A first for me!

lgerold · 12-25-2006, 10:49 PM

Maybe some of you will remember back in the old days, when you were still fairly new at this reef game...

Today, my water is PERFECT! For the very first time! I'm sure that I have jinxed it now

PH 8.1
Calc 420
Alk 2.86
Sal 1.0275
Nitrates 0!!!
Phos 0 to .003
Mag 1320
Iodide .03

Now, on Jan 7, we'll be switching this 125 out for a 210. I suppose that will completely throw everything off!

blue_eyes53813 · 12-26-2006, 12:07 AM

good luck with the upgrade

lcstorc · 12-26-2006, 07:26 AM

Congrats on the paramaters and the upgrade. Be sure to post pics when the new tank goes in.

Pro_builder · 12-26-2006, 08:54 AM

Glad to hear that you got everything running smoothly. Yes the upgrade will upset the system a little, but usually not as bad as it was in the begining tank cycle. If you haven't already, do a search on RS about Moving a tank. there is a lot of good info about the best ways to do it and not cause you more problems down the road.
HTH

Pro_builder · 12-26-2006, 09:01 AM

Here are a few links to help ou on your quest:
Moving a tank

Another moving tank thread

corallimorph · 12-26-2006, 01:17 PM

Lucy...never say "hey look everything is perfect".......your setting yourself up.-Superstitious Dave

lgerold · 12-26-2006, 06:41 PM

I feared that typing the words "My water is PERFECT" would wreak havoc with the tank.

I was just so darned happy! I couldn't help but share my excitement with others that would understand.

I went through a period of high salinity (crappy hydrometer), high nitrates, high phosphates, high calcium, high alkalinity. I think that the high salinity has been the root of all my evils.

You might remember a while back that I discovered that my hydrometer was way off. When I got my refractometer and checked my tank water, the hydrometer read 1.025. The refractometer read 1.035. So, over time, I lowered the salinity until the refractometer read 35 ppt. (I had calibrated it using the salt/water recipe.)

So, last week, I got my lastest shipment of fish toys. I had ordered the 53.0mS Calibration Fluid. It's hard to imagine, but when I calibrated the refractometer with the calibration fluid, the tank water read an amazing 40 ppt. The tank was still significantly too concentrated! I have to wonder what it would have read before reducing the salinity from the original salinity!

I wonder if it's possible that the bacteria responsible for denitrifying the tank could have been hampered by the high salinity? Whadyathink?

lgerold · 12-26-2006, 06:44 PM

Troy! Thanks for the links. I really appreciate it!

12-25-2006, 10:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
lgerold Scopas Tang Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brainerd, Mn Posts: 473 View Gallery Karma Komment	A first for me! Maybe some of you will remember back in the old days, when you were still fairly new at this reef game... Today, my water is PERFECT! For the very first time! I'm sure that I have jinxed it now PH 8.1 Calc 420 Alk 2.86 Sal 1.0275 Nitrates 0!!! Phos 0 to .003 Mag 1320 Iodide .03 Now, on Jan 7, we'll be switching this 125 out for a 210. I suppose that will completely throw everything off! __________________ Lucy Upgrade from 125 long to 210 on 1/7/07. 66 gallon sump/refugium. 10 hrs of light: 500 watt pc actinic 10 hrs 400 watt pc daylight 6 hrs 500 watt MH 4 hrs 180 lbs branch liverock. 100 lbs + assorted liverock. 3"+ DSB. Fish - Foxface, Yellow Tang, Mimic Tang, 2 Tomato Clowns, pair True Percula Clowns (and their 6 inch pastel green carpet), Mandarin, Scooter Blenny, Bartlett's Anthias, Royal Gramma, Pseudochromis Splendens. Blue/Gold Crocea Clam, Teardrop Squamosa Clam Coral favorites include: 2 Acanastreas, Pink Cynaria, Green Cynaria, Birdsnest, Trumpets, Red and Pink and Green Goniporas (3), Frogspawn (peach favorite), Fox Coral, Diploastrea, Blasto, 3 Fungia (orange, purple, and green) and many others.

