chizzle
Aquarium Advice Regular
Went to the LFS & purchased some new GSP (will post some pics when they open ). They LFS guy was absolutely amped on selling us some iodine. He insisted that polyps & mushrooms required it to thrive properly. We didn't buy it because everything is doing fine in our tank, but I just wanted to make sure everything would get what it needed from water changes.
Also, on a side note, we got the polyps for $14, and normally we don't spend any less than $50 when we go. Today we only got the polyps. I'm assuming that is why he was so amped on selling us something else, but I just wanted to make sure that we didn't need it.
And one more question...we buy our RO/DI water from them & we do have to buffer it. The buffer we have been buying (bear with me here) is Reef something-or-another with a purple label & says raises pH to 8.3. We tried to sell us something else, same brand, but with a pink label that said raises carbonate alkalinity. Our alkalinity has always tested between 10-11, and our calcium has always tested between 480 & 520. LFS guy said we should switch because of our alkalinity & calcium, but that isn't the issue, its the pH.
I'm sure he was just trying to get a sale, but I just wanted to run it by everyone for another opinion. Thanks & sorry for the long (slightly confusing) post
Also, on a side note, we got the polyps for $14, and normally we don't spend any less than $50 when we go. Today we only got the polyps. I'm assuming that is why he was so amped on selling us something else, but I just wanted to make sure that we didn't need it.
And one more question...we buy our RO/DI water from them & we do have to buffer it. The buffer we have been buying (bear with me here) is Reef something-or-another with a purple label & says raises pH to 8.3. We tried to sell us something else, same brand, but with a pink label that said raises carbonate alkalinity. Our alkalinity has always tested between 10-11, and our calcium has always tested between 480 & 520. LFS guy said we should switch because of our alkalinity & calcium, but that isn't the issue, its the pH.
I'm sure he was just trying to get a sale, but I just wanted to run it by everyone for another opinion. Thanks & sorry for the long (slightly confusing) post