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Here's another shot... sorry they are so dark .. but I have never seen them with the lights on!

Anyone know exactly what this is ?

Isn't the general rule of thumb like 15-20x your size tank in GPH. so a 20 gallon tank would do well with like 400gph of churn?

urchin losing spines can be a sign of water quality issues. How high are your phosphates and nitrates ?

gotcha. Thanks for the clarification

I'm not in a position to recommend one brand over another, however I have the Kent Marine Maxxima RO/DI HiS. It works well and it comes with what you need other than a place to store the water. I have tested to product water to make sure. as far as mixing your own saltwater. Make it in one...

hmm.. found the posts.. no comments on the quality.. People just mentioning looking at them. Someone out there must be using one of these!

Anyone use or heard anything abou these? I was looking at some retro kits that were decently priced but I figured I would try to get some input. Here is a link to the kit if anyone is interested. The specs look ok... but what does that really mean...

poly filter just solved that problem for me.. Within 5 days it was crystal clear

hehe.. yeah. the worst part is I've been using the unit for a couple months and it just bothered me now! .. I think it's because I was looking through some catalog and some maker of an RO/DI unit emphasized (non-brass fitting) which spooked me a bit. Thanks much for the confirmation though!

ok.. so maybe this sounds like a dumb question but... Should I worry about a brass faucet that hooks up to my RO/DI (on the intake) ? I mean the maxxima RO/DI HiS is supposed to produce 99.9% pure H20 as it is ? It claims to create lab grade h20 (including taking out 99.9% of heavy metals) but...

cool.. thanks for the recipe broomer5! Sounds like a failsafe method

Ok.. there seems to be quite a bit of variance on this topic. How long do you all aerate your saltwater for after mixing it before you consider it tank worthy ?

what are roman noodles ? you a gladiator fan ?

WOOHOOO! .. I don't think i've ever won anything in my life ... lol!

150!!

150 please!

Could the brown crabs be Sally Lightfoots ? .. Do they have a white stripe around the edge of their body ?

could be 96 watt bulbs at that length.

hmmm.. tested with a salifert kit and copper tested non-existant