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[LRT]

I have opinions but do not measure it so can't help, I use a Sochting Oxydator or two, poor man's ozone sort of.

How long have you been using the oxydator? Been looking at these for awhile now

 

[Soren]

Yes , you’ll often find cyano in low flow / oxygen deprived areas though not always the case.

Now that is an improvement that will be added in my 75g update: more flow! It is pretty sorely lacking right now, especially since the flow of the canister filters gets restricted at times due to algae/cyano build-up and they only provide limited flow to begin with. The only flow pump is pointed toward the surface, so flow over rocks and across the sand is probably minimal. This is a definite issue that needs solving, especially since I have now purchased extra flow pumps.

 

[najer]

How long have you been using the oxydator? Been looking at these for awhile now

about 8 years now, would never run a tank without at least one.

 

[LRT]

about 8 years now, would never run a tank without at least one.

How does it do with water clarity? I think I may get one and throw in tank 2 and see how it works out

 

[najer]

How does it do with water clarity? I think I may get one and throw in tank 2 and see how it works out

Clearer water and less glass cleaning.

 

[Lasse]

Orp - oxygen redox potential, hard to explain as I am not that well schooled in chemistry, @Lasse could probably do a beginners guide, hopefully others will chime in, it is basically how much oxygen is available.

Thanks, I know more or less the definition but was wondering if you used/measured ORP or had opinions about how to use this information? I'll see what @Lasse can share about this as well.

This article may help in the understanding of ORP and redox potential.

Personally - I use ORP in my DT just for monitoring but I also use orp in order to manage the anaerobic processes in my reversed deep sand bed. In order to manage anaerobic processes - redox potential and ORP is a very usable tool. From the beginning -ORP measuring was used in order to evaluate if sediments in lakes was aerobic or anaerobic.

Sincerely Lasse

 

[BeltedCoyote]

So glad it’s Friday.

 

[dvgyfresh]

So glad it’s Friday.

X 10000 kinda mad halo is being released on Monday but stil excited

 

[LRT]

FriYay all

 

[dvgyfresh]

Friyay top down view spam

 

[fishguy242]

hi all... rested up ,gonna be a long night,hopefully catching up ,i feel bad, miss y'all...

for this...

 

[Dcal]

Hey yall ive been busy as hell with school and my tanks and havent been on here in forever what have i missed

 

[LRT]

Hey yall ive been busy as hell with school and my tanks and havent been on here in forever what have i missed

Lol I missed 5 pages from yesterday to today so I'd imagine you missed a ton

 

[LRT]

Frank what you brewing up over there?

 

[fishguy242]

no clue...lil bit of everything...

 

[GHOSTLY]

read what he said again my guy….

Is he talking about an ato or doser?

 

[BeltedCoyote]

Is he talking about an ato or doser?

he’s not recommending a specific piece of gear. Read it again

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I don't have 300 in dry goods. My store however I have live stock credit of 400 almost

Sweet, so in a year or two when you get the tank set up and long term stable parameters, adequate lighting for a stick farm and the flow required, you'll get a nice jump on it.

There is no reason you need to spend that now on something.

 

[GHOSTLY]

Take this the right way young fellow Canadian dude but I would say, just going by your other posts, that your $300 could be spent in other boring but important things for your aquarium.
Trust me, I know it’s dull but putting a spendy coral in a tank that isn’t ready for it is not money well spent.
Get the boring stuff your tank needs first then buy coral with whatever is left over.

I seriously don't comprehend this

 

[BeltedCoyote]

I seriously don't comprehend this