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  1. AZDesertRat
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    best way to stick shrooms

    Mushrooms slime over so gluing is tough. If its for rock I either stick a toothpick through the mushroom and in to a hole in the rock or I wrap a...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 28, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
  2. AZDesertRat
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    Questions about rinsing sand.

    Seed the sand with a couple cups of live sand from friends tanks to jump start the bacteria. Once the bacteria takes off it will settle like a rock....
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 28, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
  3. AZDesertRat
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    RO/DI Suggestions Please

    Filter Guys does not carry the same quality products. They do not use 0.5 micron absolute rated prefilters. 0.5 micron carbon blocks or treated and...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 27, 2010 in forum: New To The Hobby
  4. AZDesertRat
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    Surge Protector Question

    I used the portable variety for about 15 years on my nano system since it is not on a GFCI circuit. It works the same as the dedicated 20A GFCI...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 27, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
  5. AZDesertRat
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    RO/DI Suggestions Please

    Spectrapure has the best warranty and customer service in the industry besides being in business in the sam town for over 25 years with a brick and...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 27, 2010 in forum: New To The Hobby
  6. AZDesertRat
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    Surge Protector Question

    If the electrical circuits in your home are grounded then it is grounded. I would inspect the outlets and boxes though to see that they have a bare...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 27, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
  7. AZDesertRat
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    RO/DI Suggestions Please

    No, I have no connection to them. I work for a major environmental engineering firm and before that managed and supervised municipal water and...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 27, 2010 in forum: New To The Hobby
  8. AZDesertRat
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    RO/DI Suggestions Please

    Quality costs money, there is no way around it and they have no equal. Everyone I have seen posting shipping costs said it was around $18 to ship the...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 26, 2010 in forum: New To The Hobby
  9. AZDesertRat
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    RO/DI Suggestions Please

    But it does matter. Many units do not filter as well or last as long so the cost of ownership and operating cost are much higher. Any RO/DI should,...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 26, 2010 in forum: New To The Hobby
  10. AZDesertRat
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    RO/DI Suggestions Please

    Stick with the Spectrapure, they will outperform all the others guaranteed and provide you with the lowest overall cost of ownership.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 26, 2010 in forum: New To The Hobby
  11. AZDesertRat
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    R all RO/DI's created equal? This one worth buying?

    You can do better. Their $199 units still is not equal to the CSP-DI found here. Untitled Document Unfortunately the sale price just went up to...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 26, 2010 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  12. AZDesertRat
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    RO/DI unit tds meter question

    You need three TDS readings to tell how good your tap water is and how well the RO membrane and DI resin are working. First is the tap water TDS,...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 24, 2010 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  13. AZDesertRat
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    UV Steralizer or Keg O' Rator for X Mas.

    Brew your own. The $100 DIY kit was the best money I ever spent, now I brew all my beer and have a nice variety at all times. Plus 3 or 4 5 gal corny...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 24, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
  14. AZDesertRat
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    UV Steralizer or Keg O' Rator for X Mas.

    Kegerator. Personally I will not use a UV on a reef system, they are great for heavily stocked fish only systems but in my mind provide no value to a...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 23, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    R all RO/DI's created equal? This one worth buying?

    To add to that. A few things you might find useful are a DI bypass valve which allows you to use RO only water before DI for such things as drinking...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 22, 2010 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  16. AZDesertRat
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    R all RO/DI's created equal? This one worth buying?

    No, there are huge differences, even though they may appear the same visibly its what is under the hood, or inside that counts. You will not find...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 22, 2010 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    will buying a RODI fix my tank?

    Wow, shipping is tough. You ought to have someplace there that assembles RO/DI units. maybe others can chime in.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 22, 2010 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    Coralife Pure Flo 2 RO/DI

    2:1 is not enough and will wear a membrane out very quickly. The waste ratio should be 4:1 as recommended by all the membrane manufacturers. Pretty...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 21, 2010 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    will buying a RODI fix my tank?

    The first question you have to ask is does the LFS use RO/DI to mix their saltwater. Will they show you the TDS reading of that water, and is it 0?...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 21, 2010 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    How Much To Reserve

    That is determined by the depth of your overflow box and returns. I would say generally it would be 1 to 2" of the volume of the display. If I...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Nov 19, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
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