Apr 12, 2017 #221 Anirban 5000 Club Member View Badges Reef Squad Excellence Award Reef Tank 365 Reef Squad Emeritus CRC Member Joined Sep 18, 2015 Messages 5,354 Reaction score 9,482 Location Chapel Hill Rating - 100% 1 0 0 I use Hanna but I think Salifert is good too. Hanna is more detailed in reading.
Apr 12, 2017 #222 OP OP K ken77 Active Member View Badges Joined Jun 9, 2013 Messages 465 Reaction score 54 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I been using hana this whole time. My hana says my alk is 7 tonight but salifert says 8.16 My ca is 380 Mg is 1485
I been using hana this whole time. My hana says my alk is 7 tonight but salifert says 8.16 My ca is 380 Mg is 1485
Apr 12, 2017 #223 Anirban 5000 Club Member View Badges Reef Squad Excellence Award Reef Tank 365 Reef Squad Emeritus CRC Member Joined Sep 18, 2015 Messages 5,354 Reaction score 9,482 Location Chapel Hill Rating - 100% 1 0 0 I will check it with another kit or somewhere else. Your Mg is not moving but your Ca is moving quite a lot. When did you last change the water?
I will check it with another kit or somewhere else. Your Mg is not moving but your Ca is moving quite a lot. When did you last change the water?
Apr 12, 2017 #224 OP OP K ken77 Active Member View Badges Joined Jun 9, 2013 Messages 465 Reaction score 54 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Did water change april 8
Apr 12, 2017 #225 Anirban 5000 Club Member View Badges Reef Squad Excellence Award Reef Tank 365 Reef Squad Emeritus CRC Member Joined Sep 18, 2015 Messages 5,354 Reaction score 9,482 Location Chapel Hill Rating - 100% 1 0 0 Ok then again dose 100 ml Alk now and then after 30 min add 250 ml of Ca. Then after an hour test again.
Ok then again dose 100 ml Alk now and then after 30 min add 250 ml of Ca. Then after an hour test again.
Apr 12, 2017 #226 OP OP K ken77 Active Member View Badges Joined Jun 9, 2013 Messages 465 Reaction score 54 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Ok going to do that now.
Apr 12, 2017 #227 OP OP K ken77 Active Member View Badges Joined Jun 9, 2013 Messages 465 Reaction score 54 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Would my salinity make any difference it is 35ppt
Apr 12, 2017 #228 Anirban 5000 Club Member View Badges Reef Squad Excellence Award Reef Tank 365 Reef Squad Emeritus CRC Member Joined Sep 18, 2015 Messages 5,354 Reaction score 9,482 Location Chapel Hill Rating - 100% 1 0 0 It will but generally people keep it there. I personally run low like 34 ppt.
Apr 12, 2017 #229 OP OP K ken77 Active Member View Badges Joined Jun 9, 2013 Messages 465 Reaction score 54 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I have been think of lowering to that overtime. Ithink it will slowly change as it do wat changes with the af salt i am mixing it at 33ppt. By the way i have dosed the ca
I have been think of lowering to that overtime. Ithink it will slowly change as it do wat changes with the af salt i am mixing it at 33ppt. By the way i have dosed the ca
Apr 12, 2017 #230 Anirban 5000 Club Member View Badges Reef Squad Excellence Award Reef Tank 365 Reef Squad Emeritus CRC Member Joined Sep 18, 2015 Messages 5,354 Reaction score 9,482 Location Chapel Hill Rating - 100% 1 0 0 How you measure the salinity?
Apr 12, 2017 #231 OP OP K ken77 Active Member View Badges Joined Jun 9, 2013 Messages 465 Reaction score 54 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Milwalkee digital refractometer
Apr 12, 2017 #232 Anirban 5000 Club Member View Badges Reef Squad Excellence Award Reef Tank 365 Reef Squad Emeritus CRC Member Joined Sep 18, 2015 Messages 5,354 Reaction score 9,482 Location Chapel Hill Rating - 100% 1 0 0 You are good. Try to do weekly water change. How many corals you have? Can you post a picture?
Apr 12, 2017 #233 OP OP K ken77 Active Member View Badges Joined Jun 9, 2013 Messages 465 Reaction score 54 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 With a Milwaukee digital refractometer
Apr 12, 2017 #234 OP OP K ken77 Active Member View Badges Joined Jun 9, 2013 Messages 465 Reaction score 54 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Here is a picture if it worked
Apr 12, 2017 #235 OP OP K ken77 Active Member View Badges Joined Jun 9, 2013 Messages 465 Reaction score 54 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 About to do the testing
Apr 12, 2017 #236 Anirban 5000 Club Member View Badges Reef Squad Excellence Award Reef Tank 365 Reef Squad Emeritus CRC Member Joined Sep 18, 2015 Messages 5,354 Reaction score 9,482 Location Chapel Hill Rating - 100% 1 0 0 Lol now I know who is drinking all those Alk and Ca but then why not Mg
Apr 12, 2017 #237 OP OP K ken77 Active Member View Badges Joined Jun 9, 2013 Messages 465 Reaction score 54 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Yeah i have never understood mg in my tank. Just finished testing alk it is 7.17 Working on ca and mg
Yeah i have never understood mg in my tank. Just finished testing alk it is 7.17 Working on ca and mg
Apr 12, 2017 #238 OP OP K ken77 Active Member View Badges Joined Jun 9, 2013 Messages 465 Reaction score 54 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Ca is 400 Mg is about the same it might have even gone back up to 1500
Apr 12, 2017 #239 Anirban 5000 Club Member View Badges Reef Squad Excellence Award Reef Tank 365 Reef Squad Emeritus CRC Member Joined Sep 18, 2015 Messages 5,354 Reaction score 9,482 Location Chapel Hill Rating - 100% 1 0 0 Add 100 ml more Alk....
Apr 12, 2017 #240 OP OP K ken77 Active Member View Badges Joined Jun 9, 2013 Messages 465 Reaction score 54 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Ok will do
