mpsti05 Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Sad day, my amazingly fun to watch Midas decided to tile glide and has met the porcelain express.... Ohh no sorry to hear man. That's why I ordered that brs screen top for when in not home for the new pico. Leak tested today.. All good! Should be any day and I'll do the swap! Link to comment
FlCandy Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Dumb fish thinking the tile looks like water. Sorry for your loss but man the coraline has really taken off on that back wall! Link to comment
JR! Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Dumb fish thinking the tile looks like water. Sorry for your loss but man the coraline has really taken off on that back wall! same here. wish i had the coraline you do. Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 It's all good. Midas was fun while it lasted.... It's funny, the purple is consuming the wall except where the sides are green... I don't gt it... Link to comment
Euphyllia Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Okay, I missed your birthday, but nevertheless... Zum Geburtstag viel glück! Zum Geburtstag viel glück! Zum Geburtstag leibe SouthFlorida_Troooooooooooon! Zum Geburtstag viel glück yay! Tank is looking great! Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 So, NR, I'm reaching out for advice.... Have noticed lately only my green colored zoas have closed off, every other coral is fantastic. Strange. Today I rampage tested and noticed all my parameters to be inline, except pH: pH: 7.4-7.6 (always been 7.8 to 7.7 but constant, now dropped below satisfactory for me) Alk- 8.2 Ca- 375 (good enough for me if stable) Mg- 1385 N03- 0-.01 P04- 0-.02 My pH has always been low, but non fluctuating... Now it's LOW. How may I raise this without affecting or params? Thanks. Link to comment
Criley7 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 So, NR, I'm reaching out for advice.... Have noticed lately only my green colored zoas have closed off, every other coral is fantastic. Strange. Today I rampage tested and noticed all my parameters to be inline, except pH: pH: 7.4-7.6 (always been 7.8 to 7.7 but constant, now dropped below satisfactory for me) Alk- 8.2 Ca- 375 (good enough for me if stable) Mg- 1385 N03- 0-.01 P04- 0-.02 My pH has always been low, but non fluctuating... Now it's LOW. How may I raise this without affecting or params? Thanks. Dosing BRS 2part Recipe 1 will raise pH. Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 Dosing BRS 2part Recipe 1 will raise pH. You mean that's just a 2 part from BRS or something specific to pH? Link me? Link to comment
Rehype Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 So, NR, I'm reaching out for advice.... Have noticed lately only my green colored zoas have closed off, every other coral is fantastic. Strange. Today I rampage tested and noticed all my parameters to be inline, except pH: pH: 7.4-7.6 (always been 7.8 to 7.7 but constant, now dropped below satisfactory for me) Alk- 8.2 Ca- 375 (good enough for me if stable) Mg- 1385 N03- 0-.01 P04- 0-.02 My pH has always been low, but non fluctuating... Now it's LOW. How may I raise this without affecting or params? Thanks. I see you havent checked in lately ...Read through pages 198-199 Link to comment
Criley7 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 You mean that's just a 2 part from BRS or something specific to pH? Link me? http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/produc...ge-small-2.html They are just 2 part dosing kits, but recipe 1 raises pH and recipe 2 lowers pH Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 I see you havent checked in lately ...Read through pages 198-199 So I've always had low pH, and it's always been low, now it's really low, should I invest in the c02 scrubber you referred to? It seems like all other options would be drowsing or chemical related.... I'm up to trying it if it'll solve my problem... Link to comment
Rehype Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 So I've always had low pH, and it's always been low, now it's really low, should I invest in the c02 scrubber you referred to? It seems like all other options would be drowsing or chemical related.... I'm up to trying it if it'll solve my problem... This is the safest way to do it without affecting any of your other parameters. Your PH will rise considerably with the addition of the scrubber. Id also recommend leaving the windows open for a few hours as that will also help to reduce the C02 buildup within your tank which will in turn raise PH. Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 I have a small 2/2 condo wi constant AC, myself, wife, daughter, dog.... C02 seems as a viable culprit.... Let me look into the idea. Thanks again hype. Link to comment
Rehype Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I have a small 2/2 condo wi constant AC, myself, wife, daughter, dog.... C02 seems as a viable culprit.... Let me look into the idea. Thanks again hype. Np...Yea that definitely sounds like excess C02 especially if you keep the air conditioner on all time. I also found when my wife is cooking (gas stove) ph drops almost immediately. Link to comment
steely185 Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 CO2 is usually a culprit during the winter months when windows stay closed but it could be just the same anywhere in Florida where your AC runs most of the year. A test for CO2 would be to take a cup of tank water and measure the pH, then take that same cup of water and set it outside for a while and retest the pH. If your pH increases with the water being outside in the fresh air then CO2 would point to be a problem. If you increase your alk and Calcium a bit you may have a better chance of keeping your pH a little higher. Lower alk readings allow less buffering of your pH which leads to more swings in pH. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rhf/index.php Link to comment
Spirofucci Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Funny, you mention this, my green type zoas slowly started looking crappy about a month ago as well, but then they all started looking kinda sickly. Might do a FW dip. My params are good though. You supposed sps look fantastic and yer having probs with zoa........go figure???? Rehype is the man, so I'd do what he says. Link to comment
pschom Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 I'm having the same issue. Only thing that looks a little different is the Duncan's. Ph is down from 8.0 to around 7.4. Alk is really low around 6.5 and calc is like 460..... Could it be the temp swing from the season changing? I know my temp has been up about 1.5 degrees recently. Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 I'm having the same issue. Only thing that looks a little different is the Duncan's. Ph is down from 8.0 to around 7.4. Alk is really low around 6.5 and calc is like 460..... Could it be the temp swing from the season changing? I know my temp has been up about 1.5 degrees recently. If u ask me, ur high ca is driving ur alk to be low, if u lessen the ca dose, u should be blue to raise the alk.... In turn maybe bumping ur pH. Link to comment
pschom Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 If u ask me, ur high ca is driving ur alk to be low, if u lessen the ca dose, u should be blue to raise the alk.... In turn maybe bumping ur pH. Thats the thing though. I stopped dosing all together about a month ago. Everything was fine until recently. Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted May 15, 2012 Author Share Posted May 15, 2012 Interesting... I love this hobby. Lol On another note, I've gone ahead and ordered the canister with c02 media as hype suggested and also added a few valves and extras to customize a DIY airline for the tunze... Let's see how it turns out! Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted May 19, 2012 Author Share Posted May 19, 2012 So the custom airline mod is complete. At first I tried to just run a new line directly through the top to replace the original but it was a tad big for the hole inside the chamber, so I re-ran it as seen through the bottom on the video. So there's an extra hole on the too, no biggie, it's not affecting the skimmer. I setup the c02 scrubber and ran lines connecting to the airline valve, these pictures aren't great, but the skimmer is definently already foaming much more intensely and the control is much smoother compared to the blue screw. Hopefully I see results soon. Untitled by J.L Photography, on Flickr Untitled by J.L Photography, on Flickr Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted May 19, 2012 Author Share Posted May 19, 2012 Sold it all. Found better uses for the $3400 n change lol Link to comment
mpsti05 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Hmmm mod the 9002?? How's you do that? How's the bike search going, I've been riding everyday for the last 2 weeks Link to comment
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