![]() |
#11
|
||||
|
||||
![]() Quote:
The better salt like DD H20 or Zeovit Reefer's Best at double the price that contain all the necessary trace elements and additives. Your choice. I personally use DD H20 and don't really dose anymore. Just a little A/B mix by 2 Little Fishies when I remember to do it. But you've got to do the water changes regimentally if you don't dose.
__________________
Last tank was 210 reef with 90 gal sump 120 , lps. 2xKessil A350W Tuna Blues, 2xvortech mp40 for flow,aqualogic 1/4 hp chiller, 160 lbs live rock. sohal, , pair of percs,flame dotty back , royal gramma, pair of black percs, niger trigger, mandarin 55 corner bowfront freshwater, African cichlids kessil a350 30 gal 36x36 coffee table fish tank. 3 red ear sliders. 5.5 gal nano, live rock, arrow crab, baby perc, firefish. |
#12
|
|||||
|
|||||
![]() I use the Instant Ocean Reef Crystals.
According to this (http://www.rudyv.be/Aquarium/sels.pdf) it looks okay. Not the best, but not the worst, either. That document could be quite old, so it is possible that values have changed since it was published. But of course, not being totally sure of what affects what, the document isn't a huge amount of use to me. |
#13
|
|||||
|
|||||
![]() water changes should be plenty for soft/LPS, sps would require daily dosing (my tank would deplete to half its alk each day if i didn't have a 2 part doser setup)
|
#14
|
|||||
|
|||||
![]() That article and many others like it will give you an exceptional understanding of reef aquarium chemistry. Like you, I'm not a big fan of the subject either, but after reading a lot of Randy's work on ReefKeeping.com I feel pretty confident these days. Search the archives on that site and on advancedaquarist.com for more from him.
__________________
"We shall dive down through black abysses... and in that lair of the Deep Ones we shall dwell amidst wonder and glory forever." - H.P. Lovecraft Old 120gal Tank Journal New 225gal Tank Journal May 2010 TOTM The 10th Annual Prince George Reef Tank Tour |
#15
|
||||
|
||||
![]() Randy's articles are best and links can be found in the archives at:
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=102605 From there, you can click on links like: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-06/rhf/index.php and many more links covering the big three of water conditions. |
#16
|
|||||
|
|||||
![]() shouldnt be an apocalypse if you dont dose.....I have a 110g display that is fairly SPS rich and I havnt dossed or even tested a thing in two years......just regular water changes with H2Ocean.......that being said, Im not getting huge growth out of my SPS, but colors are good and thats all that really matters to me....
__________________
260g mixed reef, 105g sump, water blaster 7000 return, Bubble King SM 300 skimmer, Aqua Controller Jr, 4 radions, 3 Tunze 6055s,1 tunze 6065, 2 Vortech MP40s, Vortech MP20, Tunze ATO, GHL SA2 doser, 2 TLF reactors (1 carbon, 1 rowa). http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=50034 . Tank Video here http://www.vimeo.com/2304609 and here http://www.vimeo.com/16591694 |
#17
|
||||
|
||||
![]() While I agree that having an understanding of the relationship between the different parameters we test for, I belivestability far outweighs ahving the number bang on. My alk has been as low as 3 and 4 for the longest time. Fearing an apocalypse of my own, I starting raising it slowly. Once I finally had my ALK up to 8, everything starting to burn, bleach and generally show me they were unhappy. So, I let it get back down to 4 or 5 and everything is happy again. I believe it is the large swings in parameters that create a problem.
|
#18
|
|||||
|
|||||
![]() |
#19
|
|||||
|
|||||
![]() Quote:
![]() I'm a numbers geek. I did develop an algebraic equation to help me adjust a single parameter through water changes. ![]() Edit: Equation ![]() Proof: ![]() It seems to work. Last edited by Enigma; 05-20-2012 at 04:58 PM. |
#20
|
|||||
|
|||||
![]() Uh, you might be over thinking the whole thing
![]()
__________________
Brad |