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Forum: Do It Yourself 01/07/2008, 11:20 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 840
Posted By mcneilwh
Lime water on the cheap. 1. Get a five...

Lime water on the cheap.

1. Get a five gallon bucket, an old salt bucket is fine, and cut a 1 inch hole in the lid for the plug. About 1 inch from the top of the bucket drill two more holes...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 01/04/2008, 03:21 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,434
Posted By mcneilwh
Percula9 brings up a good point on the lights. I...

Percula9 brings up a good point on the lights. I had a MH light that came with the fixture one time that was defective. One of the bulbs got a discoloration in the glass, after about 15 days, and...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 01/04/2008, 01:04 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,434
Posted By mcneilwh
Look in the local phone book under water...

Look in the local phone book under water analysis. It cost me $60 to test for Ca, Mg, Sr, and Total Phosphorus. It let me know were my test kits stood. Best money I every spent, but I've only done...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 01/04/2008, 12:15 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,434
Posted By mcneilwh
Have you check Magnesium.? Thats a sneaky puppy. ...

Have you check Magnesium.? Thats a sneaky puppy. I seems stable for a while till you forget about it. Then when you check it a month later it is really low. Once it is really low it takes a lot of...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 01/04/2008, 10:49 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,122
Posted By mcneilwh
Here’s my two cents. I experienced the same...

Here’s my two cents.

I experienced the same problem with Salifert. The kit read 1300ppm, and the independent lab using ICP analysis read 1650ppm Mg.

1100ppm Mg is not too bad, and 1400ppm Mg...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 12/31/2007, 01:49 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 563
Posted By mcneilwh
If you go with the vinegar and lime water or...

If you go with the vinegar and lime water or other organic calcium just remember start slow. EXTRA FOOD + HIGH NUTRIENTS = ALGEA BLOOM. The nutrient levels must drop to very low levels before you...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/29/2007, 11:45 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 7,544
Posted By mcneilwh
Upgraded the pump size used to stir the limewater...

Upgraded the pump size used to stir the limewater top off. When I woke up in the morning I said, “hmmm the tank looks a little cloudy”. Came damn near close to crashing my tank, thank goodness for...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 12/27/2007, 04:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 900
Posted By mcneilwh
Without a doubt I would go with API. A while...

Without a doubt I would go with API. A while back I had my water tested at an independent lab by ICP for Ca, Mg, Sr, and the results were very surprising. Best $60 that I every spent.

mg/L ...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 12/27/2007, 11:47 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,388
Posted By mcneilwh
The TDS meter will read all mobile ions in the...

The TDS meter will read all mobile ions in the water including the chlorine (HOCl) and the chloramines(NH2Cl). You will have to test or treat the water that you suspect contains these impurities...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 12/27/2007, 10:56 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,420
Posted By mcneilwh
I 2nd the snake oil. Go with golden pearls for...

I 2nd the snake oil. Go with golden pearls for the coral, and feed the fish. Thats all you need. One bag of GP's will last you a lifetime.
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 12/21/2007, 05:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 411
Posted By mcneilwh
I use the calcium acetate all the time. My tank...

I use the calcium acetate all the time. My tank is not as happy without it. I make my own by mixing vinegar and lime.
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/20/2007, 10:14 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,343
Posted By mcneilwh
Hamilton manufactured units which I believe are...

Hamilton manufactured units which I believe are magnetic. I went with the Hamilton’s because of the dimpled reflectors to minimize hot spots, which I still have and the corals love them. I also...
Forum: Advanced Topics 12/18/2007, 10:01 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,343
Posted By mcneilwh
I went from 14ks to 20ks and am now at 12Ks. ...

I went from 14ks to 20ks and am now at 12Ks. 250w. After reading through all of the tanks of the month, I decided that the tanks with Reeflux 12ks had the color that I wanted. I had some Hamilton...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 12/15/2007, 02:17 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 596
Posted By mcneilwh
You can make your own Calcium Acetate by mixing a...

You can make your own Calcium Acetate by mixing a little vinegar in with you Limewater. This will also help with control of phosphates and nitrate over the long term. See the other past links and...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 12/14/2007, 09:23 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 383
Posted By mcneilwh
Thanks. I was hoping it was the first solution...

Thanks. I was hoping it was the first solution since I always run out of the second on my API kits. I guess I will have to find another use for all of those half filled bottle of solution one.
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 12/14/2007, 09:18 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 542
Posted By mcneilwh
All calibration tools drift over time. This is...

All calibration tools drift over time. This is just a way to check your measurement tools.

I know of at least two fellow reefers now that think that their refractometer is perfect and is never...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 12/14/2007, 08:59 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 383
Posted By mcneilwh
It was a lot of wastewater analysis. We would...

It was a lot of wastewater analysis. We would use acid to clean the easy stuff, but then after about 6 months residue remained that just could not be removed resulting in degradation of pH probe...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 12/13/2007, 07:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 383
Posted By mcneilwh
This is a question for Randy. Does the API Ca...

This is a question for Randy. Does the API Ca test kit use this technique?

If true then the Ca Test solution two of the kit could be used to clean the stubborn deposits off of the pH probe over...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 12/13/2007, 06:47 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 542
Posted By mcneilwh
I always like to keep secondary standards. Like...

I always like to keep secondary standards. Like one of those cheap plastic hydrometers. Once you get your everything calibrated with your refractometer check it with the plastic one, then clean it...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/13/2007, 06:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 649
Posted By mcneilwh
Many skimmers don't work consistantly with...

Many skimmers don't work consistantly with fluctuating water levels.

I also agree that looks like a flood problem
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/19/2007, 08:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 605
Posted By mcneilwh
opps that was for carbonate, no Calcium in that.

opps that was for carbonate, no Calcium in that.
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/19/2007, 08:02 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 605
Posted By mcneilwh
Make sure you bake the CaCl2 to remove the water....

Make sure you bake the CaCl2 to remove the water. Otherwise it will be light on Ca. Back in chemistry 101 we used Sodium Carbonate as a primary standard, after it was baked of course. You can make...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/19/2007, 07:43 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 321
Posted By mcneilwh
I don't see why it would go bad either. I do...

I don't see why it would go bad either. I do dose the Kent chelated iron once a week for my cheato and it is green and healthy. Mg I believe if low can produce the same yellowing.

I have the...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/19/2007, 03:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 412
Posted By mcneilwh
I ran a pseudo-duel chamber for a while by...

I ran a pseudo-duel chamber for a while by dripping the output on cup filled with crushed coral. I tried changing the flow rates, volume of crushed coral on second chamber, but the pH always drifted...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/19/2007, 03:38 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 692
Posted By mcneilwh
Beware! I have had problems the Salifert Mg...

Beware! I have had problems the Salifert Mg test kits. The kit told me my Mg was 1100 ppm, so I raised it to 1350ppm. Later I took a sample into a lab for chemical ICP analysis and it came back...
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