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02-06-2015, 04:20 AM

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cloudy water

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Posted By roblarss

Have all my parameters in check still and the...

Have all my parameters in check still and the bloom is still partially subsiding. The fish are all accounted for and starting to resume cruising around. Still really cloudy, can see about 10" into...

Forum: Reef

02-02-2015, 03:15 AM

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cloudy water

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Posted By roblarss

I did some tests tonight and all the same as...

I did some tests tonight and all the same as yesterday. The cloudyness is starting to go away slowly. I can prob see 5" into tank.
starting to get better.

Forum: Reef

02-01-2015, 02:43 PM

Replies: 35

cloudy water

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Posted By roblarss

sounds good. I have pretty decent ripples from...

sounds good. I have pretty decent ripples from the closed loop. Ill just slowly raise the Calcium over the next few days and keep watching things. This morning I could see slightly further into...

Forum: Reef

02-01-2015, 05:14 AM

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cloudy water

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Posted By roblarss

Thanks Im usually pretty careful to be exact...

Thanks

Im usually pretty careful to be exact on my tests. Your right that this probably is a testing abnormality. I re did the test and got 210ppm.

Forum: Reef

02-01-2015, 05:03 AM

Replies: 35

cloudy water

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Posted By roblarss

Thanks for the reply. I havent really been...

Thanks for the reply.

I havent really been messing with a whole lot during this. The tank is alot of acans, zoas, other lps some sps. I started dosing a little while back and figured that the...

Forum: Reef

02-01-2015, 04:14 AM

Replies: 35

cloudy water

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Posted By roblarss

Heres a quick pic of what I have. ...

Heres a quick pic of what I have.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwBL34qhDtojdmFlVlZIa3lpSjZMQXIzTTBRM3dPSFFpeWtj/view?usp=sharing
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Forum: Reef

02-01-2015, 03:36 AM

Replies: 35

cloudy water

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Posted By roblarss

Im not really sure what happened there. My doser...

Im not really sure what happened there. My doser is shutdown. Im going to verify what I get tomorrow for alk.
The only thing that I can think of is the slight increase in SG by evap, but thats...

Forum: Reef

02-01-2015, 02:55 AM

Replies: 35

cloudy water

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Posted By roblarss

Todays values alk - 237ppm ca - 370 mg -...

Todays values

alk - 237ppm
ca - 370
mg - 1460

Still really cloudy - no change. fish still swimming in there somewhere.
interesting that the alk went up since yesterday.
Im going to start...

Forum: Reef

01-31-2015, 03:03 AM

Replies: 35

cloudy water

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Posted By roblarss

did some testing again tonight. sg = 1.024 ...

did some testing again tonight.

sg = 1.024
nitrate = 9
PO4 = 0
Alk = 223
Calcium = 360
MG = 1460

Tank is still pure white.

Forum: Reef

01-30-2015, 04:33 PM

Replies: 35

cloudy water

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Posted By roblarss

Thats some good info. The makes sense about the...

Thats some good info.
The makes sense about the calcium. I wasnt really thinking things through late last night.

I added some mag this morning and Ill see where it is when I get home. I have...

Forum: Reef

01-30-2015, 04:14 AM

Replies: 35

cloudy water

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Posted By roblarss

Prob should get the mag up also. I dont...

Prob should get the mag up also.

I dont really plan on running the alk this high. It just kind of got there.

Forum: Reef

01-30-2015, 04:03 AM

Replies: 35

cloudy water

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Posted By roblarss

Finally got a mg test kit. Called every store...

Finally got a mg test kit. Called every store that i know of in edmonton and finally one with a kit.

mg = 1200
ca = 310
alk = 220

Guess I will take the calcium up to about 450

This still...

Forum: Reef

01-28-2015, 04:23 PM

Replies: 35

cloudy water

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Posted By roblarss

Im using a hanna alk meter. I have the hanna...

Im using a hanna alk meter. I have the hanna calcium checker but never could get results that were consistant. I was using elos for my mag and calcium. Hopefully i will find a store in edmonton...

Forum: Reef

01-28-2015, 07:06 AM

Replies: 35

cloudy water

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Posted By roblarss

I emptied my last bucket of IO doing my last...

I emptied my last bucket of IO doing my last water changes and was surprised at the lack of alk drop by doing 3x 40gal changes. I havent been checking my wc water params but maybe i should. I cant...

Forum: Reef

01-28-2015, 03:10 AM

Replies: 35

cloudy water

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Posted By roblarss

No carbon dosing. I am using instant ocean and...

No carbon dosing.
I am using instant ocean and the ph meter i used is calibrated (used at work).
Ill grab some new test kits and alot more salt on thursday and continue doing water changes.

Forum: Reef

01-27-2015, 10:57 PM

Replies: 35

cloudy water

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Posted By roblarss

Hmm not to sure. I know the doser did inject very...

Hmm not to sure. I know the doser did inject very large quantities of cal, alk, mag. I can see particulate flowing around ( very small). Im wondering if this imbalance caused a bacterial bloom. I...

Forum: Reef

01-27-2015, 09:25 PM

Replies: 35

cloudy water

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Posted By roblarss

cloudy water

I have a 120gal display tank with about 60 gal of sump. My doser went a bit crazy and I now have very cloudy water. Looks like watery milk. Doser is offline for about 7 days now and I have done 3...

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