WMAS Discussion Forum : Is this possible? http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:33:58 +0000 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:40:37 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=42663 <![CDATA[WMAS Discussion Forum]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ <![CDATA[Is this possible? : bugzme wrote:LMAO! Ryan you...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370877&title=is-this-possible#370877 Author: Ryan Thompson
Subject: 42663
Posted: August 08 2010 at 12:40am

Originally posted by bugzme bugzme wrote:

LMAO! Ryan you going to take that? Hey Ryan will your post some pic's of your tank?



Lol it would be an insult if it was coming from someone other than skyler!

I am waiting on my new bulbs to get here and then I'm gonna do a full update with before and after pics. I ordered the kz new gen and superblue. ATI just came out with the purple plus and I'm trying to get one shipped to me. It should be very comparable to the fiji purple.]]> Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:40:37 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370877&title=is-this-possible#370877 <![CDATA[Is this possible? : LMAO! Ryan you going to take that?...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370831&title=is-this-possible#370831 Author: bugzme
Subject: 42663
Posted: August 07 2010 at 7:12pm

LMAO! Ryan you going to take that? Hey Ryan will your post some pic's of your tank?]]> Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:12:54 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370831&title=is-this-possible#370831 <![CDATA[Is this possible? : Jeff from what you told me on...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370829&title=is-this-possible#370829 Author: Guests
Subject: 42663
Posted: August 07 2010 at 7:08pm

Jeff from what you told me on the phone your dosing around $66 a month which is $792 per year. A Ca Reactor is $612 per month and then only the reactor media is $15 a year on most tanks and then $10 for the Co2 refill so you are only spending $25 per year now on the same items you are dosing right now = saving of $767 per year. So you now know why pet stores says Ca Reactors a pain in the a** and need to be changed every day on the bubble count. Just like we talked about I can show you several tanks that you only need to change the bubble count depedning on how many  new corals you have or corals that you have taken out of your tank.

 
Ryan it is a dang good thing you are married one cup = 8 ounces which is a first grade math class for most people around Utah. If you didn't have Google you wouldn't have not known how to make your dinner that night. LOL


Edited by snailson - August 07 2010 at 7:09pm]]> Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:08:37 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370829&title=is-this-possible#370829 <![CDATA[Is this possible? : Thanks for checking that out for...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370783&title=is-this-possible#370783 Author: bugzme
Subject: 42663
Posted: August 07 2010 at 2:37pm

Thanks for checking that out for me. I haven't seen sonny's tank yet! I'm dosing with a bubble-magus right now so dosing is 24/7
 
So Skylar since your good at math, how much will I have to spend at brs to keep this up for a year?


Edited by bugzme - August 07 2010 at 2:46pm]]> Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:37:09 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370783&title=is-this-possible#370783 <![CDATA[Is this possible? : Well jeffs dosing seems to right...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370748&title=is-this-possible#370748 Author: Ryan Thompson
Subject: 42663
Posted: August 07 2010 at 12:25pm

Well jeffs dosing seems to right in line for the most part. Sonnys tanks is half the size of jeffs and he is doidng half of what jeff doses. So to jeffs original question, yes your tank is eating up that much calcium and alkalinity every day.

Thanks skyler. I actually googled everything after I posted but never came back to post my findings.]]> Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:25:15 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370748&title=is-this-possible#370748 <![CDATA[Is this possible? : Ryan Thompson wrote:Just use...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370746&title=is-this-possible#370746 Author: Guests
Subject: 42663
Posted: August 07 2010 at 11:59am

Originally posted by Ryan Thompson Ryan Thompson wrote:

Just use your dosing unit and keep things in line. I don't how many ML's are in a cup but I know that Sunny over on RC is dumping in 110ML of each solution a day.
 
Ryan, I know that you are not a nurse but really man have you never gone and cooked for yourself? If Jeff is dosing one cup which has 8 ounces in it and 8 ounces is 240 ml. Because 1 ounce is equal to 30 ml so Sunny in RC is dosing just under a half of cup so Jeff is dosing twice as much as Sunny. Just thought I would throw a little simple math in their for you. I know that it might have come over your head so we might have to have lunch again at JCW in Lehi so I can explain it in more simple terms that you can understand in frys and fry sauce.
 
EDIT: Sorry Jeff is dosing over a cup so Jeff is doing more than double than Sunny, Ryan. I guess I need to read things better. 
 
Jeff, it's time for you to get a calcium reactor your corals will be so much more happier with your choice as they will always have enough food to go around.


Edited by snailson - August 07 2010 at 12:02pm]]> Sat, 07 Aug 2010 11:59:01 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370746&title=is-this-possible#370746 <![CDATA[Is this possible? : You can also automate the dosing...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370593&title=is-this-possible#370593 Author: sterling18
Subject: 42663
Posted: August 06 2010 at 6:58pm

You can also automate the dosing without a reactor.

IV Dosing Pump, daily dosing, mixing it in with your top off (maybe?), simple dripping from a bigger container?

Depends on your level of involvement.
]]> Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:58:23 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370593&title=is-this-possible#370593 <![CDATA[Is this possible? : bugzme wrote:I am dosing...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370586&title=is-this-possible#370586 Author: Mark Peterson
Subject: 42663
Posted: August 06 2010 at 6:51pm

Originally posted by bugzme bugzme wrote:

I am dosing over a cup of alk and cal. a day and I'm still not keeping up with consumption. I really don't want to go to a calcium reactor but I can't believe what my tank is using.
Could it e because of the new rock using it up for corraline algae?

Yes, coralline algae sucks it up.

A Carbonate (Calcium) Reactor is definitely a good thing if you want to spend the money on it.

I was adding more than 2 liters/week of each solution in my farming operation! I liked adding it myself because I watched and worked in the tanks anyway. Also it was an unnecessary expense that would have taken money out of my pocket. Smile
]]> Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:51:56 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370586&title=is-this-possible#370586 <![CDATA[Is this possible? : When I set up my 120 =) I actually...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370525&title=is-this-possible#370525 Author: Nick801
Subject: 42663
Posted: August 06 2010 at 12:05pm

When I set up my 120 =) I actually bought the calcium reactor before I even bought a skimmer I dont how people put up with manually dosing every day]]> Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:05:26 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370525&title=is-this-possible#370525 <![CDATA[Is this possible? : Ryan - I thought the same thing....]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42663&PID=370521&title=is-this-possible#370521 Author: Shane H
Subject: 42663
Posted: August 06 2010 at 11:12am

Ryan - I thought the same thing.  Until I got one.  Once mine was dialed in (which did take some time) it was nearly maintenance free.  Clean the probe once in a while, check your bubble counter (at a glance) and refill CO2 and media a couple times per year.
 
Certainly they're not right for everyone, but once you get to the point of daily dosing in large amounts, I think there is a good case to be made for convenience.
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