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  1. ReeFish

    flow and wave timers

    Hello Dan, I use an Ocean Pulse Duo - its cheap and works perfectly. You can adjust the time interval quite a bit as well. I really do think it was one of the smarter purchases I made.
  2. ReeFish

    Calcium Levels Disagreement

    Thank you to everyone for your opinions and experienced advice! I will move to API or Salifert. Also, I did increase my SG after getting a refractometer and the calcium did improve - I just forgot to mention that. You are also all very correct about reading the syringes with pipette tips...
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    Calcium Levels Disagreement

    My LFS uses Tropic Marin to test and received the same results as my Tropic Marin kit. So at least I know my kit's probably not bum, and the expiry on it is 05/11, so it should be good. I think it uses the same chemistry as the Salifert test uses, from what you all are describing. I'm going...
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    Calcium Levels Disagreement

    I realized something with the Tropic Marin test. The test is fairly complicated three part titration system. The addition of two of the reagents uses syringes with pipette tips. The volumes used are small enough that the extra volume contained in the pipette tips adds an additional 20% or...
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    Calcium Levels Disagreement

    Dnjan - I apologize:exclaim:, I am using Calcium chloride. I'm not concerned about the chlorine ions as I perform a 10% water change every week and because I will be switching to a salt mix that has higher levels of calcium shortly.
  6. ReeFish

    Calcium Levels Disagreement

    Longish-time member, first post! After more than a year researching and reading, I have set up my own nanocube 12G aquarium. I am a molecular biologist by trade and had freshwater for 14 years. The problem: my two calcium test kits are showing very different results. My Tropic Marin test kit...
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    Stingray reef

    Hello Energy, Did you have to add additional supports to your flooring, to support the weight of the tank?
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