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We might be able to dent the beer with a hurricane party, we have plenty of ice to keep the beer cold.
Was also at a wine/beer tasting last night, really enjoyed the Allagash White and Sessions lager, very good daily drinkers.
The great thing about LEDs is that even if you need to replace them (unlikely) they are very cheap to replace (about 5-10 bucks a bulb). I know for the AI you just open the fixture and can pop the bulbs right in, they are not soldered into place. That is another quesiton to ask, if the...
You are going to have to look at Aqua Illuminations or the Orphek. Why is everyone saying that?
To penetrate down the 31 inches you are going to need at least 3w LEDs with 40 to 60 degree optics (probably 40) and those are the companies that sell them (you could probably look at the Maxspect...
I was actually just making sure I got the spelling right, but yes I am a beer snob.
Stone Stout is seasonal so you have to look during the right season. I have several liquor stores that are local that luckily carry it. Westy 12 (and a lot of other rare beers) can be found on ebay, you will...
Being a beer snob this is quite the thread for me
All time favorites but rarely have: Westvleteren 12, Three Floyds Dreadnuaght Imperial IPA and Stone Imperial Russian Stout
Treat beers, have maybe monthly easier to get: Chimay Blue, St Bernadus 12, Lindemans Framboise (nikki's favorite)...
The last step is to add a powdered reagent and shake it up, if you don't wait long enough and there are any air bubbles it will give you an artificially high reading
I did not calibrate them, I did not see any directions for calibration but I will check that tonight.
We used RODI water when checking calcium, don't know if that makes a difference.
The margin of error is + or - 6% and Salifert is probably around the same so it is close enough. I will do some more testing over the weeks and keep you guys updated.
So finally got around to testing. My levels are a bit low but don't want to go crazy raising them.
Hannah alk 7.11
Salifert alk 7.00
Hannah calc first test 559
Hannah second test 438
Salifert calc 400
So alk is right in line calc you need to be careful when testing as getting a high reading...
Thank you to everybody that stopped in. We had a wonderful (and exhausting day) and it was good to see everyone. We will have to host again next year when our tanks have had some time to settle in. For those requesting pics, I will get some meeting ones up tomorrow or you can hit the Tale of...
Glass cages either has people who love them or people who hate them. Everyone will agree customer service is shoddy at best and your silicone will be sloppy. However, for the price they are very tough to beat and I know some people on this board who have had their tanks for years with no...