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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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… [...]
3 gallon water change
Ca ~ +400
kH ~ 7
Mg ~ 1200 / 1250
NO3 ~ 15 / 20
PO4 ~ 0.14
pH ~ 8.3
kH ~ 6.5 / 7
Ca ~ 425 / 450
Mg ~ 1300
PO4 ~ 0.14
NO3 ~ 20
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 [...]
December 2, 2008
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