Yes, I can see that's helpful, lol.Knowing how the KH director works
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Yes, I can see that's helpful, lol.Knowing how the KH director works
Heres one I made 5 years ago. DIY Alkalinity testerKnowing how the KH director works I have difficult to see any artefacts there.
As a follow up, since FM is a Reef2Reef sponsor, I asked them in their forum here what I think it a very legit question, not about the bolus dosing and its claims, but a statement they make about the ingredients and claims of their Balling light Product.
On your web site you claim that your Balling Light product
". To further aid in restoring and maintaining chemical balance, we’ve developed and added an Organic Peptide Polymer to our Balling salts. This key ingredient helps remove excess elements from the water column."
https://www.faunamarin.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FM_HTU_Balling_Light_System_EN.pdf
Can you clarify which "excess elements" you believe are being exported, and why you believe they are present in excess in aquariums that use your product?
Being an expert professional polymer chemist who works everyday with peptides, I do not need an explanation of what the material is and I'm not asking for the identity, just clarification of what this purported benefit is.
Thank you.
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Question about Balling Light
On your web site you claim that your Balling Light product ". To further aid in restoring and maintaining chemical balance, we’ve developed and added an Organic Peptide Polymer to our Balling salts. This key ingredient helps remove excess elements from the water column."...www.reef2reef.com
The only thing that seems to be proven is that at least in my aquarium - there is no large consumption between 00:36 and 06:36. This is the same for all 3 spike tests I have done. Can this be the background precipitation of CaCO3 in my aquarium (not coral driven) ?
They’re probably busy searching for all the alk they seem to have misplacedProbably just coincidence, but July 2, three weeks ago , when I posted the above question in the Fauna Marin forum here at reef2Reef was literally the last time FM Support signed onto Reef2Reef. Consequently, they have not answered yet.
Probably just coincidence, but July 2, three weeks ago , when I posted the above question in the Fauna Marin forum here at reef2Reef was literally the last time FM Support signed onto Reef2Reef. Consequently, they have not answered yet.
Are they active here? Like daily posts or weekly, frequency?
Mike Paletta and Claude have just been on a reefbum live. Mike sais his Alk consumption increased straight away, lol. Claude seems to be describing the "Broken buffer system" as the instability in Alk after changing to bolus, another lol.
I'm struggling to believe that Claude hasn't heard the rumblings that the low Alk in his product (compared to advertised) could be responsible for these odd effects folk have noticed. He did distance himself from these strange effects today acknowledging he is not a chemist and the theories had been proposed by actual chemistry peeps.One of the two likes to tinker too much. Not trying to take anything away but it is a different side of the hobby that I think some fall for without the proper background and/or experience.
I'm struggling to believe that Claude hasn't heard the rumblings that the low Alk in his product (compared to advertised) could be responsible for these odd effects folk have noticed.
I learnt that:Mike Paletta and Claude have just been on a reefbum live.
Perhaps the person responsible for changing the labels and calculator was off sick when the formulation was changed, COVID or something, lol.then have to explain to all customers why you had the wrong information on the label for years.