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65 gallon tank

derek_SR said:
It is strange. You have happy acros in that tank right? What is your po4? Looks like you haven’t tested in a bit so could it be zero?
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I posted the full tests the other day here.
65 gallon tank (only hammers nems mushrooms/ leather frags)
11/03/24
PH 8.6
Alk hanna 5.6
Alk salifert 6.1
P04 hanna (LR) 0.12
Calc hanna 545
Magnesium salifert 1350

Been feeding this tank like crazy to keep p04 up.


Biocube32 main tank (with sps)
11/03/24
Ph 8.25
Calc hanna 517
P04 hanna (LR) 0.13
Alk hanna 8.0
Magnesium salifert 1230

Use Rowaphos to keep p04 down in this tank, nothing else works.

Light feeding.

Salinity maintained at .025 all tanks
 
Regarding the pH pen, when was the last time you calibrated it? Also, are you making sure you clean the probe after each use? Typically, probes stored in pH storage solution tend to hold their accuracy slightly longer. You may want to think about cleaning the probe head as well. Could use multiple solutions to do that.
 
ReyDeFarts said:
Regarding the pH pen, when was the last time you calibrated it? Also, are you making sure you clean the probe after each use? Typically, probes stored in pH storage solution tend to hold their accuracy slightly longer. You may want to think about cleaning the probe head as well. Could use multiple solutions to do that.
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I just got it last week, only used it prob twice. Never calibrated it, should I have out the box?
 
ReyDeFarts said:
Always! Some pH pens are not the most reliable. Some are better and keep calibration longer.
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Will do and get readings tomorrow. It was around $ 12 so nothing i would take at face valve and start dumping stuff in the tank based on it. I figured it was better than nothing at all. I will look for something more trust worthy at some point.
 
MichaelB said:
Will do and get readings tomorrow. It was around $ 12 so nothing i would take at face valve and start dumping stuff in the tank based on it. I figured it was better than nothing at all. I will look for something more trust worthy at some point.
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Apera makes reliable pens. Many options out there, but I believe pH is an important parameter to monitor. I personally do chase that one somewhat. I don't have a fancy monitoring system. So I check with a pen style probe too. I use the Apera pH60.

I have an extra Hanna pH pen you can have, but it might need a new probe head. It was not stored properly by the previous owner, so it's been just sitting in its box for the last 6+ months. I may be able to clean the probe and recalibrate to see if I can get it to read consistently. If you want it, let me know. I'll try and get it to work good.
 
ReyDeFarts said:
Apera makes reliable pens. Many options out there, but I believe pH is an important parameter to monitor. I personally do chase that one somewhat. I don't have a fancy monitoring system. So I check with a pen style probe too. I use the Apera pH60.

I have an extra Hanna pH pen you can have, but it might need a new probe head. It was not stored properly by the previous owner, so it's been just sitting in its box for the last 6+ months. I may be able to clean the probe and recalibrate to see if I can get it to read consistently. If you want it, let me know. I'll try and get it to work good.
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Yea I would appreciate the hanna pH pen.
How much do you think the probes for the one you have run?
So the one mentioned above apera ph60 is one I should work towards getting? I saw that it’s around $100 so maybe a future purchase.
 
MichaelB said:
Yea I would appreciate the hanna pH pen.
How much do you think the probes for the one you have run?
So the one mentioned above apera ph60 is one I should work towards getting? I saw that it’s around $100 so maybe a future purchase.
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Let me see if I can get the one I have working first. Then we can discuss other options if needed bud.
 
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