• The sea "swings" are stopped!!!

  • Tara2761

Off-topic, thank you for the information, as Anatoly Stepanovich's post almost led me to a reef breakdown. This creature always harmlessly crawls over J.K. (living stones) and glass, but I have never seen it crawling over corals and soft corals.

Kevin

Why wash half-dead rocks? Seryozha, here’s a contradiction in your quote from one topic: "I didn't process anything. S.R.K. (dry reef rocks) I didn't even wash. I rinsed the Deep Coral Sand because it had a lot of dust..." Or is this the effect of "Agreeing with the majority"?

Larry

I wanted to wash it, started and then abandoned the task, just put it in the aquarium. I rinsed the sand from the dust. So there are no contradictions. Since then, the next batches of stones went straight into the aquarium. Off-topic. I still haven't learned to "nod along" in 47 years.

Ricardo7341

The stone was, as you wrote, half-alive and even carried under the plumbing, while they recommend using water from the aquifer (six months of communication before launching in correspondence "for free" didn't go unnoticed). And there’s a phrase - S.R.K. (dry reef stones) that I didn't even wash. Great job you managed to get out of it - you started washing, but instantly gave up.

Jeremy3637

But where could it be taken from? This was the very first batch of S.R.K. (dry reef rocks). There was no water in the aquarium at all. Washing and making an attempt are two different things. I tried on one rock and didn't continue. So there are no "twists" here. And in general, the best indicator is the REEF. Let it speak for me, whether I was taught in vain or not.

Laurie3842

Unlikely. They felt raw to the touch, but not wet. It would be worth asking A about it, if he remembers, of course. Most likely, they were just rinsed before shipping. I wasn't familiar with him back then. And what would 10 liters give me for 600 liters? I already poured 40 liters of seawater. No. It was arranged in this order: substrate - stones - water. Salt was added simultaneously with the water, as it is not feasible to mix 600 liters somewhere. Since the stones were theoretically (and probably in reality) dry reef stones, I saw no need to place them in prepared water right away, and it was easier to handle them "dry."

Nicole263

Elisia, here it is. And that nudibranch I mentioned in my post has nothing to do with Elisia. And besides, where is the evidence that even this nudibranch does not harm corals? I haven't come across any.

Earl

In reality, I met him later, when I was already seasoned. He gave me my first corals then. By the will of fate, Ksenia multiplied for me, and the mother returned to him.

Brent7831

Igor, this is actually our first meeting. But you can see that the aquarium has already been filled and salted by this time. In the next post, there’s a photo of the hermit crab, which Igor brought. In front of Igor's hands on the sand, there is a dark stone in the foreground - Acrothos, also his gift.

John828

Elysia chlorotica, was it unfolding like a leaf? I've had it for over a month, crawling like a rolled-up tube. Or did you throw it away, as advised?

Sharon

No. But I don't see her. Either she's hiding or she's passed away. I didn't really look for her on purpose. You won't find her there.

Meghan

Let me clarify. Conditionally, there is an aquarium ready to be launched. The sequence I see is as follows: fill it with osmosis water, dissolve salt, and add rinsed sand. After that, you can take some salty water to rinse the dry reef rocks (D.R.R.), place them in the aquarium, then add live rocks (L.R.) and wait for everything to cycle. This is how I see it, because accumulating about 600 liters of osmosis water and mixing it with salt is only in the aquarium, and apparently, it will be empty.

Susan1358

And what useful thing will this give??? Will the S.R.C. (dry reef stones) suck up salt on the way? If the S.R.C. (dry reef stones) are from the reef, they already contain in dry form everything they absorbed when they were part of the reef.

Bryan1851

The trick is that if it is S.R.K. (dry reef rocks), it can be rinsed under running fresh water to remove debris and the surface can be scrubbed with a brush to clean off dried organisms and encrustations. However, if it is restored S.R.K. (dry reef rocks) or L.K. (live rocks), it can be lightly rinsed in saltwater to wash away decomposition products, dead bacteria, and organisms that perished during transport, in order to reduce nitrogen-containing pollution.

Kevin

People, stop! Create a separate thread for the question that interests you and develop your thoughts within the allowed framework. Otherwise, in someone else's thread, it just goes off the rails again... P.S. Off-topic: Who is so hurt by this, or who is so agitated, or who can't sleep because of whether we washed the stone or not? Whether we blew the snow off the dust, it’s really not that important, and to blow it up again is just like what was said before, Inquisitors, damn it. Or do you just want some sharpness in communication again? Well, well.

Antonio

I still put in my 5 cents: it's better to wash the crackers in salty water, or if in fresh water, to let them dry very well so that there are no bland "plugs" in the stones, which will complicate their "revival"...

Angela6489

Offtopic I'm just saying - why salt them in salty water? It's unclear in fresh water too - everything is dead in the pores. I didn't understand anything about fresh corks at all.

