[framerguy]

Well, it's time for an update. I don't have photos because my camera card has been down, I've ordered one from wolf camera but I don't think it's ever coming.
I had posted a thread about my clove polyps not doing well. Prow took me under his wing on the subject and I'd like to thank him...THANKS PROW!!!!
We discovered that my iodide additions were displacing my alkalinity and causing imbalances in my chems. So I stopped dosing on Monday. At that time my levels were:
NH4:0
NO2:0
NO3:0
Ca:460
Alk:7
Mag: couldn't test because I had misplaced the vial, contacted Seachem and they shipped a new one ASAP, I got it TODAY! Free of charge I might add- Love Ya Seachem!!
SG:35ppt
Temp:80
PH:All over the place, from 7.9 in morn to 8.2+ by evening

Today I retested:
NH4:0
NO2: .025??!!
NO3: .02
Ca:490
Alk:9
Mg:1375
SG:35ppt
Temp:80
PH:7.9/am - 8.08/pm
I'm not sure what the nitrites are about!? Any clues?

I installed the 250w MH I purchased from Bigun on Wednesday, replacing the 150w Oddysea crap I had. I think that's the last of the Oddysea fiasco. I hate the Oddysea company and wish there was a way to make them stop making products! ...Anyway, these lights are Icecap (love the Icecap company BTW) 250w 14000K MH and they are beautiful!

My fuge was down for 10 days while I built a new overflow (the old one sprung a leak). I took 4 trys to get it right but everything is back up and working better than ever! Got it going last Sunday. It helped in a big way to stabalize my PH.

Since I stopped dosing Iodide my clove polyps have practically disappeared. Don't know if there's a connection or if it's other chems or they just don't like ME!

That's about all I've got. I'll post pics as soon as the new card comes in! Thanks for looking.- Greg