Recent content by bobbravo2

I am going to college and will no longer be able to keep my reef up and running, so I must sell it. Includes: AquaController II (13 control modules, PH, ORP and TEMP probes) High Performance Calcium Reactor (3 feet tall with 20 pound CO2 tank!!!) 55 Gallon (48X12X15) All glass aquarium complete...

this is good!! The cyano will use up nutrients in your water, and prevent it from growing in your display. It should not migrate, you might want to look into your feeding though, sounds like you're overfeeding. No refuge can scrub out the excess waste from overfeeding (except the ocean). I...

I ran 1400 GPH through mine, it jammed, I took it apart, I will never use one again

Alright, I am a student so I don't want to pay out the @$$ for filters (especially DI) all the time. So I have spent the last months tweaking my RO/DI unit. My house TDS is 100-125 ppm. When I started tweaking, post RO water was 5-6 ppm. I decided I needed to get this down, b/c the lower the...

are you running a DSB? this will greatly help in denitrification, corraline will not. A refuge would help too. Feeding: if you have an outbreak of algae, you should cut down your feeding to 1-2x a week. Fish can go a long time without food. HTH

I used one for a while:kept in too much heat Blocked too much light + It did reduce evap - this caused temp to rise + Kept my halides cleaner So yeah, I took off the top, heat is a big issue when you have 1000watts over a 55 gallon tank. HTH Bob

AquaStick - its a two part epoxy, works well for SPS. Superglue gel - good for softies Bob

its just the algae using the oxygenated and high DOC water from the "skimmer." I hate to be that guy.... but you might want to get another skimmer, I had one, they suck! suck suck suck!!! Bob

My false clown bites my hand everytime I put it in the tank. Talk about SHOCKING! Also: Dont they say you shouldn't bite the hand that feeds you??? Bob

that looks like an airstone driven design. You should replace them ~every month. You want as much air as possible, and water flow should be ~500 gph, depending on your tank, and how big you made this skimmer. Bob

Here is my setup That should help, I got my unit from aquasafecanada, on ----, great sales, price and service. A+++

Thats a broken link. But- Without looking at what you made, to adjust the air, you want to use an air valve. To adjust the water you should use a ball valve. Thats about all I can tell you w/o knowing what type of skimmer it is. Bob

dKH Ca 19.60 500 18.20 490 16.80 480 15.40 470 14.00 460 12.60 450 <<- My average (w ca reactor + kalkwasser) 11.20 440 9.80 430 8.40 420 7.00 410 <<- Sea Water 5.60 400 4.20 390 2.40 380 1.40 370 0.00 360 This is a balancing table of Ca, and dKH. You need to watch both of them...

First off -- eductors should work, I was thinking about using one in my tank (55) this morning. I run a mag 24. Second-No refuge and no DSB?!?!? I strongly advise against this method of filtration You need nutrient export. A DSB is a great addition to a sump. I have my sump setup as a...

If you have an electronic ballast, the bulb will flicker during the burn in of the bulb. If you have a magnetic ballast, then it may be the wrong bulb/ballast matchup. Give the bulb ~150 hours, and then see if its still acting up. If so, come back. HTH Bob