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    Yet another Ca alk question

    Thanks Don, Ok so should I do a few water changes first Or will that not really matter
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    Yet another Ca alk question

    ok just tested Alk of the sea water and its around 7.7-8.0dKH
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    Yet another Ca alk question

    ok will go do that now
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    Yet another Ca alk question

    I've only recently set up my tank 180gal. I live at on the beach so I use natural sea water for water changes. Im currently filling the tank with sps. At the moment I have about 8 corals(sps). There seems to be quite alot of coralline algae spotting everywhere and is quite abundant on my...
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    Yet another Ca alk question

    Thanks guys, I just checked (I did another test) and its 4.5dKH or 1.6meq/l Does this represent a major problem??
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    acropora bleaching?

    frag has come good!! the tip has actually gone blue now which I suppose indicates growth/health. I think I was just a little parnoid
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    Yet another Ca alk question

    Ok I have a issue with understanding the maintainence of ca and alk. I have measured my current levels - ca- 380 alk 4dKh so I would like increase these. I would like to get them on the higher side of the recommended levels to try and encourage maximum growth of my sps. I have a kalk...
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    acropora bleaching?

    sweet thats good news I suppose! I have repositioned it lower in the tank. Why is this better? I thought more light was better. Nothing has happened rapidly i would say. Just doesnt seem completely normal
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    acropora bleaching?

    hey all, Just have a quick question reguarding a couple of acropora frags which i put into my tank last week. Basically I a bit worried that the tip of one is dying/dead, due to white appearance and lack of visible polyps. What does everyone advocate doing in this instance...
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    calcium dosing via kalk stirrer and ca reactor

    Im using the aqua medic kalk stirrer which I have hooked up to float valve and dosing pump. Im not quite familiar with the tunze product but Im pretty sure it will work with it. Basically water is delivered into the stirrer at the base of it via small hose(like the hose on r/o systems??) which...
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    alkalinity monitor

    Thanks crew, how often are you checking it? Given my tank is new what do you think is good protocol
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    snails

    Just wondering if snails could/would travel down my tank return bulkheads. I havent covered them as i assumed they wouldnt travel against the flow coming out??? What do you guys gals think??
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    alkalinity monitor

    I am just wondering if there is an easy digital instrument which can be used to measure alkalinity. Just wondering what everyone here uses Cheers Justo
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    Question With Cycling A New Tank

    I agree that the monthy figure is just arbitrary. Mine has cylced in 2 weeks. I think it all depends on quality of live rock (Hu there you Don my premium rock from the barrier reef!!!)
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    calcium dosing via kalk stirrer and ca reactor

    Yeah Im pretty stoked with my rock Don! I got heaps of corals on it that are still living. My friend is a collector in cairns so he hooked me up 120kg. It has cylcled now so Im thinking of getting a tang in there to graze the algae.
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    calcium dosing via kalk stirrer and ca reactor

    Thanks soo much for your help guys very much appreciated. My local fish shop told me to start pumping it in but I was a bit sceptical of this. He said that the life on my live rock(which is pretty damn good stuff - got it straight from the barrier reef was in my tank within 2 days) would need...
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    calcium dosing via kalk stirrer and ca reactor

    Hey all, Have finally got my tank (180g sps tank) up and running, the live rock has cycled and am ready to start stocking. I have purchased myself both an aquamedic calcium reactor and a aquamedic kalk stirrer. My questions are... 1. should I start using them both now with only...
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    plumbing question

    Cool Krish, Thanks heaps. I will try and do a dry setup of it and see how it goes. (The joins are really tight fit and hard to get apart) Im guessing i will have to do most of the joints with one set of glue also(so they line up). This is what I did for the manifold...
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    plumbing question

    thanks Don, Problem is we dont really have flexible pvc in Aus.(well at least were Im from). So I am limited to using hard piping. I understand how it looks, its really just a matter of physically how to do it(steps invloved). Im worried it wont line up thanks again though...
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    plumbing question

    Just wondering if anyone could give me some pointers on how to plumb from the closed loop manifold to the pumps. It looks difficult to line up all the pipe as both are fixed locations(once you plumb intake to the pump outlet is fixed). Any advice on how this is achieved would be great...
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