Search results

Reef Aquarium & Tank Building Forum

Help Support Reef Aquarium & Tank Building Forum:

  1. S

    IO salt problems?

    doesnt make sense to me.....this would mean that IO is higher in mag then RC? and only difference would be a tiny bit more calc.......
  2. S

    IO salt problems?

    every bucket that ive tested with the new labeling just regular IO not RC has been at 12-14dkh but before that it was lower around 9 or so with the older buckets....isnt 14dkh a bit high? i know for me i try to keep it between 8-9 and when i do a LARGE change going from 8 or so and adding...
  3. S

    T5 bulb combos?

    decided to just go with it and see how it looks only ordered for one side to see if i like it only one i am kinda questioning is the fiji purple so well see ill post some pics of the combo once i get them :D
  4. S

    IO salt problems?

    ah ok so they did change things a bit along with the new labeling? i ordered a salifert nitrate test kit so ill be testing it again once more just to make sure it was my elos kit for the nitrate but another thing is my kh on both of my IO buckets was 12...tested with brand new elos kit. on that...
  5. S

    T5 bulb combos?

    Lol ya that is true just wish I knew what that combo would look like :-)
  6. S

    T5 bulb combos?

    Been trying to find the best color combo t5s with my halides, anyone have input this is what I was thinking of trying: Outer orbit fixture Has 250w 14k pheonix (new) 1 geissman pure actinic 2 Ati blue + 1 kz Fiji purple Still has stock curent bulbs just wondered if this would be good...
  7. S

    Radium 20k or pheonix 14k?

    Would have loved to try the 20k but lots of people were saying the de isn't like the se so decided to play it safe and ordered a 14k pheonix :-(
  8. S

    Tunze salt

    been debating on going with tunze salt heard nothing but good about it and recently IO being the way it has really leans me towards the extra $$ to go with tunze but would def. go in on a group buy if it would cut the cost down per bucket.
  9. S

    Radium 20k or pheonix 14k?

    time to replace my 150w DE halide since i just replaced my 250w figured might as well do this one now too....since 250w DE radium 20ks arent being made i just went with the 14k pheonix for that side of the tank was wondering if anyone has any idea on what the radiums look like and if there worth...
  10. S

    New find

    they do look alot like blowpops....
  11. S

    Bad IO salt, or bad Elos test kits?

    ya like i had said earlier the alk does seem to be testing higher then normal at 12-14dkh atleast that is with a brand new elos alk kit so no clue if elos kits are good right this sec. thats with IO all new label salt...so to me its either a elos problem or possibly a IO salt change problem....
  12. S

    Another Saweeeetttt Hand-picked Zesty Order

    ya 2nd on pics of the blue/red acan :-) think i have a new fav. coral aside from sps lol
  13. S

    Bad IO salt, or bad Elos test kits?

    i just had a problem with elos nitrate test kit wasnt expired but must have gone bad...cause with freshly mixed IO salt it was testing out at 10-20ppm nitrate and 3 dif. API kits were testing at 0 but i do belive that IO has changed something lots of people say that IO is suposed to read around...
  14. S

    what do you do for your bread and butter?

    im a commercial electrician, also planning on going back to school in the fall to get electrical engineering degree.
  15. S

    IO salt problems?

    my bucket is brand new from barrier so not sure talked with barrier and they did say that IO seems to be having some issues lately that they have noticed but not sure exactly what the issue is
  16. S

    IO salt problems?

    its an older kit im guessing atleast a year or so....so that would be my best guess is its bad, api isnt a very good kit but 3 different kits giving same results would make me think there more acurate.
  17. S

    What other animals do you own?

    lol same here for some reason cant owell....
  18. S

    What other animals do you own?

    heres ours =P this is our puppy peaches, about 3 months ago havnt uploaded other pics from camera lately. this is my g/fs dog candy rocky one of our ferrets.(the good one) lucky the other one, (definatly the evil one) and our cat z. (dont ask about the name we adopted lol) almost...
  19. S

    IO salt problems?

    i have a feeling my elos nitrate kit is bad for sure....tested it with 4 kits total elos (year old or so) 10-20ppm API (year old or so) 0 API (brand new) 0 API (5 months old) 0 tested it with my bros, mine, and my sisters kits and for sure there all 0 other then my elos so has to be a bad one...
  20. S

    IO salt problems?

    retested and retested to see if acidentally did something wrong still got the same results 10-20ppm nitrates....so decided to mix a new batch in a clean brand new bucket just 5 gal to test it.... tested out with same kit to be none or very very little nitrate.....so what do you use to clean out...
Back
Top