37 aga SPS pics

[martinphillip03]

what do you use to measure your PH

Marty

 

[jimsta]

His PH is really that low. I have seen his tank a few times. My PH gets pretty low as well.

 

[eco37]

I use the pinpoint ph monitor. Sometimes I use an AP test to make sure the results are consistent with the monitor. I calibrate the thing every so often hoping that it is giving me a false reading. Its not. My ph is really 7.5

 

[eco37]

 

[eco37]

This is the latest side shot pic. Jimsta took it with a Konica Minolta Maxxum 5d slr camera.

 

[zma21]

I'd do whatever possible to bump your pH up to 8.2 or 8.4

 

[eco37]

Why ?

 

[eco37]

Is having a PH 8.2 8.4 important? I didnt think it was

 

[eco37]

 

[corbett_n]

Do you have any pics of your sump and fuge

 

[eco37]

This is the fuge with a cl aqualight mini pc light. The mag 5 has a t with a 1/2" ball valve and barb fitting going to my phos ban reactor. The other barb goes to my retun jet. Not a great picture. I will try to get another one.

Mostly chaeta and caulerpa racemosa

 

[eco37]

 

[eco37]

It is hard to get a great pic of the sump because the the door to my cabinet is kind of narrow.

 

[eco37]

 

[eco37]

 

[acrodave]

Did you know that damsel is going to turn black and mean?

 

[eco37]

Yeah, it wont happen over night. I think he has a few good years left.

 

[conorwynne]

What's the alk with the PH at 7.5.

Below 7 is acidic, above is alkaline, so as long as alk is OK, you corals will be fine IMO.
Very high calcium will adversely affect alk -- as I learnt recently after overdosing....

Regards
Conor. (not part of the tang police, but still a newb)

 

[eco37]

my alk is usually around 9dkh
calcium stays close to 400
what confuses me is that different tests give me different results. I have used salifert, sera, ap, tetra and natureef. Not one of these tests gave me the same results.