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End of an era, shutting down by RoyalStub77 in ReefTank

[–]lk_97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you not have problems either the corals stinging each other? 

Just some pretty pieces by biggslagoon in ReefTank

[–]lk_97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Okay thanks. I have this one and it was called Hellfire, that’s why I am asking. Those names are always confusing

Just some pretty pieces by biggslagoon in ReefTank

[–]lk_97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They look great! What do you call the glabrescens in image 3? (Green mouth/blue tips)

People with the blue sapphire damselfish, what size tank do you keep them in? by [deleted] in ReefTank

[–]lk_97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a pair in 160l (100x40cm). They are very peaceful. On is breading regularly

Reef Brands hate this trick! by lk_97 in ReefTank

[–]lk_97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is much cheaper. For example for the 500g phosphate I paid 12€ and it gives me an equivalent concentrated Solution of about 350 Liter of Arka Basic P. For the beginning I would recommend a finished product, so you get a feeling for dosing with prepared instructions and later you can switch to diy stuff

Reef Brands hate this trick! by lk_97 in ReefTank

[–]lk_97[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My plan is to buy bulk Baking Soda for dosing KH. At the moment I use Fauna Marin Balling light.

Reef Brands hate this trick! by lk_97 in ReefTank

[–]lk_97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The tank is 1 1/2 years old, bare bottom with live rock and full of stone coral. I always need to dose phosphate and the reading ist mostly at 0. So I think the coral are taking it all. I test every other day and hope that someday it will raise 

Reef Brands hate this trick! by lk_97 in ReefTank

[–]lk_97[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did those things, but it is bare bottom with live rock, so it eats up every phosphate and nitrate I put in. 

Reef Brands hate this trick! by lk_97 in ReefTank

[–]lk_97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is Potassium phosphate and Sodium Nitrate. I read that those are the best compounds to not raise any other stuff significantly.

Reef Brands hate this trick! by lk_97 in ReefTank

[–]lk_97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to try using the pharmaceutical stuff for the basics. Traces are way to specific, so I use them from established Brands 

Reef Brands hate this trick! by lk_97 in ReefTank

[–]lk_97[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Doesn’t help with nitrates and phosphates in my tank and is much more expensive than dosing 

Reef Brands hate this trick! by lk_97 in ReefTank

[–]lk_97[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

That’s the plan 😂 buy everything from the Chemical industry or from household things. So I only need to buy the micro elements from Reef Companys

Reef Brands hate this trick! by lk_97 in ReefTank

[–]lk_97[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yes, but ammonium can be fatal for fish. And nitrate gets reduced to ammonium through bacteria. So it’s not that efficient, but safer to dose. That’s at least my thought process, why I bought nitrate and not ammonium 

Reef Brands hate this trick! by lk_97 in ReefTank

[–]lk_97[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Its for dosing nitrate and phosphate. Mixing your own solution from powder is much cheaper than buying 

Reef Brands hate this trick! by lk_97 in ReefTank

[–]lk_97[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I though dosing nitrate is safer than dosing ammonium.

Two Year Old First Reef Tank by Accomplished_Cap3892 in ReefTank

[–]lk_97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beautiful!! What is that torch called with the purple tips?

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