Pete's 280 log
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psteeleb
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I'll admit you got me there, the name rang a bell but I wasn't sure, suspicion confirmed by Google. But I do think I am guilty of watching it way back when. I'm an old science fiction buff and use to love watching the good old sci fi movies as well as the cheap spoofs. but then I also liked watching the Three Stooges :lol:
psteeleb
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14626692#post14626692 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hop
See I knew I liked youAlways up for some sci-fi and my wife is a fan of "b" moves... So it makes for interesting times here on movie night... I think my kids are warped.
haha :lol:
At least my son appreciates the old sci fi flicks and he use to even get with his buds and have "b" movie nights, but I think they did more gamming and had the movies on as a backgorund noise
BigJay
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Let me know, I'm always up for a trip to DNA.
I've been trying to get Marc over to my place to look over my tank for some time. I can really use the advice of the famous "reef whisperer". Marc can tell you if you have a mantis shrimp just by looking at your tank.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14625531#post14625531 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hop
This having people coming over and helping makes me want to move to DFW
Pete and I went on an "LFS Tour" last week. Both of our wives were out for the day, so we visited three different LFS for the fun of it. I had a blast, there's nothing more fun than spending the afternoon looking at corals.
BigJay
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Kidnap it is then.
Sunday evening is fine for me, I'll give Pete a call this afternoon.
Thanks a million in advance Marc.
(Edit: Just waiting for Marc to make fun of me for saying how great and easy two-part solution is. Yeah, I'll never get sick of adding this stuff, it's easy!)
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psteeleb
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I got my results from the lab today, I was surprised to see the first 2 numbers, so now I'm wondering if I had a mini cycle from the plate coral dying off. Nitrates are also about twice as high as I normally test with Salifert
Other then the first 3 and Boron everything is about normal.
I'll have to read up on boron and what to do about it.
what I find odd is my Alk and Mg
I thought Alk would test lower and Mg higher
alk at 3.51 is in the high 9's dkh i(f I'm doing the conversion right). I thought it would be in the 7-8's as it usually tests at home. And I would have expected to see Mg at least 1350 or more.
Ammonia (NH3-4) ........................ High.......................................... 0.001
Nitrite (NO2)................................ High.......................................... 0.010
Nitrate (NO3)............................... High..............................................0.6
Phosphate (PO4) ..........................Good ........................................... 0.02
Silica (SiO2-3) .............................Good .............................................0.5
Potassium (K) ..............................Good ............................................ 367
Calcium (Ca)................................ High............................................. 504
Boron (B) .....................................Low..............................................1.2
Molybdenum (Mo).........................Good .............................................0.1
Strontium (Sr) .............................Good .............................................7.8
Magnesium (Mg) ..........................Good .......................................... 1241
Iodine (I¯)...................................Good ........................................... 0.04
Copper (Cu++) ............................Good ........................................... 0.02
Alkalinity (meq/L).........................Good ........................................... 3.51
Other then the first 3 and Boron everything is about normal.
I'll have to read up on boron and what to do about it.
what I find odd is my Alk and Mg
I thought Alk would test lower and Mg higher
alk at 3.51 is in the high 9's dkh i(f I'm doing the conversion right). I thought it would be in the 7-8's as it usually tests at home. And I would have expected to see Mg at least 1350 or more.
Ammonia (NH3-4) ........................ High.......................................... 0.001
Nitrite (NO2)................................ High.......................................... 0.010
Nitrate (NO3)............................... High..............................................0.6
Phosphate (PO4) ..........................Good ........................................... 0.02
Silica (SiO2-3) .............................Good .............................................0.5
Potassium (K) ..............................Good ............................................ 367
Calcium (Ca)................................ High............................................. 504
Boron (B) .....................................Low..............................................1.2
Molybdenum (Mo).........................Good .............................................0.1
Strontium (Sr) .............................Good .............................................7.8
Magnesium (Mg) ..........................Good .......................................... 1241
Iodine (I¯)...................................Good ........................................... 0.04
Copper (Cu++) ............................Good ........................................... 0.02
Alkalinity (meq/L).........................Good ........................................... 3.51
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melev
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Yeah, that would be 9.8 dKH for alkalinity.
