Bdonaldson
Aquarium Advice Addict
Oh and mine came in a pack of 7 canvas not 5.
Wow - some impressive pipe work in there on the photos.
Hey congrats on the totm, it is much deserved.
Ive had issues with keeping mag up since going to the larger tank. The recommendation from brs is to add the mag in one dose once the alk and cal has been used up. (Then you fill the alk and cal jugs back up and repeat.) I found this odd, though, why not just dose it slowly like the others like Greg said?
The chemistry side has been on the top of my mind lately, I found this cool diy dosing supplements from Randy Holmes Farley. http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/.
Congratulations on totm Dary. That's impressive and very deserving.
Just as there are relationships in the nitrogen cycle, there are interdependencies between alk, cal and Mg. People get thrown off because you can dose Mg in larger amounts without causing harm. But as calcium is absorbed, Mg is also absorbed. I suggest checking Mg at least monthly. And I dose the same amount of Mg as I do the others.
Congrats on TOTM!!!!
Very deserving Dary. Your tank always looks great. Sorry about the chalices. Went through a bout with one of my chalices as well. Had a raspberry lemonade Chalice that was 12" in diameter. It appears my Tangs took a liking to it. I was able to save two pieces about 2.5" each. Very disappointing.