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Kasrift
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Is this consistent with what others see?Here’s all throughout the day while running a calcium reactor. My trident measures at 12am, 6am, 12pm, and 6pm. My lights come on at 12pm and turn off at 8pm. I think I might run more tests per day for a week or so just to illustrate the point.
The trough is the midnight test, the peak is the 6am test, and you can figure out the other two. Point being, like you said, consumption absolutely isn’t even throughout the day. What’s interesting is that all consumption continues at least 50% of the photoperiod after the lights have turned off. What this tells me is that the corals are still using the proteins, carbohydrates, amino acids, etc that they produced during the day long after the lights go off.
Kasrift
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I have an AOI, skimmer though. I do want to add a HOB overflow and a refugium, just afraid of water getting everywhere if there is a failure anywhere. I only run the skimmer from 2am to 8am for the PH bump though. But I'm adjusting that as we speak to help PH.
Yes, or at least the other reefers in MARSH that run calcium reactors too. We had a little discussion about it last year at some point, and like I said, the most interesting take away was the realization that the alk always continues to dip long after the lights are off. My AWC system has been turned off this past week because I'm lazy and haven't made saltwater, but I have it come on from 10-11:30 each day to help boost alk in that low period. I use Reef Crystals, which is best when you're doing a 2-3% daily WC. The high element levels are great for smaller WCs. Not so great for large ones though, unless you keep your parameters high.
Personally I just use it to let me know if something is wrong while I'm gone...kind of a waste really except for that
Not gonna lie, I lucked my way into a BNIB Apex EL and Trident for $480.....
The potential of the Apex isn't realized until you add a Trident. Once they release a nitrate and PO4 monitor as well, it's gg. Reefing will officially be easy.
Could do like I did, finance through affirm for 0%. $68 a month for the apex A3
I don't like the trident personally.
Kasrift
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You know, every pro out there uses Reef Crystals and adjusts via Calcium reactors or other complex methods. I often wonder why "pro" salt even exists when you see videos from Tidal Gardens, other vendors/farms, etc. using the cheapest salt. I use reef crystals for my phyto cultures.
Are only newbs paying 120 a bucket for "pro" salts?
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