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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9347673#post9347673 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Shooter7
Maybe someone *coughchadfarmercough* should give me a top of the line skimmer to run on my system?
ewww...you're going to get it.
There's another thing to keep in mind with most seafood whether it is fresh or frozen. When the ingredients list salt as a preservative, that is true. However, it is polyPHOSPHATE salts that are sprayed on seafood. Quite often, it's sprayed on the seafood while it's still on the boat. It helps retain water when the seafood is fresh. If the seafood is to be frozen, it is a cryoprotectant that keeps muscle cells from bursting during the freezing process. More info is here. http://www.google.com/search?q=seaf...en&rls=GGIT,GGIT:2007-03,GGIT:en&start=0&sa=N
In terms of phosphates, there are 4 types;
DIP--Dissolved Inorganic Phosphates
DOP--Dissolved Organic Phosphates
PIP--Particulate Inorganic Phosphates
POP--Particulate Organic Phosphates
Unfortunately, our test kits can only measure DIP (or PO4 or orthophosphates). The particulate phosphates aren't that big of a deal. Bacteria will coat them and because bacteria are hydrophobic, they get skimmed out and take the particulate phosphates out with them.
When I make blender mush, I soak all ingredients in RO/DI water for at least a half hour and then dump off all of that water. That will remove the majority of the polyphosphates.
Shooter7
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Good tip, thanks!
Another thing to remember here is that my algae problem started well before I made this food. And yesterday's slight worsening occurred after 2 days of no feeding (I fed them yesterday though after making my observation).
And this stuff only grows on the lower half of my rock piles. Not on the sand, not on the glass or the overflows or pumps or sump, only on the rocks in the display....oh, and one of my fighting conchs had some on his shell, he's kind of slow.
NitroxBreather
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Yes, I'll need to do that. Based on this feed back it would be a good thing.
Scuba Dive is just one of the hobbies my poor wife puts up with.
My tank is a fix when I'm not diving!
Scuba Dive is just one of the hobbies my poor wife puts up with.
My tank is a fix when I'm not diving!
NitroxBreather
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I'll try and get some pictures posted in the next couple days. This work thing is getting in the way of my interest!
