Third time better be the charm

[Stang67]

 

[tbrown]

I'm looking forward to the honeycomb!

 

[Stang67]

Still working on bringing the alk up. 7.3 as of this afternoon. Now the calcium is at 400. So I turned off the alk and added some calcium. Will test it all again tomorrow am and pm.
Worse case I can just do a few water changes before I leave. Then when I get home it's gonna be a icp test and then starting the shine. Oh and a battlebox or 2.

 

[oliverout]

Still working on bringing the alk up. 7.3 as of this afternoon. Now the calcium is at 400. So I turned off the alk and added some calcium. Will test it all again tomorrow am and pm.
Worse case I can just do a few water changes before I leave. Then when I get home it's gonna be a icp test and then starting the shine. Oh and a battlebox or 2.

Shine buddies! I ordered some of the stuff for the shine, didnt have all of the 300 dollars to start out.

 

[Stang67]

Shine buddies! I ordered some of the stuff for the shine, didnt have all of the 300 dollars to start out.

I am gonna see what the test says and get what I need first then go from there.

 

[danieyella]

That's how I did it. Got the dailies & the first needs from the first test, then added the rest later when I finally needed them

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Since y'all talking about shining, take a look at the article that was posted yesterday I believe about reliability of ICP tests versus home colorometers. There's a lot of good information there. My key takeaway was that it seems you can do a lot of the core ICP values, more accurately yourself.

I don't know what all required trace elements shiners have to use, but I was thinking about that method specifically while reading the article.

 

[Stang67]

Since y'all talking about shining, take a look at the article that was posted yesterday I believe about reliability of ICP tests versus home colorometers. There's a lot of good information there. My key takeaway was that it seems you can do a lot of the core ICP values, more accurately yourself.

I don't know what all required trace elements shiners have to use, but I was thinking about that method specifically while reading the article.

I actually started reading it and then it got way to "scientific" for me. I used to write articles for journals wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy back when. You always would start with a NULL hypothesis and disprove it. This one seemed like a bunch of data that got mashed up together to prove their point. Which isn't scientifically the way you do it. But regardless, it was interesting. I am not really that anal about which way to test is "righter". I admire the effort they put in and the time it took them to do all the work, it's not an easy feat. I also commend them on their presentation albeit lengthy. They should consider submitting their findings to see if they can get themselves published.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I actually started reading it and then it got way to "scientific" for me. I used to write articles for journals wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy back when. You always would start with a NULL hypothesis and disprove it. This one seemed like a bunch of data that got mashed up together to prove their point. Which isn't scientifically the way you do it. But regardless, it was interesting. I am not really that anal about which way to test is "righter". I admire the effort they put in and the time it took them to do all the work, it's not an easy feat. I also commend them on their presentation albeit lengthy. They should consider submitting their findings to see if they can get themselves published.

To be honest, a fair bit went over my head but I think I was able to retain the gist.

 

[Stang67]

To be honest, a fair bit went over my head but I think I was able to retain the gist.

I concur Doctor.

 

[StatelineReefer]

I concur Doctor.

 

[Mschmidt]

was the gist "do the test as it is meant to be done and you should be close to matching ICP results."?

Cuz if it was, then I think I got it. in ICP defense, though, I wouldn't send one out for anything they make hobby grade kits for, just aim for consistency and if I'm off, then I'm off the same every time.

 

[Stang67]

There are many ways to skin the cat it just depends what knife to use to waste the least meat. Too much time on their hands. I guess I look at it as test kits aren't perfect, nothing is. There is always some degree of forgiveness. I test once a week and if things don't seem right I retest. Consistency has always what I have tried for. I like the idea of having a test I can send out that gives me a bigger picture and tells me if I'm off somewhere. Moonshiners is just my way of playing mad scientist. I don't want to have to test everything myself. I'm lazy like that.
I think what they did was great. Just not my bag.

 

[Stang67]

I got everything (except the sodalime) to start the recirculating ph scrubber. The sump is in the basement and I have found no matter what I do I can't get the ph to a level that is consistently high enough to work with the method I want to try. Fun science.

 

[fishguy242]

API......

 

[tbrown]

There are many ways to skin the cat it just depends what knife to use to waste the least meat. Too much time on their hands. I guess I look at it as test kits aren't perfect, nothing is. There is always some degree of forgiveness. I test once a week and if things don't seem right I retest. Consistency has always what I have tried for. I like the idea of having a test I can send out that gives me a bigger picture and tells me if I'm off somewhere. Moonshiners is just my way of playing mad scientist. I don't want to have to test everything myself. I'm lazy like that.
I think what they did was great. Just not my bag.

I prefer a Havalon but you have to be very careful because they're super sharp!

 

[Stang67]

Dear Lord,
Why did you make stupid people? I mean I thought it was to make those of us with average intelligence feel better about ourselves, but now I am starting to question that. I don't mean like a little stupid either, I mean so stupid that you feel dumber just by reading some things they write. For example Fiji airlines has the following policy for carry on luggage.

15lbs max is the weight limit for your carry on allowance.
Some of the idiots I am going diving with can't seem to wrap their heads around this policy. And I am supposed to trust my life to these people? I'm not feeling great at the moment about your choice in intelligence distribution methods. You may need to reevaluate some of your choices in this department in the future.
Sincerely,
Me. You know who I am.

 

[Stang67]

Meet Sheldon. He is my travel buddy. He does things on shore with his friends while I am out diving. I can't wait to see what shenanigans he gets into this time.

 

[MrsBugmaster]

Have fun and don’t forget the pictures.

 

[fishguy242]

pictures ,pictures,and more pictures ,have a great time...