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  1. AZDesertRat
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    Gate Valves Safe to Use

    Yes they are PVC and inert to saltwater.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 21, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  2. AZDesertRat
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    Water change vs supplement

    Some things are cumulative and not removed by filtration so get more and more concentrated with time. Water changes keep the levels in check as well...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 21, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
  3. AZDesertRat
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    Gate Valves Safe to Use

    PVC Type II Gate Valves | U.S. Plastic Corp. More than sufficient for our needs $13 for slip and $23 for threaded versions. I still think you could...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 21, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  4. AZDesertRat
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    Gate Valves Safe to Use

    Not sure where you are located but any good landscape supply store should have them much cheaper than that. They use lots of them in commercial...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 21, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  5. AZDesertRat
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    Gate Valves Safe to Use

    Spears is probably the most common choice and very good quality.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 20, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  6. AZDesertRat
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    what is a good power compact ballast??

    Fulham Workhorse ballasts are dirt cheap and work excellent for PC bulbs. Another source is Hellolights.com, they even sell retro replacement kits...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 19, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
  7. AZDesertRat
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    buy RO/DI or just use LFS water?

    Having ultimate control of your water quality is priceless. You can buy a very good reef quality RO/DI system for $125 and a handheld TDS meter for...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 18, 2012 in forum: New To The Hobby
  8. AZDesertRat
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    how to do a sump?

    With the modified Stockman design it would be next to impossible for a snail or anything else to restrict the standpipe, its quiet as can be in my...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 18, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
  9. AZDesertRat
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    16 gallon Nano tank new Powerhead too much

    I have a Evolutions nano 425, Koralia K1 and a modded AC 110 HOB refugium in my 16G bowfront with a 3" Southdown DSB and wish I had more flow. I...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 18, 2012 in forum: New To The Hobby
  10. AZDesertRat
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    how to do a sump?

    Marc has probably the best article on sumps for beginners here: Melevsreef.com | Acrylic Sumps & Refugiums I don't care for the bean either, why...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 18, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
  11. AZDesertRat
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    vortech vs koralia

    I posted a fix to the covers here and on other reef forums about a year or so ago that solves the problem by reinforcing the cover with a single thin...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 14, 2012 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  12. AZDesertRat
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    RODI filters

    Watch the needle valve closely. I have the MaxCap UHE system which also has a capillary tube AND needle valve and the valve can plug or need...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 14, 2012 in forum: Water Chemistry
  13. AZDesertRat
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    RODI filters

    Did you take the time to measure your waste ratio when you bought the system then trim the flow restrictor according to the owners manual? It walks...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 14, 2012 in forum: Water Chemistry
  14. AZDesertRat
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    Phosphate Media

    GFO and GFH are different names for the same thing. GFO is granular ferric oxide, it is supposed to be the dry form of the media. GFH is granular...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 13, 2012 in forum: Water Chemistry
  15. AZDesertRat
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    BRS Dual Reactor Mod

    McMaster Carr has everything but you can probably find one locally if you have a good plumbing supply warehouse around. McMaster-Carr
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 13, 2012 in forum: I made this!
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    Explain to me what a reef controller does

    Everything has an inherent risk. Its better than the Milwaukee pH controller it replaced and has been rock solid for about 3 years now, I'm not...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 13, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
  17. AZDesertRat
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    Drain Leaking from threads...

    We need more details. Is it a drilled tank with a bulkhead installed? Is the bulkhead thread x thread or thread x slip or slip x slip? Was it...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 13, 2012 in forum: New To The Hobby
  18. AZDesertRat
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    Explain to me what a reef controller does

    With my Reefkeeper Lite I also control my calcium reactor based on readings from a pH probe, have moonlights on a lunar cycle and hev two Evolutions...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 13, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    RO/DI unit

    You were lucky then, the average rejection for an off the shelf membrane is more like 97%. Could be cation or anion depening upon the needs. They...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 13, 2012 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    RODI filters

    You can buy a different capillary tube restrictor and trim it to fit your conditions. Only $5. I am assuming you are saying you have color...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Dec 13, 2012 in forum: Water Chemistry
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