Bonnie's (Natterjak) Tank

[Mr. Ugly]

Yep, baked baking soda is the same as washing soda.

Baking soda = sodium bicarbonate - NaHC03
Washing soda = sodium carbonate - Na2C03

2 NaHC03 -> Na2C03 + CO2 + H2O

 

[checkrazr]

You guys are good. I could have used the help when I took Chemistry! ;D Can you tell me what portion of baking soda will raise the Alk by how much? Norm - Does kalkwasser do the same? Thanks.

 

[Natterjak]

Here's the formula I use:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php

And also a link to the calculator, which will tell you how much to add to reach your target Alk levels:

http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/chem_calc3.html

 

[Raddogz]

Sorry Bonnie for the OT post

Kalk is best used to maintain alk and to some degree ca, it's not much of an alk booster but rather a maintainer.

 

[Natterjak]

NP at all Eileen.

Didn't get a chance to tidy up the fish room this weekend, so I'm gonna post about my fish instead:

Blue Tang - about 6-7", got it when it was about 2" long 3 years ago. Meanest fish ever - has tried to whack my hand with those tail spines on many occassions (has actually nailed some tongs I put in there):

Ocellaris Clownfish - also 3 years old, is about 3" now. Have tried to find it a mate with little success. First one was a black ocellaris that we had for about 8 months before the blue tang decided it no longer liked it, and the second was a regular ocellaris that we had for maybe a year before it one day just disappeared in the new tank.

Yellow Watchman Goby - 3-4", almost 3 years:

Algae Blenny - added this past year:

Blonde Naso Tang - 5", added this past year:

Also:

4 Bartlett's Anthias
2 other anthias that I bought as Bartlett's, but I think are actually Dispars
yellow coris wrasse
cleaner wrasse
labouti wrasse

 

[checkrazr]

Bonnie/Eileen - Thanks for the alk info. Nice pics of your fish Bonnie!

 

[skorpinok]

Excellent photography skills. The tang and clown looks so clean and sharp in the picture. I'm envious! > D@MN

Doug - what even happened to BAR poker night?

 

[skorpinok]

I forgot to ask what type of camera did you use to take those pictures and did you do any photo shopping?

 

[checkrazr]

LOL - Alvin, maybe after the frag swap....we'll have good stuff to go all in with!

 

[Natterjak]

I took all those with a Canon Rebel XT. Don't remember which lens(es) I used though. I think the only one that's photoshopped is the one of the naso - the cleaner wrasse got into the picture at the top, so I took it out.