Women in Reefing

metrokat · May 9, 2020

New blog #womeninreefing

Women in Reefing Part 1: A Tribute, A Legend, An Icon, A Titan, A Coral Lover.

Women in Reefing Part 1: A Tribute, A Legend, An Icon, A Titan, A Coral Lover

There are so many incredible, female achievers in the hobby, it's time to highlight the sheer magnitude of their diversity and love for this hobby. Part 1

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metrokat · May 9, 2020

Jeff@CoralVue said:
You gonna come to RAP Cali if it happens?

I'd like to, it's a tough call TBH when everything is still so uncertain even as we approach show dates.

Drew Halliday · May 13, 2020

metrokat said:
So happy to see your tanks!!

I run very high nutrients. Can you guess what my PO4 and NO3 are?

What are your nutrients?

metrokat · May 13, 2020

Drew Halliday said:
What are your nutrients?

Phosphates 1.15
Nitrates around 40

Flippers4pups · May 13, 2020

metrokat said:
Phosphates 1.15
Nitrates around 40

Same here, well, close.

Have you considered writing a article for reef2reef?

Drew Halliday · May 13, 2020

metrokat said:
Phosphates 1.15
Nitrates around 40

That would be nice. I had my phosphates up that high recently but a few acros started to brown out. What is the secret to maintaining good color?

metrokat · May 13, 2020

Drew Halliday said:
That would be nice. I had my phosphates up that high recently but a few acros started to brown out. What is the secret to maintaining good color?

It's the ratio of nitrates to phosphates. The Reddfield ratio. It's not the number that each nutrient is, it's the ratio that the both are in. So if you have high PO4 but low NO3, the corals will brown AFAIK. There are always exceptions to this, every system has a unique set of parameters.

CORRECTION BELOW! See Brew12s post.

Brew12 · May 13, 2020

metrokat said:
It's the ratio of nitrates to phosphates. The Reddfield ratio.

Not to sidetrack this too much, but it is actually the ratio of nitrogen to phosphorus in all available forms. It may seem like a minor point but 16:1 of N: P is much different than 16:1 of NO3: PO4. For those not wanting to try and figure out what ratio their tank is at, you can disregard this!

metrokat · May 13, 2020

Brew12 said:
Not to sidetrack this too much, but it is actually the ratio of nitrogen to phosphorus in all available forms. It may seem like a minor point but 16:1 of N: P is much different than 16:1 of NO3: PO4. For those not wanting to try and figure out what ratio their tank is at, you can disregard this!

You are absolutely right and thanks for catching that. 16:1 for the redfield it is. Not NO3 and PO4.

LivinTheSwreefLife · May 13, 2020

This is great. But is there any outlet to connect to fellow women in the hobby other than FB? I don't do FB.

It would be awesome if we could have our own area of the forums but I doubt that will happen.

Strawberry · May 13, 2020

LivinTheSwreefLife said:
This is great. But is there any outlet to connect to fellow women in the hobby other than FB? I don't do FB.

It would be awesome if we could have our own area of the forums but I doubt that will happen.

I think it could happen if someone organized it as a club! A lot of people also like Instagram.

metrokat · May 13, 2020

LivinTheSwreefLife said:
This is great. But is there any outlet to connect to fellow women in the hobby other than FB? I don't do FB.

It would be awesome if we could have our own area of the forums but I doubt that will happen.

This thread is a good way to connect with women reefers.

LivinTheSwreefLife · May 13, 2020

metrokat said:
This thread is a good way to connect with women reefers.

You're right, I meant like as an ongoing place to do it, but I guess as long as this thread stays active that works

Daniel@R2R · May 19, 2020

LivinTheSwreefLife said:
This is great. But is there any outlet to connect to fellow women in the hobby other than FB? I don't do FB.

It would be awesome if we could have our own area of the forums but I doubt that will happen.

Never say "never"!

Stigigemla · May 20, 2020

You can make a club and get Your own place here amongst the other clubs.
Just dont call it war (women allied reefers).

metrokat · May 21, 2020

Join me live on FB, IG, YT Friday, May 22, 4pm EST
Women in Reefing Round table with CoralVue

Sumulcating on CoralVue channels.

CoralVue_Marketing · May 22, 2020

We went LIVE 45 minutes ago... are you watching?

metrokat · Jul 14, 2020

Part 2 of the Blog series:

Women in Reefing Part 2: A Trail Blazer, A Love Story, A Content Creator, A Whisperer, A Writer

Women in Reefing Part 2. I had no idea that part 1 of this series would become the most shared blog on this site. We start with a trail blazer.

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samnaz · Jul 14, 2020

When’s the next women in reefing round table? Loved the last show!

NashobaTek · Jul 14, 2020

Started 30+ years ago, took a break and back in to the saltwater now that I am not kicking beef cattle in the butt . Lol, fish are much easier to wrangle.