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[billyocean]

I used the end of my bottle last week. Just won’t order more

I think Shane was doing like 5 drops a week or something on 600 gallons. These numbers aren't correct but it was WAY less than what the seachem bottle said to do. I was doing a capful every other day for a minute..lol

 

[billyocean]

For all the trident haters…
Also, sounds like I’m low on calcium now so time to get that up

You out of calcium reagent?

 

[andrewj1212]

You out of calcium reagent?

Nope, half full

 

[billyocean]

Nope, half full

So why?

 

[andrewj1212]

The trident only being off by 2 is just funny to me, who says it can’t be accurate even thought that’s not what I use it for

 

[billyocean]

And did that change from yesterday? Or did you not check it for a while...or is the calibration messed up? I thought about getting one at one point.

 

[andrewj1212]

So why?

Why what? I’m just pointing out trident and ICP are almost perfectly the same

 

[billyocean]

The trident only being off by 2 is just funny to me, who says it can’t be accurate even thought that’s not what I use it for

Wait...you run calcium at 370?

 

[billyocean]

....and mag at 1350?

 

[andrewj1212]

Sounds like I shouldn’t be

 

[billyocean]

To each their own and I'm sure there's people that run at these numbers...I guess. Personally I shoot for 425-450 calcium and mag 1400-1500 1450ish preferably

 

[stoney7713]

December of 2022...you'll be aight

 

[andrewj1212]

To each their own and I'm sure there's people that run at these numbers...I guess. Personally I shoot for 425-450 calcium and mag 1400-1500 1450ish preferably

I’ve been focused on stability over numbers but started moving magnesium up last month. Still have half a gallon so probably will keep going and work on getting calcium up too. Rather be high then low personally so I’ll take your advice

 

[robanister]

Im not feeling so lonely now. that iodine and florine.

 

[billyocean]

Ypu can add mag pretty fast with no worry. Calcium should be eased up

 

[andrewj1212]

Ypu can add mag pretty fast with no worry. Calcium should be eased up

Will do. I work next to optimum so I’ll pick up some ESV after work

 

[billyocean]

Im not feeling so lonely now. that iodine and florine.

Unless i dose fluorine it stays about there. When I started dosing fluoride my corals looked worse

 

[Zero_Cool]

thought about getting one at one point.

I recently added a Trident to my system. It is good to watch trends and is helping me make adjustments to stabilize Alk/Cal.

That said the test values I am getting for Alk are significantly different (.8 dkh) between Trident and Hannah for me. Researching this and speaking with Neptune customer service this is a common complaint about the units. Neptune says the Trident is more accurate but Hannah has been the gold standard for home test kits for quite some time so I am not 100% on what my actual Alk is. Basically somewhere in between I guess.

Calcium and Magnesium tested almost exact between Trident and Salifert kits though so that works well.

 

[robanister]

20Ca40.078	Calcium	428.00 mg/l	415 - 520 mg/l	▲
12Mg24.305	Magnesium	1334.00 mg/l	1320 - 1500 mg/l	▲
19K39.098	Potassium	401.00 mg/l	380 - 480 mg/l	▲
35Br79.904	Bromide	66.00 mg/l	64 mg/l	▲
5B10.81	Boron	5.00 mg/l	4.5 mg/l	▲
9F18.998	Fluorid	0.78 mg/l	1.3 mg/l	▲
38Sr87.62	Strontium	8.00 mg/l	8 - 12 mg/l	▲
16S32.06	Sulphur	916.00 mg/l	900 mg/l	▲

53I126.90

Iodine

158.00 µg/l

30 - 90 µg/l

 

[andrewj1212]

I recently added a Trident to my system. It is good to watch trends and is helping me make adjustments to stabilize Alk/Cal.

That said the test values I am getting for Alk are significantly different (.8 dkh) between Trident and Hannah for me. Researching this and speaking with Neptune customer service this is a common complaint about the units. Neptune says the Trident is more accurate but Hannah has been the gold standard for home test kits for quite some time so I am not 100% on what my actual Alk is. Basically somewhere in between I guess.

Calcium and Magnesium tested almost exact between Trident and Salifert kits though so that works well.

Do you calibrate it with your Hanna?