How effective is GFO

[paulgriffin971]

This is like me when I'm not noticing the two drops that missed the side of the test tube when I'm testing for ALK. Or having the "soap bubble" poof out of the dropper and counting that bubble as a full drop.

While we're at it, I used ot think GFO and water changes were the only way to really control phosphates, but then I came across Phosphate RX. Will use that stuff from now on because it works as advertised. Also, a two-stage GFO/carbon reactor is a nice condensed way to go. You'll always have the GFO covering your bases, and I feel carbon has better flow through it.

 

[Gtinnel]

This is like me when I'm not noticing the two drops that missed the side of the test tube when I'm testing for ALK. Or having the "soap bubble" poof out of the dropper and counting that bubble as a full drop.

While we're at it, I used ot think GFO and water changes were the only way to really control phosphates, but then I came across Phosphate RX. Will use that stuff from now on because it works as advertised. Also, a two-stage GFO/carbon reactor is a nice condensed way to go. You'll always have the GFO covering your bases, and I feel carbon has better flow through it.

It's stupid of me that when using my Hanna checkers I've been tedious to keep them filled with rodi water when not in use, I rinse the pipette with tank water before putting my sample in the vial, I wipe the vial with a microfiber cloth, but like an idiot I'd put the tank water in a cup that had old dried up water from thawed food in it.
I've been lucky with my tank that I've never had a nutrient problem, other than being too low and having to dose nitrate on occasion.

 

[131696]

Ph boost at night grows corals very fast ,are you a seller do you frag? Never understand that hurry grow them out but I don't sell or frag so what's the point .I would like a study to get a sps acros a small colony and keep it small keep it alive with lower alk and cal. After it got to the size you wanted and enjoy it without all that fragging.anybody knows if there is a study like this anywhere?

 

[Greg P]

Ph boost at night grows corals very fast ,are you a seller do you frag? Never understand that hurry grow them out but I don't sell or frag so what's the point .I would like a study to get a sps acros a small colony and keep it small keep it alive with lower alk and cal. After it got to the size you wanted and enjoy it without all that fragging.anybody knows if there is a study like this anywhere?

Wrong thread?

 

[Gtinnel]

Wrong thread?

I don't think it was. I believe in one of my earlier posts mentioned that I probably don't need to run chaeto in a fuge but I would keep it anyway because I like the pH boost at night.