moonshiners have a milk dosing system?

It does, it's the same as the ignore button on R2R, thankfully I know how to use both

 

[Scdell]

@Obsessed with fish

Does Moonshiners have a milk dosing system?

Do it with cranberry juice. Tastes good!

 

[ZoWhat]

It does, it's the same as the ignore button on R2R, thankfully I know how to use both

Hmmmm. Thumb back to Page 1 to see who the OP is

 

[Reefahholic]

I've been having great results with RM. One thing I have yet to figure out is I'm spot on for the dailies and other elements but man every time I get the ICP back I'm always way low on boron and bromine. I had to dose 420 ML the last 2 times for boron alone.

I have been wanting to ask Andre about it, one thing I do not like for those of us who do not have or use Facebook for questions/support.

Another thing I noticed after switching to moonshiners is coraline algae really took off, even on my new 300 it's already growing fast.

Yep, and just think of the guy who says I don’t need an ICP my tank is doing just fine. He might be missing 420 mL’s of Boron and not even know it!

 

[Reefahholic]

I too use a lot of both. I don't care I dose it.
I also hate the Facebook thing as I don't use Facebook either. I'm sure you can contact him through his website.

And yeah.... I was having trouble growing Coraline before going Moonshine and now it's growing like mad.

The only reason I’ve had FB twice was to get into the group. Social media is a waste of time if it’s not reef related. :-)