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  1. AZDesertRat
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    reef TDS levels?

    No, 500 is an asthetic guideline standard not a MCL or even secondary MCL. The EPA does not govern or enforce asthetics, nor do local health...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 27, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
  2. AZDesertRat
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    help i am missing fish

    A tanks age can have a lot to do with it. It takes time for a tank to mature and for colonizing bacteria like nitrosonomas and nitrobacter to...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 27, 2009 in forum: ASAP
  3. AZDesertRat
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    reef TDS levels?

    Don't get excited. EPA does not say its not safe, if they did they would have to come up with a MCL and enforce it. 500 is a guideline set years and...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 27, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
  4. AZDesertRat
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    help i am missing fish

    You haven't said how old the tank is? Where did you get the rock both dry and live as well as the sand and have you checked for copper? What do you...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 27, 2009 in forum: ASAP
  5. AZDesertRat
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    good sump size for a 180?

    Here are the dimensions of all the readily available off the shelf All-Glass Aquariums. Petco is having a Dollar a Gallon sale right now so you might...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 27, 2009 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  6. AZDesertRat
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    reef TDS levels?

    Your water is not that bad compared to Phoenix at 500-1600 depending on what part of the Valley you are in. If we could get only Colorado River water...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 27, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
  7. AZDesertRat
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    Water Changes

    I never worry about it myself, as long as the salt is dissolved, the SG is correct and the temp and pH are close to the display I go for it. In 30+...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 27, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
  8. AZDesertRat
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    koralia powerhead

    I use a K3 in a 20G QT and frag tanks, not too much at all. I maybe wouln't use two of them but a single one does wonders for movement.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 27, 2009 in forum: New To The Hobby
  9. AZDesertRat
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    koralia powerhead

    K2 or K3. I have a K1 in my 16G bowfront and its really weak, doesn't even make a finger leather move only 9" in front of it! I have a K3 and two K4s...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 27, 2009 in forum: New To The Hobby
  10. AZDesertRat
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    tank temperature!

    I have been able to eliminate my 1/4 HP chiller altogether by running my fans off a temperature probe on my new ReefKeeper Lite. You can get the Lite...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 26, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
  11. AZDesertRat
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    Anyone Have Input on Coralife 4-Stage RO/DI Unit?

    Russ at Buckeye is a great guy and very knowledgable, he has been doing this a long time and takes care of his customers well. Give him a call or...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 26, 2009 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  12. AZDesertRat
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    tank temperature!

    Mine goes from 79-81 year round.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 26, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
  13. AZDesertRat
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    Anyone Have Input on Coralife 4-Stage RO/DI Unit?

    The Coralife units are very low end imports and receive lots of complaints on all the forums. Their quality control is horrible and they seem to leak...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 26, 2009 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  14. AZDesertRat
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    Wanting to know about Chillers

    An $8 WalMart clip on fan is all you need to drop the temperature 5-7 degrees easily. Evaporation will go up but fans work wonders and are much...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 25, 2009 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  15. AZDesertRat
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    Advice on QT tank/nano-FOWLR

    If the tank may be used as a hospital tank you don't want any sand or rock, anything that can absorb medicines or treatments in it at all. Always use...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 25, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
  16. AZDesertRat
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    Moonlight?

    I don't believe moolights have any effect on the tank but they do look nice! I used LEDs for years but just bought a ReefKeeper Lite with the MLC...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 25, 2009 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    "Lid" Options?

    Model car glue works great on polystyrene egg crate and egg crate cuts easily with a pair of dikes or wire cutters. Cut a small strip to make up the...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 25, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    RO Question

    No problem, glad to help out. You do this long enough and you pick up a lot!
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 25, 2009 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    RO Question

    Lets get this straight. A properly functioning RO membrane has a 4:1 waste ratio, for every 1 gallon of good you produce 4 gallons of waste, no where...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 24, 2009 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    Instead of RO/DI?

    Distilled much like deionized does not have enough ions to measure pH accurately, its basically neutral although it measures low or high. In top off...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Aug 24, 2009 in forum: New To The Hobby
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