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    Rowaphos dosage

    Sweet thanks for the reply, I have some rowaphos, however, that doesnt state the dosage on it. I think it was thrown out by my mate. I have been told by someone to only add 1 tablespoon weekly and build up to around 3. This sounds like very little but does this sound right for the size of my...
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    Rowaphos dosage

    hey everyone, Im looking at starting to use rowaphos on my 6X2X2 in a fluidized bed but wondering what dosage regimen I should follow. I have heard not to use much and to build up?? regards justo
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    Aqua Medic Kalkreaktor II/Calcium Reactor II

    What are the more efficient brands of calcium reactors?
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    seriously can not figure it out!!!

    My read of this says that a larger water change is better just like scooter said because you are changing a percentage of the "new" water
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    changing from 2 X250W to 3X 400W light

    Hi all, I have decided that my 6' tank hasnt got enough lighting coverage and have decided to upgrade. I have aquired some cheap 400W lights and Im going to put them over the tank... How should I go about changing over the lights so as not to damage my precious corals???? The...
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    calcium reactor ph

    Sweet Don thats what I thought must have been the case. The lower the pH the more media dissolves....
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    calcium reactor ph

    so does that mean I should set my pH controller to only have a 0.5 fluctuation instead on 1? What is the best pH to dissolve aquamedic media??
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    Cloudy Tank

    yeah i have about 15-20 snails
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    Cloudy Tank

    Well its sorted itself out during the day whilst I was at work. Interesting what you say about the baterial thing krish I did happen to go diving the day before and picked up a couple of loose frags which looked fairly ordinary but i thought I could save them, one was bleached white this...
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    Cloudy Tank

    Hey all, I have just woken up this morning and my tank water is all cloudy! Looking closer at my sps and there polyps are all retracted which on some of them is unusual. My water parameters are all normal pH Alk Cal ORP. What could this possibly be? My fish are swimming around...
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    Adding a Cleanup Crew

    Just on the cleanup crew topic, do you guys like hermits or do you find them a pest in that they knock things over??
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    calcium reactor ph

    Just setting up my calcium reactor to a ph controller and solenoid valve and was wondering what ph range within the reactor people fluctuate. Does low 6.3 and high 6.5 sound right? So when it reaches 6.3 co2 cuts off and then 6.5 co2 turns on. Cheers
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    Maintaining Alk

    Thanks for the reply, Just dont really understand how I can make my kalk stronger. Im using a kalk strirrer which, as I understand, makes a saturated solution which drips into tank at the same rate as evaporation occurs. The only way I could boost it would be increase evaporation so I could...
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    Maintaining Alk

    Hey all, Just wondering how i can maintain my alk better. I am using kalk for all my topup water and if i leave my tank for 4-5 days I get a significant drop in my alk. My ca is staying resonably constant. Will I have to employ my calcium reactor to do the job! Whats the best way...
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    Yet another Ca alk question

    Yeah I often wonder about it cause I have heard of heaps of people pushing huge ca concentrations in their tanks. Whats the general opinion on this one??
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    Yet another Ca alk question

    Cheers ROS I have just tested alk after my first lot of dosing overnight and its 7.55dKH which is a big improvement. Im going to continue to dose alk until I reach 10-11dKH. This correlates to around 430 for my ca. Which I will slowly drip in to achieve. Once I've reached my targets I will...
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    acropora bleaching?

    I actually moved the coral lower in the tank as people suggested. Its actually growing faster rate than my other corals now. I have also monitored my ca and alk levels(my alk test kit was out of stock) and am in the process of reestablishing normal levels. Thanks once again this site has...
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    Yet another Ca alk question

    Thanks again, Im currently dripping in my Alk supplement via my auto top off unit. I thought this would be the safest way to do it just in case(I have only added 1/3 of supplement to the container as a second backup). I am getting my calcium supplement supplies tomorrow and will drip that in...
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    Yet another Ca alk question

    Ok so I think Ive finally nutted this all out now. Im going to use Randy's Recipe #1 to raise my ca and alk to 450/11 respectively. I have calculated that I will need 1388mL of Alk supplement and 1703mL of ca supplement. Should I dose these with a dosing pump? Or can I just pour in 1/3 at a...
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    Yet another Ca alk question

    Ok so I think Ive finally nutted this all out now. Im going to use Randy's Recipe #1 to raise my ca and alk to 450/11 respectively. I have calculated that I will need 1388mL of Alk supplement and 1703mL of ca supplement. Should I dose these with a dosing pump? Or can I just pour in 1/3 at a...
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