I was going to get Reef Flux but FluxRX was cheaper for over 100 gallons. I am going to see if my Cat's vet can get me a prescription so I can get insurance to cover it. ;)
Brilliant!
| 2022-09-04 9:49 PM | Alkalinity | 11.3 |
| 2022-09-04 9:53 PM | Calcium | 485 |
| 2022-09-04 9:56 PM | Magnesium | 1335 |
Is it only working on bryopsis or do you have by chance has other GHA and or turf it is also working on?
The package says it only works on bryopsis. I don't know if I had other algae - I have what I thought was turf algae but it may have just been a patch of bryopsis.
| 2022-09-05 9:26 PM | Alkalinity | 12.3 |
| 2022-09-05 9:29 PM | Calcium | 485 |
| 2022-09-05 9:32 PM | Magnesium | 1455 |
Holy high alkalinity...
ya. don't know why that skyrocketed but my Calcium stayed the same. I am hoping its measurement error. Trying to not overreact. Could it be a side effect of adding all the soda water and vinegar the other day to get the pH down?
Potentially if the Carbonate or Bicarbonate changed the alkalinity could change as well. pH dropping would probably lead to a change in carbonate hardness I would imagine but I'm not a chemist. The way I understand it, higher pH and lower bicarbonate hardness makes for lower alkalinity. So lower pH and higher bicarbonate would make for higher alkalinity?
If I could sit down and think about it I may be able to figure it out but I may go remeasure first.
Vinegar being a carbon source could have some effect.
First thing I do when I see a dip or spike is check all dosers visually, and possibly recalibrate to cross that off the list. :)
| 2022-09-06 7:07 PM | Alkalinity | 12.1 |
| 2022-09-06 9:57 PM | Alkalinity | 12.1 |
| 2022-09-06 10:01 PM | Calcium | 470 |
| 2022-09-06 10:06 PM | Magnesium | 1350 |
| 2022-09-06 10:14 PM | Nitrate | 25 |
| 2022-09-06 10:14 PM | Phosphate | 0.25 |
I don't think that the Flux has a big impact on Nitrates unless there's a huge algae die off. Mine started fading and the algae eaters ate it.
2022-09-06 7:07 PM Alkalinity 12.1 2022-09-06 9:57 PM Alkalinity 12.1 2022-09-06 10:01 PM Calcium 470 2022-09-06 10:06 PM Magnesium 1350 2022-09-06 10:14 PM Nitrate 25 2022-09-06 10:14 PM Phosphate 0.25
Alk coming down slowly. Not really a spike just a gradual increase over August... Its coming down now that I've adjusted my dosing again.
pretty happy with my Nitrate and Phosphate; They were supposed to be elevated because of the fluconazole and not running the skimmer.
Edit: Forgot to comment that I swapped out my roller filter fleece roll. I think the last one lasted over two months. I had to cut it off the roll twice because the collection roll got too big.
All my local petco has are sad looking leathers and Kenya trees; for the same price as the hammer you got. NIce snag.couple of corals from Petco. came in really clean except for some xenia that I scraped off. $30 for the hammer (they thought it was a torch) 15 for the favia colony. better pricing then a lot of the dedicated reef stores near me...
speaking of which; so stoked to find Reefwise is only 20 minutes away... bet your buns I'm going to check that place out soon.
It must be wacky Wednesday... my wife is getting on board with the few purchases I let her know about ;)
Mostly the same. They occasionally have a nice Goni skeleton and some closed up zoa rocks too!
I wonder what a goni skeleton looks like, hope I don't find out in my own tank... Sometimes the other petco near me has closed up zoas. A lot of nems at the one I drive past daily. One already has a clown living in it and found a rock to wedge into.
Nicecouple of corals from Petco. came in really clean except for some xenia that I scraped off. $30 for the hammer (they thought it was a torch) 15 for the favia colony. better pricing then a lot of the dedicated reef stores near me...
speaking of which; so stoked to find Reefwise is only 20 minutes away... bet your buns I'm going to check that place out soon.
It must be wacky Wednesday... my wife is getting on board with the few purchases I let her know about ;)
