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    Cloudy RO DI Water + Salt mix in New Brute Trashbin

    it is a BRAND NEW trash bin, i rinsed it out anyways, the salinity is a little low at around 1.008 , its still very cloudy, it was like a 2 year old bag of salt i had laying around. the temp is indoor around 60F (night) to 85F (day). i havent tried another container. darnit, it does look like...
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    My 120 Gallons Of Paradise

    RoFL @ pic #1 with the dog's expression, so funny
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    Cloudy RO DI Water + Salt mix in New Brute Trashbin

    Its my first time mixing salt mix. My salt mix is still cloudy after 48 hours in the 50 gal trashbin with the powerhead on. This is exacly what i did. I had about 5 gallons of RO/Di water in the trashbin and then added the full "50 gal salt mix" to the trash bin. turned on the powerhead and...
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    Looking for RO and possibly DI unit,..kinda confused/lost, need help deciding

    well i got everything working, after doing some plumbing all 3 days of my new years vacation installing abs and copper piping and running the tubes. The unit from BRS (bulkreefsupply) works great, ill be changing to spectrapure filters when the filters need changing. Now i just need a container...
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    Looking for RO and possibly DI unit,..kinda confused/lost, need help deciding

    Bulk reef supply it is then with spectrapure filters later, i have come to the conclusion it will be cheapest upfront. Once the filters go out i will replace them with spectrapure's filters using BRS's RO/DI unit. jrgilles , i was gunna install it in kitchen till i found out i might need to use...
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    Looking for RO and possibly DI unit,..kinda confused/lost, need help deciding

    jrgilles, im ultimately gunna do something similar to your setup, after float valves, check valves, T valves, etc im looking at roughly $320 with dual DI 6 stage. after looking and comparing all those sites, i always need to buy the drinking KIT which adds about another $70 and i also need...
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    Looking for RO and possibly DI unit,..kinda confused/lost, need help deciding

    Spectrapure is just way to expensive for me in the long haul. I was looking at this and it seems that it comes with a 3 years supply of "extras". what do u guys think of this Maximus II System COMBO - $320.89 : Aquasafe Canada ??
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    Looking for RO and possibly DI unit,..kinda confused/lost, need help deciding

    i have read that A higher TDS will use more DI resin, and this is the part that costs the most year after year. Start with the best membrane possible and the long term expense is less. A cheaper system will end up costing more because you go through the DI resin more quickly. So based of that...
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    Looking for RO and possibly DI unit,..kinda confused/lost, need help deciding

    i dunno weather to get the one from bulk reef supply or spectrapure ?? im leaning BRS, but i have had 2 spectrapure recommendations and 1 BRS , but i was originally thinking BRS. i dunno what to do? anything specific one better than other? space is not a issue under my kitchen sink and i know...
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    Looking for RO and possibly DI unit,..kinda confused/lost, need help deciding

    I'm looking to buy a RO ( Reverse Osmosis ) and maybe ( DI DeIonized ) unit. Im not quite sure what to get, i dont want to spend a fortune but i dont want anything cheap that has problems, i want something of somewhat quality that's gunna last. If you guys can help me decide what BRAND,MAKE...
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    Need Carbon for cheap price for Salt water aquarium

    i am not getting it for a RODI unit, I am trying to use it on my aquarium filter, is this safe to use on AQUARIUM FILTER unit (wich one should i get ROX or Non-ROX for aquarium filter)??
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    Need Carbon for cheap price for Salt water aquarium

    where are "The Filter Guys" ??? how do i find them?? can i use ROX out of the bag (if not what do i do to it)?
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    Need Carbon for cheap price for Salt water aquarium

    Carbon is so expensive, espeicially at the LFS that i decided to look online. I cam accross this http://cgi.ebay.com/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400030602076 But i wanted to make sure it is safe to get for my salt water fish only aquarium. Do you guys know if this is a safe for my fish? If...
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    little giant water pump

    I was thinking about getting the little giant water pump. What do you guys think about this pump? Any pros or cons that i should know about?
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    how can i reduce my nitrates quickly?

    thanks for all the input guys, i think it was comming from the sand. I cleaned out the sand and made two 30% water changes with a 4 day period and it seems to have worked. Other question is are my rocks supposed to be brown?? looks almost like brown algage? if my rocks are dirty, what do i use...
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    how can i reduce my nitrates quickly?

    how can i reduce my nitrates in my saltwater tank quickly?
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    Rena Xp4 cleaning? (how often on 100 GAL)

    the tank has live sand and i have some figi rock.
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    Sea anemone and poison?

    i have a couple of damsels and a bandit shark, i was planning on buying some Sea anemones. But after reading online, i read that they are poisonous. Now i have a couple questions. 1) Now im worried about what happens if i get stung? 2) Im also worried about the fish and am wonderig if my fish...
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    Acrylic tank Cleaner/ Buffer/scratch reover?

    is there a way to make "stress cracks" less visible?
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    Cloudy salt water (Right Now bacteria)??

    what level should the calcium be at?
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