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    RODI units...

    my current ro membrane is 2 years old and counting. our city water coming in has a tds reading of 47, thats really low so my filters will last a long time but as stated above if you have a tds of 300 then you will have to change more often.just watch your tds meter when it stops reading zero its...
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    Question about t5 ballasts

    I have a Nova extreme 8 x 54 watt unit over my tank for almost three years. there are four ballasts driving eight bulbs and I just replaced my third ballast does this sound right? anyway is there a better ballast than the one Im using now? its a Sunpak 2x 54ho model and they dont seem to last. I...
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    75 gallon reef tank

    I havent posted a full tank shot in a long time, so here is my 75 gallon reef. The inhabitants are Yellow belly hippo Mandarin Flame angel Occelaris clown Clarkii clown Yellow tail crois Diamond watchman goby Royal gramma One very large purple tip acropora,purple tip bottle brush acro,pink...
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    Christmas

    Merry Christmas everyone...
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    Mandarin Dragonette Eats Bloodworms?

    I would toss some in with the bloodworms and hope he picks one up and tries it. My Mandarin has been with me for two and a half years now and Im thinking of getting a female and hope she learns to eat them also.
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    Mandarin Dragonette Eats Bloodworms?

    Have any of you tried a small pellet food? I know its not the norm but my Mandarin eats Ocean nutrition pellets...the red ones.He spits the green ones out.
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    Does anyone buffer their topoff water?

    Im not going to throw it away...my wife would kill me :badgrin: anyway I went looking and I found RC on sale for $ 31 a bucket at FosterandSmith guess I could pick up a few buckets and start mixing.
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    Does anyone buffer their topoff water?

    Im going to have to deal with this until I use the 1 1/2 buckets of oceanic before I switch...
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    Does anyone buffer their topoff water?

    So Im working against myself...nice... So for my new 20 gallon mix you would make the Alk 16 or better on each batch until I get to the 8.0 dkh.
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    Does anyone buffer their topoff water?

    Im starting a new batch now as I write this... I will let it mix overnite and I will post numbers after mixing, I didnt write down the numbers from the last mix. I remember the calcium was at 480.
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    Does anyone buffer their topoff water?

    I just reread my original post and I messed up the Alk numbers... I just retested and my Alk is 1.97meq/l and I want to get to 2.97 which would be about 8.3dkh but it seems as though its not moving. Im using Oceanic salts. thats what is was its now 420...
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    Does anyone buffer their topoff water?

    wow,Thanks for the replies everyone... seems Im not the only one with questions. Don, I have been doing 2 20 gallon changes a week with balanced water and its seems as though im not gaining on the elusive 4.00meq/l. I like that my Ph is up and the calcium has droped below 500. Im doing 1ml per...
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    Does anyone buffer their topoff water?

    Im still having a low alk problem even after dosing for three weeks. I was wondering if its a good idea if I dosed my ATO system to the levels I want? Right now the tests go like this; Alk-2.63 meq/l ,started at 1.93 I believe Mag- 1280 was 1380 Calcium- 420 was 490 Ph- 8.0...
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    Can I get a ID please?

    Try a magnifying glass in front of the camera. works great.
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    Finding Your Daily Usage

    FWIW, When I went on vacation I had my neighbors son come over and I explained things in easy terms for him to understand and measured out all the food for the week and any supplements were measured out and halved and put in little cups with lids marked for what day and times,that way I was sure...
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    Looking good... pic included

    Everyone seems to have chilled out in there now... seems only at feeding time do they fight for food...
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    Looking good... pic included

    Thanks, That photo was taken with a sony dsp-93 and a magnifying glass. That acro is about 9 inches across and almost 10 inches high, its 3 inches from the surface of the water. She's not backing down from any of the fish in there, I was worried about the Clarkii because he/she is very large...
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    Looking good... pic included

    Well everyone, I could'nt wait until today and I put our Yellow belly Hippo in the display on Wendsday and prayed for the best... Three of her tank mates tried to get the best her but she kept turning sideways and now she is standing her ground in her new territory which is right above my large...
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    ick

    I used the hyposalinity method for my Yellow belly hippo tang and it worked well. She/He is moving to the display this weekend.
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    How long do you QT for?

    Thanks guys,Im waiting for the weekend to do this, What Im really curious about is what others do for QTing...
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