garvin90
New member
Let me start off with thanking Steven Pro for taking his time to speak to the Omaha Marine Society.
First I will go over some upcoming events and updates. Sept 9th Joel Inman will be hosting a tank tour; Oct 7th we will have another speaker coming to Omaha (name TBA).
Due to the lateness in the season, we have decided to postpone our garage sale this year. Instead we have decided to hold a swap meet of aquarium related items, livestock included. There will be a flat table fee and beyond that all pricing will be left to the sellers. Bulky items such as tanks (unless small) & stands are preferred left at home for space requirements. A small disclaimer here: all sales will be considered final unless otherwise indicated by the seller. The OMS will not take responsibility for the quality/health of any items sold at the swap meet.
We will be holding an officers meeting within the next 2 weeks to finalize the dates/events previously mentioned, as well as to plan out the future events for the remainder of this year. Currently in the works is to produce a monthly paper newsletter that will contain any prior monthly events, a calendar of events, and local tank of the month with its description. Possible additions to this newsletter could include species profiles, equipment evaluations, tips & tricks and subscriber bonuses.
And now for a summary of Steven Pro’s presentation “Moving Beyond Anecdote: Simple Experiments for Hobbyistsâ€Â.
Steven performed a test study on the effect of “reef safe†medication products on Xenia. As per the results, Coppersafe and Rally proved to be the most effective means of eradicating Xenia within a short period of days. ChemMarin while not outright killing the coral, it did have a tissue degeneration of pinule part of the polyps. The 2 other products (Melafix & Pimafix) were found to have no effect on it whatsoever.
A brief summary of reef lighting and the tests preformed on that was discussed such as comparative testing of bulb strength, actual kelvins, illumination spread at specific distances from the waters surface, and the effectiveness of reflectors. All of the information in better detail can be found here at www.reeflightinginfo.arvixe.com
Advancedaquarist.com was also mentioned as a great source of information for this and the rest of what will be mentioned here.
Randy Holmes Farley performed a control testing of the effects of Iodine on 2 predominant macroalgaes in use, chaetomorpha and caulerpa. The results can be found at:
www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/april2003/chem.htm
Steven will be testing its effects of Xenia in the future.
Several other controls were performed and the BROKEN links are listed however I have searched the site and cannot find the actual links for this information. These are what I have: Brian Plankis and a isopod chemical study about Interceptor: www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/2006-02/bp/index.php
Dr. Ronald Shimek’s article on sea urchin larvae mortality rate vs. synthetic sea salts:
www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/2003-03/rs/feature/index.php
Mr. Pro showed his results from a control test of the sea salt products that are being marketed today; Products involved were Instant Ocean, Oceanic, SeaChem, Reef Crystals, and Tropic Marin/Pro Reef. They were tested for ph, calcium, alkalinity, ammonia and nitrite/nitrate. All salts test came with a ph lower than 8 (around 7.7) except for Seachem, which came through at 8.1. Calcium fluctuated between 300 (Tropic) to 470 (Oceanic). All Alkalinities averaged 3.5 except Tropic Marin Pro Reef at 2.5. All others tested came through pretty much undetectable and it bears mentioning that to prevent settling or separation, salt was mixed all at once and tested on Salifert testers.
Steven is currently working on a test of hydrometers and their accuracy over time of continued use and abuse.
He would like to see more aquarists taking the time to test out products on the market to see if they really are what they say or just possible “snake-oil sales†(my words not his).
Currently he is building a greenhouse for coral propogation containing 12 600gal tubs manufactured by a company call Polytank in Wisconsin. They currrently run around $600 each. His main forum of use seems to be www.marinedepot/com/forums and just look for Steven Pro.
And now back to your regularly scheduled program.
First I will go over some upcoming events and updates. Sept 9th Joel Inman will be hosting a tank tour; Oct 7th we will have another speaker coming to Omaha (name TBA).
Due to the lateness in the season, we have decided to postpone our garage sale this year. Instead we have decided to hold a swap meet of aquarium related items, livestock included. There will be a flat table fee and beyond that all pricing will be left to the sellers. Bulky items such as tanks (unless small) & stands are preferred left at home for space requirements. A small disclaimer here: all sales will be considered final unless otherwise indicated by the seller. The OMS will not take responsibility for the quality/health of any items sold at the swap meet.
We will be holding an officers meeting within the next 2 weeks to finalize the dates/events previously mentioned, as well as to plan out the future events for the remainder of this year. Currently in the works is to produce a monthly paper newsletter that will contain any prior monthly events, a calendar of events, and local tank of the month with its description. Possible additions to this newsletter could include species profiles, equipment evaluations, tips & tricks and subscriber bonuses.
And now for a summary of Steven Pro’s presentation “Moving Beyond Anecdote: Simple Experiments for Hobbyistsâ€Â.
Steven performed a test study on the effect of “reef safe†medication products on Xenia. As per the results, Coppersafe and Rally proved to be the most effective means of eradicating Xenia within a short period of days. ChemMarin while not outright killing the coral, it did have a tissue degeneration of pinule part of the polyps. The 2 other products (Melafix & Pimafix) were found to have no effect on it whatsoever.
A brief summary of reef lighting and the tests preformed on that was discussed such as comparative testing of bulb strength, actual kelvins, illumination spread at specific distances from the waters surface, and the effectiveness of reflectors. All of the information in better detail can be found here at www.reeflightinginfo.arvixe.com
Advancedaquarist.com was also mentioned as a great source of information for this and the rest of what will be mentioned here.
Randy Holmes Farley performed a control testing of the effects of Iodine on 2 predominant macroalgaes in use, chaetomorpha and caulerpa. The results can be found at:
www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/april2003/chem.htm
Steven will be testing its effects of Xenia in the future.
Several other controls were performed and the BROKEN links are listed however I have searched the site and cannot find the actual links for this information. These are what I have: Brian Plankis and a isopod chemical study about Interceptor: www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/2006-02/bp/index.php
Dr. Ronald Shimek’s article on sea urchin larvae mortality rate vs. synthetic sea salts:
www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/2003-03/rs/feature/index.php
Mr. Pro showed his results from a control test of the sea salt products that are being marketed today; Products involved were Instant Ocean, Oceanic, SeaChem, Reef Crystals, and Tropic Marin/Pro Reef. They were tested for ph, calcium, alkalinity, ammonia and nitrite/nitrate. All salts test came with a ph lower than 8 (around 7.7) except for Seachem, which came through at 8.1. Calcium fluctuated between 300 (Tropic) to 470 (Oceanic). All Alkalinities averaged 3.5 except Tropic Marin Pro Reef at 2.5. All others tested came through pretty much undetectable and it bears mentioning that to prevent settling or separation, salt was mixed all at once and tested on Salifert testers.
Steven is currently working on a test of hydrometers and their accuracy over time of continued use and abuse.
He would like to see more aquarists taking the time to test out products on the market to see if they really are what they say or just possible “snake-oil sales†(my words not his).
Currently he is building a greenhouse for coral propogation containing 12 600gal tubs manufactured by a company call Polytank in Wisconsin. They currrently run around $600 each. His main forum of use seems to be www.marinedepot/com/forums and just look for Steven Pro.
And now back to your regularly scheduled program.
