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Speaking of tedious chores, setting up and calibrating a CARX. Plus the upfront cost. Curious how this will go for you, since you are not known for your patience :), but I this might be a wrong observation of mine. What is an expensive 2 part solution (vs ESV)? This gave me an idea for another...

Broadly yes. High sudden PH increase, higher precipitation, lower PH releases a ton of precipitated stuff back into the water, potentially overwhelming the system. And the high precipitation may lead to stronger algae growth on surfaces, even if PH does not go down. And sadly, it does take time...

I will try a positive spin on this topic this time, despite a risk of being reported to the club bosses for this. I allow Kalkwasser in the following circumstances: - You are an experienced reefer and know the pros and cons of this dosing method. - You have a bare bottom tank and clean your...

Winter is coming...

Yes, this was meant to be a red herring :).

Since I am not allowed to comment on Kalkwasser, I am just pointing out a grammar concern. Kalkwasser is Kalk + Wasser, or in English, calcium hydroxide + water. So there is no such thing as dry Kalkwasser, which would be an oxymoron I believe. And agree with Andy, as if precipitation was not...

That would be a lot of excess dosing or under consumption. A low PH could have released previously precipitated CA, but it does not look as if you had a low PH issue. Since CA is very high, I would double-check with Salifert CA the accuracy before making any grand changes. I know Salifert is...

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Some have this problem of high PH, even if your actual values might not be 100% correct. I believe even Kenny showed similar charts previously. High PH is as undesirable as low PH, mainly due to increased precipitation of CA and decreased stability of traces overall. If inaccurate probe...

Any more background on what you are dosing, how often, how much and any changes you made since the last measure? Doubling consumption in 7 months does not seem outrageous, have seen quite a few tanks that have 4 dkh daily.

This is the current Hydros setup A dual plug outlet, but probably considered one only. I am not an electrician and I was not planning to become one, but I agree this is close to being maxed out. There was no outlet in my entire hallway so this was added shortly before the tank. The light...

I was able to locate the issue, potentially. The Hydros XP8 power bar seems to make clicking sounds (turning on and off things) when the issue with the Helix light bar occurs. Again, this issue comes and goes but seems particularly prevalent when the lights turn on in the morning. The Hydros...

Yes, this is a good recommendation, I will try that.

A lot, given my electricity bill :)l. I went through the devices, and it looks like approx <1200 watts. However, if the backup heater kick-in, it would add another 700 watts. This should not be the case though.

Yes, agreed. It is not that the skimmer is not working. For quite some time now, before and after vacation, we have been doing larger water changes weekly, around 15%+ every single week. Trajectory is upwards - see below, but fish have been growing, more feeding etc. So yes, I could try to do...

Yes, that could be a conclusion. But in fairness, ALL the aquarium equipment is connected to one (1) outlet (which is somewhat connected to the room next door), and my underlying suspicion is that the whole problem is an electrical issue which has potentially nothing to do with either Hydros or...

Yes, this works, e.g. for my ozone or ATO (after water change) perfectly, but NOT for the skimmer. CoralVue recommended to redo the collective but I really did not want to do that since everything else is working very well as intended. I have played around with this for hours, chatted with...

I am not sure how many had a chance to read this article in the print or only a couple of days ago released digital edition, but I found it very interesting. Unfortunately, it is not an easy read (and at the end of the article he recommends two of their products :)), and it does assume certain...

I agree with your sentiment, but this member has not been online since September of last year. I did get a good idea though from the write up to add a water level sensor to the skimmer sump chamber to avoid overflowing the skimmer after feeding. While there is a minimum time off setting...

I only bring see-through buckets :).