Recent content by Alexander1312

Sounds like my relatives.

Probably a case for the PIF police.

Most labs are in Europe,, though :).

Definitely not interested myself :), but my wife and one of my kids really wanted to go and have never been to one. So if this comes up again, I would be super interested in this (saw this too late, or rather did not connect the dots).

I assume no one wanted these here? We would have a record of this donation. Giving something away for free could mean two things IMO, a) you are happy you no longer have to hold on to it, or b) you did someone a favor (or a combination of both). If one or both applies, I do not regret giving...

Yes, we do/corals want copper in the tank.

Curious what your question was about the lid sticker, as I might have the same.

I know this is weird, but it reminded me of something.

Yes. Fauna receives approx 800-900 ICPs daily, from all around the globe, and the US seems to be, unfortunately, leading the salinity discrepancies, specifically re large deviations.

Great thank you. Will buy this ASAP. I have not used a manual refractometer since my initial reefing days and I dreaded this device so much, but looks like there are some improvement with this one, i.e., magnified scale, and ATC, which is great. The TM Hydrometer always needs a (often large)...

Never heard of this refractometer before, but getting 35 from Fauna ICP is impressive. Best place to buy this, and any downside?

And you are using the TM Hydrometer I assume, correct? Mine is consistently 1.3 PSU off (showing 1.3 higher PSU than ICP), which is so annoying, but I have heard from several others that the TMs can be off by +/- 1 PSU more often than not.

I was going to ask if and which parameters you checked on that day with your at home tests. Your Salifert CA test result is interesting, as this is one I have been able to consistently almost match with FM ICP, to the point where I wondered if they use Salifert for testing vs the OES :)...

Yes, this is good way to dose small trace elements amounts. Just need to calculate your dosing amount correctly.

I tend to agree to some of that. To me it’s like going to the Dentist. You either trust them or not. You cannot verify their results or the quality of their work. Comparing ICP labs with each other has been done here and in other places many times, and it does not lead to much. And all of them...