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[ToXIc]

Freaking Murphy.... I keep telling him we're not friends. But he keeps coming around....



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[bknapp]

I hate that dude....

My bad luck and Murphy's Law suck!

 

[bknapp]

New fish time!!

Midas Blenny:

 

[Dowtish]

Love Midas Blennies! great faces and eyes. I think have a crush on them.

 

[bknapp]

Love Midas Blennies! great faces and eyes. I think have a crush on them.

Yeah, he's cool!

 

[gmoney243]

I want a fang blennie cause they look EVIL!!

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[solar]

A midas blenny is one of the fish on my maybe list hows he doing so far?
Nice tank also!

 

[bknapp]

A midas blenny is one of the fish on my maybe list hows he doing so far?
Nice tank also!

Thanks, he is doing great. He is out and about more than I expected.

 

[schooleyosis]

Following along as I just found your thread! Looks like you are off to a great start. I am hoping someone can explain this whole ECOBAK thing to me this weekend.

 

[bknapp]

Ryan, here is where I read up on ecoBAK:

Tropical Fish Forum|GoldFish|Aquarium Fish|Tanks - 3reef.com

There is a lot of good info on that thread and a couple of local reefers are on the thread, there is also an ecoBAK thread on the MTRC page here. Chris (dowtish) is one of the most knowledgeable people here on the use of ecoBAK. It is basically a food source for bacteria that consume nitrates and phosphates.

Thanks for following along.

 

[schooleyosis]

Cool thanks Brandon. I did a bunch of research on the web yesterday at lunch but I'll be sure to read up on the link you shared as well. Plan on talking about this at the meeting because I like the concept and would like to incorporate an ecoBak reactor in the near future but don't know the in's and out's of it all!

 

[bknapp]

Testing Day
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Calc(Hanna): 483[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]*Calc:425[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Alk(Hanna): 148=8.2[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]*Alk:9.5[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]*Mag:1100[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]*Nitrate:0[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]pH:8.05 (ReefKeeper)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]SG:1.025 (C-Scope Refractometer)

*Denotes RedSea Pro test Kit

How does everything look? Depending on which Calcium and Alkalinity reading you look at either it is high or right about right. Which would you consider closer the Hanna Checker or the RedSea Pro kit?[/FONT]

 

[schooleyosis]

Looks like you need a third brand of test kit to rule out the bad one. LOL I'd think the RedSea is more accurate personally. I test my Redsea test kits against a cheapy API test kit from time to time and they both match.

I think your params look fine. Magnesium is a tad low but not that bad. I've read and try to keep my MAG between 1300-1500

What kind of salt you using?

 

[bknapp]

I am using Red Sea Salt, I always have aimed for Mg around 1200. Don't need to spend anymore on test kits, LOL. With the exception of a phosphate checker.

 

[schooleyosis]

I can bring mine over this weekend potentially to test against yours if ya'd like me too. I am still figuring out where the params should be at so that was just a suggestion. Maybe I'll try and run my MAG a little lower....

 

[bknapp]

That would be awesome Ryan.

 

[schooleyosis]

Where about do you live? To the best of my knowledge my Saturday afternoon is free.

 

[sluicebox]

Looks like you need a third brand of test kit to rule out the bad one. LOL I'd think the RedSea is more accurate personally. I test my Redsea test kits against a cheapy API test kit from time to time and they both match.

I think your params look fine. Magnesium is a tad low but not that bad. I've read and try to keep my MAG between 1300-1500

What kind of salt you using?

My experience with the Red Sea Mg test kit is that it is always high as compared with Salifert and Sea Chem. Usually 100 ppm high or more. I have confidence in the Red Sea NO3 kit....I think it is the best.

Also, my Hanna Ca tester is always high but I think there has been a lot of complaints about that kit.

Maybe I spend too much on test kits but the parameters seem to be a big part of this hobby and I like to have confidence in the kit I am using. So, I tend to go with kits that agree. They may both be inaccurate but that gives me some level of confidence.

 

[schooleyosis]

I like what Bob just stated. I think parameters have a range that will work but each range for each tank is going to be different. I think the overall scope is to keep things STABLE!