12-26-2006, 12:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,621 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A first for me! good luck with the upgrade __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

12-26-2006, 07:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,003 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A first for me! Congrats on the paramaters and the upgrade. Be sure to post pics when the new tank goes in. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

12-26-2006, 08:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A first for me! Glad to hear that you got everything running smoothly. Yes the upgrade will upset the system a little, but usually not as bad as it was in the begining tank cycle. If you haven't already, do a search on RS about Moving a tank. there is a lot of good info about the best ways to do it and not cause you more problems down the road. HTH __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!

12-26-2006, 09:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A first for me! Here are a few links to help ou on your quest: Moving a tank Another moving tank thread __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!

12-26-2006, 01:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
corallimorph Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 226 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A first for me! Lucy...never say "hey look everything is perfect".......your setting yourself up.-Superstitious Dave

12-26-2006, 06:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
lgerold Scopas Tang Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brainerd, Mn Posts: 473 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A first for me! I feared that typing the words "My water is PERFECT" would wreak havoc with the tank. I was just so darned happy! I couldn't help but share my excitement with others that would understand. I went through a period of high salinity (crappy hydrometer), high nitrates, high phosphates, high calcium, high alkalinity. I think that the high salinity has been the root of all my evils. You might remember a while back that I discovered that my hydrometer was way off. When I got my refractometer and checked my tank water, the hydrometer read 1.025. The refractometer read 1.035. So, over time, I lowered the salinity until the refractometer read 35 ppt. (I had calibrated it using the salt/water recipe.) So, last week, I got my lastest shipment of fish toys. I had ordered the 53.0mS Calibration Fluid. It's hard to imagine, but when I calibrated the refractometer with the calibration fluid, the tank water read an amazing 40 ppt. The tank was still significantly too concentrated! I have to wonder what it would have read before reducing the salinity from the original salinity! I wonder if it's possible that the bacteria responsible for denitrifying the tank could have been hampered by the high salinity? Whadyathink? __________________ Lucy Upgrade from 125 long to 210 on 1/7/07. 66 gallon sump/refugium. 10 hrs of light: 500 watt pc actinic 10 hrs 400 watt pc daylight 6 hrs 500 watt MH 4 hrs 180 lbs branch liverock. 100 lbs + assorted liverock. 3"+ DSB. Fish - Foxface, Yellow Tang, Mimic Tang, 2 Tomato Clowns, pair True Percula Clowns (and their 6 inch pastel green carpet), Mandarin, Scooter Blenny, Bartlett's Anthias, Royal Gramma, Pseudochromis Splendens. Blue/Gold Crocea Clam, Teardrop Squamosa Clam Coral favorites include: 2 Acanastreas, Pink Cynaria, Green Cynaria, Birdsnest, Trumpets, Red and Pink and Green Goniporas (3), Frogspawn (peach favorite), Fox Coral, Diploastrea, Blasto, 3 Fungia (orange, purple, and green) and many others.

12-26-2006, 06:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
lgerold Scopas Tang Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brainerd, Mn Posts: 473 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A first for me! Troy! Thanks for the links. I really appreciate it! __________________ Lucy Upgrade from 125 long to 210 on 1/7/07. 66 gallon sump/refugium. 10 hrs of light: 500 watt pc actinic 10 hrs 400 watt pc daylight 6 hrs 500 watt MH 4 hrs 180 lbs branch liverock. 100 lbs + assorted liverock. 3"+ DSB. Fish - Foxface, Yellow Tang, Mimic Tang, 2 Tomato Clowns, pair True Percula Clowns (and their 6 inch pastel green carpet), Mandarin, Scooter Blenny, Bartlett's Anthias, Royal Gramma, Pseudochromis Splendens. Blue/Gold Crocea Clam, Teardrop Squamosa Clam Coral favorites include: 2 Acanastreas, Pink Cynaria, Green Cynaria, Birdsnest, Trumpets, Red and Pink and Green Goniporas (3), Frogspawn (peach favorite), Fox Coral, Diploastrea, Blasto, 3 Fungia (orange, purple, and green) and many others.

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