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  1. AZDesertRat
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    Sump help!!!

    My current system, a 100G display and 30G sump had microbubbles for the first 4-6 weeks then they just disappeared with no rhyme or reason. I didn't...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 26, 2010 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  2. AZDesertRat
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    Sump help!!!

    The overflow should be wide open, never valve or restrict it since it could plug with debris and flood. The overflow and display will balance out...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 26, 2010 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  3. AZDesertRat
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    RO/DI Water waste ?

    Not that work for any length of time. Membranes must be flushed and Spectrapure uses a microprocessor and stored DI water to do that which is how...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 26, 2010 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  4. AZDesertRat
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    RO/DI addons

    If you want to shut it off on the discharge side you will need an autoshutoff valve(ASOV) installed. If you are going to go that route why not add a...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 26, 2010 in forum: New To The Hobby
  5. AZDesertRat
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    Hospital/quarantine tank

    I never leave my QT set up when not in use. its so simple to set it up in a hurry its not worth running another system which would end up having fish...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 26, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
  6. AZDesertRat
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    drilled overflow bulkhead help!

    Thats one reason among many why I sold all my Mags and went to Ocean Runners or Eheims.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 23, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
  7. AZDesertRat
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    using a powerhead for "nightly cleaning cycle"

    But its not all readily assimilated food. Much of it is sediment or particulates that have no nutritional value. Makes no sense to me?
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 23, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
  8. AZDesertRat
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    drilled overflow bulkhead help!

    It is better to throttle the pump than to recirculate the excess flow back to the sump. By reducing the flow you also reduce the watts consumed and...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 23, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
  9. AZDesertRat
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    using a powerhead for "nightly cleaning cycle"

    Why put that crud back in your display? I use a shop vac or a powerhead with a discharge hose on it to clean my sump out every once in awhile to get...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 23, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
  10. AZDesertRat
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    Please recomend me a quiet pump

    For media reactors I use MJ400 powerheads. You want low flow in the reactor so you don't grind the media up and the MJ400 seems just right for me....
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 23, 2010 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  11. AZDesertRat
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    Chiller Line Placement

    Extra pumps mean extra power and extra heat produced. When I still used a chiller I plumbed mine into my return pump so it received clean water from...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 23, 2010 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  12. AZDesertRat
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    How to waste less water.

    Permeate pumps will only work on systems with a pressure or bladder tank like drinking water systems. They use the pressure stored in the tank to...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 23, 2010 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  13. AZDesertRat
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    Typhoon III waste water.

    NEVER EVER try to temper or blend hot and cold water with an RO system! This is the quickest way to ruin a membrane there is. membranes are held...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 23, 2010 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  14. AZDesertRat
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    Corner overflow v. center mounted

    glasscages.com sells intenal overflows and I believe there are others too. I had my tank built by LeeMar in the San Diego area and I really like the...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 22, 2010 in forum: New To The Hobby
  15. AZDesertRat
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    Calcium Reactor Question

    To explain it a little further, CO2 lowers the pH of the water in the reactor to somewhere around 6.0 to 6.8 depending on the calcium reactor and...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 22, 2010 in forum: Water Chemistry
  16. AZDesertRat
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    Corner overflow v. center mounted

    I had mine built with a custom offset center overflow just to be a little different. I prefer center to corners too.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 22, 2010 in forum: New To The Hobby
  17. AZDesertRat
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    Phosban Reactor Flushing

    Sounds like your pump is too big for the reactor. A Mini jet or no more than a Maxijet 400 are good choices and maye even need to be valved down...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 22, 2010 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  18. AZDesertRat
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    RODI water supplier?

    In TX I am sure you have Water & Ice type stores all over the place like we do in AZ and So CA. Most are RO only but the ones close to me do a very...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 22, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
  19. AZDesertRat
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    HELP! Pulling my hair out, what's left of it

    I have had numerous problems with Mags, having owned 4 of them in the past. They are heat generators, not very quiet and higher than average on power...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 22, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
  20. AZDesertRat
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    I Need Auto Shut Off

    Yes. H2O Science is the ebay arm of a company that has been around for years called www.purelyH2o.com and sells good stuff too. When you look at...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Apr 22, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
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