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I've heard that peppermints can go after corals after they run out of aiptasia: true? Also, won't their eating just spread the suckers? Any bits left on these guys just spawns more baddies...

What sort of snails? I've recently had all my cerith vanish, and when you mention burrowing snails, it's pretty much nas or cerith we're talking about most of the time. :) I've heard that cerith are very finicky about water conditions. Of course, it could also be that the snails came...

Aeration is very important, especially to maintain dissolved oxygen, get rid of co2, and maintain ph. Sure it evaporates faster... but that also helps cool the tank, and the benefits outweigh the hassle.

Originally Posted by gmann1139 To answer Brian D, if the pH of the RO/DI water is anything but 7.0, change the filters. I disagree. Purified water is naturally acidic, which is a major reason why it needs to be aerated after being produced before use. It should be nearer to neutral after...

I think they will mostly get eaten. Pods generally feast on eggs.

Been reading more on this. According to the wetwebmedia guys, the best practices is: 1) RO/DI water will be acidic due to lots of CO2. Thus you need to heavily aerate it for 6-12 hours to drive off the CO2 and neutralize the PH 2) At this point you still might not want to add the water in as...

Ok, I demanded someone test, but then I got my unit and set it up to today, so I had to put my money where my mouth was. And guess what? I was wrong! sign guy wins. My incoming TDS: 120-139 My outcoming TDS: 0 My wastewater TDS....... 145 ! Ok, so not a huge amount more, but apparently, the...

Originally Posted by teen where did i say because its using less watts its not as powerful? I didn't say that you did. Where did I say you did? Again: I was answering DJ's objection that with such a low wattage, they can't possibly ever match up to MH's. You jumped in off of there.

Originally Posted by teen i have a flashlight that i can shine at the ceiling and is amazingly bright as well. you cant tell if its usable by corasl just by looking at it and saying its bright. Well, these are usable by coral. There isn't any question about that. My point in brightness there...

Originally Posted by DragonZim There is no way that a couple of 1 watt LED's are going to be the same as MH.. Actually, that's exactly what's such a win about the technology: a cluster of 4 watt high-powered LED really can produce all of the necessary spectrum, and more than bright enough. In...

Just to be clear, these aren't normal LEDs that most people are familiar with: they are high powered LEDs, like what get used in some car headlights. I saw a talk on these from one of the guys that designs just about every kind of lighting system (i.e. they are the actual designers, not the...

As long as you get a warranty and the parts are quality, it should be okay. The key thing is the quality of the RO membrane, and having goo fittings. Most of the rest of the parts are pretty standard issue.

Oftentimes places sell turbos that are from cool waters. The reason these snails die is because they are basically boiling to death in reef temps. Their metabolism goes into overdrive, which is partly why they have a reputation as such voracious eaters. But it drastically shortens their...

THe only thing I could find on the bag was "No. 1113" It was quickcrete playsand, so I think "playsand" is the operative word. They also sell construction sand, but you don't want that. This sand was prewashed and prescreened.

Yeah, no water changes until ammonia and nitrite are both stable at 0. It would just prolong the cycling process, if anything.

Only time will tell.

juice, I would think that it definately would shorten the life of your filter. The higher the TDS of the source water, the faster the filter media is exhausted, as far as I know.

Originally Posted by sign guy a tfc membrane filters by only acepting water the tds is left on the out side of the filter. the waste water then reverces back to pick up the tds left outside of the filter and carries it out. this meens that the waste water is more concentrated with tds than when...

I still think that if hermits ate them (which would be the best death, at least for the health of the tank) that the shells would be above ground. My hermits do need shells, which is partly why I'd like to recover these if the snails have died. What sort of pellet food are you using though...

Quickcrete is exactly what I used. Not sure why it came in a different bag, but my plastic bag was 50lbs. Most bags in stores are leaking, so you can probably see the quality of the sand via that. :) It should be super-duper fine (much more fine than any CaribSea aragonite product you're...