dnsfpl's tank part ii

[limsc]

thanks both

finally got my dosing pump up and running

maintaining kh 9, ca 440, mg unknown

mix 6 spoon of NaHCO3 with 1l of water, dose 20ml every 3 hours

mix 6 spoon of CaCl with 1l of water, dose 20ml every 4 hours

mix 4 spoon of MgCl2 with 1l of water, dose 20ml every 4 hours

as my dosing pump can only select hour interval

i have no choice but to dose ca & mg together

at the "12" hour, all 3 will dose back to back

cheers

Hi dnsfpl,

Since you already able to maintain the parameters.

Why don't you adjust the solution concentration such that you can dose 20ml every 3 hourly.

Then you won't have chance to mix them. Or is it still limited by the dosing pump interval setting?

1st hour: Ca, 2nd hour: Mg, 3rd hour: KH, 4th hour: back to Ca, etc...

[limsc]

Repeated post.

[dnsfpl]

dear limsc

this dosing pump can only select hour interval, ie dose x ml every x hour

it cannot set 1st hour kh, 2nd hour ca, 3rd hour mg, 4th hour kh 5th hour ca, 6th hour mg...

cheers

[dnsfpl]

my mini tree

update of my mini tree, still mini

slow growth rate as compared to monti & birdnest

[tropic]

Quick check ..would it be Better for you to use those 5l bottle ..Are u using Randy formulae ? No Epsom salt for mg?

[dnsfpl]

sadly, i do not have space for 5l bottle

any advantage of using epsom salt?

im using purely MgCl2 to raise Mg, no epsom salt added

cheers

[CFOh]

sadly, i do not have space for 5l bottle

any advantage of using epsom salt?

im using purely MgCl2 to raise Mg, no epsom salt added

cheers

Hopes below help... learn this from my chemist colleague previously.. Experts dun flame me...

Magnesium Chloride (MgCl2) PH ~7 which tends to precipitate more in Salt water, the insoluble and residuals may resulted PH drop due to other leftover ions.

Epsom salt/Magnesium sulfate, MgSo4 PH ~5-6.X which are more acidic than MgCl2, it exhibited better solubility & serve as Buffer as the same time..

But with same amount of Magnesium (ppm) achieved, MgSo4 raised sulfate tremendously comparing the rate of MgCl2 rising Chloride.

Therefore the other reason of mixing MgCl2 & MgSo4 is to avoid increasing of both chloride and sulfate in our tank water also balance between them.

That's why many product of Magnesium blend with magnesium chloride and magnesium sulfate to achieve optimum result..

Cheers..

[dnsfpl]

thanks for the info bro

have a great weekend

[dnsfpl]

notice some growth in true octo

its flesh is growing onto the main rock

[dnsfpl]

which octo do you prefer?

branch

vs

true

[dnsfpl]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILjpUnyVRPA

[lcf425]

congrats on your flame

[dnsfpl]

thanks bro

getting yours soon?

[lcf425]

No money

[TayHongSiang]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILjpUnyVRPA

nice flame wrasse!...one of my fav wrasse...

can go into sps liao

[allantang]

I must say.. is a nice tank..

[dnsfpl]

No money

zoon bo, ur tank so many gem wor

nice flame wrasse!...one of my fav wrasse...

can go into sps liao

ya slowly stocking sps

me still newbie

I must say.. is a nice tank..

thanks bro

[vinccc2009]

Your AT is so active now...fully recovered?

[dnsfpl]

iirc my AT is active and feeding since the very first week

as for ick, not fully recovered but a lot better

previously app 40%, these few months, less than 10%

cheers

[dnsfpl]

finally purchase a small orange plate after enduring for almost a month lol

[TayHongSiang]

finally purchase a small orange plate after enduring for almost a month lol

looking good....how come have to endure a month? haha....so expensive meh?

[dnsfpl]

cheap cheap $15 only...endure a month for not buying anything for my tank haha

any suggestion what i can do to make my tank look more "lively"?

planning to add some yellow, maybe yellow wrasse & yellow birdnest

and some orange mushroom

cheers

[allantang]

^__^ impressive

[vinccc2009]

Nice...

May consider add some blue, yellow and red...powder blue, banana wrasse and flame angel...haahaa

[TayHongSiang]

cheap cheap $15 only...endure a month for not buying anything for my tank haha

any suggestion what i can do to make my tank look more "lively"?

planning to add some yellow, maybe yellow wrasse & yellow birdnest

and some orange mushroom

cheers

u can think add a lot more fishes lah....throw some anthias x 12...they love the strong waves...

bottom part u can place soft corals...like GSP...so that it looks like green carpet....very chip over at ah beng