Posted by gerard on May 12, 2010 under Aquarium Info | 
Day 4 and the tank is looking pretty good. I checked the water parameters last night and they are as follows:
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
ph: 8.0 (I added some marine buffer)
nitrate: 5-10
I took some more pics of the live rock. I think the store gave me some live rock that has coral growing on it. I think my LFS thought it was dead coral but the polyps are popping up under the moonlights every night.
Posted by gerard on November 11, 2008 under Products & Reviews |
Here is the 2nd in the list of new Aquavitro products by seachem. If any of our readers have tried any of the new aquavitro products, please let us know what you think. We tried to contact seachem for some samples but they haven’t responded.
A paramount factor in the proper maintenance of an aquarium is the dilution of accumulated waste by scheduled water changes. This requires the removal of chlorine or chloramine or both from the new water. With the advent of chloramine, thiosulfate has proven inadequate, causing the release of ammonia. At acid or neutral pH, this is not of serious consequence. However, at alkaline pH it can be devastating, particularly if the tap water is heavily treated with chloramines.
alpha™ is a concentrated conditioner for saltwater. It is 50% more active than Prime™ and 375% more active than the next closest competitor. alpha™ removes chlorine, chloramine and ammonia. It converts ammonia into a safe, non-toxic form that is readily utilized by beneficial bacteria and reef inhabitants such as clams. alpha™ may be used during tank cycling to alleviate ammonia/nitrite toxicity. alpha™ detoxifies nitrite and nitrate, allowing the biofilter to more efficiently remove them. alpha™ also promotes the production and regeneration of the natural slime coat on fish. alpha™ is non-acidic and will not impact pH, nor will it over activate skimmers. Use at start-up and whenever adding or replacing water.
Read more at www.aquavitro.com
Tags: alkaline ph, alpha, ammonia, aquarium, aquavitro, biofilter, chlorine, clams, fish tank, marine fish, reef inhabitants, Saltwater Fish, seachem, skimmers, slime coat, tap water, water changes
Posted by gerard on October 7, 2008 under Products & Reviews |
A complete kit for testing marine aquarium water. Tests water four ways to protect marine fish and invertebrates from dangerous water conditions. Kit includes tests for: High Range pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, plus four test tubes, holding tray and test tube rack. Fast, easy and accurate.
Tags: ammonia, aquarium, fish tank, marine fish, nitrates, nitrites, ph, Saltwater Fish, saltwater test kits, test kit, water parameters
Posted by gerard on September 16, 2008 under Products & Reviews |
Purigen™ is a premium synthetic adsorbent that is unlike any other filtration product. It is not a mixture of ion exchangers or adsorbents, but a unique macro-porous synthetic polymer that removes soluble and insoluble impurities from water at a rate and capacity that exceeds all others by over 500%. Purigen™ controls ammonia, nitrites and nitrates by removing nitrogenous organic waste that would otherwise release these harmful compounds. Purigen’s™ impact on trace elements is minimal. It significantly raises redox. It polishes water to unparalleled clarity. Purigen™ darkens progressively as it exhausts, and is easily renewed by treating with bleach. Purigen™ is designed for both marine and freshwater use.
Sizes: 100 mL 250 mL, 500 mL, 1 L, 2 L, 4 L, 20 L
Why It’s Different
Selectivity: Purigen™ is the highest capacity organic filtration resin on the market. No other products can compare to its ability to clear haziness and polish water to unparalleled clarity. Unlike other products on the market which are simple ion-exchange resins, Purigen™ is specifically designed to be an organic scavenging resin. When ion-exchange resins are filled to capacity by metals and other contaminants, Purigen™ has barely begun to reach its potential. Purigen™ generally ignores simple elemental compounds, having an extreme affinity for nitrogenous organics. The primary source of nitrogenous compounds in an aquarium is waste. Fish, corals, even plants produce nitrogenous waste. Purigen™ removes that waste faster and more completely than anything else on the market.
Capacity:
Purigen’s™ possesses enhanced capacity owing to its vast surface area. All other resins on the market are purely spherical extruded beads. These beads remain smooth even under a microscope. Purigen™ is both spherical and macroreticular. It has microscopic pores that increase its usable surface area to many times that of a purely spherical resin.
Regeneration:
Purigen™ can also be regenerated. As it adsorbs waste products, Purigen™ will change color from a pale blonde to a dark brown, almost black. Once it is exhausted, it can be regenerated with a solution of bleach and water. The bleach will literally “burn off” the organics that have been removed from the tank. Watch out for products that claim to be regenerable with a brine solution. That is the regeneration procedure for ion-exchange purposes. A brine solution will not remove organics. While such resins have a limited capacity for organic adsorption, a brine regeneration process only replaces removed ionic compounds. It does not destroy large organic molecules that were removed, which is the primary function of organic adsorption resins.
