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Been running now for almost a week. I've had the controller made for a while though, just took me a minute to get around to the box. Without the box, I was getting a 1 in wave, with the box, it's almost 2.75 inches from top to bottom.

Been a while since I've been online, I see some understand the concept and some don't. I know cooking LR works, after I finished cooking the rock, my Bryopsis is gone, and I now have none of the issues I had prior to cooking. As far as phosphate is concerned, I never had phosphate above .001...

tutorial. Google those three words and that will give you what you need to build one. To make a wavebox, you must use a DC powerhead, not AC. Most all Tunze powerheads, except the nano I believe, are DC powered(controllable). I bought a Tunze 6100 of the other large board for $150. Put...

There is a difference in the life span of bulbs as far as Kelvin is concerned. Most 20K bulbs last only 6 months before their spectrum shifts dramatically. While an Iwaki 6500K can last 2 years before the output falls substantially. Of course if you overdrive your MH bulbs with HQI ballasts...

Yes, you must have a ballast to fire a MH lamp, or fluorescent bulb. The ballast is what limits the current in the circuit. Basically, it powers your lights, without a ballast-you have nothing. Here are my three, top is an IceCap 660 for my actinics, and the bottom two are each IceCap...

Not the best pics, but here are a couple shots of my Ca reactor and CO2 tank. The green line on the top of the reactor feeds CO2 from my tank into the bubble counter on the reactor, then into the reactor itself. The white line is attached to an aqua lifter pump which takes in tank water from...

Wasn't trying to hold you to it, I just wanted to make sure people realize a 5 lb tank lasts much longer than 2 months. Even at 60 bpm, a 5 lb tank should last 6 months. Korallin Reactors are very efficient and require less CO2 than most reactors to run. I don't have a huge load on my tank...

Originally Posted by King_Neptune A 5lb bottle will probably last 6-8 weeks(this is a rough estimate...dont hold me to it). So you can imagine the yearly savings by going to 20lb or more. Way off on the timetable to refill a CO2 tank. I last filled my 10lb CO2 tank in Jan 08(~18 months ago)...

I love my Korallin, it's made my life much easier... I think a pH controller is nice to have, but I don't think you have to have one to run a Ca reactor by any means, especially if you send the effluent to your skimmer. I think it really depends on how good of a needle valve you have on your...

I own a Korallin 1502. Besides the reactor itself, you will need a CO2 tank(once you get it, you need to take it to a welding store to have it filled), a regulator to place on the CO2 tank to regulate the flow of CO2(most regulators come with a bubble counter as my JBJ did, though some don't)...

Originally Posted by NaClH2O Nut 9 quote-After alot of research, ive found that Cheato is much safer than caluerpa since it doesnt go sexual as easy. What happens and why? following this thread, working on adding a fuge, have sump now. Caulerpa is very difficult to keep from going sexual...

You will have no problems putting a NW-150 in a 20g. I have a NW-200 and it is in a 10g.

Originally Posted by forcrz6 Is this in reference to the DIY video? This is in reference to the thread I suggested googling-DIY wavebox tutorial. It's the same controller I made and the same many others made in that thread. The PC board alone to build the circuit on was $5 by itself. This...

I see no air intake(venturi) with tubing on the inlet of the pump. I'd go to Home Depot and buy a 1/4' male to male water fitting in the plumbing aisle, then buy 1/4' tubing to attach to the water fitting. This is one mod that will not constrict the pumps air intake as the original venturi...

You need a controllable tunze(DC pump)-(i.e. 6100, 6101, 6200, 6201) to be able to make a wave box with a DIY controller. I made the controller for mine(6100), but haven't gotten around yet to making the actual wave box the pump sits in. I will say the $5 he suggests it costs to build the...

In a recirc, the skimmer pump is essentially a closed loop with the skimmer, it takes water from the skimmer body, and injects it back in. You typically either feed the skimmer by gravity, or a small pump such as a maxi-jet. With a normal needle wheel skimmer, the skimmer pump takes in water...

I completely forgot my timers also have on/off switches....Though, I still have to use the power strip because I run 3 plugs(2 ballasts and a fan) off that timer.

Just use both as I do...I have both my MH ballasts, as well as a fan, plugged into a power strip, which in turn plugs into a timer. So, if for any reason I want to turn my MH's off during the day when the timer is on, all I do is flip the switch on power strip.

Yes, recirc's are better skimmers. You slow down the dwell time between the SW and air to allow for more removal of organics. If you don't mind spending more cash, the performance is better. That being said it is very easy to turn a normal needlewheel skimmer into a recirc skimmer if you are...

Personally, I wouldn't do either. All you need is a timer to plug the ballast into, that way you never have to worry about turning the ballast on and off. However if you really want to turn your lights on and off every day, just plug the ballasts into a power strip...which will serve as your...