SPS Coral Color Guide

Rogger Castells said:
The article is not wrong or right, from experience and trial and error I have seen the advantages of increasing the Mag adding Potassium and so on, However, the beauty of this hobby is that it is not black and white, What works for me may not necessarily work for you and the reason for this is that there so many variables involved from tank to tank, Lights, salt mixes, bio load, flow, filtration type etc etc etc.
These variables make most scientific journals seem confusing for some because they are mostly based from the ocean studies were the conditions are almost always stable or control environments like labs. Our fish tanks are all different.
Of course You must understand basic things when you enter this hobby like nitrogen cycle, alkalinity general water conditions and from there experiment with what works best for you.
This is not a black and white hobby and this is why I like it, it is constantly challenging me if it wasn't like that I probably wouldn't do it.
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Yes you would. You love them fishies, :))
 
Marke/Biggar- there are K+ test kits available for aquariums. Dont know anything about them but they do exist.

I think testing is the place to start! What's nsw, salt mixes, depletion or consumption rate in our aquarium? Then make a decision to replace or even elevate by x% to look for changes. Get me a text kit soon! If anyone has tried this already please share.
 
billsreef said:
Got an ICP-Mass Spec? With only a few exceptions, most trace elements are not testable with hobbyist kits, and sending samples out to a lab gets expensive. IMO, much cheaper and easier to just keep up on regular water changes. It's time proven to work ;)
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I am maintaining a system without doing any water changes, so it's a bit more in-depth. I was referring to more common elements such as Iodine, Iron and Potassium. Per Red Sea's study, I understand Strontium to be useless and yes without a spectrometer I of course would be unable to test for things such as Vanadium or Molybdenum.

Rogger Castells said:
The article is not wrong or right, from experience and trial and error I have seen the advantages of increasing the Mag adding Potassium and so on, However, the beauty of this hobby is that it is not black and white, What works for me may not necessarily work for you and the reason for this is that there so many variables involved from tank to tank, Lights, salt mixes, bio load, flow, filtration type etc etc etc.
These variables make most scientific journals seem confusing for some because they are mostly based from the ocean studies were the conditions are almost always stable or control environments like labs. Our fish tanks are all different.
Of course You must understand basic things when you enter this hobby like nitrogen cycle, alkalinity general water conditions and from there experiment with what works best for you.
This is not a black and white hobby and this is why I like it, it is constantly challenging me if it wasn't like that I probably wouldn't do it.
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One way is correct, one way isn't. It's just in dispute whether those elements actually do anything in particular and unless Red Sea or whomever releases the journal information we're left to speculation. A lot of journals are more controlled than you think. Without a stable control group, there's little accuracy in finding results. The key is to find these journals instead of buying in to marketing hype.
 
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FoxInSox said:
I am maintaining a system without doing any water changes, so it's a bit more in-depth. I was referring to more common elements such as Iodine, Iron and Potassium. Per Red Sea's study, I understand Strontium to be useless and yes without a spectrometer I of course would be unable to test for things such as Vanadium or Molybdenum.



One way is correct, one way isn't. It's just in dispute whether those elements actually do anything in particular and unless Red Sea or whomever releases the journal information we're left to speculation. A lot of journals are more controlled than you think. Without a stable control group, there's little accuracy in finding results. The key is to find these journals instead of buying in to marketing hype.
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Ha!!!! this guy doesn't even have a spectrometer!! I thought you were a real scientist. Why do i bother reading all your senseless info. Eddie lend him yours
 
fox where are the pics of your tank?! You have proven to everyone you are the Alpha and Omega, the End all be all in the world of Reef keeping.. Your tank better look like a damn zeovit setup in germany with all the big scientist lingo..

just a prediction... you are one of those guys who is all about theory, so theoretically you should have a damn near perfect tank.. So, lets do what you ask everyone here to constantly do... PROVE IT!
 
roblack said:
Jimi is rolling over in his grave.
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Me too, and I'm not even dead yet :lol:

I don't even bother with electronic refractometers in the lab. The old fashioned refractometers are more than adequate for culture purposes, and plenty easy to use. If I need better precision, I go right to high end conductivity meters for determining salinity.
 
billsreef said:
Me too, and I'm not even dead yet :lol:

I don't even bother with electronic refractometers in the lab. The old fashioned refractometers are more than adequate for culture purposes, and plenty easy to use. If I need better precision, I go right to high end conductivity meters for determining salinity.
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For my educational purposes, who is Jimi?
 
Chicago said:
Tagging. Thanks for info
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Not much else to add to this post, FoxinSox disappeared after bashing everyone else with his scientific lingo, but never produced better theories, including his conclusions on all his nonsense ie.pics of his tank.

Biggar continues to have a kick butt tank without all the nonsense.
 
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