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Does anyone have water chemistry flashcards? With pictures?
Lol. I wish.

But for the most part even being a lazy or just a casual reefer , I've not ever had any major issues.
After digesting as much as I can of Randy's articles it's basicly just go slow.
There really isn't a need for that much precision in reefing. Most all of the tests are in fact , not that accurate.

And folks who say they had a phosphate spike don't understand it's generally impossible based on how phosphate actually works.
 
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That's in the rock, right? Leaches slowly?
Correct. Kinda.

Most any food contains nitrate and organic phosphate. (So do we btw) as it breaks down , the phosphates for the most part attach to rock and sand over time.
So most of the po4 folks talk about actually has been added to the rock and isn't actually part of it
A lot of rock is actually mined so the po4 is actually really low because it's a million years old and the organic po4 has been eaten or absorbed already and folks like to freak out about stuff.

So you can't actually have a po4 spike because it takes a long time for the food to break down. A spike would take weeks. And yea it only leaches off rock slowly. So you'd already know it was there.
 
Thanks. Now I'm calling Dr. Bass to see if I can be added to a marine tank when I die. Sweet. I can cause an algae bloom or cyano!
 
Huh. Whoops! It's been a while and I don't really dabble in anything other than hydrogeologics and other physical oceanographics. Sometimes chemical but for the most part I'm doing that in the next two years. Anyway, you learned all of that from Randy?
 
I just want to say - 86 pages of a welcome thread? Impressive!

Oh, and welcome home, you will love it here! :)
 
Thanks. Now I'm calling Dr. Bass to see if I can be added to a marine tank when I die. Sweet. I can cause an algae bloom or cyano!
Hahahaha.

Were all worm, sorry, coral food!

Anyway, you learned all of that from Randy?
Quite a bit yea. But also gardening. Look at fertilizer for your lawn and the numbers at the top of the bag. It's nitrogen and phosphates.
 
Hah.
Hahahaha.

Were all worm, sorry, coral food!


Quite a bit yea. But also gardening. Look at fertilizer for your lawn and the numbers at the top of the bag. It's nitrogen and phosphates.
I'm guessing because it aids in chloroplastic development and speeds up aerobic respiration and metabolic processes? Don't know about plants either :p
 
Close the closet door. Your grow lights are putting a glare on the tank.
 
Hah.

I'm guessing because it aids in chloroplastic development and speeds up aerobic respiration and metabolic processes? Don't know about plants either :p
Carbon exchange. Ashes to ashes dust to dust.
 
Looks like ima gonna need to study up on my chemical processes and biologics.o_O

Austria in 6 days, still no caretakers:confused:
 

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