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The Durso isn't necessary. I have a straight pipe in one of my overflows without the bs on the top. It's wisper quiet and the pods do love it!

KH 5.95 Alk 2.11

I'll check. Be right back.

What should the calcium level be on newly mixed saltwater? The reason I ask is, last month I switched from IO to Oceanic, not because I wanted to, but for convenience. The lfs in my area started stocking it and the nearest IO (by the bucket) is 80 miles away in Spokane, so I switched. I've been...

Have you tried moving the colony to another location? Closer/farther from the light. More/less water movement.

Use filtered water (RO/DI) for your top-offs & water changes. It's your first line of defense against algae.

How about a PH test kit?

Tunze Stream w/controller kicks serious ass! Money well spent.

My return pump puts out about 1200 gph with inlets on both sides of the back of the tank. I also have a Tunze Turbelle stream 6000 blowing 1850 gph from side to side with a controller for wave simulation. Very cool.

If your collection cup is filling with water every 3 days, you need to make some adjustments. Your skimmer should be putting out a dry foam, not a liquid.

Lestregus, Thank you very much for understanding my question and answering it!

10% water changes every week religiously!

My set up was a 37 gal FOWLR (40-45lbs LR). It had an Eclipse 3 for Lighting and filtration, my first mistake. I was able to modify it to install a Bak Pak II skimmer and a 55w retro pc. I had 3 fish a Perc a Lemonpeel Angel (dwarf) and an Orchid Dottyback. I was using RO from the grocery...

Last weekend I tore down my 37 FOWLR. I'd been fighting a losing battle with hair algae for the past couple of years. I've taken EVERYTHING out of tank and given it a good scrubbing. Now I have 40-45lbs of live rock soaking in the tank with RO/DI treated salt water a heater and a power head. I'm...