Kent Marine Superbuffer dKH

[Nemo]

It states on the bottle that it will raise the pH from 8.0 to 8.3. My question relates to my water changes TOPIC. Can I, instead of using the superbuffer, use crushed coral to help buffer the pH of the water. Is there any need to do this? Or is the superbuffer better! Just trying to see if one is better than the next.


I think I heard that crushed corals wont raise the pH past 8.0 is this assumption correct?

[Zack]

it can always vary it tends to be right that asumtion anyway. Please don't use crusched coral. use sand if possable buffer will be good! IMO 8)

[Nemo]

Please don't use crusched coral. use sand if possable buffer will be good! IMO.


What is your reason for not using crushed coral?

[Irisservice]

I believe the use of crushed coral would get lots of waste stuck in it and cause other problems!

[steve1s]

I believe the use of crushed coral would get lots of waste stuck in it and cause other problems!

Not to start an arguement, but I have had CC in my 90 for 6 years now and it has never given me a problem. Other than the esthetic value, there is no real difference. Some say sand has more surface area for bacteria, but I have not seen anything that would change my mind.

Cheers
Steve

[Irisservice]

I have only heard that about Crush Corals.

[HoopsGuru]

Not to start an arguement, but I have had CC in my 90 for 6 years now and it has never given me a problem. Other than the esthetic value, there is no real difference. Some say sand has more surface area for bacteria, but I have not seen anything that would change my mind.

I would be interested in hearing what your maintainance schedule is like and what other equipment you run on your tank such as skimmers, etc. It's not correct to say that with CC you cannot have a successful tank, I think the general consensus is that there are just cheaper and easier current methods.

[steve1s]

Filtration is as follows:

Filstar XP3 canister
BAKPAK II skimmer
3 Power sweep power heads with prefilter sponges.
2" (mabye less) CC bed.
Hoards of blue and lefthanded hermits.
Numerous types of snails.
3 types of cukes.
1 brittle and 1 serpent star.
Over 150lbs of LR (estimate)

and a partrige in a pear tree ....lol J/K

All in all a simple set up really. It has served me well. Ammo=0 nitrite=0
and the nitrates never get above 15ppm and usually sit at about 5ppm.

Animals include:

Koran angel
Flame angel
Lunare wrasse
Clown wrasse
Cleaner wrasse
Yellow tang
Regal tang
Mandarine dragonet
Lawnmower blenny
2 Pink skunk clownes
2 ft Snowflake eel
Bi valves, softies, LPS's, anemones, giant dusters, Gorg's and more if I gave it some extra thought.

Cheers
Steve

[HoopsGuru]

Do you have to vacuum the CC?

[steve1s]

Never touch it. I leave that to the cukes.

Cheers
Steve

[HoopsGuru]

Cool, sounds to me like you found a way to keep CC maintainance free....and further proving there is no exact formula for success in sw.