Nanoreefnewbie 2012 nano contest entry

[nanoreefnewbie]

Originally Posted by intarsiabox

The gunk that your skimmer collects.

OH crappy jus dumped that...umm yea sure will its gross yellow definitely works

[mrhasan]

BTW I am pretty sure your skimate is watery (wet skimmate) and that can SERIOUSLY suck up your saltwater. So if you see that your level is low, not all might be due to evaporation and you might actually be lowering your salinity when adding freshwater for top-off while most of them are not due to evaporation. So always check your salinity before adding top-off.

Originally Posted by nanoreefnewbie

OH crappy jus dumped that...umm yea sure will its gross yellow definitely works

[nanoreefnewbie]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

BTW I am pretty sure your skimate is watery (wet skimmate) and that can SERIOUSLY suck up your saltwater. So if you see that your level is low, not all might be due to evaporation and you might actually be lowering your salinity when adding freshwater for top-off while most of them are not due to evaporation. So always check your salinity before adding top-off.

OH thank you holding 1.024 and trying to lower some more...

[Enigma]

Why are you trying to lower it? If anything, I'd say it should be higher.

[nanoreefnewbie]

Originally Posted by Enigma

Why are you trying to lower it? If anything, I'd say it hold be higher.

Jus too 1.023...and ive seen a few whick looking reefs ať 1.023 ..ill counter ask now why have it higher??

[mrhasan]

Because 1.026 is ideal for reefs but fishes can be kept in practically anything :P (I have kept mine for weeks without knowing that my salinity was at 1.031). You can keep softies in almost anything like 1.021, which is ideal for fish only systems (not the delicate ones like ricordia ofcourse) but for pretty corals, you should aim at something 1.024 to 1.026.

[nanoreefnewbie]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

Because 1.026 is ideal for reefs but fishes can be kept in practically anything :P (I have kept mine for weeks without knowing that my salinity was at 1.031). You can keep softies in almost anything like 1.021, which is ideal for fish only systems (not the delicate ones like ricordia ofcourse) but for pretty corals, you should aim at something 1.024 to 1.026.

Awsome thank you...and Wow 1.031. Thats higher

[Enigma]

Originally Posted by nanoreefnewbie

Jus too 1.023...and ive seen a few whick looking reefs ať 1.023 ..ill counter ask now why have it higher??

Higher SG allows for the supersaturation of calcium and Alk.

[mrhasan]

Yah. During my 1.031, the guy at LFS was doing the titration and he was like WTH why isin't the calcium reading coming and at 550ppm the color changed :P

Originally Posted by Enigma

Higher SG allows for the supersaturation of calcium and Alk.

[nanoreefnewbie]

Originally Posted by Enigma

Higher SG allows for the supersaturation of calcium and Alk.

Sg means sality?? And okay i hear you very confincing ill hold it ať 1.024..thank you for it help all