It seems the reactor will pull down the tank pH a little, is this of concern at all. How low is too low?
Ok, well, I guess my tank answered my question for me!
(drum roll please) ........... Dinoflagellates!
Holy cow, is this stuff a nuisance. I've been wondering all week, what the ..... is this brown stringy slimey snot saturated with air bubbles all over everything? And after I've siphoned it all out, it comes back within 4-5 hours?
The annoying thing is ... My test kit tells me pH is 8.5, which I wouldn't beleive even if I DIDN'T have a calcium reactor, so ..... time for a different test kit (or can someone with a meter spare an hour, come over to my house, and take a reading for me today? I can compensate with a frag, or a beer, or other beverage for your time&trouble) I know that a) running a reactor will likely pull the pH down a little, and b) dinoflagellates are gross, and c) dinoflagellates seem to prosper in conditions of depressed pH.
On the plus side, the growth of my SPS within the last week alone ... WOW.
I guess for now I just need to keep dialing in the reactor to find that "happy equilibrium."
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-- Tony
My next hobby will be flooding my basement while repeatedly banging my head against a brick wall and tearing up $100 bills. Whee!
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