Jeremevans

Unless you were already running on the high end I would not expect much effect. Maybe a little paler.


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I broke down and bought the same thing about a month ago. So far I'm happy. The calibration instructions leave something to be desired.

I agree it looks like a calcium deposit. That usually is related to dosing two part in the wrong proportion and having the CA level rise but could have to do with the high salinity. For what it's worth that is most likely to happen on a heater just like you saw.

On a site note, whenever you get up and running I can give you a few frags if you want to test out the tank before buying the high end stuff.




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That's pretty slick. I'm interested to see what you think after a few months. I'm tempted.


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I agree that nutrient crashes are problematic just like like alk swings. With nutrients going lower or higher isn't always a problem but zero is a problem. When I had nitrate go to zero I dosed sodium nitrate and then phosphate fell to 0 and I had more problems. Now I dose both and test daily if I'm messing with either nitrate or phosphate level.

If you read the neo phos bottle you will probably be confused like I was the first time. Once you realize that carbon nitrate and phosphate all interact then it makes more sense. I would caution anyone about dosing phosphate or nitrate without testing daily and having a good handle on how they interact.

I think staying off zero for phosphate is important. All that said there is some interaction with Alk too. The higher the Alk you run typically the more sensitive the system seems to be to nutirents dropping.

For what it's worth I have a heavily stocked tank and feed pretty decently but still have nitrates that drift down once in a while. I think it's a combination of the refugium which helps pH and the marinen pure block I have in the sump.


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Mine is barely starting to encrust. I'll post next month too.


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That's a bummer. Sorry to hear.


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I'd like to get a frag of just about anything. There are a few in particular I'd love to get (Cash or trade).

Wish list:
JF fox flame
Strawberry shortcake
Red planet

I've got bunch of things that I'll take some pictures of since not all have names that I know.

Zoa's:
Rastas
Toxic palys
Watermelon
Gobbstoppers
WWC purple monster
Bam bams
Some others without names

SPS:
Orange Monti cap
Blue Digi (mini colonies)
ORA spongeodes
Orange setosa
Tubbs stellata
WWC Yellow tips
Hollywood stunner chalice
Pokerstar Monti
Idaho grape monti
Sunset monti
Purple w/ green base acro


LPS:
Green hammer branching
Candy cane / trumpet
Meteor shower cyphastrea
Bright green mushrooms
Ricordea





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I have a backup Reeflo Dart/Snapper Hybrid External Gold Pump. It is new in the box since my existing pump is still going strong.

Send me a PM if you still need one.

I love that the commentator can't hold back from chuckling after some of those comments.


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I'll be there this year. Sounds like a good time.


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Interesting. That is not the one I have then. 

Usually brown happens when nutrients rise or there is some other shock in my experience. 

This reminds me of the last time I made it to the meeting at the Hatfield Science center and Sid showed us some parasite identification under the microscope. I hope your fish don't have parasites, but if they do it would be cool to see.

So...When do we get to see some of the pictures?

The second looks like maybe a cali tort to me also. 

The first one reminds me of a blue staghorn I have. When I placed it in medium light it had some green to it like yours, but then I moved it higher light and it became a more rich blue. Do you know how intense the light is on that one?

I finally tried to take a picture last night although the lights were ramping down. Someday I have to figure out how to take a decent picture. I mounted it horizontally which makes this a little more challenging.

1. total system volume, approx 265g

2. what kind of lighting, 4x OR 247b LED + 4x55w T5

3. how you keep alk and cal stable, calcium reactor w/ fx-stp peristaltic

4. how old your tank is, ~1.5 yr

5. rate your tank stability on a 1-10 scale, 7 (Alk is steady, Phos / Nitrate ride around a little)

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I'll take 100 black plugs and 100 black discs. 

@(b)reef Encounter you have been added. Payment confirmed. 

When I was in the shop on Sunday afternoon it looked like there were plenty of frags. Let me know when you pick up just to confirm.

FINAL V2 -- Confirmed Payment List as of 11/5 @ 8am 11/6 @ 9:30am. At this point I'm going to assume anyone who has not paid is no longer interested.

1. pdxmonkeyboy
2. jeremevans
3. SuncrestReef
4. jtarmitage
5. xmas_one
6. NateDawg
7. Jfruity24
8. River City Corals
9. CrabbyCrabs x 2
10. sroberts
11. Krux
12. Gumby
13. (b)reef Encounter

Confirmed Payment List as of 11/2 @ 9pm:

1. pdxmonkeyboy
2. jeremevans
3. SuncrestReef
4. jtarmitage
5. xmas_one
6. NateDawg
7. Jfruity24
8. River City Corals
9. CrabbyCrabs x 2
10. sroberts
11. Krux
12. Gumby

Waiting for the following:

• @youcallmenny            - In
• @Mchums                    - In
• @Salted_Waffles         - possibly interested depending on date
• @503reefland              - unclear

Yes. The picture is of the back of a business card and says "120g to donate call Jeff 503-779-9524".

You might need to get the magnesium up first in order to get the calcium to stay up. I think a one time shot for magnesium should be fine and then slowly raise the calcium. I remember BRS dosing videos talking about magnesium dosing being periodic and larger isn't an issue.


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That's a good point to bring up. When I was dosing nitrate my phosphates dropped initially so I dosed Phosphate too until both started to rise. I think you have to do this until the system is carbon limited (if I recall the term correctly).

It's kinds of the same concept as carbon dosing in a way. When you dose carbon nitrates will drop and so will Phosphate. There is a relationship called the Redfield ratio that gives the proportional relationship.




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At the Frag Fest I had someone offer to donate a tank to TFT. I'm not sure who the right person is to chime in here, but maybe @kknight.