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January Meeting 1/14/12 @ 6PM! - OFFICER ELECTIONS!

Beau is hosting the January Meeting this coming Saturday the 14th at 6PM.  It will be BYOB as well as a snack to share and raffle items are always welcome.  It has been requested that there be “NO SHOES” on the carpet due to it being a whitish color.

He doesn’t have a tank to view but we will have plenty to discuss in hopes that it will get the NEW YEAR off to a good start.  The annual membership fees are due, so now would be a good time to get them in to our Treasurer Stacey Hahn.   Fees are $20 per individual or $25 per family

Attendance was low at the election meeting in November and no votes were taken at December’s meeting so we have decided to take votes for anyone that didn’t get the opportunity in November and will be attending this meeting.  
We will add the votes to November’s ballots and the announcement will be made during the meeting so we can go forward.
NOMINATIONS:
President:  Jim & Nacho
V. President: Ed, Bo & Daniel Leigey
Treasurer: Stacey
Secretary: Carmen & Angie

Let’s hope the New Year brings new members, returning members and new ideas.  The club is always willing to take suggestions to get the most out of the hobby we all enjoy.

Please PM Nate C. by clicking here for directions if you are not a club member.  

Club members can click here to go to the club member only forum to get directions.

Hope to see you all there!


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« on: December 10, 2004, 08:11:54 pm »

My calcium level has been very good at 470PPm until today, now it is 220PPm. I did a water change this past weekend and now it has dropped.I have been adding the two part calcium and alkalinity . Alk is OK but Cal. is low. Any suggestions? Sad  Smiley


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« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2004, 08:17:39 pm »

What type of Salt are you using, before you go to steps below?...

add calcium slowly.   Do not test until 4 hours after adding calcium so additives are mostly dissolved in your tank.   Then again add slowly or small amounts until you are back up to 400ppm-420ppm.  Remember, you need to wait 4 hours after adding to test again.
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« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2004, 09:31:41 pm »

Yeah and actually I think 470 is a little high.  You might also check with someone elses test kit.  Yours might be bad or something wrong with it.  That seems like a pretty extreem jump  in results.  You might just test someone elsees water who knows what there calcium is and see what results you get...
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« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2004, 11:31:58 pm »

Great suggestions above.  That's what I would do.  Cheesy
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« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2004, 01:33:30 am »

Also, if you have a bad alk test  kit, then your alk maybe high which is causing a supressed calc.
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« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2004, 01:53:01 am »

My test this morning was 220ppm calcium and alk. was 3.03meq/l. I dosed ( calcium 100ml and alkalinity 20ml ) the tank this morning.Now it is 330 ppm, alk.is 2.77meq/l. After last weekends water change I did not test till today. How much of a dose should I give the tank? Is the dose 20 ml more or less every time I dose?


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