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Check this out- I put two new liters of Rowaphos into my reactor and within 2 hours my ORP reading jumped 30 points. Spazz was over at the time and can verify this. I then turned the reactor way back to avoid any rapid changes and it continued to climb another 15 points overnight to hit 430. I then turned the reactor off and the ORP began to fall down to about 417. So for fun I turned it back on and the ORP went back up. It got to a point for about a week I could set my ORP with my Phoshate reactor. Now my ORP is steady in the Mid 380-390's with the reactor running at about 1/2 capacity. Has anyone out there seen a similar reaction or have any insight?
 
BTW any one know how's those stars got by the thread marker? I just noticed them a while back and forgot to ask.
 
I have had a similar experience with RowaPhos in that when I change it out I get an ORP spike. Although I have read several articles on ORP, I honestly still do not understand it or how to use that number to help me manage my reef. There's probably quite a few threads about it I bet.
 
The starts got by the thread because somebody clicked the "Rate this thread" option to the right of the "forum jump" menu. HTH
Steve
 
I would love to know the thickness of the front pane. I am planning a mega tank and is collecting material
The problem is to plan the whole thing properly. :(
 
The Tank sides are made out of 1.25 acrylic-The top and bottom is 3/4 inch acrylic. Thanks Crab000 for the stars heads up. Any one else get an ORP spike from Rowphos? The more I turn it up the higher the orp goes and vica versa. Could it be possible to use the ORP reading as a judgement of the exhaustion of the rowaphos.- I.E if when I turn up the reactor the ORP stays the same indicate exhaustion of the media.
 
I never noticed this. However, I have my pH and ORP probes in holders getting water from the Carbon and PO4 removing reactors. I should be able to tell, but I never really pay attention to it. My orp admittedly has been all over the place from the begining. I always wondered if it is because I never calibrated the probe with the stuff they have in the aquacontroller manual. I can't find that stuff anywhere.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7334944#post7334944 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dgasmd
My orp admittedly has been all over the place from the begining. I always wondered if it is because I never calibrated the probe with the stuff they have in the aquacontroller manual. I can't find that stuff anywhere.
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its quentedyne. i guess you need a permit to get it or something like that. the average person cant get ahold of it.
 
I know. It is retarded this is the only way to calibrate these probes on the aquacontroller. You can use a 1:7 bleech to RO/DI water to make a 700 mV solution, but one cannot calibrate the probe well on the aquacontroller because you ahve other procedures to do as well. I just left it be, which really irritates me.
 
Funny we have these things we can't really use to their potential. I am still confused that there are no decent Ca probes to hook into the ACIII Pro. Seems like a waste!

check out my latest
graph which shows when I calibrated my probes...
 
Any info on how big ugly is doing or any info on the skimmer that is going to be replacing big ugly?

BTW, I did get to see the Dart NW made by Sequence at IMAC. I think they will be releasing it in the next couple months. Not sure how it compares to spazz's or Bill's NW's. They had it hooked up to a 20 gallon tank and it did fill it nice and thick with very small bubbles.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7334547#post7334547 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Energy
The Tank sides are made out of 1.25 acrylic-The top and bottom is 3/4 inch acrylic. Thanks Crab000 for the stars heads up. Any one else get an ORP spike from Rowphos? The more I turn it up the higher the orp goes and vica versa. Could it be possible to use the ORP reading as a judgement of the exhaustion of the rowaphos.- I.E if when I turn up the reactor the ORP stays the same indicate exhaustion of the media.
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Energy, sweet system.

What is your target ORP reading and what benefits do you see in your reef with higher reading?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7334547#post7334547 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Energy
The Tank sides are made out of 1.25 acrylic-The top and bottom is 3/4 inch acrylic. Thanks Crab000 for the stars heads up. Any one else get an ORP spike from Rowphos? The more I turn it up the higher the orp goes and vica versa. Could it be possible to use the ORP reading as a judgement of the exhaustion of the rowaphos.- I.E if when I turn up the reactor the ORP stays the same indicate exhaustion of the media.
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No problem! Gald I could contribute something:D
 
My ORP is currently in the low 400's which is exactly where I want it. As the ORP increased I noticed I had to clean the tank walls alot less and my algae problem subsided. I use it as a daily measure for the tank conditions. That is the first thing I look at to monitor the tanks health. After you get used to reading it - it works great to tell what's happening before you see it in the tank. Travis- Spazz is the only one that truly knows of the progress on the next generation big ugly. The original is plugging away fabulously! I can't wait to see the next one. That skimmer saved the day more than once. When my turbo snail population died it literally blew the top off the skimmer! I had to hold it down with a can of Rowaphos.
 
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