The glass bulb will dry out if not in water, and in RO/DI for a long time, ions will diffuse out of it. Diluted tank water is OK for storage, as is pH buffer.
No one can figure this out so far........
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ORP stands for oxidation reduction potential:
ORP and the Reef Aquarium
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-12/rhf/feature/index.htm
ORP and the Reef Aquarium
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-12/rhf/feature/index.htm
The article details everythign that I know about ORP. It is not something that I suggest folks control unless using ozone. It may or may not be a useful thing to monitor.
ORP is a lot more complex and difficult to interpret than the old adage that higher ORP meant cleaner water.
I got 2 snails today and put one in my 10 gal test tank and one in my 180. Yesterday I did a complete water change after removing the carbon. I'll see if they last more than 2 days. I also tested for copper with a seachem kit which looks to be a higher end test kit and it was negative. We'll soon see..............
Sounds good. 
Phil,
I'm sure it was copper. The thermocouple and tubing were all copper all the way up to the thermostat. I'm not sure what it's called really but it was thick on the end, like a small cigar, and connected with a very small copper tube with something on the inside to expand and contract causing the electrical contacts to open or close according to the temp you set it for. I went to granger to try and get a picture of one but couldn't find one but I know it was copper. It was soldered at the point on the end.
I'm sure it was copper. The thermocouple and tubing were all copper all the way up to the thermostat. I'm not sure what it's called really but it was thick on the end, like a small cigar, and connected with a very small copper tube with something on the inside to expand and contract causing the electrical contacts to open or close according to the temp you set it for. I went to granger to try and get a picture of one but couldn't find one but I know it was copper. It was soldered at the point on the end.
I put both snails in yesterday and the snail in my reef tank is moving good along the glass. The snail in the test tank has dropped to the bottom and is not moving. It looks like he might not make it but the one in the reef...........so far so good. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Looks like the complete water change did some good, I hope!
I couldn't watch another snail die so last night I removed the snail from the 10 g test tank and put it in the 180. It was laying on it's side and I was sure he was going to die. The original snail in the 180 is doing good, still moving around grazing. When I checked on them this morn, the one I thought might not make it is on the glass and in the upper corner. Still so far so good. It's still early but I think the carbon might have been the culprit. I'm still hoping anyway. I did put some marine carbon in to help remove anything bad in the water. Also it looks like 2 more star polyps might be peeking out.
OK, looks like you're making progress!
The snails are still alive and the star polyps are coming out! A friend of mine gave me some xenias again so we'll see how they do but everything is doing so great! I would have never guessed it would be the carbon. I built a new sump so this should help the reef get back to where it should be.
So far so good. Keep us updated.
Please PM me the brand of carbon that you was using.
It was not an aquarium brand, so no need to worry about it.
It was not an aquarium brand, so no need to worry about it.
wmam
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6503909#post6503909 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Randy Holmes-Farley
Please PM me the brand of carbon that you was using.
It was not an aquarium brand, so no need to worry about it.
Thanks............ You know how it is with us parent type reefers.
