Other Eric's garage frag tanks

[Max_nano]

Ratio of Ca to Mg on the icp is .31 and on your tests is .33

so it’s as if some of the water evaporated before they did the test so everything is at a higher concentration?

 

[Srt4eric]

Ratio of Ca to Mg on the icp is .31 and on your tests is .33

so it’s as if some of the water evaporated before they did the test so everything is at a higher concentration?

What about the 29,000ppm of chlorine? Wouldn't everything be dead?

 

[Count Krunk]

Didn’t notice that, but I would imagine so.

 

[Max_nano]

What about the 29,000ppm of chlorine? Wouldn't everything be dead?

What does it say the normal range is? I tried searching an saw something saying NSW is 19000ppm

if I’m correct and all the values are just at a higher concentration then I think all the results can be divided by 1.31 so your chlorine might be 21890ppm?
But I think my assumption is probably wrong and it’s just a coincidence that the values are somewhat at similar ratios

 

[Srt4eric]

What does it say the normal range is? I tried searching an saw something saying NSW is 19000ppm

if I’m correct and all the values are just at a higher concentration then I think all the results can be divided by 1.31 so your chlorine might be 21890ppm?
But I think my assumption is probably wrong and it’s just a coincidence that the values are somewhat at similar ratios

I know san jose tap water has 2.8-3ppm of chlorine. I've read that's it's dangerous to swim in a pool with chlorine over 10ppm.

 

[Srt4eric]

I've also see that at 0.05ppm of chlorine all of your pods die

 

[Max_nano]

Alright the 2005 forum post was inaccurate then haha. Ignore my crazy line of thought

 

[Count Krunk]

Yeah for pools it’s 1-3 ppm. I can’t imagine it would be even close to that in the ocean

 

[OZ_SPS]

So I've used Triton labs icp in the past. I've heard a few ads for icp analysis and they were having a sale so I decided to give them a try. Just based on the calcium and the magnesium levels on the test I'm going to say the whole thing is garbage. (Calcium on trident and salifert are 480 and mag on trident and salifert are 1450)

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Yeh I think this is measurment error. I doubt fish and coral can survive such high levels even.

 

[OZ_SPS]

Check this thread we have nice data aggregate of Triton and ATI.

ICP tests

To jump on the ICP discussion train, this is an attempt to aggregate and analyze data regarding ICP analysis in general and its application in reef and marine analysis. Not sure where this thread will lead but let's do our best to add information's and discuss it for everyone's benefit. I'll...

humble.fish

I think these low cost ICP kits are too risky in term of accuracy.

 

[Srt4eric]

I think I'm going to break down the rimless 80 gallon today and replace it with a low boy. 16" is just too deep for my liking.

 

[Srt4eric]

In the last month I've lost five torches. About one per week. They look amazing the night before and then I check my tank before work and they are covered in brown jelly. This morning it was my NY Knicks torch. I need to do something. So I'm starting an in tank treatment of cipro.

I didn't have enough time to set up a qt tank for my knicks so I put it in a container and floated it in my sump. This is what it looked like after work today.

This is what it looked like yesterday...

 

[bluerider098]

So sorry. That's horrible. Hopefully the cipro will do it. Are you following the protocol that Aquabiomics came up with for dosage?

 

[Srt4eric]

So sorry. That's horrible. Hopefully the cipro will do it. Are you following the protocol that Aquabiomics came up with fire dosage?

I am.

 

[Srt4eric]

I've been slowing weening my system off of two part and onto a carx. So far I'm at 90ml a day of each part down from 175ml a day. Alk levels are holding steady.

 

[Max_nano]

are you running uv on this tank

Did you see @JCole’s thread with some of the acro losses? I wonder if you’re having a similar bacterial issue with the torches and may see benefit from UV?

 

[Srt4eric]

are you running uv on this tank

Did you see @JCole’s thread with some of the acro losses? I wonder if you’re having a similar bacterial issue with the torches and may see benefit from UV?

I run a 55w uv on this.

 

[Srt4eric]

On a positive note check out this 3 month growth. I've had this guy for over a year with almost no growth.

June 10th

September 12th

 

[OZ_SPS]

On a positive note check out this 3 month growth. I've had this guy for over a year with almost no growth.

June 10th
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September 12th
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What is this eric? Looks incredible

 

[Srt4eric]

What is this eric? Looks incredible

No idea.