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  1. K

    Lighting Question(s) for Anthony and all!

    Thanks Jeff. I have read some of these already but have not seen many of them. I just printed a couple to read on my lunch break tomorrow. Greg
  2. K

    Lighting Question(s) for Anthony and all!

    Hi everyone :) I have a few questions for the gang. 1) If I only run MH without actinic supplements will the "shimmer" be more pronunced? 2) I believe 10k lamps are generally better at growing corals then 20k. Is this because 10k's typically have higher PAR then 20k? If you could find...
  3. K

    Ozone problem

    Thanks Anthony. I value your experience. The salt is unfortunatley pretty close to being free for me which makes it difficult to change to some other brand. I have a feeling that this salt is causing me a great deal of grief however. Greg
  4. K

    Ozone problem

    Thanks for your condolances. I've done 3x15% water changes so far and I've been running lots of carbon. I think at this point the water quality should be pretty much back up to snuff but the damage is done. I'll do another 15% water change tonight. Greg
  5. K

    Ozone problem

    Anthony, What's your thoughts on this salt? www.aquariumsupplystore.com/Productspages/marine_enterprises_int.htm It's extremely affordable but I can't help but wonder if it may be part of my problem. Boomer thinks it fine but I was wondering if with all you experience, if you had any...
  6. K

    Ozone problem

    From my experience (which is very limited compared to others) your new orp reading of 280mv will stablize in 24 hours to the REAL orp value which probally will be closer to the newer value then the older value. 280mv sounds pretty decent considering your no longer running ozone. I'm still...
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    Ozone problem

    Tone, Alot of orp probes need to be cleaned every two weeks or so. If you neglect cleaning them the orp value slowly climbs up. My Millwakee probe will climb to about 425mv. This climbing process starts about two weeks after I clean it in the cleaning solution and peaks around 4-6 weeks...
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    Ozone by-products question (Boomer help!)

    Ok Boomer I'll try. I have a small air pump feeding the o3 unit. The unit then feeds the Americle skimmer with ozone resistant tubing. The outflow from the skimmer dumps into a 12" tall 4" wide pvc tube with about 8oz of carbon. This all takes place in my basement where there is 2...
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    Ozone by-products question (Boomer help!)

    Thanks Boomer for all the answers to my questions!!! Even though I still don't know whats going on, it's nice having those questions answered :) Here is a link to the generator I was using... http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/7945/cid/1966 As you can see...
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    Ozone by-products question (Boomer help!)

    Hi, I have a small undersized ozone generator on my reef system of 300 gallons (60mg/hr max). I do not run an air dryer. The ozone goes into my skimmer and the outflow pour into carbon. The orp reading peaks at about 350. After about 2 weeks of running ozone my Lps corals start to die. The...
  11. K

    Ozone problem

    Thank you all. I'll check with boomer on this. I read his article which helped get me to this point. I have some more specific questions now. I'm 95% sure at this point it is a by-product issue. Thanks again and please post further thoughts if some cross your minds! Greg
  12. K

    Ozone problem

    Thanks for the reply Tone and sorry for your situation. Wrightme43, at this point in my troubleshooting and research I'm strongly leaning towards some sort of a by-product and bromine is top on my list. I'm wondering if my particular ozone generator makes more by-products then the average...
  13. K

    Ozone problem

    Thanks Anthony, I got to say it's great to find you again. I use to seek your advice on reef central and also had the pleasure of meeting you in person in Brunswick Maine this past November. After you left RC I really missed you. When I called you I did not realize that you where here on...
  14. K

    Ozone problem

    Oliver, I'm assuming your acro's bleached due to an increase in light level. Although I'm still wondering about my situation I do appreciate hearing about yours. Thanks
  15. K

    Ozone problem

    Yes I agree with both of you. Here's a link to the ozone generator, http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/7945/cid/1966 The controller and probe is made by millwaukee and I have sent it to Millwaukee to double check on it's accuracy. The generator can only produce...
  16. K

    Ozone problem

    I have a small undersized ozone generator on my reef system of 300 gallons. I do not run an air dryer. The ozone goes into my skimmer and the outflow pour into carbon. The orp reading peaks at about 350. After about 2 weeks of running the generator my Lps corals start to die. The flesh begins...
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