Arkayology
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I love your tank. More pictures!
Aquabacs' Cadlights Artisan 50 Azooxanthellae Tank build
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Aquabacs
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Thank you very much for the kind words. I will continue to work on picture part in the future.
Last night, I removed the Bubble Magnus doser and started to set up the GHL 4 pump doser and connected it to the Profilux 3. Nothing is wrong with the Bubble Magnus doser, I just wanted to have better control and support so I went with the GHL model. The. Bubble Magnus doser is still a good choice for creating a budget friendly automated feeding system. Need now to finish working out the settings between the doser and P3. The four Reef Nutrition foods it is dosing are; Shellfish Diet, Arctipods, Oysterfeast, and Rotifeast.
Mike
Last night, I removed the Bubble Magnus doser and started to set up the GHL 4 pump doser and connected it to the Profilux 3. Nothing is wrong with the Bubble Magnus doser, I just wanted to have better control and support so I went with the GHL model. The. Bubble Magnus doser is still a good choice for creating a budget friendly automated feeding system. Need now to finish working out the settings between the doser and P3. The four Reef Nutrition foods it is dosing are; Shellfish Diet, Arctipods, Oysterfeast, and Rotifeast.
Mike
Aquabacs
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Few hours to go and off to Splash at House of Fins! Saturday and Sunday.
Then off to see what crazy stuff Jason brought in this week for the continuation of the Fall sale.
If anyone plans on stopping by either one and wants to meet up to BS, shoot me over a PM.
Mike
Then off to see what crazy stuff Jason brought in this week for the continuation of the Fall sale.
If anyone plans on stopping by either one and wants to meet up to BS, shoot me over a PM.
Mike
flying_dutchman
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lol, look one page back
lol, look one page back
martinphillip03
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Matt, are you saying the PH of the bagged salt water is under 6.8? I know this is true in fresh water, but never really thought about it in salt water.
Marty
Marty
This is something I try to strictly avoid. Aeration in the shipping bag drives CO2 out, raises pH, converts ammonium to ammonia, stresses the fish...the low pH in the bag is beneficial to detoxify the ammonia. But, just my 2 cents and don't mean to armchair QB. Glad everything worked out!
Aquabacs
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Didn't buy anything (no azoox stuff)
a few highlights
Presentations
Introduction to using LED lights for Aquariums by Jake Adams
Putting together livestock assortment for the Small Systems by Bob Fenner
both were very informative and well presented. Jake's presentation was completely new on LED lighting (was not presented at MACNA). I missed the presentation by Scott Michael (got up to HOF to late)
Now for fish, I really came there to see Bodianus sanguineus, which was absolutely beautiful fish that I havent see in person for quite a while. A fish that I would absolutely love to add later down the road. There were two Chaetodon daedalma (Wrought Iron Butterflyfish) the size of half dollars...pretty sick to see them that small. More fish on the list but I believe RB will be doing the write up this week, so no spoilers.
Got to meet up with some awesome people as well today and I will be back for another dose on Sunday.
Mike
flying_dutchman
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Mike what do you use for CUC?
Greetings All !
... No Worries.
HTH
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I think what Matt is saying is that fish and corals respire CO2. The accumulated CO2 drives down pH. FWIW, our exporters typically record an initial pH in the 8.0 - 8.1 range. Somewhere between 24-30 hours later, the pH we record is typically in the 6.6 - 6.8 range. This drop in pH is a normal function of the shipping process ...
... No Worries.
HTH
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Matt_Wandell
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Greetings All !
I think what Matt is saying is that fish and corals respire CO2. The accumulated CO2 drives down pH. FWIW, our exporters typically record an initial pH in the 8.0 - 8.1 range. Somewhere between 24-30 hours later, the pH we record is typically in the 6.6 - 6.8 range. This drop in pH is a normal function of the shipping process ...
... No Worries.
HTH
:thumbsup:
Hi Gary!
Thanks for chiming in, and yup, that was my point. At one point I had measured pH and ammonia levels in shipping bags as a regular part of the acclimation process but it's been so long I can't remember what the actual numbers I measured were. All I can remember is that it confirmed that aerating shipping water is probably not helping matters.
martinphillip03 said:
Hi Marty,
Why do you mention 6.8 specifically out of curiosity? As far as I understand it (disclaimer that I am not a chemist!) the ammonia>ammonium shift is always happening as pH drops and is the same in fresh or salt water. Here is a website with a little more info:
http://fins.actwin.com/aquatic-plants/month.9603/msg00130.html
The gist of it as far as I understand it is that a rise in pH in a shipping bag from say 7.2 to 8.2 would make the ammonia concentration about 10 times higher. At a pH of 7.23 only about 1% of it is present as ammonia, but at 8.23 10% of it is present as ammonia.
My 2 cents is that a fast acclimation (I use an airline with no knot tied in it) adds well aerated water while at the same time diluting ammonia. I float the bag for a slow temp acclimation and then manipulate the salinity of the tank to match that in the bag before starting the drip. Some people even just net the fish and dump it in after matching tank temp and salinity to the bag but with no acclimation. This may work fine too.
Sorry to hijack your thread Mike!
Aquabacs
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No problem Matt! As long as useful & helpful information is being shared between all of us It's ok to hijack the thread to talk beer too...tonight brew of choice is Founders Brewing Harvest Ale :beer:
Gary, BTW Route 66 Marine rocks!
Mike
It's ok to hijack the thread to talk beer too...tonight brew of choice is Founders Brewing Harvest Ale :beer:Gary, BTW Route 66 Marine rocks!
No specific clean up crew...unless you count the bristle worms
Mike
martinphillip03
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Mike any problems just IM me.
Matt, Thanks for the reply. My saltwater experience is low. I am a freshwater guy. I never really thought about ammonia in saltwater shipping, and the differences in ammonia btwn 7,0 and 8.0. I thought above 7.0 it was all ammonia. Ahh another thing to research. Thanks for the reply
Marty
Matt, Thanks for the reply. My saltwater experience is low. I am a freshwater guy. I never really thought about ammonia in saltwater shipping, and the differences in ammonia btwn 7,0 and 8.0. I thought above 7.0 it was all ammonia. Ahh another thing to research. Thanks for the reply
Marty
Aquabacs
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flying_dutchman
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so when is the FTS coming?
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