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06/20/2007, 03:28 PM
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Any pharmacist or Chemists here?
I was looking at some of my additives and on the label it looks like
Just about everything is 99.6% WATER but this stuff costs 16 bucks or more… So I was wondering what else we can all use that might be "Reef Safe" I know About the 2 part Dow/Arm & Hammer mix, but what else can we use? Is there any other household product or other industry product available to us? Most of us in this hobby are somewhat hack Chemists that would easily mix Things in our own house and we all understand any information given to us And tried is 100% at our own risk. So if anyone has some things they do for Iodine, Calcium, Strontium & Molybdenum etc. Or anything else you might of found out…  Like I hear pickling lime make a great kalkwasser mix, But I can't say I tried it yet but I got The information here: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rhf/index.php So I think I can trust it. I was going to put this on a few forums and as soon as I get a chance I'll link them all back So we can all compare notes…Sound fair? |
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06/20/2007, 06:33 PM
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I only dose calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium as the basics, and use DIY formulas for them.
I dose iron and silica for microbes and sponges. There is aDIY recipe for the silica supplement that I use, and one is available for iron. I wouldn't recommend dosing anything else for a standard reef tank.
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06/20/2007, 11:00 PM
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Randy's DIY 2 part (actually 3. Ca, Alk, and Mag) All household type items.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php p.s. I use kalk, Mrs. Wages pickling lime, its 2.39 for a lb. Works great for maintaining levels, not raising them. that$ $uper for the company$, 99% water 
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06/20/2007, 11:07 PM
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Ron
The guy that witres most of these articles is Dr. Randy Holmes-Farley. He has a Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard Look here Reef Chemistry Articles http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=102605
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06/21/2007, 12:21 AM
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I miss Randy.
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06/22/2007, 05:01 PM
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I'm a Chemical Engineer. I don't see it mentioned much anymore but tincture of iodine used to be added to tanks. I know the reefkeeping article said it is not needed but I believe most invertebrates need iodine. It is very obvious that soft corals and shrimp are full of iodine just by their color. In fact if you eat too much of about anything from the ocean you can get iodine poisoning.
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06/22/2007, 05:13 PM
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This article discusses iodone:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/mar2003/chem.htm I haven't seen any evidence that iodine supplementation is helpful. There are some animals that can absorb iodine from the water column, but most also seem to be able to obtain it from their food. I stopped iodine supplementation years ago and have seen no effect.
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