Acer's new build thread - Page 20

acer · 02/02/2018, 10:01 AM

Yep, done as soon as I wrote the post.

acer · 02/08/2018, 10:33 PM

OK - a few more 15 gallon water changes, ATO is just RODI - so no Alk supplement, and my Alk is now reading 9.8. So better- but not great. I have to remember that slow/steady is good in this hobby. Hopefully- in few weeks, Lear fragswap, my Alk should be about 9.0.

The Foxface is getting along great - no one even bothers him. Corals looking fine. Even the new frags I Got from Alex are colored up nicely. The Copperbanded is eating frozen brine and Larry's now in my QT.

Pittsburgh · 02/09/2018, 03:27 PM

Good progress. Once coralline algae start growing and SPS growth picks up, your alk will start dropping like a rock without additional supplement. So you may see your alk even lower in a couple of weeks if the system is stable and params are mostly good.
slow change is good though. Keep it up.

acer · 02/25/2018, 05:04 PM

Updates: Lear fragswap goodies...

https://imgbox.com/5EMDMY4T

Testing results- Alk = 8.9, ca+= 515. Ph= 8.4 daytime and 8.2 at night. No idea why my Alk went up as i had it down to 8.6 1 week ago and have not dosed anything. Beginning to think

acer · 03/16/2018, 10:33 AM

Ok- the wonders of reefing!? Have not added a single supplement in 6 weeks as my Alk was higher than I wanted. Just doing water changes. So, for all u chemists out there - figure this out. My Alk has gone up again- now it is 9.24 DKH. I rechecked twice and had purchased the solutions to insure the Hanna checker is working. Calcium is 450. Ultra low Hanna phosphate checker tested my water at .04, mg is 1350. So, why are my Acros dying and how is my ALK going up without any supplementing, and doing water changes using fresh blue bucket Red Sea water that tests at under than 8.2 ALK??

Pittsburgh · 03/16/2018, 11:10 AM

No more kalk in ATO or anywhere else, right?
Going from 8.9 to 9.24 could be within the margin of error I suppose.
Has your salinity been stable?

acer · 03/16/2018, 01:50 PM

NO adding anything. I have been "pondering" the issue since I made the post, and that is exactly what I came up with = salinity. I did not check it , but sometimes my external overflow will get drained a bit and so I lose about 4 gallons of water- the ATO is downstairs so it does not top off for that loss. I bet that is it. I will check it when I get home.

Edit: salinity is 1.024

02/09/2018, 03:27 PM	#478
Pittsburgh Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 577	Good progress. Once coralline algae start growing and SPS growth picks up, your alk will start dropping like a rock without additional supplement. So you may see your alk even lower in a couple of weeks if the system is stable and params are mostly good. slow change is good though. Keep it up. __________________ Pittsburgh Current Tank Info: 95g Oceanic SPS reef. 30g sump, Sicce Syncra Silent 4.0 return, Reef Octopus 2000SSS skimmer, fuge with chaeto, BRS Carbon reactor, MR1 GFO reactor, BRS 2part dosing, Tunze ATO, 2x Tunze 6095 powerheads on a Tunze 7095, Gyre 130, 2xRadions xr30w pro.

03/16/2018, 11:10 AM	#481
Pittsburgh Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 577	No more kalk in ATO or anywhere else, right? Going from 8.9 to 9.24 could be within the margin of error I suppose. Has your salinity been stable? __________________ Pittsburgh Current Tank Info: 95g Oceanic SPS reef. 30g sump, Sicce Syncra Silent 4.0 return, Reef Octopus 2000SSS skimmer, fuge with chaeto, BRS Carbon reactor, MR1 GFO reactor, BRS 2part dosing, Tunze ATO, 2x Tunze 6095 powerheads on a Tunze 7095, Gyre 130, 2xRadions xr30w pro.

03/16/2018, 01:50 PM	#482
acer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: pittsburgh,pa Posts: 2,612	NO adding anything. I have been "pondering" the issue since I made the post, and that is exactly what I came up with = salinity. I did not check it , but sometimes my external overflow will get drained a bit and so I lose about 4 gallons of water- the ATO is downstairs so it does not top off for that loss. I bet that is it. I will check it when I get home. Edit: salinity is 1.024 Last edited by acer; 03/16/2018 at 08:47 PM.

02/02/2018, 10:01 AM	#476
acer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: pittsburgh,pa Posts: 2,612	Yep, done as soon as I wrote the post.

02/08/2018, 10:33 PM	#477
acer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: pittsburgh,pa Posts: 2,612	OK - a few more 15 gallon water changes, ATO is just RODI - so no Alk supplement, and my Alk is now reading 9.8. So better- but not great. I have to remember that slow/steady is good in this hobby. Hopefully- in few weeks, Lear fragswap, my Alk should be about 9.0. The Foxface is getting along great - no one even bothers him. Corals looking fine. Even the new frags I Got from Alex are colored up nicely. The Copperbanded is eating frozen brine and Larry's now in my QT.

02/25/2018, 05:04 PM	#479
acer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: pittsburgh,pa Posts: 2,612	Updates: Lear fragswap goodies... https://imgbox.com/5EMDMY4T Testing results- Alk = 8.9, ca+= 515. Ph= 8.4 daytime and 8.2 at night. No idea why my Alk went up as i had it down to 8.6 1 week ago and have not dosed anything. Beginning to think

03/16/2018, 10:33 AM	#480
acer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: pittsburgh,pa Posts: 2,612	Ok- the wonders of reefing!? Have not added a single supplement in 6 weeks as my Alk was higher than I wanted. Just doing water changes. So, for all u chemists out there - figure this out. My Alk has gone up again- now it is 9.24 DKH. I rechecked twice and had purchased the solutions to insure the Hanna checker is working. Calcium is 450. Ultra low Hanna phosphate checker tested my water at .04, mg is 1350. So, why are my Acros dying and how is my ALK going up without any supplementing, and doing water changes using fresh blue bucket Red Sea water that tests at under than 8.2 ALK??