BRS CO2 Scrubber Part 2 - Data

November 21: 7.80 Low - 8.00 High, Alk 9.3 (Baseline)
November 22: 8.03 Low - 8.17 High, Alk 9.1
-(Bottom 1 inch of first cylinder pink)
November 23: 8.05 Low - 8.22 High
November 24: 8.03 Low - 8.21 High, Alk 9.4
-(Bottom 4 inches of first cylinder pink)
November 25: 8.06 Low - 8.20 High, Alk 9.2
November 26: 8.05 Low - 8.20 High, Alk 9.4
-(Bottom half of first cylinder pink)
November 27: 8.01 Low - 8.16 High, Alk 9.1
-(Changed out media in cylinder one and swapped 1 with 2)
November 28: 8.08 Low - 8.14 High, Alk 9.1
-(Guessing due to Thanksgiving guests)
November 29: 8.00 Low - 8.14 High, Alk 9.0
November 30: 8.03 Low - 8.14 High, Alk 9.0
December 1: 7.96 Low - TBD High, Alk 9.0
-(Cylinder 1 nearly all pink, house guests leave this morning)
December 2: 8.08 Low - 8.19 High

BRS CO2 Scrubber Part 1

I have heard a lot of success stories from reefers using CO2 scrubbers to boost PH and encourage coral growth. My tank currently swings between 7.80 in the mornings and 8.00 by lights out.

Day 1 with the scrubber installed pushed the PH to 8.10 by the end of the day with alkalinity at 9.3. Observations and results to come

Photo Update

A few growth shots of some of my favorites and up and comers.

Coral Updates

Curious to see the update water test results since I have been pretty happy with recent growth. Guessing there might be a slight deficiency in magnesium, but otherwise in great shape.

Lab Water Test Update

I only test two parameters on a regular basis, salinity and alkalinity. Every few months water samples are sent to AquariumWaterTesting.com for a full review of water chemistry.

Today I sent out samples and tested my water prior to sending for a comparison of what I currently test at home.

Salinity:
Home Test - 1.026 (34.6 ppt)
AWT Test - 1.023 ????

Alkalinity:
Home Test - 7.1 dKH (2.54 meq/L)
AWT Test - 7.5 dKH (2.61 meq/L)

Other:

Ammonia (NH3-4)	Good	0.02
Nitrite (NO2)	Good	0.007
Nitrate (NO3)	Good	1.5
Phosphate (PO4)	Good	0
Silica (Sio2-3)	Good	0.02
Potassium (K)	Good	390
Boron (B)		NA
Molybdenum (Mo)	High	0.3
Strontium (Sr)	Good	8.75
Magnesium (Mg)	Good	1260
Iodine (I)	Good	0.06
Copper (Cu)	Good	0.02
Alkalinity (meq/L)	Good	3.75
Calcium (Ca)	Good	432

Meteor Shower Cyphastrea and Unkown Monti

Reef Restoration

https://mauinow.com/2019/08/03/bipartisan-bill-to-restore-and-conserve-coral-reefs/

At least it's something.

Radion Schedule Update 07.30.19

As is the case most of the time in the hobby, I should have stuck with what I knew was working instead of continuing to tweak my schedule. That being said I have adjusted my Radions back to the true Radiant Color pre-programming at 75% intensity. The only modification will be the moonlight period which I have extended later into the evening for viewing purposes.

FTS July 2019

ReefLink Flow Schedule and Radion Lighting Tweak

Some before photos since I just made an adjustment to my flow schedule and lighting. My intention is keep more of the detritus suspended while also increasing the random flow for the SPS.