Testing Alan's tank....dam you lumpers!

[Delphinus]

Kim: you are exactly right. Can't beat good old NSW values. I don't know why it is generally recommended to go with "at least" NSW values (ie. implying that you can go higher) but my bet is that it does have to do with increasing growth rates. When everything in your tank is 1", I guess there could be incentive to try to get things to grow into the tank some ...

Bob: I don't find the stuff all that difficult to handle, no different to me than any other frozen food... Have you ever tried the Piscine Energetics? This is supposed to be the same, more or less.

I don't know where Mitch is ... he hasn't posted here for some time. Maybe he's on vacation?

[EmilyB]

Originally posted by Tau2301:
Question:

If natural seawater has Alk of 2.6meq/l and Cal of 380mg/l (not sure on this one).

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Full strength seawater at 35ppt salinity has 410-450 m/l calcium, and Alk of 2.9 roughly.

I have never gone below 420Ca/Alk about 3.1 (with DI, now RO/DI), but there are many other variables to consider as well, the most important of which I would consider to be occupants, water change size/frequency and salt mix.

Just MHFO of course. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Bob I]

Alan, if you could bring it North for me this weekend that would be fine, and appreciated. You could possibly pay Tony, and I would reimburse you? :D