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your filter, skimmer, and cycle will do nothing for TDS. Skimmers will eliminate Organic material ie... fish poop but the only true way to get clean water is to test ur source and compare it to RO/DI but i would just buckle down and either buy it from walmart or ur LFS or buy a unit.

Originally Posted by maeistero :thinking: can anyone spell anymore? my opinion is that it depends on your water. you can pick up a water quality report for your area and go from there. a lot of people in my area use well water which is ok, very similar to mineral water. dirty ro filters can...

Originally Posted by maeistero :thinking: can anyone spell anymore? my opinion is that it depends on your water. you can pick up a water quality report for your area and go from there. a lot of people in my area use well water which is ok, very similar to mineral water. dirty ro filters can...

well, your LFS lady is nutz. Check ur tap 4 phosphates and you will know y u dont want 2 use it. RO removes 99% of TDS in ur tap water which can cauze hell in ur tank. #1 algae fuel is phos and i know my tap tests upwards of the .3 range. I would start using RO from here on out.

Originally Posted by kimC Love the PBT!! Those are such pretty fish.... Do you think they are compatible w/sailfin tang?? not really sure. I have had him in a 55 for 2 years (i know) but i wanted to make sure he owned the tank so i havnt added any more tangs

Originally Posted by TX Reef I am sick of Monday Night Football with these loser announcers. I especially can't stand Tony. It's not Monday Night Football without John and Al. Anyway, just venting. john n al 4 president (jk) :hilarious

Originally Posted by TX Reef :cheer: :cheer: I do hope the Bengals make the playoffs.....they are a very good team. the good teams always find a way to win. Colts are a good team

Originally Posted by farnorth HE IS EATING !!!!! I never thought I would be so thankful for hair algae, because he is picking on it all over the tank He also started eating the nori with garlic and selcon on it and he is eating quite a lot of it. I did another water change last night, I...

Originally Posted by lion_crazz Yeah, definitely. Harrison and Wayne are pretty darn good too. no sh&$

he is one hell of a qb gotta give him props

Originally Posted by lion_crazz Quite the game so far for Manning. His numbers are incredible. yup, i'm turning it off :mad:

Here we go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ***) ***) ***)

Originally Posted by SWABearF16 The dudes/dudettes on this site are extremely helpful. I'm also a "noob" and will be ***) starting a SW aquarium once my house is built. Someone on the site sent me this link for acronymns. I found it quite helpful. Welcome! Maybe we can screw up our tanks...

use the mag 5

Originally Posted by choog is there such a thing as over-skimming?. . . .b/c i'm want to get a skimmer and i have a 29 gal. but in about a year i want to jump to like a 125 or so. instead of getting a new skimmer then i would like to get one now and keep using it. would a skimmer for a 125 work...

Originally Posted by Abrasive Thanks so much for you help. I'll look up the abreviation post. ok, keep reading the many threads on topics ur curious about. This site has a wealth of info from experienced reefers. Feel free to ask about anything and good luck to you. Just remember that the...

i didn't see it so i've forgotten

Originally Posted by Abrasive Probally No live rock to start. Or is it better to have it with fish only. Its my understanding that even non live rock will eventually become live. Right? Does it help with cycling? some simple pc's for lighting? Hehe told you I was new. What are these? u...

Originally Posted by Abrasive Hi there, I am gonna be setting up a saltwater aquarium for the first time here soon. After Christmas. I am looking at getting a 55-80 gallon aquarium. I have ordered some books an am waiting for them but I found this website and thought I would post. I am going...

Originally Posted by koolman56 help!!! i just walked in from poker night and saw that my half-black angel has ich. I have had him for a week and he has showed no signs of ich until tonight. he is covered in it. the What do I do?? my clowns r not showing any signs of ich so its just the angel...