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  1. briang

    flickering lights

    I have 2 sets of PC lights. 1 set is a coralife duel 50-50 PCs .My old bulbs were about 7 months old so a month ago I bought new ones. Today they started flickering. I removed them and made sure they were clean. They were so I replaced them and they still flickered. I then put in my old bulbs...
  2. briang

    cowrie snail, To keep or not to keep?

    I've gotten help from you guys before and I thank you all. This time my problem is that since my not so great water perameters, which is getting better, I have an open brain coral that was receding but is looking better,:doubt: but twice in 2 days I put the lights on at night to check things...
  3. briang

    Which product to raise my ca.

    My newly mixed 'Red sea, salt mixture which has airated 12 hours so far,stands at 1.025, PH.8.2, dkh-7, ca. 360. Now that I am just realizing how not great I am at this, dispite how nice everything has looked up till now , I took you guys advice and checked and realize that I have to add ca. to...
  4. briang

    precipitatation guy,low cal. in salt

    I followed the directions to the letter. When I woke up the next day is when I saw precip.I will try it in a new salt batch .Being that the new mixture will not be low in mag. and should be ionically balanced, I doubt it will fall out of solution.
  5. briang

    precipitatation guy,low cal. in salt

    I used Kent Marine "Liquid Reactor" I added it when I tested my cal. at 340. It definitly fell out of solution. The only thing I can think of to make this happen is low mag.
  6. briang

    precipitatation guy,low cal. in salt

    I had the cal. preciptation problem. I listened to you guys and you got it right.Thanks. You all said water change once my ph. started to fall, and one of you said wait till precip. stablizes. I did. someone else mentioned that I should check the cal. level in my newly mixed 'red sea' salt. I...
  7. briang

    calcium precipitation,now falling PH,&dkh

    I guess you guys are probably right. I'm making ro-di now.I have 15 gal airrating for a day now.guess I'll add a few more gal. and do change tommorow,unless someones comes up with a real good reason why I shouldn't. Thanks for all the advice, I really appreciate it, Brian
  8. briang

    calcium precipitation,now falling PH,&dkh

    I found out the hard way that if the magnesium is down,then no matter how much calcium you add ,in any form, it will not rise .It will only fall out of solution. Something about not enough ions to attatch to. Possibly the snow I see is the crystals that have already fallen out of solution,they...
  9. briang

    calcium precipitation,now falling PH,&dkh

    I posted about my cal. precip. problem this morning. With several different oppinions given to me,I finally decided to wait on water change till my magnesium test kit arrives, probbably thurs. No LFS has one. Tried the only 3 around. I was content with this being that corals look only minorly...
  10. briang

    calcium precipitation

    When I started this tank a year ago,I bought a $30.00 mag.test kit,but not only am I not rich,I'm also not a rocket scientist so I chucked it. Does any one know of a kit that is so easy,even a caveman can do it?
  11. briang

    calcium precipitation

    I am so not rich. Just kidding.
  12. briang

    calcium precipitation

    I am rich and I love wasting salt .LOL ,not !!! any way I really appreciate everyone's input. I realise what works for one tank, may not work for mine.But I thank you guys for this and any other advice on this subject. Brian
  13. briang

    calcium precipitation

    Please help the new guy on the block. 75 gal. w 10 gal wet,dry. I was lazy with my water test because my lps, clam, fish, monti,looked as good as any picture I've ever seen. Then out of the blue I did my checks. PH.8.2 ,ammonia 0, NO2-0, NO3 10ppm, dkh 7, but my calcium was 340. so that night I...
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