Frag Contest Check-In #5 (1/15/17)
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Topic: Frag Contest Check-In #5 (1/15/17)
Posted By: PharmaSki
Subject: Frag Contest Check-In #5 (1/15/17)
Date Posted: January 15 2017 at 9:18am
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Contestants have until the end of the day Sunday, January 8th to complete and answer the following. 1. Please post a current picture of your frag. 2. Have you tested your water recently? (i.e. calcium, alkalinity, magnesium, nitrate, phosphate, nitrite, ammonia, salinity, etc.) For each test completed please share your results. (If tested multiple times, please share the date you tested and what your results were.) ------------- Yes, I'm a Pharmacist. No, the blue lights at my house are not growing "pharmaceuticals"... |
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Posted By: evan127
Date Posted: January 15 2017 at 9:44am
| Just curious why the deadline is the 18th (its stated above as the 8th, but I'm guessing that's a typo) when the rules state the 7th and 22nd of each month? |
Posted By: MadReefer
Date Posted: January 16 2017 at 7:47pm
 1/13 Nitrate - near zero Phosphate - near zero Alk - 8 Cal - 400 Mag - 1300 |
Posted By: Reefer4Ever
Date Posted: January 16 2017 at 10:16pm
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1/15 tests parameters Salinity 1.026 No3 trace Po4 0.00 Alk 8.5 Calc 425 Mag 1325 Temp 77.5 Been feeding nightly the Benereef and daytime feeding for the fish are now consistently 4 x a day of mysis and nori as well. I have lost some color and believe this is due in part to the water not having many nutrients in it as well as an increase in alkalinity.  ------------- 90 gal reef w/refugium 24 gal softie tank 11 gal nano anemone tank 5 gal fresh water |
Posted By: christhjesus
Date Posted: January 20 2017 at 5:55pm
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SG 1.025 Ca 480 Alk 7.8 Mg 1360 http://s1333.photobucket.com/user/christhjesus/media/Resized_20170120_155713_zpsspuwtwto.jpeg.html" rel="nofollow"> |
Posted By: evan127
Date Posted: January 21 2017 at 5:55pm
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Have you tested your water recently? (i.e. Ca- 430, alkalinity - 8.7, magnesium - na, nitrate - 5, phosphate - 0.00, nitrite - na, ammonia - na, salinity - 1.025, etc.) High flow got to mine :( I've since moved it. 
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Posted By: HumuHumuForever
Date Posted: January 22 2017 at 7:29pm
 1/08/17 Po4 - 0.05 SG - 1.026 Mg - 1320 Ca - 410 KH - 8.8 1/15/17 Po4 - 0.03 SG - 1.026 Mg - 1280 Ca - 410 KH - 9.0 -Dave |
Posted By: Reefer4Ever
Date Posted: January 23 2017 at 8:25pm
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Hey Dave so.you not test your nitrates? ------------- 90 gal reef w/refugium 24 gal softie tank 11 gal nano anemone tank 5 gal fresh water |
Posted By: HumuHumuForever
Date Posted: January 23 2017 at 10:13pm
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Not normally. I stopped testing regularly after it came in at zero regularly for months. I know there's gotta be Nitrates in there based on the algae growth but it didn't seem worthwhile to test every week as long as the algae was still growing. I do test for it from time to time though to make sure nothing has gone crazy out of wack. -Dave |