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[StatelineReefer]

Can't you lower alk in new water with muriatic acid? I thought I read somewhere that people do.that

With my high nitrates and phosphate, better to start fresh.

 

[SBB Corals]

Can't you lower alk in new water with muriatic acid? I thought I read somewhere that people do.that

He using red sea blue so alk in New water is about 7 ish

 

[StatelineReefer]

He using red sea blue so alk in New water is about 7 ish

8.1 at 1.026. (Typical is 1.027, but if we're bringing everything down, may as well back down salinity as well.)

 

[billyocean]

He using red sea blue so alk in New water is about 7 ish

I've got about 8.4ish with blue bucket at 35ppm

 

[SBB Corals]

8.1 at 1.026. (Typical is 1.027, but if we're bringing everything down, may as well back down salinity as well.)

I would keep salinity at 1.026. Also have you texted a new batch of the saltwater Alk? When we did I thought it was around 7.5

 

[woodyarmadillo]

I always fail those!

I’ve had them come up before and be broken. I’ll fail over and over and over. Look here robot, I got all the fire hydrants and busses.

I use IO Reef Crystals and my Alk stays at 8.0 +/- 0.1. Auto WC 1.5% volume each day.

yep me too. I’m actually dosing soda ash now because after WC my all is about 8.3 and then falls to low 7s by end of week with IO reef crystals

 

[BroccoliFarmer]

I use IO Reef Crystals and my Alk stays at 8.0 +/- 0.1. Auto WC 1.5% volume each day.

Smart to do it in small batches. I used to do my 10% and it caused a 2 point spike.

 

[BroccoliFarmer]

Can't you lower alk in new water with muriatic acid? I thought I read somewhere that people do.that

Ive heard of this as well. a few people i talk to used to..but they gave up given the amount of prep time it took to get the ph back up.

 

[StatelineReefer]

I would keep salinity at 1.026. Also have you texted a new batch of the saltwater Alk? When we did I thought it was around 7.5

Making 50 gallons of RO. Might take a day or so.

Hooray 55 gallon drums.

 

[tbrown]

Can't you lower alk in new water with muriatic acid? I thought I read somewhere that people do.that

Ive heard of this as well. a few people i talk to used to..but they gave up given the amount of prep time it took to get the ph back up.

I've done this. In a 5 gallon bucket it's only like 3 ml of Muriatic to drop 5 or 6 dKh. Typical dosage is in drops.

Afterwards it would take about an hour of aeration to bring the pH back around to normal. If you're mixing large batches it would definitely take some premixing and time.

 

[woodyarmadillo]

Also just an fyi be very careful with muriatic acid. It will absolutely destroy your skin if you get it on you. I use it at work occasionally and just spilling a little on the ground will show you how crazy this stuff is.

 

[AKL1950]

Lid was off this morning, so took some top shots. No editing. All raw shots.

Green Bean

Bling Bling

Green Crack

Pink Berry

Rainbow Bright

Aqua Bright

Water Colors

Candy Crane

Color Topia

Glittering Charms

last one is not SBB, but threw it in. It started coloring up when I cleaned up my water. Looking really happy now. JF Homewrecker

 

[StatelineReefer]

If everything else is getting an upgrade this week....

 

[billyocean]

Lid was off this morning, so took some top shots. No editing. All raw shots.

Green Bean

Bling Bling

Green Crack

Pink Berry

Rainbow Bright

Aqua Bright

Water Colors

Candy Crane

Color Topia

Glittering Charms

last one is not SBB, but through it in. It started coloring up when I cleaned up my water. Looking really happy now. JF Homewrecker

No filter? If I don't use an orange filter you can't even see pics on my phone..lol

 

[woodyarmadillo]

If everything else is getting an upgrade this week....

Took me a minute to get used to the Milwaukee but I became confident in it pretty quickly and only pull out the telescope looking refrac every once in awhile to verify. Milwaukee is always right on.

Every once in awhile it will trip out a bit but it’s obvious when it does it.

 

[AKL1950]

No filter? If I don't use an orange filter you can't even see pics on my phone..lol

Sorry, I misspoke. Shots are with 20k and 15k filters, but no post shots editing.

 

[StatelineReefer]

No filter? If I don't use an orange filter you can't even see pics on my phone..lol

That's because your tank is filled with Windex and Unicorn Pee.

 

[woodyarmadillo]

Lid was off this morning, so took some top shots. No editing. All raw shots.

Green Bean

Bling Bling

Green Crack

Pink Berry

Rainbow Bright

Aqua Bright

Water Colors

Candy Crane

Color Topia

Glittering Charms

last one is not SBB, but through it in. It started coloring up when I cleaned up my water. Looking really happy now. JF Homewrecker

Great looking Tenuis! Very impressive.

 

[stoney7713]

If everything else is getting an upgrade this week....

The Milwaukee refractometer is cheap enough I recommend it to everyone. You can mix your own 35ppm solution to cross check it's accuracy. Their solution is not accurate, a lot of people had that issue, including me.

I know people say the tropic marin hydrometer works great but those are too fragile for me and you still have to read a line rather than a digital readout.

 

[StatelineReefer]

I'm still using my refractometer, but it'll be nice to be able to add a couple drops while running around in the morning before work, come back, read the salinity, and go "Yeah, that's alright" or "No, better top off"