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  1. jnarowe

    Me, Myself, & Sherman too.

    On a lark I picked up a bucket of Red Sea Pro from Eric and tested it tonight: Salinity: 1.026 (refractomer) Alkalinity: 6.6 dKh (Salifert) Calcium: 425 ppm (Salifert) Magnesium: 1275 ppm (Salifert) Silicate: .05 mq/l (SeaChem) Ammonia: 0 (AP) Phosphate: 0 (D-D/Merk) That's pretty good IMO...
  2. jnarowe

    Me, Myself, & Sherman too.

    uh...crud...I think sodium chloride actually. Darn daim brammage.
  3. jnarowe

    Me, Myself, & Sherman too.

    So after a couple of discussions with Garry today I did learn a few things. First of all my alk was off because I added the calcium into the batch, as discussed earlier. He is also willing to ship it without the calcium chloride which would complicate things but allow for a substantial savings...
  4. jnarowe

    Me, Myself, & Sherman too.

    ah...wasn't thinking about that.
  5. jnarowe

    Me, Myself, & Sherman too.

    Jan, Once you have gotten it in and done a full testing, we should talk. There is more than one way to get this salt from Garry, including buying the sodium chloride locally and saving about 65% (or so) on freight. It's more complicated but might work. I think a group buy may be a good idea...
  6. jnarowe

    Me, Myself, & Sherman too.

    This is a paste of a post made by Garry on another forum, in which he explains the lack of alkalinity in my batch: that's rather interesting. But I guess then we won't know what the calcium level is of a mixed batch of water, since you add the calcium to the system rather than the batch. I...
  7. jnarowe

    Me, Myself, & Sherman too.

    Something interesting to note: While discussing this on another forum, one brainiac asked about precipitate. I originally said there was none, but upon a closer look, found a fair amount in the bottom of the bin. His suggestion was that mixing the salt in the manner that I did, ie. starting at...
  8. jnarowe

    Me, Myself, & Sherman too.

    well, I use a refractometer of course, and calibrate it with both RO/DI water, as well as a LaMotte hydrometer. BTW, I am not really sure it is THAT important to be spot on. At least not in a system with a lot of evap like mine.
  9. jnarowe

    Me, Myself, & Sherman too.

    Very interesting and I am glad you are on-board with this. As you know, I wix up about 90g at a time, which as a rule of thumb, matches most salt mixes' 100g proportion. It's much easier to add a couple 50g bags, fill my bin, and test a day later, then i can add salt or water to bring it to...
  10. jnarowe

    Me, Myself, & Sherman too.

    Maybe I should switch to Reefer's best? :lol: I thought natural SW was around 8 - 9 dKh. Am I wrong about that? Your'e dreaming on the batch variation thing. Bag to bag I would guess a much higher probability of variation with Gary's salt. Maybe we should just make our own?
  11. jnarowe

    Me, Myself, & Sherman too.

    Hi Jan! :D What I got was 25g bags so maybe I got the newer version? At any rate, no way it mixes up to 10 or even 7 dKh. On the phone call issue, I just don't have the time or brain bucks for that. I rarely you the phone unless it is a good friend or I need to reem out a supplier. Regarding...
  12. jnarowe

    Soyadrink's (Nelson) 50g

    :lol: My frag rack is going to be worth a mint since all my frags have encrusted onto it.
  13. jnarowe

    Me, Myself, & Sherman too.

    I finally tested this salt. gettankedaquariums I have emailed him regarding a dried purple Nori sample but never heard back. He sent a sample and my fish loved it. I think it's important to vary their diet, so I am always looking for a change-up. I also emailed him about proportions for mixing...
  14. jnarowe

    Soyadrink's (Nelson) 50g

    sweet pics Nelso. Superb acan shot!
  15. jnarowe

    just shoowing off

    now THAT'S a bare bottom! :D
  16. jnarowe

    Me, Myself, & Sherman too.

    Nice shot Dang!
  17. jnarowe

    Me, Myself, & Sherman too.

    I know you love it! Too bad there's no German girls skiing around eh? :D
  18. jnarowe

    just shoowing off

    That's typical. Sherman's water heater broke yesterday. And Dang, you got to step up to Two Little Fishies Kalkwasser. It's like rocket fuel man.
  19. jnarowe

    Me, Myself, & Sherman too.

    yeah here too...everyone is all up in arms. Meanwhile, customers are skiing to our store.
  20. jnarowe

    Me, Myself, & Sherman too.

    Some snow shots... Front yard: First prints of the morning: Back yard:
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