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    A Better Salt Study Thread

    oh, so that's why you said "nevermind." i wonder why he cancelled.
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    A Better Salt Study Thread

    looks like we'll find out in a week....anyone attending?
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    Do corals compete with each other for available calcium?

    is this because alk is consumed at a fast rate in aquaria?
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    Do corals compete with each other for available calcium?

    If certain corals are faster at calcification than others, given a finite amount of calcium available in a tank, is each coral competing with each other for available calcium? Can we assume that "faster growing" corals are uptake calcium more competitively in their specific environments (i.e...
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    skimmer not producing yuk????

    I have no experience with that particular skimmer but there are certain factors that should help any skimmer run optimally. in no particular order: 1) keep input water level consistent different water levels will cause more or less pressure on the pump, causing the waterlevel inside to...
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    A Better Salt Study Thread

    Excellent post, Mike! I think you described the bigger picture really, really well. Researching the effects of different ASW mixes in our tanks is an EXCELLENT idea. As with all things, the first attempts may be slightly flawed, but we learn and improve over time. Science works by natural...
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    A Better Salt Study Thread

    Data? we don't need data! Eric's opinion has already been published: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-03/rhf/index.php Of course, what he is really saying is that the results of the study don't matter...whatever they are. Nevertheless, Eric has managed to form an opinion anyway. This is...
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    Don't Know Squat

    here's a good one. Fact: corals adapt to their environment. the same species of coral can be found thriving in a wide variety of conditions (both across space and time). different individuals of the same species are adapted to different conditions as a result of the interaction between their...
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    A Better Salt Study Thread

    Sanjay's website (the ballast/lamp calculator) used to have results from 2 different bulbs of certain brands. The ones I looked at varied in PAR quite a bit...I'm not sure if the website is still set up this way. (if so, one could reconstruct some of sanjay's tables using n=2 of some bulbs). I...
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    A Better Salt Study Thread

    You're right, Mr. Borneman has done this hobby a LOT more good than harm, as has AA, and I doubt either of them have bad intentions. And I should keep my own color commentary to myself! That said, there is more than one way to distribute this information, and finding a way to get it published...
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    A Better Salt Study Thread

    This could be debated. The organisms in the reef (or indeed anywhere) are adapted to their environment; the environment is not adapted to them. For a species to be present, its organisms need to suit their environment just enough to be able to reproduce and create more offspring, which start...
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    A Better Salt Study Thread

    its funny that Borneman keeps bringing up peer review, because his salt study is thus far not peer reviewed. (advanced aquarist doesn't count--they agreed to publish before the study was completed) By his standards, this study is but one of many with his name on them that fall under the category...
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    A Better Salt Study Thread

    HAHAHAHAHA!!! you nailed it!!! this is exactly what was bugging me!
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    A Better Salt Study Thread

    Uh-oh, math...I'm not good at math. Fundamentally, though, you are right, every possible combination should be tested. In my science we call it the history effect or learner bias, I'm sure there are other names for it. If each tank is broken down, measured, cleaned, and restocked between salts...
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    How clean is too clean..

    I'm glad the actual issue at hand was resolved... but does this mean that being "too clean" is impossible, or not an issue? I think that is still a valid discussion topic. I think I've been guilty of this in the past.
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    A Better Salt Study Thread

    Excellent points! Your ideas for a better exp. design are good, with one potential problem: the order you change the salts. Going from brand A to B to C may have completely different effects than C to B to A. or not. you'd have to test it to know for sure...;)
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    Mounting a PFO mini pendant

    sorry i haven't posted pics of mine yet, i will soon...but my PVC light rack has worked brilliantly (har har har). seriously, the heat hasn't affected the PVC whatsoever and the tank increases about 1 degree with the light probably 8" from the surface. I have also added some PC actinic...
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    Guide to Lazy Reefkeeping

    1. barebottom 2. cook the rocks 3. wet skim the real reason is because i'm too lazy to deal with algae. even when it blooms in my softie tank i can get rid of it by just doing a water change...
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    Article Discussion: New Salt Study

    i can't believe he just accepted the numbers from the sales brochure and the manufacturer...it sounds like they paid him to write that article...
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    Mounting a PFO mini pendant

    thanks for the tip! i guess i was just too lazy to try it that way. :lol: for all those other lazy people out there who don't wanna click the links:
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