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  1. james37128
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    Need help from experienced 2 part users

    You will need to use a few high doses of alk to get the alk "balanced" with the calcium. High calcium will push low alk even lower. I think this is...
    Post by: james37128, Mar 5, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    To recirculate or not

    There is more dwell time for the water to mix with the air in recirc skimmers. That's why they are usually rated higher than their non-recirc...
    Post by: james37128, Mar 5, 2009 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    no CA reactor.. what's the best way?

    Darthclownfish, Calcium carbonate is the bond of calcium ions and carbonate(ALK) ions. Also, do you use a RO/DI? It is possible that the tap water...
    Post by: james37128, Mar 5, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    no CA reactor.. what's the best way?

    If you drip ph during the day your ph may fluctuate to high, not too low. During the day like otty said your ph will go up because your corals and...
    Post by: james37128, Mar 5, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    911 dialed over Chicken McNuggets

    I wonder if they had a phone book to call the police? Somehow or another I am pretty sure the police would have showed up if it were me too. Either...
    Post by: james37128, Mar 5, 2009 in forum: The Bucket
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    water filters

    Never heard of this filter, but if you don't want to waste water do DI only. Unless of course this filter works out for you :) just another option.
    Post by: james37128, Mar 5, 2009 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    no CA reactor.. what's the best way?

    Kalk includes calcium too. So if you use kalk you will not have to use 2 part to maintain calcium, thats what the kalk is for to maintain calcium...
    Post by: james37128, Mar 5, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    no CA reactor.. what's the best way?

    Agramilk is not the best. To keep calcium and ph in check you should also be testing ALK or dKH and Mag. Those both directly affect relationships...
    Post by: james37128, Mar 4, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    A good advice for a RO unit ?

    My pressure gauge has come in handy, sometimes I forget and leave the flush valve open, the pressure gauge tells me "hey dummy, you only have 20 psi...
    Post by: james37128, Mar 4, 2009 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    MarineDepot's $39.99 refractometer ... anyone own it?

    Whenever using it I dab on some RO/DI water, and as long as I am reading 0 I don't worry about it. It's good to use calibration solution about once...
    Post by: james37128, Mar 4, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    Refugium

    Depends. Macro uses a certain ration of nitrates to phosphates. I don't know what the exact ratio is but it is something like 10-1. So if you have...
    Post by: james37128, Mar 4, 2009 in forum: Refugium
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    test kit

    Here is an article on them: Electronic Calcium Monitoring by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com
    Post by: james37128, Mar 4, 2009 in forum: Water Chemistry
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    A good advice for a RO unit ?

    +1 on the RO/DI unit.
    Post by: james37128, Mar 4, 2009 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    Whats more important?

    Anthony Calfo recommends only DI vs. RO. Some of the arguements are recharging the resin is cheaper than replacing membranes. No wastewater....
    Post by: james37128, Mar 3, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    Whats more important?

    Trying to skimp on things in this hobby is always bad. IMO both are very important, and not to be without. If you are setting up a new tank go with...
    Post by: james37128, Mar 2, 2009 in forum: General Reef Topics
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    chiller flow rate

    I would not go below that minimum flow rate, thats only 250gallons per hour. You can get powerheads that do double that but are the same size. I...
    Post by: james37128, Mar 2, 2009 in forum: New To The Hobby
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    jumping fish

    most of the hoods I have built have all been open top, with the back side covered, light spilling out the back doesn't look that great. You may have...
    Post by: james37128, Mar 2, 2009 in forum: Tropical Fish
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    Talks Richard Pyle: Exploring the reef's Twilight Zone

    Great video, 7 species per hour is pretty amazing.
    Post by: james37128, Mar 2, 2009 in forum: The Bucket
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    Phosphate Reactor

    To maximize effectiveness the carbon should get more flow, but I have mine in-line. The flow rate should be enough to cause a "light boil" of the...
    Post by: james37128, Mar 2, 2009 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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    jumping fish

    Looking forward to seeing your canopy build thread :)
    Post by: james37128, Mar 1, 2009 in forum: Tropical Fish
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