chemistry

Ok guys, so I'm sure some of you have seen that I post a lot but this is the first time I'm putting a solid effort into finally setting up my reef tank and I'm trying to do everything right. I have been watching a ton of videos and trying to learn as much as I can but there's a lot of...

So I thought I would start adding some sps into my tank which has been up for about 2 years. I’ve kept sps in my old 20 gallon with success, but upgraded my tank. I have some montipora, zoanthids and frogspawn that have been doing well. I couldn’t resist a live sale here on R2R so I bought 8...

Hello, I'm having a hard time to decide on the subject issue. I currently use Tropic Marin Pro-Reef salt, and my tank parameters are somewhat stable since i currently have 3 corals and a BTA, an some small fish, so my bio-load isn't heavy at all. Testing the saltmix i'm currently using, i...

I wanted to start a conversation about this product and reefers schedules, stats, and dosing parameters that reefers have implemented with this Polyplab Product "ONE" so I can follow some guidelines and generate some knowledge on this three in one dosing product. Please answer if you have small...

Fellow reefer, im trying to get a feel for how many of you do ICP testing and which one you prefer. If this is about knowing the 32 elements in your reef water, then why is there a cost difference? Excuse my ignorance or grammar. Just looking for input. I have a poll, which one to pick and how...

Hey everyone, I have a 215L tank which houses a couple of clowns, inverts (Chaiton, Mantis, Hermits, Snails) and some damsels. One of my clowns is a bit under the weather recently.. He developed a white fuzzy beard at one point, and retained it for about a week. This has now disappeared and...

Hey everyone, I know this is a noobish question, but an answer would help heaps. Regarding my 240L Aquarium with a top filter (spray bar), running activated carbon (now expired), heater, 2 Aquael pumps each 2500L/hr. The tank is about 6 weeks old, has about 21kg of live rock, two Ocellaris...

Last night I decided to do an experiment on trying to raise the PH. It currently peaks at 8.06 every night when the lights reach their 10 hour peak. I already run a skimmer hooked up to an external air pump which is located outside already. So I brought in a second skimmer pump from a vertex...

Hi everyone, Just got my first triton test results back and I had a few questions regarding some of the importance of the dosing suggestions they listed. A few of the issues I have already been correcting even before I got the results back as it's been some weeks since I bottled up the...

Hello everyone, My greenhouse tank has been set up since July of this year and I would like to make it into a full reef tank. However, the hardy SPS corals I have put in such as Birdsnest and Pocillipora have all STNd and many of the soft coral frags have started to melt. I assume that...

Why am I seeing such a low measure of Alk? I measured it at 5.6 today. The Alk was struggling to stay over 7 the last 2-3 weeks. Last year, I had to watch things or the Alk would jump over 10! I'm running a calcium reactor AND a Kalk reactor so this really made me scratch my head. I've...

Hey guys i to am tired of water changes and was interested in trtion. Sadly i do not have enough room for a fuge tha is 20% my tank volume being that i have a 60 cube and everything must fit in the sump. Is there anyone here using the triton 7 elements for other methods? How is it going for...

I have set up an IM Nuvo Mini 40 in my office (see below) and it has been running for about 8 weeks now. It will eventually be an SPS dominant tank so I have been looking at various methods of nutrient control/supplementation. I love the idea of the Triton method and have been looking at the...

Hi guys, This forum has been very helpful with all my beginner questions and was hoping some of you might shed some light on my ongoing problems with water chemistry. Tank has been up and running for about 2 months and the levels don't want to stabilize. LFS says the water still needs to buffer...

I finally got curious enough to try out the Triton testing out and thought Id post my results here and see what you all think. First some background info. My system is about 300 gallons total and is made up of 3 tanks plus a sump. I have a mixed selection of coral and a not so heavy fishload...

At some point, on some forum, I saw someone using a nice little storage container to hold all of their testing equipment and reagents and thought it was a great idea. Well, I was shopping at Lowe's the other day and came across this nice little deal and thought I'd share how I'm using it...

Hi, I'm in need of some wisdom and critical thinking. So here's the situation that I would like to present to the good of the order: I have a Biocube 29 gallon mix reef tank that I'm having a heck of a time with trying to raise its PH. The current range of my PH vacillates between 7.6 and 7.8...

You may be interested in my other thread like this: mcarroll's Favorite Chemistry Links Also the links to our relevant forums: Fish Discussion Fish Disease Treatment and Diagnosis This post is pretty much just random, cool, related background links...about fish! Hopefully some stuff you...