By Request - green tank pics

[Delphinus]

DJ88 you are correct, at this point, PO4 (let's call it parameter 'X') is everywhere. Doesn't matter -- for sanity check, I still want to test for it. Because until we've confirmed something is abalanced, we're only working on educated guesses. (We can be pretty sure that something is amiss, but let's confirm that as a first step.) Dealing with a specific finding, is a different issue, and that will be ultimately up to Alan how to deal with that.

Removing an unbalanced parameter is a nightmare. I know. I have a tank with >80ppm nitrate. It's been up there for about 3, 4 months now. My "little killer SPS tank" I had 6 months ago is just that "a killer OF SPS tank." :( I'm amazed, but my carpet seems to dig it. Anyways. Once the level is up there, it doesn't go away quickly, that's for darn sure. Practical sized water changes very quickly run into a point of diminishing returns. Everytime I make a little headway it shoots right back up. I am about to throw in the towel on this tank. Luckily I have two other reefs, so it's not like I'm quitting, I'm just giving up on one tank's bad design.

If 100% water changes are called for, then this is going to be a team effort. No way can a single person perform a 90g water change by himself. What a nightmare scenario. If that's what we have to do though, that is what we will do. Let us completely exhaust all other possibilities first though.

[ 17 July 2002, 16:43: Message edited by: delphinus ]

[Bob I]

I am only a little way from Alan, and will offer my help too. I am off at noon tomorrow and Friday, but gone by Friday evening. If housing of critters is needed, I can house fishes in my refugium, and nano. Both are to small for yellow Tangs though, as he would soon go nuts.
Actually if the need arises I could turn my 33 back into salt for awhile, and put the critters in there. Then Alan could take care of them while I am on three weeks vacation. :D if someone could babysit my eight FW fish.
Bob

[ 17 July 2002, 17:41: Message edited by: Bob Ipema ]

[SuperFudge]

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[EmilyB]

I can't believe people would use tap water, but to each his own. On the ocassions I have had to add even topoff tap water, I get instant algae.

Not to mention, I can't even drink our tap water lately, it tastes so bad.

Anyway, Alan, Mitch dropped off his UV here for you if you decide you want it.

[Bob I]

That of course could start a flame of its own Deb, so we had better not get into that. But with the City's filtration problem even our highly vaunted water could be marginal at this time.
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[ 17 July 2002, 17:39: Message edited by: Bob Ipema ]

[MitchM]

Alan, you can have however much RO/DI water you would like from my unit that it takes to help solve this problem.

Mitch [img]smile.gif[/img]

(I love to see all the passion from the reefkeepers here!)

[StirCrazy]

hmm I notice that Calgary has two different treatment plants.. Alan are you on the same plant as Bob and the others?

from the water quality report I see that one plant is higher in calcium as the other.

Bearspaw Treatment Plant Water Hardness (CaCO3) for 2000
mg/L Average 154.5


Glenmore Treatment Plant Water Hardness (CaCO3) for 2000
mg/L Average 212.5

here is the water quality results for Calgary.. the floride is a concern, I wasn't aware alberta was still adding it to the water.. oh well I still don't have cavities :D

http://www.gov.calgary.ab.ca/cww/wat...ges/table.html

sence the water report only shows a very few tests that have been done I would suspect that other non tested contamanants "ie. Phosphates, sulfates, sulfites, ect.." could be present. especialy when everything I read about back home is saying how this year is one of the worst years for water ever.

Steve

[EmilyB]

Originally posted by Carpentersreef:
Alan, you can have however much RO/DI water you would like from my unit that it takes to help solve this problem.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ditto, Alan. I change 40g every two weeks in the 155g so I have lots of that (I've probably run more onto the laundry room floor than you need anyway.... :D ) Also you are welcome to use the tubs, powerheads, python, etc.

[Aquattro]

Alan, when I suggested removing the rock way back on page one, I meant move to large rubbermaid containers with water and heaters and stuff. This would keep everything alive in/on your rock. That would allow you to confirm or eliminate the rock as the source of the problem.

[Canadian Man]

Alan here's the link to the RC post I was talking about. Most of the responses say UV cleared up the problem very fast.

http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin...threadid=99878