Been a while since any update on my tank, so … A few changes in the last couple months, well, all changes but water changes . I switched out the Iwasaki 50K bulb in favor of a Radium 20K. I like this bulb as well, and will stick with rotating the Ushio 14K, Iwasaki 50K [...]
May 23, 2008
Due to a case of spring fever, a common affliction for many Chicagoans as we finally get regular temperatures above 50 or 60*F, there is quite a lack of updates on StonyReef. Aside from daily kH checks, I haven’t tested my water since early April, nor have I done so much as a water change [...]
April 4, 2008
I got results from sending in my water samples to AWT… and… the review is mixed. Mixed enough that I’m going to buy a couple more mail in packages, but enough that I am with others in questioning the procedures used and results received from aquariumwatertesting.com. Last Sunday I sat down and ran a whole battery [...]
October 12, 2007
kH ~ 140 (LaMotte) (7.8 or so…) Ca ~ +450 Mg ~ 1300 NO3 ~ 10 / 15 PO4 ~ 0.14 Phosphate up, NO3 is down. Totally overfeeding since I got that tailspot last week, but wanted to be sure he was eating… and he likes Rod Food… [...]
September 16, 2007
3 gallon water change Ca ~ +400 kH ~ 7 Mg ~ 1200 / 1250 NO3 ~ 15 / 20 PO4 ~ 0.14
September 12, 2007
pH ~ 8.3 kH ~ 6.5 / 7 Ca ~ 425 / 450 Mg ~ 1300 PO4 ~ 0.14 NO3 ~ 20
September 9, 2007
The average kH for my tank has been 8 – 9 dKH for the last few months. I have an auto top off of kalk and 24/7 dosing of ESV B-Ionic two part via Litermeter III. A couple days ago, I dialed down the level of 2 part that is dosed daily. Tested kH for [...]
Elos E-lite LED |
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Ecotech Vortech MP20 |
Elos Skimmer |
Eheim Return |
GFO Reactor |
Heater 1 |
Heater 2 |
Litermeter III |
Email Alarm |
December 2, 2008
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