thats interesting, I believe it would be reef safe. But that is just my 2 cents.... tagging along!
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thats interesting, I believe it would be reef safe. But that is just my 2 cents.... tagging along!
Don't you know the customer is always right?
Wow! That is what temp your tank runs? You got me wanting to setup a tank just like yours! Can you do a full write up on the tank specs, maintenance, livestock etc?
I will leave it up to their respective creators to answer.
Tagging along!
Amazing Aquarium! Thank you for creating this thread!
Its hard to say exactly when algae starts dying, b/c everyone uses different lights, size screens and not to mention everyones water chemersty is different. When it comes to the algae (this is...
Lets not ask how long before... lets ask how long are you waiting to clean it?
I also have never herd of a screen becoming toxic.
Can you please post a picture of your setup?
Pictures of...
"There are typically 40 million bacterial cells in a gram of soil and a million bacterial cells in a millilitre of fresh water; in all, there are approximately five nonillion (5×1030) bacteria on...
I said it on RC and I will say it here,
"We need to understand that this means during the weekly harvest of algae, we are also harvesting huge amounts of autotrophic and heterotrophic bacteria......
This is not true. Its not simply a faction of more ppm of one then another, it works in ratios. If NSW has 400ppm of K and a tank tests 300ppm, that is a large drop in its ratio to other minterals.
I wouldn't say that (I think if the balance is way off dosing potassium won't help). But I am starting to believe it has less to do with algae and more to do with bacteria.
I dont see how the chart above has anything to do with the amount of potassium found in sea water.
This is because the plant will over time need more nitrate then any other nutrient.
I, of course live on the edge, dosing and watching for slight changes.
Added another 20ml today.
I know the P's are really low right now. I don't let the glass get very bad ever, but going this...
Its funny you should mention that, the tools I normally use aren't effectively cleaning the screen this last harvest. Growth seems much more attached, and doesn't cut/break apart easily any more.
Food is the reason I believe some people have the issue and some don't... I dont know about bananas though... nature is providing potassium in the reef somewhere, we just need to find it and...
Nice cant wait to see your next test result!
Can you talk more about these experiments? How many tanks tested? How were the experiment/s performed?
Tuesday: 0.02
Today (Thursday) 0.01
Here is a draft of the document
I cut a lot of fat, focused on my audience.
I don't believe I am some great writer, I know I am not...
I am not done, but from my own tests, it appears to be...
THIS MORNING TEST:
0.01
Only have three reagents left! Just placed an order for more, it looked like I had more then I thought in the tiny box... just going to take longer then I have in reagents. When should I test?! I...
I cover why I feel it's a potassium limitation in my theory document, I am working on the seventh draft of it and hope its done soon. This weekend should make a big difference.
this morning 0.03
UPDATE: no comments on my dry hands please... lol
Ground shipping from China is the worst!!! Whenever I place an order I do everything I can to forget I ordered it. So that way when it finally gets here, I am pleasantly surprised.
Damn! I felt like I had some super hero thing happening! HAHAHAHA! It was cool while it lasted!
Call me crazy all you want, but Yes I am saying I can visually see a slight difference in the size of my monti, blue digi and my galaxy corals. (Not just polyp extension)
I am not saying it grew a...
Here is the pic from this mornings test.
Side from not seeing the numbers on the test that I would like to see... SPS coral growth is insane! I can see a difference from this morning!
Possibly a little too much of a good thing ... Scrubber growth turned a little brown.
PO4 test was 0.06, I understand that this reading more or less is the same as yesterday.
Didn't have a chance...
I think it can even be as simple as the food they feed has a high level of potassium.
My guess is that potassium will be added to the last of commonly dosed nutrients. And believe all algae scrubbed tanks will benefit.
I have proof now supporting potassium limitation creates the build of phosphates. At least in my tank it is....
Yesterday 0.08 - added 70ml potassium!
just now 0.04 - added 70ml potassium!
its...
Seems like we can use "NoSalt" its an "no sodium" alternative to table salt....
Potassium Chloride
Tested PO4 0.09
Dosed another 50ml of potassium.
FYI- Dosed 60ml of potassium a few hours ago.
where is the algae scrubber?
Ace25, forgot I already had your email from a while ago. Check it... :-)
I am not ready to post it, however I am happy to send you a draft copy. Looks like this thing it becoming more then I even knew... PM me your email and I will send it to you, would like to know what...
I have to put my money where my mouth is...
Our food tends to have more then normal amount of phosphate...
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2012/3/chemistry
That's great! Thanks for jumping in head first!
I really think this is it though, it's more than just a wild guess. I will promise you that!
Dug this up!
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=8443978
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=8386972#post8386972
Seems like we can dose a Potassium...
A VERY watered down version, b/c I didnt want to leave you hanging...
I need to start finding ways to dose potassium and get people testing. I have a theory...
I dont have money for a test kit...
Its coming... not trying to tease... should have something written for you to read by the end of the weekend.
Wow... I think i just figured it out... It's not a nitrate limitation...
It's a potassium limitation... And just like we needed better phosphate testers we need better nitrate testers...
There...
SM on another thread you you actually pointed us to a video that explains this very topic. VERY clearly...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwZDIU6sM_4&
Can you please explain how this isn't...
Nutricline
This video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwZDIU6sM_4&
(@ 7:00 mins)
"A Nutricline is a region of rapid change in the concentration of nutrients."
I'll do it... download all the videos to my phone. I will watch them on the train ride home, and report back...
+1
Same here... We need to track these things better.