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Forum: Reef 11-07-2016, 03:58 PM
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Posted By warriorcookie
Thanks for the info Tim. Not expecting you...

Thanks for the info Tim.

Not expecting you to give away the secret sauce's 11 herbs and spices, but I've always assumed Foz Down is a Lanthanum Chloride based product. I figured overdosing Foz...
Forum: Reef 11-07-2016, 05:38 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,352
Posted By warriorcookie
They had gone from white several weeks ago...

They had gone from white several weeks ago (beginning of thread), to weird random colors, to brown, and now seeing the pinks and blues coming back. Green came back the fastest. Wish I had tried...
Forum: Reef 11-07-2016, 05:35 AM
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Views: 8,850
Posted By warriorcookie
Products like Fozdown scare me. First off, you...

Products like Fozdown scare me. First off, you have to get the dosing 100%. Too much by accident is disastrous.

Second, any precipitate you don't pull out with filter socks settles in the rocks...
Forum: Reef 11-07-2016, 05:29 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 8,735
Posted By warriorcookie
If you had more NO3 you're PO4 will come down. ...

If you had more NO3 you're PO4 will come down.

Myka's advice was meant as "Po4 at 0.04 ppm is great. NO3 at 0.00 ppm is not good." She typo'd.

You're bacteria is NO3 limited right now. Get...
Forum: Reef 11-07-2016, 01:57 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,352
Posted By warriorcookie
Was away all week, came home to a kamikaze stylo...

Was away all week, came home to a kamikaze stylo had swan dived into a large sinulara. Most of the sinulara was black and falling apart.

Despite this, this were pretty good.

NO3: 0.2ppm
PO4:...
Forum: Reef 11-04-2016, 07:51 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 8,850
Posted By warriorcookie
Well, it was a bit of an experiment for my tank...

Well, it was a bit of an experiment for my tank and I'm only a few weeks in but the results came quick. My issue was my NO3 was undetectable, and my PO4 was too as long as I used GFO. As soon as I...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 11-03-2016, 04:27 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 915
Posted By warriorcookie
How much? Will you ship?

How much?

Will you ship?
Forum: Reef 11-03-2016, 04:22 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 8,850
Posted By warriorcookie
Sounds similar to what i just went through. ...

Sounds similar to what i just went through.

What are your nitrates at? Undetectable?
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 11-02-2016, 07:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,134
Posted By warriorcookie
Where are you ordering this from? I was thinking...

Where are you ordering this from? I was thinking of getting some myself too.
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 11-02-2016, 07:17 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,176
Posted By warriorcookie
pm'd

pm'd
Forum: Auctions 11-02-2016, 02:56 PM
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Views: 12,798
Posted By warriorcookie
Holy! And I usually say the nice stuff is never...

Holy! And I usually say the nice stuff is never here at home.
Forum: Reef 10-30-2016, 01:23 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,352
Posted By warriorcookie
So far so good. I haven't dosed NO3 since...

So far so good.

I haven't dosed NO3 since tues. My Nitrates did rise as high as 4.0, but I think that was due to overfeeding as well as dosing.

Right now:
NO3: 2.5ppm
PO4: .042ppm

PO4 has...
Forum: Reef 10-29-2016, 03:58 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 127,082
Posted By warriorcookie
BrockWhite in Edmonton has SCS1200 in white,...

BrockWhite in Edmonton has SCS1200 in white, black, clear, etc. That's what I've used.
Forum: Reef 10-27-2016, 04:54 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,374
Posted By warriorcookie
+1, but to add to this list Myka for sure. She's...

+1, but to add to this list Myka for sure. She's saved my bacon several times and her advice has excellent.
Forum: Calgary 10-26-2016, 02:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,625
Posted By warriorcookie
Your LFS should have them.

Your LFS should have them.
Forum: Reef 10-26-2016, 05:06 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,352
Posted By warriorcookie
I was previously running HCGFO, but have shut it...

I was previously running HCGFO, but have shut it off. The idea is to find a balance where the bacteria keep both nitrate and phosphate low. I hope to only have to dose carbon. I expect I will...
Forum: Reef 10-26-2016, 03:03 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,352
Posted By warriorcookie
The lights in the garage seem to make it easier...

The lights in the garage seem to make it easier to read the Salifert NO3 test.

NO3: 2.5ppm
PO4: .03ppm

Yesterday I dosed 1ppm NO3, today was none.

Seems now PO4 is the limiting nutrient. ...
Forum: Calgary 10-26-2016, 02:55 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,596
Posted By warriorcookie
+1 for Concept!

+1 for Concept!
Forum: Reef 10-25-2016, 09:01 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,352
Posted By warriorcookie
I've got a garage full of them. I'll try it this...

I've got a garage full of them. I'll try it this afternoon. I'll check in in both daylight and the garage and see if there's a difference.





Ya, I agree but Hanna doesn't make a hand held...
Forum: Reef 10-25-2016, 06:09 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,352
Posted By warriorcookie
PO4: .024ppm NO3: Didn't get home until super...

PO4: .024ppm
NO3: Didn't get home until super late. I don't know about anybody else, but I can't get a very good read on the Salifert test without sunlight at my back. Artificial light just...
Forum: Reef 10-25-2016, 06:04 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 10,249
Posted By warriorcookie
I don't think it would be bad, just not...

I don't think it would be bad, just not necessary.

Most people soak them in RO water. Some also soak them in salt water with a bunch of bacteria such as MB7 or Prodibio BioDigest.
Forum: Reef 10-23-2016, 09:45 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,352
Posted By warriorcookie
Ok, so this is interesting: 1.5ppm NO3 ...

Ok, so this is interesting:

1.5ppm NO3
0.01ppm PO4

And the water is cloudy! So, as soon as the bacteria had enough NO3 they went crazy. I tested PO4 twice. First time showed as 0. Second...
Forum: Polls 10-23-2016, 04:35 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,629
Posted By warriorcookie
I love it all! The design and setup gets the...

I love it all! The design and setup gets the creative juices flowing!

The first year is probably my least favorite... Diatoms... Hair algae... cyano... Bleh!

After the tank has matured is my...
Forum: Reef 10-23-2016, 04:07 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,352
Posted By warriorcookie
Ok, tests as follows: NO3: .2ppm PO4:...

Ok, tests as follows:

NO3: .2ppm
PO4: .07ppm

GFO has been off for 24 hours now.


So, yesterday I dosed 1ppm NO3, the tested levels rose yesterday and had fallen again today. Tough to say...
Forum: Reef 10-23-2016, 03:59 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 17,352
Posted By warriorcookie
Nice find! I'll read it more thoroughly later. ...

Nice find! I'll read it more thoroughly later. A quick skim, this caught my eye:



Curious, when I dose nitrate and the bacteria consume it does that contribute Alkalinity to the system? I...
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