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08/16/2018, 10:39 PM | #26 |
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08/16/2018, 10:43 PM | #27 | |
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So should I be adding trace elements also? I think I’d be best if I just start to mix my own salt water and purchase an rodi system. I live in south Florida and I was doing research on how they treat the water down here and it seems they use small amount of chlorine and chloramine. Would a 4 stage rodi be sufficiently should I get a 5 stage to be safe? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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08/16/2018, 10:50 PM | #28 |
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I bought the BRS 6 stage with an extra membrane and it works well for me. I would wait to add trace minerals til your reef shows a "need" for them and you can test for them.
I was buying natural saltwater when I started reefing and we got to .45ppm phosphates. I started mixing my own saltwater with Red Sea blue bucket and my reef looks so much better. Cheers! Mark
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08/16/2018, 11:25 PM | #29 | |
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Honestly I don’t think I’ve ever tested the water I get from my LFS. I think the soonest I’ve ever tested it, is maybe a week after doing the water change. and the reason I think I was getting a reading of 0 phosphates was because I was feeding my fish every other day, sometimes every two days and I would do a 20% water change once a month. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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08/17/2018, 12:00 PM | #30 |
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A 4 phase RO/DI should be fine. That's what I use, but with a Spectrapure RO 99% rejection RO membrane.
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08/17/2018, 12:17 PM | #31 |
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This is off the wall, but possible:
You may have more nitrite, nitrate and ammonia than you think. Enough to grow softies well, but kill SPS. During a very hot spell many years ago, I noticed my test kit reading zero when I knew damn well the tank had not had time to cycle. I had left my test reagents in the hot van, and the heat destroyed them. I had to throw away every reagent and buy new. You may ask your local shop to test your water, or you could simply check your tests. (Hint: a drop of urine in an ammonia test will show a positive - if not, the reagent is bad.) |
08/17/2018, 04:08 PM | #32 |
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I think you nitrate and phosphate levels are too low for the given alkalinity level. Either increase P and N or reduce the alkalinity. NSW is also very poor in soluble N and P, but the alkalinity is between ~6.5 - 7 dKH. If you desire to keep low nutrients like NSW, you need to keep alk low.
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Thanks for the info, i will test them out. I’m looking to upgrade my ammonia, nitrite and nitrate test kits to the Red Sea ones. But they have been kept in the stand since I purchased them Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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08/17/2018, 10:37 PM | #34 | |
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I’m sure the alkalinity level is what my LFS keeps it at cause that’s where I get my water from. Once I start mixing my own salt water I’ll be able to get a lower alkalinity level as I will go with the Red Sea blue bucket for salt mix since I don’t have any heavy demand corals Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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08/17/2018, 10:59 PM | #35 |
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I hate to say this, but:
Trusting your live stock to a pet shop is tantamount to having a drunk pack your parachute. You really should make your own water. It a very small tank, and it's just not that difficult. |
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I originally had a 28g biocube and then got this 45 AIO and figured that for the small amounts of water changes I would be doing it was easier and more practical to just get my water already mixed from them. But now I’m realizing that’s not very smart Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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08/18/2018, 08:46 AM | #37 |
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Since you’re going for a larger tank, google this:
“Relationship between alk, NO3 and PO4 and how this relates to corals and zooxanthella” and read the topic. |
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The only LFS I’ve use is called strictly fish. And they only specialize in salt water aquariums. You can look them up, they have a website. And I’ve taken the time to talk with the owners and they have a strict maintenance schedule they follow and are extremely knowledgeable about salt water aquariums. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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