Michelle13

You see it correctly. It's not necessary to wash the stones.

William1830

Don't tell me what and how to write. And don't speak for others about WHAT they thought. Are you a clairvoyant? Can you read minds? If Sasha BlackAlex has questions or claims against me, he can express them calmly over the phone, WITHOUT your legal representation, as we communicate regularly. And as you rightly noted, create your own topic and gather there who said what when; in my topic, I ask you not to do this anymore!

Daniel

It may be good, but the methods are somewhat rude. As for all sorts of nonsense and shamanism in the sea, I am a proponent of practice and logic.

Martin3206

2 moderator Please move the posts starting from the 398th to a separate thread. Thank you!

Leah

I would like to add: Since S.R.C. (dry reef rocks) is laid down in the first stage of reef creation, and it takes at least a month before the first hydrobionts, which are sensitive to water parameters, are planted, it doesn't matter what water is used to wash the S.R.C. (dry reef rocks). Even if it is "soaked" in fresh water, within a month it will be completely soaked in saltwater and the parameters will equalize. As for my opinion, based on my experience of setting up my aquarium, if there is no visible and strong dirt, it is better not to wash it at all.

Stephanie4990

Even if the S.R.K. (dry reef stones) absorbs fresh water, it can be allowed to drain from them by laying them out in a single layer for 30-40 minutes. Afterwards, there remains a negligible amount in the S.R.K. (dry reef stones)...

Steven757

freshwater, due to its lower density, will simply be "absorbed" by seawater.

Jesse

Sanya, actually the opposite, since the partial pressure of dissolved salts is higher in seawater, they will move into fresh water until the pressures equalize.

Jason9952

It is possible. The idea is that "traffic jams" for a prolonged period of time are unlikely.

Breanna9982

Rinse (or boil for the enthusiasts), and then dry for a couple of days (or in the oven - all for the same enthusiasts). My personal opinion is that those who can confidently turn a swamp into a sea with clear water don't wash (algae will help you, and don't forget about God).

Jessica9188

Seryozha, you know what thought struck me, and I found where the dog dug. That fluorescent, acid-lime color of the stones in the photo of your aquarium is the effect of unwashed S.R.C. (dry reef stones), and if you had washed them, you would have washed away all the beauty, and that effect wouldn't have happened.

Jessica5016

How interesting biology is and its distortion in a pile of glass with sand and only salted dead water at the start? Can you sign me up for such "The" and to everyone who is starting, I inform you - the sea with clear water does not depend on whether you washed the S.R.K. (dry reef stones) or not - or if you roasted them in the oven as you noted. P.S. By the way, if you calcine the calcites well and for a longer time in the oven, you will get quicklime.

Joseph6461

One of the questions was not asked for nothing: 3. what are the current water parameters (pH, kH, density, nitrogen)? So, if you throw in all sorts of debris from the dry reef rocks, the last parameter may not please you over time. The water parameters would be skewed, not just a pile of glass and sand.

Karen1649

I have nitrates and phosphates at zero.

Mariah

My tests from September are here.

Bethany

That's right, anything but this, otherwise the reef is doomed.

Yolanda

Off-topic Trolling (from English trolling - fishing with a lure) is the act of posting provocative messages on the Internet (on forums, in discussion groups, in wiki projects, LiveJournal, etc.) with the aim of provoking conflicts between individuals, mutual insults, and so on. A person who engages in trolling is called a troll; originally, this word does not come from the name of mythological trolls, but from the fishing term trolling (English trawling - fishing with a lure), which coincides with the name of a mythological creature from Scandinavian legends and tales. Source

Crystal

Offtopic. Seryoga, we are all in our underwear, what my friend is doing. But you know, from my observations, a troll at the right time is sometimes just necessary, you might as well hire one for money. They mobilize and uplift forum participants - look, for example, I showed up again - like "they're beating our people."

Christine

Well, I think that's it! We've vented, let off some steam. And as usual, it's time to close the topic as it has lost its relevance and usefulness. We can leave it open if there are still arguments, but I need a couple of phrases from each for the bagels. I think five days should be enough for reading?

Brandon9634

One and the same phrase can be expressed from at least three different angles... Apparently, you saw some fourth angle... One can find a catch even in the Bible...

John3165

Well, yes, I often hear such speech in cop shows from criminals. And you seem to be recording my statements!

Gregory9432

Are you Enhaton?

Michelle1662

The purpose of creating the topic was that I modestly wrote a post based on my personal experience (the beginning of my topic) and how it evolved, as well as the writing style of some forum members' response posts. In principle, this topic should have started with post No. 6, and I asked to move all other posts from the topic "My Blenny from Aqua Medic 80 l" to avoid cluttering it.

Sara

Yes.

Andrea9320

People, does spring really have that effect? Or do you just want to talk?