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Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 02/05/2007, 08:15 PM
Replies: 3
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Posted By Mooch18
Thanks randy, Lets hope i can grow some...

Thanks randy,

Lets hope i can grow some coraline.


I'll cry about excess some day, but when that will be i don't know!! :D
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 02/04/2007, 10:45 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 245
Posted By Mooch18
Should i start dosing Kalk??

Hey guys,

I had some calcium issues, where my calcium was aroun 550 ppm, and alk was around 8 dKH. Well, since then, i have been dosing alk everyday for a week, and have gotten calcium levels down...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 02/02/2007, 02:24 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 261
Posted By Mooch18
Hey Randy, what do you mean by it's not...

Hey Randy,

what do you mean by it's not ionically balanced???

Anyways, i dripped it last night over a matter of 2-3 hours at half the required dose according to your calculator. I just tested...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 02/01/2007, 06:58 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 261
Posted By Mooch18
Thanks Kent. Ive got Seachem magnesium....

Thanks Kent.

Ive got Seachem magnesium. Should i dose it all at once if im doing 50-100 ppm per day or drip, and im guessing not to dose same time im dosing Alk??

Thanks a ton Randy, and...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 02/01/2007, 12:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 261
Posted By Mooch18
No one??? :p

No one??? :p
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 02/01/2007, 09:33 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 261
Posted By Mooch18
Should i add Mag, or wait??

Hey guys,

I had a thread a week ago, stating my calcium was around 550 ppm (salifert test kit). My Alk at the time was around 10 dKH.

I was told that my calcium would probably drive down my...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 01/30/2007, 01:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 181
Posted By Mooch18
Hey Randy, I have been using Seachem reef...

Hey Randy,

I have been using Seachem reef salt. Now i tested the salt today, a few times and got readings of 280 ppm consistently. I believe this is because i got a bucket with a crack in the lid...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 01/29/2007, 10:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 181
Posted By Mooch18
Calcium has creeped up!!

Oh boy,

So i have been dosing Kalkwasser for the last week and a half at 2 teaspoons per gallon nightly. My PH has not risen much, and has been steady at 8.1-8.3

My KH has been steady at 9-10...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 01/21/2007, 10:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 329
Posted By Mooch18
Hey guys, what about using Caribsea purple...

Hey guys,

what about using Caribsea purple up to raise my calcium??
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 01/21/2007, 10:37 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 329
Posted By Mooch18
Thanks a ton, appreciate the help!!

Thanks a ton, appreciate the help!!
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 01/21/2007, 07:20 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 329
Posted By Mooch18
Thanks, but will adding that much calcium in one...

Thanks, but will adding that much calcium in one shot not lower the Alk??

Or will the continued dosing of Kalkwasser keep Alkalinty stable, while i raise Calcium??
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 01/21/2007, 05:56 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 329
Posted By Mooch18
Ok, so lets say i want to raise by 30ppm, would i...

Ok, so lets say i want to raise by 30ppm, would i stop dripping Kalk and just top off with regular R/O and start adding Calcium like turbo calcium in small increments (10 ppm per day)?? Once done,...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 01/21/2007, 05:40 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 329
Posted By Mooch18
I thought of that, but will that not lower my...

I thought of that, but will that not lower my alk??

Do i not want to maintain my Alk at 3 - 3.5??
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 01/21/2007, 04:44 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 329
Posted By Mooch18
Ok, been dosing Kalk, water levels...

At......

380 Calcium (according to seachem test kit, measures in increments of 20 ppm)

3.5 or 10 dKH Alk (according to seachem test kit and AP test kit)

8.3 PH (according to seachem test...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 01/19/2007, 12:52 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 165
Posted By Mooch18
Tank cloudy after adding Kalk.....

Hey guys, i started dripping Kalk two days ago. Roughly 2 gallons per night, which is how much i am evaporation. The concentration of the Kalk is not fully saturated, but rather at 1 teaspoon per...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 01/18/2007, 12:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 159
Posted By Mooch18
Ok, thanks a ton. One other thing im...

Ok, thanks a ton.

One other thing im wondering is, how long exactly is the minimum time which you can dose Kalk after mixing. Some say 1 hours, others say 24 hours. I figure 5-6 hours should be...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 01/18/2007, 12:29 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 159
Posted By Mooch18
A few questions about Kalk.....

I have some questions.

1. I am using a air tight 2.5 gallon container to dose my kalk. At one end it has a small whole that can be plugged, and at the other end it has a input for a small tube to...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 01/17/2007, 03:56 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 3,652
Posted By Mooch18
I use Sera (german) nitrate test kits, and find...

I use Sera (german) nitrate test kits, and find them to be excellent!!
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/17/2007, 03:48 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 658
Posted By Mooch18
Ok, let me explain. Most people make enough Kalk...

Ok, let me explain. Most people make enough Kalk to top-off evaporated water. My method im pruposing is different because i still use R/O water to top off, which has a very low PH, but drip Kalk all...
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/17/2007, 12:48 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 658
Posted By Mooch18
Ive read that, thanks. It doesn't help me though...

Ive read that, thanks. It doesn't help me though since im thinking of using a different method.....

but thanks anyways.
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/17/2007, 12:10 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 658
Posted By Mooch18
Ok, ready to drip Kalk, but different method....

I want to do it a bit differently. I don't have the space for a conatainer to drip Kalk for all top offs, since i evaporate roughly 1-2 gallons a day, which would mean i would need 7-14 gallons of...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/01/2006, 08:22 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 188
Posted By Mooch18
No thats what i meant. I have a tank for water...

No thats what i meant. I have a tank for water make-up, so i said "tank"

haha. Not main tank.......

Thanks guys.
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/01/2006, 07:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 299
Posted By Mooch18
Hey Spuds. Appreciate the help. I'll just buy a...

Hey Spuds. Appreciate the help. I'll just buy a salifert test kit, and see what happens from there.

Thanks again.
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/01/2006, 07:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 188
Posted By Mooch18
So your saying that salt should be added slowly...

So your saying that salt should be added slowly right?? But how slowly. Like 1 cup per hour??

Should i fill tank completely before adding any salt???

Man, the stuf you learn in this hobby.........
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/01/2006, 04:47 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 188
Posted By Mooch18
Some observations from salt mixing....

Hey guys,

Last week i was making some make-up water to do a water change. The salt brand i use is seachem reef. This week i made another batch for yet another water change, and noticed my calcium,...
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