mfinn
Surgeonfish
You can't rule it out, because of your experiment.
But keep a eye on your ca. and alk.
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You can't rule it out, because of your experiment.
But keep a eye on your ca. and alk.
NanaReefer
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Oh yeah. I've already increased my ALK/Calc dosing by 3ml each daily. The numbers were actually low before switching, I'm even dosing Mag. So now I'm up to 33ml daily.
Guess I spoke to soon. As of 3:30 today it's starting to show again. Although it took longer to show up, it's still there. Dang it anyway ugh!
Hopefully a couple more WC will do it. Then again it might not be a salt mix only issue. Salt mix & lighting issue?
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Guess I spoke to soon. As of 3:30 today it's starting to show again. Although it took longer to show up, it's still there. Dang it anyway ugh!
Hopefully a couple more WC will do it. Then again it might not be a salt mix only issue. Salt mix & lighting issue?
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mfinn
Surgeonfish
not sure if it would be lighting, unless you were using heavy in the red spectrum.
NanaReefer
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Only 2 red diodes. I'm just gonna keep removing sand with each WC until it stops or all the sand is gone-lol.
I pm'd you but it doesn't look as if it went through. Pic of my light stand.
I pm'd you but it doesn't look as if it went through. Pic of my light stand.
mfinn
Surgeonfish
Oh that's right, I remember when you got the light stand.
You will just need to make a small shelf somewhere to power the large size power supply.
You will just need to make a small shelf somewhere to power the large size power supply.
1guydude
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I think its ur water. U have a tds hand held meter?
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NanaReefer
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RO/DI reads 0 as do both reservoirs. Tested using old and brand new meter. All 3 test undetectable for Silicates per Salifert.
My next endeavor will be to pre rinse my socks in RO/DI water before using. Can't see them being the cause but it's something I haven't tried yet.
I wash 7-10 at a time, large load, hot water using 1/2 cup bleach, run a second rinse cycle. Let air dry for no less then a week before using.
Remember this has been going on for almost 2yrs. The constants are, water, lights, salt mix, socks, food, BRS 2prt, substrate and rock.
My next endeavor will be to pre rinse my socks in RO/DI water before using. Can't see them being the cause but it's something I haven't tried yet.
I wash 7-10 at a time, large load, hot water using 1/2 cup bleach, run a second rinse cycle. Let air dry for no less then a week before using.
Remember this has been going on for almost 2yrs. The constants are, water, lights, salt mix, socks, food, BRS 2prt, substrate and rock.
NanaReefer
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Changed sock on the 5th, water change on the 7th.
NanaReefer
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Here's crazy for ya. My Royal Gramma loves digging and spitting pretty white sand all over my rock. Just for the heck of it instead of blowing it off right away (it's usually covering my Zoas) I just left it alone to see what would happen. Seriously within hours that pretty white sand turned dusty brown right before my eyes!! What the heck is going on? I've never seen anything like this before.
Oh and another thing. Almost 2yrs old and my rock has NO Coralline growth on it at all. Coralline on the glass, overflow box & power head though. I've scraped it off the overflow box thinking it would help seed the rock. Nope.
Oh and another thing. Almost 2yrs old and my rock has NO Coralline growth on it at all. Coralline on the glass, overflow box & power head though. I've scraped it off the overflow box thinking it would help seed the rock. Nope.
1guydude
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all i can suggest, is getting a hand held tds meter. Mine was from air water and ice and cost me $25.
I know u said u did a silicate test but theres other things that make up tds such as heavy metals ( i believe ur cuplrate) and proteins and other chemical crap im sure the water company dumps in to clear and clean the drinking or tap water. R u on a well? I cant remember for the life of me. lol
anyways, my .02
-d
I know u said u did a silicate test but theres other things that make up tds such as heavy metals ( i believe ur cuplrate) and proteins and other chemical crap im sure the water company dumps in to clear and clean the drinking or tap water. R u on a well? I cant remember for the life of me. lol
anyways, my .02
-d
NanaReefer
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I've got 2 TDS meters one of which is brand new. RO/DI and both reservoirs read 0.00 and yes our park is on a well.
1guydude
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well that blows my hypothesis out the window! LOL
If its reading 0 after ur ro/di than ur unit is doing its job...
dang, this is really pondering.
-d
If its reading 0 after ur ro/di than ur unit is doing its job...
dang, this is really pondering.
-d
I'm grasping.. but... what is your magnesium at?
Any chance something your dosing is precipitating out to cause the brown stuff? I had calcium precip out once it was white when it was on the glass, but icky brown where I had scraped and not cleaned it up...
Any chance something your dosing is precipitating out to cause the brown stuff? I had calcium precip out once it was white when it was on the glass, but icky brown where I had scraped and not cleaned it up...
mfinn
Surgeonfish
Maybe it's that specific sand. Something wrong with it to begin with.
Maybe try and remove a area in one corner, all of it. See if you can find a different type ( smallest bag ) replace in that corner.
Maybe try and remove a area in one corner, all of it. See if you can find a different type ( smallest bag ) replace in that corner.
mfinn
Surgeonfish
the mag idea is worth looking at too.
NanaReefer
Well-known member
The precipitation is possible as I've also got bad clumping of my SB. (Freaking sand bed) But I don't know how to fix that issue. What causes it? I dose BRS 2 part via a doser, hours apart 3x a day. My Mag is at 1400, ALK 9, Calc 420 and PH 8.2 all per RedSea, tested 2 days ago.
I switched my salt from RC to IO. Did a 5g change and removed at least 2-3 cups of sand from the beds surface. Enough so that all the "stuff" was gone. This all done on the 7th. Here it is today.
I switched my salt from RC to IO. Did a 5g change and removed at least 2-3 cups of sand from the beds surface. Enough so that all the "stuff" was gone. This all done on the 7th. Here it is today.
If the new salt is lower in calcium than the old, then precip might really have wings. Its bad now, right? How much are you dosing a day? Is it feasible to just stop dosing say for the weekend and see what happens?
My guess when I had precip was that the test goes all screwy when levels are high enough that they are close to precip... It would read low, I would up my dose and it was low or the same the next day. That would also explain the coralline too, because when things are out of balance (say your calcium is high) they aren't real usable.
Again, I'm grasping, but if it were me, I might turn the dosers off for a few days and see what happens...
My guess when I had precip was that the test goes all screwy when levels are high enough that they are close to precip... It would read low, I would up my dose and it was low or the same the next day. That would also explain the coralline too, because when things are out of balance (say your calcium is high) they aren't real usable.
Again, I'm grasping, but if it were me, I might turn the dosers off for a few days and see what happens...
N1Husker
RF Staff
My Royal Gramma doesn't do that, but my Melanurus Wrasse, Zebra Dartfish and my One Spot Foxface spray sand all over most of the lower corals. The sand doesn't turn brown and the corals seem to be able to rid themselves of the sand that gets on them. I can't figure out what is causing your diatom problem. What kind of salt are you using?
NanaReefer
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Well on the 7th I did my first 5g WC using Instant Ocean. Before that it's been Reef Crystals for 6yrs.
