matt bills April 19, 2011 Author Share April 19, 2011 thanks i will get one and have it tested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 20, 2011 Author Share April 20, 2011 Todays readings amm .25 nit. 0.1 Trat 2.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami April 20, 2011 Share April 20, 2011 Just watch the ammonia. You're system is probably just reacting to the additional bioload and you'll get past this bubble in a day or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 20, 2011 Author Share April 20, 2011 The superman seperated and now i have two it slide off the top of a rock and he stretching apart. That was neat to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 20, 2011 Author Share April 20, 2011 what other corals can i keep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 22, 2011 Author Share April 22, 2011 Meter says 124 ppm coming out of tap and 064 ppm after rodi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FearTheTerps April 22, 2011 Share April 22, 2011 your reading of product water should be 0. I wonder if you have your membrane seated correctly in the housing? are you hearing any noises coming from the unit, like bubbling or gurgle sounds? this may also be why you are producing so much water so fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 22, 2011 Author Share April 22, 2011 Just got it to 0 pom had flow valve backward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FearTheTerps April 22, 2011 Share April 22, 2011 thats good news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 23, 2011 Author Share April 23, 2011 Yeah production slowed down alot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&Fmgr April 23, 2011 Share April 23, 2011 Just got it to 0 pom had flow valve backward glad to hear you got it. It was probably my fault for fooling around with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 26, 2011 Author Share April 26, 2011 when i glues the corals to the rock can i do it in the water for do i have to take the coral and the rock out of the tank to glue it with super glue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami April 26, 2011 Share April 26, 2011 You can glue the stony coral frag to the rock while underwater. You need to use super glue gel, though. Not the watery stuff. Head over to youtube and search "how to frag sps" and you should find a video or two that will show you how to mount a frag using superglue gel. It's pretty easy, but it's even easier once you've seen it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 26, 2011 Author Share April 26, 2011 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 27, 2011 Author Share April 27, 2011 TEMP 78 SAL 102.6 Amm 2.5 Nitri 2.0 Nita 2.5-5 PH 8.6 Mag 1200 ALK 3.2 CAL 450 Did a 40% water change 2 days ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami April 27, 2011 Share April 27, 2011 Your ammonia (at 2.5 ppm) is high. You may want to get some ammo-lock or some other ammonia binder before things start failing as even a 50% water change will only get you down to 1.25ppm which is still too high. How is the livestock looking? BTW, your salinity is 1.026, not 102.6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 27, 2011 Author Share April 27, 2011 ammo is .25 and sal 1.026 i typed the wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 27, 2011 Author Share April 27, 2011 some pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami April 27, 2011 Share April 27, 2011 Whew, 0.25 ppm is much better than 2.5 ppm. Keep doing what you're doing, then. If you get a chance, test your water change water for ammonia to see if it's a source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 27, 2011 Author Share April 27, 2011 why would there be ammonia in the water change water? I will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&Fmgr April 27, 2011 Share April 27, 2011 what test kit are you using? if its an api make sure you are referencing the SW card for the reading. IME .25 on an API kit measures <.2 on most other kits. you can always have someone else test it for you if anything just to make sure your kit is reading correctly. Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami April 27, 2011 Share April 27, 2011 why would there be ammonia in the water change water? I will A while back, some salt mixes contained ammonia salt contaminants that gave them a very low ammonia reading when initially mixed. what test kit are you using? if its an api make sure you are referencing the SW card for the reading. IME .25 on an API kit measures <.2 on most other kits. you can always have someone else test it for you if anything just to make sure your kit is reading correctly. +1 It's still not unreasonable that you've got a little ammonia right now. You just added a fair amount of livestock into a new system. Your biological filter may still be adapting to the new bioload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 28, 2011 Author Share April 28, 2011 I am using redsea Marina lab only has sw cards. I am using reef crystals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 28, 2011 Author Share April 28, 2011 Testing production water now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bills April 28, 2011 Author Share April 28, 2011 Producion water amm is 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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