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Old 09-06-2012, 04:08 AM
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I did nothing else at the same time. If they were ticked off yesterday, they're super ticked tonight! They opened during the day just fine, so hopefully this will pass.
Are you saying they're closed right now ??

Maybe someone is crawling on them ...

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Old 09-06-2012, 04:16 AM
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Are you saying they're closed right now ??

Maybe someone is crawling on them ...

Wow, we sure butchered your post
The fact that they're closed could be totally relevant to the subject matter. They're calcium sucking corals in a system with very limited calcium. Closed . . . More like locked up tight.
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Old 09-06-2012, 04:22 AM
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I also picked up Aquavitro 8.4, in the event Alk crashes (this will raise pH and Alk). According to the Calcificatin bottle, 8.4 can be dosed within minutes of calcification. Curious. I'd like to try it to see what happens, but that is kind of scary.
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You guys are all loonie!! Change salt and hope for the best.
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You guys are all loonie!!.
lol, I agree! This whole thing is making my head spin
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lol, I agree! This whole thing is making my head spin
You too huh ?
Imagine how I've felt these last 2 months, nevermind how much money I've wasted on kits
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You guys are all loonie!! Change salt and hope for the best.
I agree now but ...

When I was getting a reading from my tank of 520 Ca I couldn't do a WC when the NSW was nearly the same

Now do you see why I am so into this thread ?
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I agree now but ...

When I was getting a reading from my tank of 520 Ca I couldn't do a WC when the NSW was nearly the same

Now do you see why I am so into this thread ?
You say you don't want to spend the extra on a quality salt and rather go cuckoo trying to solve the balance. Well you might think differently when your tank is packed with corals and issues start popping up.. To pay an extra 20,30,40 bucks for a pail of salt is the price of one measly coral. But you risk loosing many more than one with salt problems

IO is fine for fish only tanks but not for reef IMO.
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IO is fine for fish only tanks but not for reef IMO.
My LFS won't even sell me IO In all fairness, I think if you've got a good handle on dosing or (successfully) run a Ca reactor, IO is fine. I couldn't use it without upping values for new water, but lots of people do raise values and do all this mucking around. For me, peace of mind is worth the 6 bucks more a week I pay for my salt..but like you said, for me to replace my SPS collection would cost me 10k, so I'm just not interested in skimping on salt.
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