FarmerTy Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Hello fellow reefkeepers,Got a fun game if anybody is interested. So, I'm hosting an end of the semester gathering for my wife's grad school friends tomorrow evening. Let's take guesses on what my final pH will be at the end of the night? Winner gets my utmost respect and the FarmerTy seal of approval. Sorry everyone, the webcam will be down. ***Edit, Victoly has graciously offered a frag of meteor shower cyphastrea to the winner! Here's what I've been at the last couple of weeks. If it helps, there are about 30 anticipated guests and two small dogs. The AC will more than likely be running to offset the heat generated by all the engaging conversations during the night... especially when I have field 1,000 questions about the tank. Good luck and thanks for playing along! Max pH - 8.1Low pH - 7.8 Guesses:JeeperTy - 7.50Reburn - 7.90JimH - 7.49Victoly - 7.54Sascha - 7.55Brian.srock - 7.80Bigsby - 7.69Gig'em - 7.62ShawnKoto - 7.71Cameron - 8.01Jellyfish - 7.65OceanTraveler - 7.48Makena - 7.38Ludakris - 7.70 Manny - 7.95 Bluemoon - 7.60 MrMayTagg - 7.63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Define end of the night 11:59pm. I guess 7.9. I'll explain my reason after I win You should post this picture for all the grad students and PhDs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 (edited) how small are the dogs? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited December 9, 2014 by Bluemoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 7.49 (using price is right strategy here) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 we didn't fully establish rules. Winner is the smallest absolute value from the actual value? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I've uploaded a chart to help folks guess. My guess is 7.54. I also am willing to lend an ambient CO2 meter. If you wouldnt mind weighing each person coming in, we might be able to produce a CO2 exhaled per pound of human. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 The winner is the person who guesses the value that is the smallest in absolute value from the final pH reading at 11:59pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Seems fair enough. How about i sweeten the pot? Winner gets a frag of cyphastrea from me? If I win, I just win and i get to gloat without retribution in perpetuity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 In case its helpful, my DT ph values and my CaRX eflluent pH values. To throw a twist in it, I adjusted my pH from a range of 6.75-6.85 down to 6.70-6.80 just last night. Muahahahaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Seems fair enough. How about i sweeten the pot? Winner gets a frag of cyphastrea from me? If I win, I just win and i get to gloat without retribution in perpetuity? Don't you do that already? Good guess Ty. I know how you derived it and I won't say anything. My guess is 7.55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Are the pets neutered/spayed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Seems fair enough. How about i sweeten the pot? Winner gets a frag of cyphastrea from me? If I win, I just win and i get to gloat without retribution in perpetuity? Don't you do that already? Good guess Ty. I know how you derived it and I won't say anything. My guess is 7.55 HOW DARE YOU SIR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Subject A, neutured, 17 lbs Subject B, unknown, heard it was smaller though, spayed/neutured - unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 In case its helpful, my DT ph values and my CaRX eflluent pH values. To throw a twist in it, I adjusted my pH from a range of 6.75-6.85 down to 6.70-6.80 just last night. Muahahahaha! I'm gonna need to see the NIST certification on your calibration solutions and the SRF slope on your most recent cals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 In case its helpful, my DT ph values and my CaRX eflluent pH values. To throw a twist in it, I adjusted my pH from a range of 6.75-6.85 down to 6.70-6.80 just last night. Muahahahaha! I'm gonna need to see the NIST certification on your calibration solutions and the SRF slope on your most recent cals. I'll contact my in-lab tech and have him forward you the report. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 So you're just going to turn your hat around backwards and fake a british accent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Ello (in my worst British accent)! BTW, weighing the guests would be disastrous. The enrollment in the Speech Language Pathology Masters program is almost 95% female. It'll be written on my epitaph... had a good life, was kind to others when possible, met his end while setting up scale at SLP grad school function. He will be sorely missed... mainly by his tangs that survive him and the many generations of his corals that have been passed around in the Austin community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 7.80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bigsby Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I'll say 7.69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 you better get these guesses enshrined before people start editing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 seal.jpgYou have no idea what you have just unleashed Jim! [emoji33] Victoly, I'll be updating the first post to lock in guesses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Sooooorrrry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 How many gallons in total in your system? I assume lights will be on during the party for the viewing pleasure of your guests, so there will be some photosynthesis occurring throughout the evening. I assume you still have the CO2 filter on your protein skimmer for the winter months? I'm guessing 7.62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 10, 2014 Author Share Posted December 10, 2014 250 gallon total volume, lights will stay on their regular schedule so their indirect impact to pH levels has been accounted for in the pH data provided. I don't run a CO2 scrubber on the skimmer so I don't know if that changes your answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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