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13 minutes ago, viper0419 said:
I have 2 hammers, 1 torch, 3 acans, 1 clove, 2 Ric, 3 gonio, 3 Zoas, 2 bird nest, 1 fibre optics, 2 acro, 1 mr freeze, 1 electric daisy and 1 sunset monti
coraline algae not yet.
TBH.. your tank is still too young for that amount of corals especially SPS.. be mentally prepared for casualties..
On 11/28/2021 at 2:43 PM, viper0419 said:Hi guys,
My parameters as follows :-
ph 8.15 stable based on Salifert checker
calcium 500+ based on Red Sea checker
alkalinity 7.2 after water change. 6.9 at end of 6-7days based on Hanna checker
I think I need to increase my alkalinity. How should I do it safely? Can I use Red Sea foundation b?
thanks
0.3 drop of DKH in 6-7 days is nothing.. in fact your corals is not consuming any alk which means it is not growing and may have a chance not to survive...
We have the same tank RSR170.. i was doing 100ml ALK and 40ml Cal per day till i change to Calcium Reactor last week.. cannot tahan to buy RSF A/B/C..
BTW.. PH do not stay stable throughout the day... it goes up and down..
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Wat corals u have now? Have your tank started growing coralline?
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Hi All Neptune Trident Users..
I believe below link will be intresting to you..
https://humble.fish/community/index.php?threads/fully-customize-neptune-tridents-test-schedule.5606/
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Hi again,
Can I ask, I currently have 1 x Jebao SLW-20m wave maker. Is that enough or I need another one?
To recap, I have a reefer 170 so tank size is roughly 60cmx 50cm x 50cm (34 gallon or 130 litres of display tank volume. I plan to keep mix of fishes, soft corals, lps and sps.
Add and upgrade items as time goes by whenever needed..
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Thanks bro, BTW what's considered a matured period .. 2 weeks ? 1 month ?
A tank is considered fully mature when u start to get coralline.. thats when u can start playing with sps.. ur tank i would suggest zoas n softies.. at 3-6 months stage than lps.. when u see coralline than sps..
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Guys,
For cycling is it required to test for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate like freshwater? If yes which kit is advisable? Something like the Red Sea map marine test kit?
Also on the subject of testing, based on my research, these are the essential tests and the corresponding best kit for testing. please correct if wrong :-
1. Hanna test kit can get - alkalinity, ULR phosphate and LR Nitrate
2. Calcium - Red Sea calcium pro
3. Magnesium - aqua forest test pro
4. Ph - salifert or red sea
5. Chlorine - Hanna
any of them redundant?
I plan to keep a bit of everything in terms of corals and livestocks
Hanna hr nitrate not lr nitrate
Why need chlorine when u should be using rodi or di filter?
Ammo n nitrite suggest u use api will do.. after few weeks it will be collecting dust.. tbh u don really need nitrite as it is not lethal in salt water as in fresh water.. as long ammo is zero u are good to go plus if u put bacteria in bottle.. u will mostly get zero nitrite all the way..
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Hey man,
i also do manual dosing its completely fine js need to be timely and dun forget... hahaha
as for alk, im pretty sure it depends on
a. the inherent salt mix that u use
b. what you plan to keep in the tank
ive heard sps corals cant swing too high....
but it depends alot from tank to tank, see what ur tank responds to?
natural seawater is at 7.5-8.5 just fyi
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Fyi.. indo sea water where indo lps are farm have alk at 9dkh
Different parts of the oceans dkh are different..
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I read that for Hanna only Alk and Ultra low phosphate worth getting.
I think Red Sea has a foundation kit that takes care of a few tests. Not sure how good is it. Salinity use refractormeter can alrdy?
what should the healthy levels be for all these. I am reading conflicting info. Eg Alk some say 7.7. some say 9?
As for dosing guess will go manual first for now..
Hanna phosphate ulr
Hanna nitrate hr
Hanna alk
Hanna copper (qt tank)
Manual dosing will not do it once u start to play sps.. especially when u start to play with kalk.. i am currently dosing 52.5ml of alk n 22ml of cal.. and my sps frags are just babies.. u cant manual dose.. needs to be spread out throughout the day..
What alk to shoot for depends on ur salt.. high alk will require higher nitrate n phosphate level whereas lower alk will require lower nitrate n phosphate..
I am currently at 10.5 alk with 10 nitrate 0.06 phosphate.. different tank will get different levels of nitrate n phosphate level.. it will level out by itself with a form of nutrient export like chaeto as u need to maintain the redfield ratio..
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What is you water parameters.. salinity / temp / alk / cal / mag / nitrate/ phosphate..
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Since now you have some time during tank cycling.. next you gotta start considering and budget for Testing Equipment and Dosing..
Testing Equipment:~
Budget go for Nyos or Salifert.. if got budget go for Hanna..
1. Alk
2. Cal
3. Mag
4. Salinity
5. PH
Dosing :~
You may need a dosing pump.. suggest u get a jebao 4 head..
1. Alk
2. Cal
3. Mag
Once u go CRAZY and willing to throw tons of $$$..
Get Apex or GHL to fully monitor and automate your tank..
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Chiller do not need to be turned on during cycle.. as for hardware.. u can start with budget than upgrade to high end stuff.. i too started with 2 jebao and now 2 mp10..
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Gratz.. i have a 1yr old reefer 170.. same skimmer but xr30 g4.. suggest u cycle ur tank without lights for about 3 months.. u may start buying your first fish once ammonia is zero.. continue lights off for 3 months if u can self control.. btw wat wave maker u have in mind?
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You are able to access apex locally via local ip which is part of your initial setup.. u do not need to use apex fusion..
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As per AF Website..
https://aquaforest.eu/pl/product/kh-buffer/
20 ml of KH Buffer solution has a KH level of 0.5 dKH in 100 liters of water
May i suggest that you prep 100l of RODI water and mix in 20ml of your mixed solution and see if u get the 0.5dkh raise or 40ml for 1dkh raise.. this will test your mixed solution potency..
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3 hours ago, lyz77 said:
Thanks for sharing.
At this point, I am still clueless why my tank is taking so much KH. if precipitation take place, i presume CA will drop significantly as well which is not the case.
Could u share your tank dimension.. i assume is a 90G tank..
https://reef.diesyst.com/chemcalc/chemcalc.html
As per above calculator.. you should require 60ml from 7.5 to 8.0dkh..
Secondly..
As per your graph.. you should not be expecting a straight and steady line.. It will not happen..
and as per your graph.. you should be looking at the average which is 8.49dkh..
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2 hours ago, lyz77 said:
Yes, self mixed based on the recommended ratio.
Can you share your tank size and dosing ratio per day?
I have a RedSea Reefer 170..
Trident controlled dosing 5.1ml RedSea Alk a day..
Along with 2ml RedSea Coralline Grow..
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What about the potency of your 2-part dosing as it is self mixed? I use RedSea liquids therefore cannot comment of AF..
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Suggest you do the following :~
1. Re-Calibrate your DOS
2. Re-Calibrate your Trident
3. Set Trident Schedule to 8 tests instead of default 4 tests a day
Advice needed for starting new
in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby
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I would suggest u get RS KH Coralline GRO for now.. it consist of KH & Cal plus Coralline fragments.. will help u on seeding Coralline Algae.. start with 1 ml per day and increase as and when required.. till now i am still doing it..