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  1. Powerman
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    I found the cure for water changes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Yes by volume, but not by quantity. More than likely wet or dry removes equal amounts of organics. How much water is removed along with it is...
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 22, 2010 in forum: Water Chemistry
  2. Powerman
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    I found the cure for water changes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Keep dumping dirty water back in the tank. I'm sure you will do great. Glad we could help. Thanks for the findings.
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 21, 2010 in forum: Water Chemistry
  3. Powerman
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    I found the cure for water changes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    OK.... this is not even addressing the problem. There is no reason for letting a bucket of waste water sit and the next day NO3 be zero. If you stir...
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 21, 2010 in forum: Water Chemistry
  4. Powerman
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    Power outage cycle causes skimmer overflow

    If you had that Apex you been eying then you just program in 2 min min time after an outage before it starts again.;)
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 20, 2010 in forum: Protein Skimmers
  5. Powerman
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    My Warner Marine EcoBAK journey.

    small... 1/8"
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 20, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
  6. Powerman
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    My Warner Marine EcoBAK journey.

    If you look into it I think other are running a liter in those. Can't be totally sure cause I didn't use one... but ya, the BRS and TLF are the most...
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 20, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
  7. Powerman
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    Too much skimmer?

    You're not off base either. there was an article written by Homes-Farley suggesting that dry skimming removes less organics than wet skimming. His...
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 20, 2010 in forum: Protein Skimmers
  8. Powerman
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    Too much skimmer?

    You were not seeing things. You're right on track. Another thing I found interesting is that sure we know all about softies and LPS and SPS.... yet...
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 20, 2010 in forum: Protein Skimmers
  9. Powerman
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    My Warner Marine EcoBAK journey.

    500ml in the BRS reactor. It could probably only do 750 with it still being able to move. 1000ml it would be full. For pellets I thought about...
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 20, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
  10. Powerman
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    Too much skimmer?

    The out put piping can be turned to change the foot print a bit. Plus depending on how you orientate it in the sump. With yours being square you can...
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 19, 2010 in forum: Protein Skimmers
  11. Powerman
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    Too much skimmer?

    Over skimming is a myth. There is no such data that supports any claim that a skimmer can pull too much nutrients out of a system. If that was the...
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 19, 2010 in forum: Protein Skimmers
  12. Powerman
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    Too much skimmer?

    Never heard that in my life. Not that I have been in the hobby for ever, but skimmers are sort of a side hobby for me. I have not ever seen any of...
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 19, 2010 in forum: Protein Skimmers
  13. Powerman
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    Too much skimmer?

    You're border line. I was looking for numbers for those new pumps but couldn't find any. Yes most folks say 2 times volume... but it is unecessary it...
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 19, 2010 in forum: Protein Skimmers
  14. Powerman
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    Too much skimmer?

    You can't overskim, but you can have too big of a skimmer on your system.
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 19, 2010 in forum: Protein Skimmers
  15. Powerman
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    Monitoring Electricity Costs.

    all you have to do is add up the watts your equipment consumes and look at your electric bill to see how much it costs. Mine was around $25/month for...
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 17, 2010 in forum: General Reef Topics
  16. Powerman
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    Throwing all that skimmer waste into the fuge

    Doh!
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 17, 2010 in forum: Refugium
  17. Powerman
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    Throwing all that skimmer waste into the fuge

    Just about every organism only processes 20% of the nutrient content in the food it consumes. So the other 80% is something else's dinner. Fish poop...
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 17, 2010 in forum: Refugium
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    Throwing all that skimmer waste into the fuge

    No, that isn't what happens in a fuge. A fuge is a refuge to grow pods free from predation so they feed the system. They need to be fed, so they get...
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 17, 2010 in forum: Refugium
  19. Powerman
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    Throwing all that skimmer waste into the fuge

    You are really not getting this are you? We have a glass box stuffed with fish with a very small amount of water. In nature, the oceans break down...
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 17, 2010 in forum: Refugium
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    need help w/ vortech

    A pump is going to do all the modes... multiple pumps are then just slaved to the master and they work together in sync or anti sync. We all want...
    Post by: Powerman, Aug 15, 2010 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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