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Post by jaypeecee on Mar 9, 2018 14:00:21 GMT -5
Hi Folks,
I signed up to this forum almost exactly one month ago and this is my first post. I was drawn to this community because I am keen to get at the facts about fishkeeping. A lot of forums have a closed mindset where science gives way to hearsay. I enjoy fishkeeping because it combines science with art. There is technology, the science of water chemistry, the science of healthy fish and plants. Combine this with the art of aquascaping and beautiful fish/plants.
My introduction to this forum was as a result of reading Carl Strohmeyer's work and interest in Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP). I had come across ORP in the context of marine aquaria but never in the field of freshwater aquaria. This is advancing the aquarist's knowledge and I like what I have read so far. I hope to learn from, and contribute to, this fascinating hobby.
jaypeecee
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Post by Carl on Mar 10, 2018 11:54:15 GMT -5
Welcome to EA! I am very pleased to read that it was my work into aquarium Redox that drew you here too. Please feel free to contribute too with helping others or adding your thoughts to such subjects. While questions here are not what they used to be now with the popularity of quick reads in social media, lurker/readers here are at all time highs, so so any input reaches more people that it might seem  Carl |
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Post by devonjohnsgard on Mar 12, 2018 12:30:00 GMT -5
Welcome!
So, reading redox. Do you have an opinion on how sodium chloride will build up over time with traditional dosing methods, making material ions unbalanced...
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Post by jaypeecee on Mar 18, 2018 12:39:28 GMT -5
Welcome to EA! I am very pleased to read that it was my work into aquarium Redox that drew you here too. Please feel free to contribute too with helping others or adding your thoughts to such subjects. While questions here are not what they used to be now with the popularity of quick reads in social media, lurker/readers here are at all time highs, so so any input reaches more people that it might seem Carl Hi Carl, It has been an hectic week, hence the delay in replying to you. Yes, you reinforced my interest in ORP/Redox. I have been doing ORP measurements over the last few weeks so I need to see what the results are telling me. Did I not see someone on here that did a similar exercise? I need to spend more time having a look around. Anyway, thanks for coming back to me and making me feel welcome. JPC |
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Post by jaypeecee on Mar 18, 2018 12:56:46 GMT -5
Welcome! So, reading redox. Do you have an opinion on how sodium chloride will build up over time with traditional dosing methods, making material ions unbalanced... Hi djg, Thanks for making me welcome. I don't know about reading 'redox'. Sounds like University Challenge. I can just imagine it - I'm JPC, I'm in my final year at The University of Freshwater and I'm reading redox. In saying that, I see 'devon' in your User Name so I'm assuming that you're in the UK and know what I'm talking about! Down to business. I don't know that I can help you with NaCl. Forgive me, I know zilch about marine tanks. Or, am I losing the plot? Are you using this in a freshwater tank? Please enlighten me. JPC |
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Post by devonjohnsgard on Mar 19, 2018 12:24:13 GMT -5
Hey!
I misread thinking you said you were applying the concept to marine aquariums, but now see you were talking about freshwater.
Freshwater it comes down to mineraliztion ions, sterilization, and oxygen... is that your understanding?
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Post by jaypeecee on Apr 9, 2018 11:29:45 GMT -5
Hey! I misread thinking you said you were applying the concept to marine aquariums, but now see you were talking about freshwater. Freshwater it comes down to mineraliztion ions, sterilization, and oxygen... is that your understanding? Hi again djg, Sorry for the delay getting back to you. I have been re-equipping my main tank and it has occupied virtually all my time for several months. Just as well that I am now retired! As regards freshwater ORP, I've been doing a lot of groundwork. I'm trying to decide if ORP is a useful barometer of overall aquarium health. Clearly, dissolved oxygen plays an important part in this as do the reduction processes at work in a tank. As someone whose life has revolved around science and The Scientific Method, I place importance on measurements. As Peter Drucker said "If you can't measure it, you can't improve it". With reference to aquarium health, I am including both fish and plants. To be continued... JPC |
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Post by devonjohnsgard on Apr 9, 2018 12:31:39 GMT -5
Hey! I misread thinking you said you were applying the concept to marine aquariums, but now see you were talking about freshwater. Freshwater it comes down to mineraliztion ions, sterilization, and oxygen... is that your understanding? Hi again djg, Sorry for the delay getting back to you. I have been re-equipping my main tank and it has occupied virtually all my time for several months. Just as well that I am now retired! As regards freshwater ORP, I've been doing a lot of groundwork. I'm trying to decide if ORP is a useful barometer of overall aquarium health. Clearly, dissolved oxygen plays an important part in this as do the reduction processes at work in a tank. As someone whose life has revolved around science and The Scientific Method, I place importance on measurements. As Peter Drucker said "If you can't measure it, you can't improve it". With reference to aquarium health, I am including both fish and plants. To be continued... JPC Great. |
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