OK! Enough chat...Starting a 1000g+ Reef

So last night we released the new scopas and CBB into the display. This was done after a week+ of acclimation to the main tank, and after lights out. Both fish are doing quite well. The CBB is out in the open and already going to work. The scopas is being careful and staying out of everyone's way. It looks great though and no evidence of any injuries so far.

I really like this scopas because it has a rather purple hue to it. In fact, the LFS where I got it, The Shark Reef, has another one just like it. Eric, the owner, has some pretty tight relationships with collectors and sometimes gets in very nice specimens.
 
Today I swapped out for the Warner Marine Kalkwasser. The TLF was still going strong IMO, but I really want to move this along. A couple of unfortunate situations have sullied the "results" for the TLF testing including back problems and home network issues. I lost contact with my aquarium controller for quite some time, and in trying to get things up and running, I had to re-start the controller which cleared some days of data.

I also discovered a pinhole in my CO2 delivery line, which resulted in virtually no Ca reactor performance for an unknown but extended period of time. The reason why it went un-noticed for so long (other than the obvious lack of low pH) was that this tiny stream landed in an area that could have been wet for other reasons. This again goes back to not being fully competent (IMO) to analyze situations correctly. I knew the pH was not dropping in the CA reactor, but assumed that was because it was not coming on often enough due to low tank pH. And you all know what happens when you ASSUME! :rolleyes:

I have to say that I am very pleased with the TLF. It has worked well and stayed virtually residue free. It has also kept the alkalinity within a respectable range despite various environmental issues and mild retardation on my part. I definitely give it a :thumbsup: and would recommend it to other reef keepers.

Here are the graphs which show the tail end of the network snafu. I did take measurements throughout and added them in so the graph looks a little jumpy but includes input from my alk testing.

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Unfortunately, because of all the crap going on during this "test" period, i don't feel I have really come to any definitive conclusion, nor can I lean on the results as I feel they are not accurate enough for our purposes. But I post for everyone's entertainment anyway!
 
So on to the Warner Marine Kalkwasser (WMK)...as quoted from the manufacturer's web site:

ReefPure Kalkwasser is the premier Calcium Hydroxide product available today. It is produced entirely from ultra-pure Calcium Hydroxide, the highest quality raw material in the hobby. Inferior competing products are produced using poor quality Calcium Hydroxide, this inferior Calcium Hydroxide contains up to 30X the heavy metal concentration, including Lead compared to ReefPure Calcium Hydroxide. Warner Marine Research is the only manufacturer to use these fine quality raw materials. Most importantly ReefPure Kalkwasser is highly effective at adding high quality bio-available Calcium without the unnecessary impurities found in the competitors products.

I find it interesting the mention of heavy metal content because I have always found a fair amount of metal dust attached to the kalk stir bar especially with the ESV. With the TLF, still there but at a greatly reduced quantity. I am not sure if this is what WM is referring to, but I will be interested to see if this changes with their product.

Also note, this is the calcium hydroxide, not the calcium oxide. In a discussion with Steve Weast, I learned that he had been using WM Calcium Oxide (called ReefPure Kalkwasser Plus) for quite a long while. It is interesting to read about it on their site as well.

So I have completely cleaned out the kalk stirrer and added 400g of WMK. It's currently settling out and will be brought online later this evening.
 
Just too much going on. Kalkwasser is doing really well, reef looks good, but I need to blow off the rocks big-time. My back has been bad the last couple days too...following up on the MRI this morning. Apparently there is something to discuss. :(

Anyway, sometimes, like all my fellow reef keepers, am a lazy bastard. :rolleyes:
 
oh, been there, through that. I've got one bulging and one herniated disc. know what you're going through. hope you get feeling better :)
 
sure!
get a new back?? nah, just kidding.

At first I got three series of shots-epidural shots-where they had to put me under anesthesia(was performed at a hospital). They were essentially steroid shots. That was when the pain was the highest. Got better, but then 3 months later I reinjured it when I attempted water aerobics. I found a spinal doctor and she would give me shots of in my back of this steroid also. She made me mad b/c when my back hurt so bad, she could never fit me in b/c she was so busy. Immediately found another dr. Was a man, and what he did was physical therapy. He put me on a machine (looked like one of those machines that you lay on when you lift weights) and it would literally stretch my spine. OH GOD! felt so good. I first starting going for one hour/3x week. that lasted for several months then we would ease the weekly amount. To this day he saved my life. The pain was so bad that I couldn't think, eat, walk, sleep, nothing....I will love that doctor for the rest of my life. That was 4 years ago and now I never have to go.

So, find a good spinal doctor who does PT and go now. & for the REST of your life you will never be able to lift anything heavy. But, it beats the alternative....which is pain.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13289716#post13289716 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
Bulging disk crimping my spinal cord. No surgery...just time, and don't lift or bend. :eek:
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Sorry to hear that. Hang in there squatting reaching!
 
Yieks!
Bulging disk! My back allways seems to fend off the bulging disk diagnosis. But, when I blow it out, I am in chiropracty for at least six weeks, with ongoing stretching for months. Doesn't work for everyone , but works for me. Not lifting heavy stuff is not an option there is nothing light weight in a drill rig. Sure hope you feel better soon!
 
Glad you got final figured your calcium issue...

back pain sucks big time.. My wife has been going through it for a while now. She had a allergic reaction to the steroid injections and physical therapy didn't really help. Take an easy..
 
I guess more beer is always an option...or are you not even allowed to lift a bottle? :lol::lol: You could always use a long piece of airline as a straw :D
 
yes, straws are goooooood. I actually had to do that because I couldn't drink lying on my stomach. And beer/vodka really make the vicadin go down better. :eek:
 
sorry, it's either that or cry like a baby. This is really getting old. I actually don't use the Vicadin unless I really have to. Sometimes just half of one. I don't want to Limbaugh out you know!
 
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