when you're doing water changes...

[tnyr5]

Do you ever stir the water as fast as you can to see how big of a whirlpool you can make? I do. This is probably one of the reasons why I'm still single...

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[Robert1969]

Lol got a good laugh on that one.

 

[dmatt88]

Haha

Matt leaves out punctuation.

 

[rigleautomotive]

ta,thats nothing.I sit and watch my WC barrel as it aerates for hours and then I test the sg,cal,mg,and alk repeatedly,and make adjustments til its on the cross hairs.jus sayin


but yea,thats a cool whirlpool.It be a good one to give someone a swirly in

 

[tnyr5]

Lol Dan, I do that too, but with swirlyness!

 

[tnyr5]

Btw, have you noticed IO mixing up a lil high on the alk? Last batch I had mixed a little over 10dkh at 1.025

 

[JR719]

Uh..... No.... I let my pump do that work.....

 

[rigleautomotive]

Btw, have you noticed IO mixing up a lil high on the alk? Last batch I had mixed a little over 10dkh at 1.025

No Tony,I have not gotten any over 9 dkh @ 1.026 sg but I am using the 200 gallon boxes.The pails are a bit less consistent with smaller mixing batches given the different particulate size and the settling that occurs with variable size and density of solids.

 

[rigleautomotive]

uh..... No.... I let my pump do that work.....

i will let you slide since i am in love with your avatar,but normally i would suggest you to obsess on it like me and tony two happy ocd reefkeepers

 

[PAStreetGlide]

LMAO I have a 20 galon long with a powerhead that does the mixing. I'm missing out on the swirlyness!

 

[trentdingo]

swirling is essential to get proper aeration. I would expect that everyone does it...

 

[tnyr5]

another batch of IO (from the 200 gal boxes) that's mixing to 10.4 dkh at 1.025 GRRRRR

 

[tbundy]

What are you using to test all with? I use the Hanna checker and if I don't break every single bubble in the tube I'll get a high reading

 

[tnyr5]

salifert, same test kit that tests my tank alk at 9.3 every time & my previous batch of IO at about 8.5, I checked it against the sample that comes with the kit as well.

 

[mountainfragger]

swirling is essential to get proper aeration. I would expect that everyone does it...

How long do you recommend swirling?

 

[PAStreetGlide]

How long do you recommend swirling?

At least an hour! Or until your arm falls off is usually good

 

[Fizz71]

I use a Koralia I bought used. It mixes the salt and keeps it moving to aerate it. It mounts to the tub with a magnet and uses very little power. I actually let it going for DAYS...heated, but then my water changes are usually 50g at a time.

 

[psusocr]

i use a koralia i bought used. It mixes the salt and keeps it moving to aerate it. It mounts to the tub with a magnet and uses very little power. I actually let it going for days...heated, but then my water changes are usually 50g at a time.

+1

 

[PAStreetGlide]

Does it make a difference if its heated or not?

 

[bmkindig]

heating it should help match the temp of your tank water to prevent stressing your tank.