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  1. zenn

    suggestions for how to run carbon

    how often should you replace the carbon? i'm going to make an online order today because I need more alk tests, and I'd like to buy some kind of carbon while i'm at it.
  2. zenn

    suggestions for how to run carbon

    What are some good ways to run carbon on reef tank keeping in mind limited under-stand space? The only few ideas I have are to get some filter socks, fill them up with Carbon, and drop them into the sump. Is that a good method....what other ways are you running carbon?
  3. zenn

    Geo Reactor Frustrations

    Is the thing circled in red a check valve?
  4. zenn

    Geo Reactor Frustrations

    So I fixed the problem. Turns out i'm a moron. The last time i broke down the reactor and emptied it about a week ago, I took apart the bubble counter on the regulator. I somehow put the rubber gormet between the bubble counter and the brass top on wrong thus not sealing this connection. I...
  5. zenn

    Options for flow

    thanks for the suggestions. I'm still wondering where to look for a tank like this? I don't know the first place to even look.
  6. zenn

    Options for flow

    i'm not really excited about diy'ing my own aquarium. Who makes a "coast to coast" overflow aquarium? Suggestions on places to look for aquariums?
  7. zenn

    Options for flow

    Later this summer, I'm planning to upgrade from a 75g to a 180/200g tank with mostly SPS(yeah I know....anothe one of those upgrade posts). I'm doing initial research on best practice designs for setup and especially flow. To be honest, I'm really not sure what to do for flow. There is...
  8. zenn

    white spot on a yellow tang

    how do they stab things with it? It looks flat... Can they extend it out or something?
  9. zenn

    Geo Reactor Frustrations

    Now I'm having problems with the co2 equipment. The directions on my Milwaukee sm122 regulator say to turn the main adjustment knob "in" until there's 10lbs of pressure on the low pressure gauge (the one to the right in the pic). Then to try and adjust the bubble flow as much as possible using...
  10. zenn

    Shedd aquarium :(

    I'm going to have to go ahead an side with brady on this one. I was at the Scott aquarium in Omaha just last weekend, and about 1.2 million kids decided to go there that day as well. It was so loud; kids slapping the glass at the fish, others litterally pushing their way in front of me to see...
  11. zenn

    Geo Reactor Frustrations

    Got some updates: March 26 - Shut off reactor during evening and supplemented CA with TurboCA March 27 CA - 400ppm alk - 13.2dkh supplemented CA again with Turbo CA March 28 ca - 405ppm alk - 11.2 dkh Turned reactor back on; 200ml/m 40bpm March 29 CA - 400ppm alk - 12.2dkh So my thoughts...
  12. zenn

    Geo Reactor Frustrations

    meh, i wrote that wrong at the end of my last post. I meant to ask "is my effluent ph to high". Ok, I'll do that. I'll just balance it out this week, then try again thursday probably. Does starting with 40bpm and 200ml/m sound good?
  13. zenn

    Geo Reactor Frustrations

    The last 4 days, i've noticed something strange. My alk is going up while my CA is going down while I'm running the reactor only. I stopped using Kalk a week ago because it was making my CAX adjustments impossible to do. So the last three days I've seen the following: March 23nd...
  14. zenn

    tangs....

    That's what I suspicioned. So instead of it being a matter of gallons, we really should be saying "this tang needs 5ft of swimming room" and "this tang needs 6 ft. of swimming room"...etc. It can be confusing anymore with all the custom aquariums that are built. When I started looking at...
  15. zenn

    tangs....

    when you guys say "minimum tank size" for some of these tangs....is it just a certain amout of gallons you're after....or is there a certain length of the tank that's important? Because it woudl seem you could have a 4ft, 125g tank that was deeper/wider. Would this be a factor to consider...
  16. zenn

    Help critique my system

    i'm actually going through a bit of a nuisance algae problem right now. I'm not sure if I should add more carbon sacks to the sump, use a sock filter, or some other kind of phosban/denitrator. The DSB is coming up on 2 years old, so that might have something to do with it as well. I've heard...
  17. zenn

    Geo Reactor Frustrations

    I have an aqualifter. What ratio would you recommend.
  18. zenn

    Geo Reactor Frustrations

    maxijet 1200.
  19. zenn

    Geo Reactor Frustrations

    true. Yesterday: BPM = 40 Effluent Rate = 85ml/m Today(backed down because of air buildup): BPM = 30 effluent rate = 50ml/m
  20. zenn

    Geo Reactor Frustrations

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