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HI again....I have a cannister 2217 filter, no bioballs, think we are on different pages....I dont have an overflow....as a matter of fact, someone said somethinga bout a closed loop system and I was not sure what that was but he had not returned a response. I wanted to see about changing my...

Hey Blemmy...how often do you change that polyfilter stuff on top? Today for the firs time with our water change, we also took out the "rocks" under the pad, then got to the blue pad and rinsed it clean. It was kind of mucky....not pretty!! Put that blue pad back in, the rocks and then the...

we had a power outtage about a month ago, I was scared to death for my tank! hubby had the setup hooked up to battery backup...was fantastic. We had 2 ready to go..one already hooked...lasted 2 1/2 hours...the 2nd one was on and power came on after about 4 total hours....we kept heater...

hi, good idea, how funny, today I purchased that padding and took out the top pad and replaced with that better polyfilter pads. what is a loop system?

oh, I don't run any carbon in my unit......

Hi all. I have a 2217 eheim filter, 130 lbs of live rock, remoraCpro skimmer...I don't have room for a sump under this stand so I want to know. would I be better off with hang on emporer filter, no filter? or my eheim, so far no issues at all with eheim, just don't see alot of people loving...

see the RO machine online on sears but is it not a DI also? Maybe I have found the wrong one? Hey, just saw you are also an RN...me too, just not practicing right now!!

got it!! now you have mail....:D

wow that sounds great ..here is my email...juliefolley@aol.com I am going to get one. I have a sink in my laundry room I can put a tank in, that sounds terrific. When you mix your salt you let the jugs age right? new at the salt mixing thing...recommended brand of salt?

I purchase all my water right now at the lfs that is ro/di premixed there. I am looking into my own ro/di machine...can you give me advice on a good unit that is not off the wall pricing. I am not sure what to look for in a good unit. I know it will save us a lot of money, so ready to do it...

they only recommend you keep lights off while cycling to keep unwanted algae from growing since you have no way of keeping the algae in control and don't have the cleaner crew yet. You can add the cleaner crew now and enjoy the lights. I was told to start lights slow.....actinic on 1 hour...

I have a 300 watt, it seems to be more than efficient in keeping my tank nice and even ...I have good flow throughout tank....:)

My system does not seem overrun with algae or anything but I sure wish that my powerheads did not get a buildup of icky brown stuff I assume is algae. What is the best way to rid of this? some charcoal in filter? uv steriizer? ro/di machine? what do you think? No other algae issues at all....

I am going to be watching for larger systems here soon...a good price will help me purchase sooner! My 90 is only 2 1/2 months old...I watch the newspaper every weekend for setup of at least 150 gal complete...lights, sump, etc....if anyone is looking to upgrade their own and want to sell what...

I hear it is harder to keep them alive when they are tiny but my tank is 90 gall and I want to get it as small as I can. I will be upgrading tank sizes in a year or so to a 180...I am hoping my lfs does have a problem keeping a small one alive. I will know tuesday if they get were able to...

I will do that. I am going to be hanging an old filter that I have on the back of my tank now..so that I can get a filter to have a bioload on it...how long do you think that will take? Then I will use my water change water to fill the 10 gallon right before he comes home. I am going to put a...

I will be getting a very small blue tang in a couple of weeks, I am talking max of 2 inches. I want to quarantine for 4 weeks...can I do it in the quarantine tank I have here ...it is only 10 gallon. Don't yell at me!! because I am asking firsT!:jumping:

Hey, send a pic of your tank over!

yes, that is all it is....we have gone very slow, might not look like it, but we started after cycle with just some cleaner crew. Waited a week, all stable then added a shrimp and a coral....waited....then a week added 2 coral....waited a week, got our clowns....waited a week, added a...

THANK YOU for the compliments!! We have worked really hard on getting this tank looking like this so far. I still want to put in some star polyps and a toadstool leather....then might quick and let stuff grow and take up the rest of the room. We want to enjoy this tank for a good solid year...