Ultra Clam review thread

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by Fauna Marin

Hi

Ok i have sometimes problems to understand your postings
i can read english but slang is difficult
what i need to know

what you add at the moment in your tank
please also which salt / elements / and foods
also your actual water parameters.

which light you use and could you send here a pictures

greets claude

I use Instant Ocean
10 gal per week for water changes
150 gal total
I feed mysis 2 times per week spirlina flakes and prime reef too flakes every day 2times
Run CARBON in a reactor
I run 3x 250's 12K Reefflux 2 12K and 14K in the middle
7hrs per day
CAl 450
ALK 8.0 DKH
Magnesuim 1350
Nitrates 15 PPM
1.024
temp 79F
I dose
ULTRA BAK 2 ML
ULTRA MIN s 2 ML
Soon to have Ultra BIO

[Aqua-Digital]

And for the rest of us that fall into the catagory "hard of thinking"

English is just fine

[Skimmerking]

hey no worries mate. lol

[Fauna Marin]

Hi

LOL

You just told me in german you need 10 girls to make the water change :-DD


how many and which carbon you use `
and did you dont use any trace element ?
please change the salt to Reef Crystals from instant ocean
or Tunze salt
Greets claude

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by Fauna Marin

Hi


how many and which carbon you use `
and did you dont use any trace element ?
please change the salt to Reef Crystals from instant ocean
or Tunze salt
Greets claude

I used the black diamond CArbon, and fill a phosban reactor full on it every month or so
no trace elements as of yet havent bee ntold to use it. i have lots of seachem cal and ALK additives left...
why am i switching salts I have a huge supply of IO salt. I have been using IO for 7 years now. I would like to know why i would be switching salt. can i switch salts after using this IO , why is INSTANT OCEAN not used but reef cystals is

[Aqua-Digital]

some salts work better with Lith systems than others, Claude has done many experiments and found the one he suggest works best with the Fauna Lith products due to the chemistry of the salt and what additives are used in their production, this can lead to too many trace elements in the tank which your clams will not like

By changing to the salt claude recommends you will have a balanced system with only the trace elements that your system requires at the right amounts also

[Fauna Marin]

Hi

hmm i did not know the carbon did you use ist longer time yet
and did you check the PH Level after using it

RC Salt is made for reef tanks IO for fish tank
the IO salt is not as stabil as the RC salt
thats the reason why i said better use this
greets claude

[Fauna Marin]

HI

What i need is also your Po4 level and PH Swing

Did you have a sandbed or normal Berlin System ?

Greets claude

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by Aqua-Digital

some salts work better with Lith systems than others, Claude has done many experiments and found the one he suggest works best with the Fauna Lith products due to the chemistry of the salt and what additives are used in their production, this can lead to too many trace elements in the tank which your clams will not like

By changing to the salt claude recommends you will have a balanced system with only the trace elements that your system requires at the right amounts also

Thats makes sence, might have to look into gettting RC salt now ...

[Skimmerking]

OK the trial is going really good IMO. I have seen lots and huge PE on the SPS.

since the 27 of Jan weekly water changes on SUN
still running BLACK diamond Carbon in TLf reactor.
increased to 2ML per day with the ULTRA BAK and ULTRA MIN s

CLaude here are the lasest test s for ya ...
PO4 0.03 ppm it is going up from 0.1 to .03ppm
NO3 10PPM
ALK 7.4
CAL 350
PH 8.2

All tests are from Salifert.

I dont know why my PO4 is going up i thought that this stuff the BAK is suppose to take it out...

may be im not seeing somthing. i have put off on the clam food for 1 week so far too.. my be its the min S doing it..