Boron. Who cares about boron? :lol: That's barely an element. It's #5 on the chart... http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementfacts/a/boron.htm
Periodic Table of Elements: http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=7445&rendTypeId=4
So is Nitrate 6ppm?
Potassium is very good, as is Calcium. Even alk is good.
Just look at your happy tank, and think how lucky you are.
Boron. Who cares about boron? :lol: That's barely an element. It's #5 on the chart... http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementfacts/a/boron.htm
Periodic Table of Elements: http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=7445&rendTypeId=4
So is Nitrate 6ppm?
Potassium is very good, as is Calcium. Even alk is good.
Just look at your happy tank, and think how lucky you are.
psteeleb
Team RC
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14650078#post14650078 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
Yeah, that would be 9.8 dKH for alkalinity.
Boron. Who cares about boron? :lol: That's barely an element. It's #5 on the chart... http://chemistry.about.com/od/elementfacts/a/boron.htm
Periodic Table of Elements: http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=7445&rendTypeId=4
So is Nitrate 6ppm?
Potassium is very good, as is Calcium. Even alk is good.
Just look at your happy tank, and think how lucky you are.
thanks Marc
all the test results other then the Alk are in mg/L or ppm
Nitrates are 0.6 mg/L or 0.6 ppm
specific detail test results for Nitrate:
Nitrate (NO3)
Natural Seawater Value: 0.050 mg/L
Acceptable Range: 0.000 to 25 mg/L
Tested: 0.6 mg/L
psteeleb
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14651552#post14651552 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by crvz
Which lab did you use? I'm surprised they state that 0.6ppm nitrate is high. I think a lot of people would be really happy with that.
I used AWT. I'm also surprised they indicated it's high maybe anything over 0 registers. Looking at ammonia and nitrite; those are also low but desired to be at zero and they say they are high
ammonia should be zero, or least I always thought that and I'm pretty sure my test kit won't detect 0.001 ppm. Ammonia should be converted rather quickly so even if I did have a mini cycle a few days before the test sample was taken, the ammonia should have been gone. So I'm thinking the sample may have been slightly contaminated with surface scum or fish poo. Or, maybe the lab test is just super accurate to a point it doesn't matter.
psteeleb
Team RC
Not so much Boron, my main concern is Bromide, it was not tested for. I had thought the tests included Bromide, a impurity in Dowflake. I am concerned with long term buildups. I'll have to do some study and see if there are hobbyist test kits available that don't cost a fortune.
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psteeleb
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I built a removable tray to set my reactors in. I built the edges up about 3" and lined it with a shower pan liner, so it should be good for minor spills
I also ran a new mini manifold over to the reactor area (I included a spare valve that I may work into my future water change set up)
here is the feed from the main manifold, it's the 1/2" vertical on the right
and here is the new mini manifold
The area below the reactors will be home to a future water change tank. I’m looking at a plastic tank that’s 37 gal (18" X 12" X 30")
and the wood area on the tank stand to the left of the reactor tray may be where I work in my electrical (ORP/PH controller, timers switches etc)
I still feed the Kalc reactor from a 1 gal reservoir shown above. It fills every 6 hours limiting the tank to 1 gallon of kalc water in a 6 hour time period (max 4 gal a day)
I also ran a new mini manifold over to the reactor area (I included a spare valve that I may work into my future water change set up)
here is the feed from the main manifold, it's the 1/2" vertical on the right
and here is the new mini manifold
The area below the reactors will be home to a future water change tank. I’m looking at a plastic tank that’s 37 gal (18" X 12" X 30")
and the wood area on the tank stand to the left of the reactor tray may be where I work in my electrical (ORP/PH controller, timers switches etc)
I still feed the Kalc reactor from a 1 gal reservoir shown above. It fills every 6 hours limiting the tank to 1 gallon of kalc water in a 6 hour time period (max 4 gal a day)
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