He's probably got a few days before lack of food starts to have adverse effects. Give it another day or two and see if it comes open naturally, it tends to flake off of my hands within 24-28 hours. Hopefully this wasn't from the cyphastera frag
Mike I think it kind of happens organically. People who have a tendency to reach out are going to do so regardless of a forum feature, and there will never be a shortage of new reefers. I vote to let nature take its course
Not real wise to trash this forum. First off, can you briefly describe what's going on with your tank or link me if it's in a previous post ?
Secondly, what store is it so I can think twice before giving them business.
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When you are using RODI, you remove anything from it that contributes to "hardness". Any resulting hardness in your tank will be from 1) salt 2)liverock 3)sand 4) supplemeints.
If you are using RODI, hardness is out of the equation, because it strips *everything* out of the water. Silica based sands won't lower your pH, but they won't add buffering capacity. Give the CO2 stuff a try, because that might make a difference. You might try adding more aragonite sand to increase the carbonates that get dumped into the water. Just a thought.
What sand are you using? What is your live rock load like? If you have a heavier silica based sand as opposed to a more carbonaceous sand, you won't have quite the buffering capacity.
Doggonit, you guys are drawing me back in. Like I said, I've got a bunch of business junk next week which would prohibit me from coordinating, but I held off on overnight shipping because I couldn't justify the expense. However if we can bust that limit, I'd be happy to participate. Perhaps someone centrally located can order, and I'd be happy to grab the "southbound" shipment.
If you're using RODI, your unit will be stripping out essentially everything anyway. Softened water will extend the life of your filters and membranes however. And yes, i believe standard softener installs cover all water coming in to the house.