What doesn't exist for reefing yet but you really, really wish it did?

[ScubaSteve]

Originally Posted by Myka

Alk is the tricky one, but you should know that.

Mindstream claims to have it figured out, but they are lacking funding badly since a serious failure in their Kickstarter program.

They're doing theirs through spectral analysis of a reactant test... never made sense to me to do it that way. Too complicated. Too many things to go wrong. No wonder they are struggling!

I was doing some reading tonight and it seems it should be fairly straight forward to make a carbonate selective electrode (provided I can synthesize a molecular tweezer ). In fact, I think I could put pH, Calc, Alk and Nitrate all on the same electrode.

[Etaloche]

Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

They're doing theirs through spectral analysis of a reactant test... never made sense to me to do it that way. Too complicated. Too many things to go wrong. No wonder they are struggling!

I was doing some reading tonight and it seems it should be fairly straight forward to make a carbonate selective electrode (provided I can synthesize a molecular tweezer ). In fact, I think I could put pH, Calc, Alk and Nitrate all on the same electrode.

[ScubaSteve]

What kind of precision would people want for calc/alk measurements? Most test kits only give you 5% precision (i.e. 400 ppm ± 20 ppm), Elos is a bit better around 2.5%. Is that good enough? Is there a need or want to go better than that?

[Etaloche]

Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

What kind of precision would people want for calc/alk measurements? Most test kits only give you 5% precision (i.e. 400 ppm ± 20 ppm), Elos is a bit better around 2.5%. Is that good enough? Is there a need or want to go better than that?

I'm sure most people would want as much accuracy as possible unless it significantly increased price. If that's the case 2.5% should more than suffice for most hobbyist.

[ponokareefer]

100% effective aiptasia remover.

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by ponokareefer

100% effective aiptasia remover.

I've had 100% success rate with Peppermint Shrimp.

[DiscusZ]

Originally Posted by WarDog

I've had 100% success rate with Peppermint Shrimp.

Same here

[Ram3500]

Originally Posted by WarDog

I've had 100% success rate with Peppermint Shrimp.

I have spent at least 200$ on peppermint shrimp in the last year with zero luck. And I am going through a bottle of aiptasia x every two weeks. My last hope is a copperband butterfly . I am hoping Jl has stock soon. I have hundreds of them in my reef this pest taking over my tank

[ScubaSteve]

Originally Posted by ponokareefer

100% effective aiptasia remover.

For some reason, when I read that sentence I picture a mushroom cloud.

I think I have unresolved tension with aptasia...

[ponokareefer]

Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

For some reason, when I read that sentence I picture a mushroom cloud.

I think I have unresolved tension with aptasia...

Me too. Sometimes peppermint shrimp work for people but sometimes they don't.