Randy,
I'll see if they have a more detailed breakdown, but the sheet I had faxed to me was definately from the Dead Sea Works Company in Israel.
Assuming all is good, can I make your recipe and use the individual components to normalize each parameter and once normalized, continue on with normal dosing as per your article. I have a Milwaukee PH meter which indicates that the ph in my tank hovers around 8.3 - would you recommend Recipe 1 or 2?
At this point, the tank has LR, a number of fish and a few mushrooms but no LPS or SPS corals.
As I mentioned in an earlier post in this thread, I am righting several newbie errors made over the course of the last year and a half. I have been using Rowaphos to reduce phosphates in the column but I am still growing algae on the surface of the LR. I have heard several stories whether true or myth about phosphates on or in the LR which fuel the algae. I have also read about removing these phosphates via differing methods some of which seem controversial on this board, 'cooking' being one of these methods.
Can I assume that if the column tests OK for phosphates and I am using Rowaphos and the algae persists that the rock needs to be replaced or do you have another suggestion. Could the subject of this post be a contributing cause to the algae? My salinity is 1.023 - 24.
Finally, since your recipe indicates that all things commercial :strooper: come from all things generic, have you ever come across the generic product (gfo) that is re-packaged into Rowaphos and can it be had in larger (and therefore less expensive
) quantities. I have deciphered that Bayer AG was involved in the product in some way.
Wow, big post with lots of questions... Thanks for all of your assistance Randy
Steve
