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Reefing is my middle name
Thanks for back tracking. I use your tank as a reference to see how many fish I can keep before the nitrates and phosphates get high. I dont think I will make it to the 70 fish mark but I will be in the ball park give or take a few.
I love my reef club. They have been there for me through all my recent surgeries (both knees and the recent hernia).
Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
Thanks gIaukos. I am getting better. Still on doctors order to not lift anything. So I have more time to focus on my tank and do some tweaking.
Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
I had meniscus surgery done on both knees. The later was in July on my left knee except my acl was damages to so recovery took longer. Just tell her to relax and take it easy. Don't try anything. Sit back and heal.
Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
Nitrates - 2.5 ppm(Salifert) < 2ppm (Red Sea Test Kit)
Phosphates - .0 ppm (Hanna) ~.0 ppm (Red Sea Test Kit)
Calcium - 440 ppm (Salifert) 440 ppm (Red Sea Test Kit)
Alkalinity - 9.2 dKh (Salifert) 9.2 dKh (Red Sea Test Kit) 9.1 dKh (Hanna)
Magnesium - 1200 ppm (Salifert) 1220 (Red Sea Test Kit)
Potassium - 390 (Salifert)
My concern is me just being to to hard on myself. If you look up and see my phosphates are 0 ppm and nitrates are 2.5 ppm. Why am I over thinking this or being hard on myself with these readings?
Phosphates - .0 ppm (Hanna) ~.0 ppm (Red Sea Test Kit)
Calcium - 440 ppm (Salifert) 440 ppm (Red Sea Test Kit)
Alkalinity - 9.2 dKh (Salifert) 9.2 dKh (Red Sea Test Kit) 9.1 dKh (Hanna)
Magnesium - 1200 ppm (Salifert) 1220 (Red Sea Test Kit)
Potassium - 390 (Salifert)
My concern is me just being to to hard on myself. If you look up and see my phosphates are 0 ppm and nitrates are 2.5 ppm. Why am I over thinking this or being hard on myself with these readings?
Rawrsean
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600 Gallon Upgrade Build
Wayne. Remember that talk we had about consistency? I wouldn't worry about those nitrates. You aren't going to have algae, so I would worry more about keeping those numbers right where they are. You're an amazing aquarist. I'd agree that you're just being hard on yourself, and needlessly stressing. I'd say, your tank is ready.
Hope you're doing well!
Wayne. Remember that talk we had about consistency? I wouldn't worry about those nitrates. You aren't going to have algae, so I would worry more about keeping those numbers right where they are. You're an amazing aquarist. I'd agree that you're just being hard on yourself, and needlessly stressing. I'd say, your tank is ready.
Hope you're doing well!
Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
Thanks for the advice. I greatly appreciate it. I am doing quite well My health is like my tank, soon as I think something is wrong they say its perfectly normal for this to happen so I guess I just go with the flow.
I have seen reef tanks do quite well with 5 ppm nitrates and over 0.3 ppm phosphates. You are really beating yourself up for nothing. Chill, dude. When is Florida expected to legalize?
Dave.M
I will chill. As for legalizing, even if they did I cant do it because I would lose my pension and compensation if I turn up positive. And the government wont prescribe it to me anyway because they believe it is legal.
Surgery went well. Its the after affects that are happening that they didnt go into detail at post op. They said everything is normal and it will pass.
I will Steve. Just happy and in shock all at the same time.
I will Osama.
Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
I added a 2nd protein skimmer to my setup. This one is skimming dry while the other one skims wet.
I've see a few build running their system this way so I'd thought I'd give it a try. What's the worse that could happen?
I've see a few build running their system this way so I'd thought I'd give it a try. What's the worse that could happen?
robert s b.
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Hope you make a full recovery Newbie. I m agoing through something similar. I had a neck injury over 10 years ago, and I opted for epidural steroid injection to kill the nerve. Well I reinjured it 4 weeks ago, and just had my MRI done 3 days ago, waiting for results. Doctor gave me the same 3 options they gave me 10 yrs ago, Physical Therapy, Steroidal injection or surgery. So I have something to really think about, also I'm not getting any younger so I really need to think this through. Its so damn painful, every time I tilt my head back or tilt to the right, pain radiates down my arm to my fingers like getting stabbed by thousand pins.
SPotter
Active member
not derail wayne's thread or turn this into an aches and pain forum but i am dealing with the same issue Robert. My neck and arm started bothering me back in july and I had the mri done. I cant remember which disc it is but its badly herniated. They surgery was my only option so I did pt and anti inflamatory meds for 8 weeks. I took naproxin, did put 3x a week and had my last pt session back in January....I am happy to say I have been pain free since then.
Newbie Aquarist
Reefing is my middle name
We can call this the 600 gallon pain medication build. Now back to the pain I mean build.
