The DR.'s 215 build!!! Finally... :/
- Thread starter Dr.DiSilicate
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Just tested! Alk at 8.5 and calcium at 500. This is exactly the same as it was 2 days ago when I brought the reactor online. I know I'll need to adjust as the coral starts to grow again after the move. For now, this is as stable as I have ever had!
I got this thing to put the ph probe into the reactor.
I got this thing to put the ph probe into the reactor.
Coralline will probably be your first big consumer.
When you cannot count the drops anymore, you measure the effluent in ML. Right around 90, or so, they get hard to count... so you count out 60 or 90 drips (just pick one) and figure out the ML... and you do this 4 or 5 times and figure out the average. Then, you use the MLs in your ratio.
If you ever get to the point where you cannot count CO2 bubbles, then you probably have too much coral on your hands. You can still count 120 a minute pretty easily. I have never really gotten above 30 or 40 and I have had SPS colonies that would need fragged every month to keep from growing together.
You can also test the PH of the effluent. It should stay the same as the ratio goes up.
In reality, you get the hang of it and can just look at it and see. It is kinda like setting the timing or adjusting valves on an old car - once you do it enough, you just know.
Once you CaRX, you never want to go back.
When you cannot count the drops anymore, you measure the effluent in ML. Right around 90, or so, they get hard to count... so you count out 60 or 90 drips (just pick one) and figure out the ML... and you do this 4 or 5 times and figure out the average. Then, you use the MLs in your ratio.
If you ever get to the point where you cannot count CO2 bubbles, then you probably have too much coral on your hands. You can still count 120 a minute pretty easily. I have never really gotten above 30 or 40 and I have had SPS colonies that would need fragged every month to keep from growing together.
You can also test the PH of the effluent. It should stay the same as the ratio goes up.
In reality, you get the hang of it and can just look at it and see. It is kinda like setting the timing or adjusting valves on an old car - once you do it enough, you just know.
Once you CaRX, you never want to go back.
Who is using a reefkeeper? I am trying to update the firmware on my reefkeeper light and the pc 4's. To do this I need to install the My Reef 2.0 and then use the new SID 2.0 (which I need to have DA uograde from my old one, this ****es me off!) I can not seem to even install the my reef 2.0 on my computer, I have Windows XP. It keeps telling me to check the .Net. I have updated the .Net and restarted. Does anyone know how to help me? or have a newer computer... or the sid 2.0... This is a total pita!
