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Old 10-09-2006, 07:18 PM   #106 (permalink)
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tank is maturing very nicely

Thanks.. Imagine six months from now!

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Old 10-09-2006, 07:41 PM   #107 (permalink)
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Old 10-09-2006, 11:44 PM   #108 (permalink)
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Old 10-10-2006, 08:58 AM   #109 (permalink)
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Tank looks really sweet JFK! Why do i get a pop up everytime i come to your link? you might want to PM Travis about that.
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Old 10-10-2006, 01:12 PM   #110 (permalink)
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Sorry to hear about your mother....

Beautiful reef!
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Old 10-10-2006, 05:16 PM   #111 (permalink)
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Six Months comes quick!

Looks awesome... nice acros...
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Old 10-15-2006, 09:23 PM   #112 (permalink)
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Thanks everyone

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Old 10-15-2006, 10:42 PM   #113 (permalink)
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Looks great! makes me want more rock in my tank.
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Have you noticed good growth from your SPS with the CR ?
I'm having a real difficult time keeping up with my cal/alk demands and will have to look at a CR real soon
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Old 10-16-2006, 10:02 AM   #117 (permalink)
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Have you noticed good growth from your SPS with the CR ?
I'm having a real difficult time keeping up with my cal/alk demands and will have to look at a CR real soon

My LifeReef calcium reactor has been great... the growth overall has been pretty amazing considering the tank is only a few months old.

I've had to supplement the calcium reactor with some Kalkwasser in order to keep up with the high demand from my corals.
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Old 10-16-2006, 10:08 AM   #118 (permalink)
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Wow! haven't been to your link in a while and everything looks awesome!
I love the acro. I just got a similar one this weekend. Hopefully yours is doing well and mine will.
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I've had to supplement the calcium reactor with some Kalkwasser in order to keep up with the high demand from my corals.
For real ??? Is it because of the size of the reactor or the media isn't dissolving quickly enough ? Have you tried to increase the amount of CO2 ?
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Old 10-16-2006, 11:17 AM   #120 (permalink)
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For real ??? Is it because of the size of the reactor or the media isn't dissolving quickly enough ? Have you tried to increase the amount of CO2 ?
The reactor size is rated up to 300 gallons. My effluent drip out of the reactor is reading about PH 6.7 which is dissolving the media ok and not affecting my tank's overall PH. For media, I'm using A.R.M. which I'll be changing to Knop Koralith next time when I refill. If I raise the CO2 rate it will drop my PH too low and raise my Alk to high. For the first couple of months Alk was about 10 and calcium 400. Then I started adding more SPS + my corraline started growing fast. My Alkalinity went up to 18 but my calcium level only hovered around 300.

Believe me... I tried tweaking it every way I could... but came to the realization that I would have to supplement my Calcium reactor with Kalwasser. I've seen that most SPS reefs run both calcium reactor and dose Kalkwasser... now I know why.

Another added benefit is my PH remains much more stable dripping Kalwasser.
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