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06-07-2008, 10:39 AM
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| | KingFish
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Originally Posted by inwall75  I'm sure they are dosing Iodine and Nitrates as well | Iodine didn't occur to me with macroalgae. How do you dose nitrates? That doesn't seem like a popular supplement.  | 
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06-07-2008, 10:51 AM
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| | Tassled File Fish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis
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Originally Posted by Matt Rogers Iodine didn't occur to me with macroalgae. How do you dose nitrates? That doesn't seem like a popular supplement. |
KNO3 or Potassium Nitrate (often called Saltpeter)
It's available at just about any hydroponics or specialized gardening store
Iodine is used at a rapid rate by many macroalgaes. Chemistry and the Aquarium _________ Curt  | |
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06-07-2008, 11:08 AM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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Ah potassium nitrate. I forgot about that. I actually have some of the Seachem version around. I will read about iodine. Thanks Curtis! | |
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06-12-2008, 01:30 PM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Got to dose iodine, and nitrates are preferable if the tank is too nutrient poor. Macro is ridiculously easy to keep compared to coral, wouldn't really take to much to get it to thrive. I will have to send you all a picture of our holding tanks one day. Filled top to bottom with algae, almost 1/3 of the total volume is algae, and it covers every square inch. Doesn't look great, but it does just fine. Dose calcium, (for the calcerous plants), iodine, (for all plants), and nitrates, (from our other holding tanks- dirty water in, clean water out). and that is about it. | |
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06-12-2008, 01:34 PM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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Originally Posted by johnmaloney Got to dose iodine, and nitrates are preferable if the tank is too nutrient poor. Macro is ridiculously easy to keep compared to coral, wouldn't really take to much to get it to thrive. I will have to send you all a picture of our holding tanks one day. Filled top to bottom with algae, almost 1/3 of the total volume is algae, and it covers every square inch. Doesn't look great, but it does just fine. Dose calcium, (for the calcerous plants), iodine, (for all plants), and nitrates, (from our other holding tanks- dirty water in, clean water out). and that is about it. | Thanks John.
The ones in back are calcerous right?
With so many, does it make it difficult to maintain calcium levels?
Or no more than coral? | |
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06-12-2008, 01:42 PM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: May 2008
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ok I'm on board with this. What a cool tank.
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2 systems #1 55 gal softie/lps, 70 lbs LR, black sand, too many corals to list, w/ 4x96 watt pc, 2 seio 1100 pumps, diy rubbermaid sump with custom skimmer.
#2 50 gal sps/clam tank, 60 lbs LR, Bare Bottom, acropora dominant, with 2 x 175 watt 10K SE hamiltons and 1x 96 watt pc actinic, CLS powered by reeflo snapper (Tank has approx 60 times flow rate), coast to coast overflow, Lifereef Calcium Reactor w/ ph controller, and custom skimmer. | |
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