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My refugium is pump fed and gravity returned to my sump. It all depends on your space and design. Many people tee off one of the DT drains and...
Ok, you know I like starting topical threads that entice opinions, experience and result in education. With that in mind – lets discuss refugiums....
Great Deal ! Sorry to hear one passed on you - I have found Ricordia to change their difficulty with their coloring. I had an orange one that I...
Very nice indeed – I love the coloring. I think I would have removed the hair algae from the plug first and probably placed the colony near some...
Is that ricordia? How much total did you pay to get it home? Great coloring – hope you enjoy ! If its Ricordia it’s very hardy so you might as...
I am a fan of slow movement through a refugium, I stick with the concept of 10% of your DT per hour, or 9 gph in your case. With a refugium you...
I love making threads like these ! Yes, there are several tidbits I omitted to entice the conversations – one big one for me what Steve just...
lol ! I take for granted some times that we use certain terms or hobby phrases that everyone understands – not necessarily true tho and I need to...
When salt water splashes salt is dispersed into the air like an aerosol spray – it dries and re-crystallizes back to its solid form. Air bubbles...
Lots of posts on test kits – so I thought I would start a thread on testing so we can all share out tips and trade secrets. I use the Hagen...
Well you’re the baker not me. But I do make pizza dough – I use my whole house RO water, add salt and sugar and let the yeast rise for 10 minutes...
Yeast utilizes two things and only two things (that I know of) warmth and sugar. no minerals
You don't - install a good quality whole house RO unit and be done with it - elements such as these come from food - you don't need it from your...
6500K is an ‘OK’ spectrum to give your tank, in my opinion you want to stay at least at 10K or higher for a reef.. Most algae in the ocean grows near...
It would, but that would also add noise and splash creating or salt creep. Generally speaking those filters you described produce enough flow in a...
Unless you use a whole house RO unit you will find drinking water is loaded with TDS, some good some not so good – then it’s a matter of where you...
If you google CBS and reef safe or pro's and con's, you will find a host of people with similiar problems. I have had CBS in the past and nand never...
No, absolutely not. You want to use that goose egg output you have -- perhaps all the other RO/DI you purchased was of better quality and this...
the LFS doen't change their filters ! looks like you are doing yourself well here. I change my filters when my TDS is .005
Inspect the tank at night with a flashlight at night, if something is there you will see it and most likely be able to get it out
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