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    Kalkwasser in ATO and 2 part? Dazed and confused

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    I've recently discovered high nickel content (20x max, 40x normal seawater) in my tank. Apparently, I have a rare-earth magnet deteriorating somewhere. That's my guess at least. Lost a few corals, too. That's what got me looking. I'm still not sure if nickel is harmful to corals. As a heavy metal, I'm guessing that it is for some, at least. Still haven't found the nickel source but have been trying to forestall any further losses through massive and frequent water changes. So it's possible that something else is out of whack in your tank - something that's not being tested.

     

    pH is normally one parameter that I track, but am never really ever very concerned about in terms of absolute value. 

    1. How did you test for that? 2. I'm 100% sure I have a degrading rare earth magnet inside of my biopellet reactor. I ignored it as I figured it would just be a cosmetic issue (maybe its why I've lost a few inverts too : ( . 

     

    For mixing and aerating the water in a fresh air environment there was no appreciable difference.

    Kalkwasser in ATO and 2 part? Dazed and confused

    in General Discussion

     

    Before making too many adjustments, I'd recommend that you seek to get an accurate pH measurement and possibly another alkalinity test kit. Magnesium is probably not the issue here.

    I will try and repost the params. I'll retest again today or tomorrow. I am using both a Redsea foundations test kit and Hanna Checkers and letting the apex software plot both and give me an average.

    Kalkwasser in ATO and 2 part? Dazed and confused

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    The tank is out in the most open part of a 2000sq/ft house near the front door actually and it is definitely not a well sealed house. Florida+summer AC bills suck:(.

     

    Low pH may also come about in a well sealed indoor environment with an elevated concentration of CO2.

     

    BTW, what about RHF's articles is confusing you?

    Low pH may also come about in a well sealed indoor environment with an elevated concentration of CO2.

     

    BTW, what about RHF's articles is confusing you?

    Kalkwasser in ATO and 2 part? Dazed and confused

    in General Discussion

    I have not started 2 part dosing at all.

    I was trying to figure it all out before jumping in. But some of my corals are looking pretty unhappy when the rest of my params are good. I have a essentially non buffering sand bed which may be part of the problem (black non carbonate sand)

    How much two part are you dosing on a daily basis?  You may actually be overdosing and driving your calcium and alkalinity levels lower.  With just a few corals just starting I would guess the dose should be around 10 - 15ml per day of 2 part for a 40g tank

    Kalkwasser in ATO and 2 part? Dazed and confused

    in General Discussion

    I read though a lot of the Randall Holmes articles and I'm a bit lost... a lot lost.

     

    I've been doing 25% water changes roughly monthly and can't seem to get my pH much over 7.7 (according to API test kit and <1 no old dbl junction and calibrated pH probe on an apex.)

     

    My Ca and Alk are also a bit low.

     

    It's an IM Fusion 40 gal with a small amount of SPS and LPS that I'm hoping to increase.

     

    I wasn't going to dose mag figuring my water changes would fix that in a small tank.

     

    My ATO is run by a peristaltic pump and I have two 1.1mL BRS pumps for my two part. I have sodium carbonate and calcium chloride because that was what I was told was needed.

     

    I probably see 3ish gal of evap a week.

    Submerged my MP10 dry side O.o

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    Still running. Takes up a large chunk of my middle chamber which is a tad annoying since I also have a 4 probe holder in there but it's worth it for the aesthetics.

     

    Btw replaced the bearings on this recently I'll post a tutorial on that. Not nearly as scary as I thoughthought.

    Submerged my MP10 dry side O.o

    in General Discussion

    Oh, that's nice! Really a clean look. So, did you build some sort of pocket in the back end of the AIO that fits the dry side?

    Kinda, I originally tried to make a box out of 3/16" acrylic but the overall combined thickness of the box + the glass was too thick for the MP10, and a 40 would be too powerful for the tank and take up too much of the center chamber. 

     

    I've come up with an alternative I'll probably share after a few weeks of "proof-of-concept" I don't want people trying to duplicate this if its going to ruin a $250+ power head. 

    Radion pairing issue

    in General Discussion

    I just upgraded from a gen 2 to gen 4 radion.

     

    The 2 was paired with the wxm perfectly. I can't seem to get the apex to recognize the gen 4.

     

     

     

    I went though the config and update procedure on the apex display. But when I click reset radion x 20 + time, no blink/no on off/nothing from the radion.

     

     

     

    Thoughts?

    Cool deal on Neo-therm 150 watt heater.

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    I've seen Amazon make this mistake with aquarium goods from time to time. The 150watt heater is available for subscribe and save, making it as low as 38.39$ + tax.

     

    In before "it's cuz the suck and you'll have to replace them often blah blah blah" use any heater with a controller and a 3 year warranty isn't a bad bonus.

     

    They've been shown to be around as reliable as the Finnex, Ebo/Ehime Jager, aquaeon etc.

     

    Not an endorsement just a thought.

     

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0098ATATA/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1513949781&sr=8-2&keywords=cobalt+neo-therm+heater&dpPl=1&dpID=31diimIGZJL&ref=plSrch

     

    (This is not a referral link)

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