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The idea is to replace the CO2 with vinegar. I'll have to be something like the modified Kalk Reactor (vinegar + RODI inputs) hardware + CaCOH software driven by Vinegar and a dosing pump. If this works, you wont need a feeder pump, CO2 tank, CO2, regulator+selenoid Too complicated? Cause...

Just curious what is people having for their RODI stages. Mine: 5-Stage RO + DI 1) 5 micron sediment filter 2) 5-micron carbon 3) 5-micron carbon 4) 75 GPD TFC 5) Carbon add on DI 6) Tap Water Filter

Okay... the story goes like this: Crushed coral is bad party because fish waste is trapped in it. The fish waste eventually break down and you have a nitrate... Wouldn't you have the same problem with sand and clean up crew. Fish poop. Cleaning crew cleans. Cleaning crew poops. pooof...

What color is chaeto normally? I received a bunch and it was green. After 2 weeks, it is now brown. Is it dead or just adapting? Water param is okay. 0 nitrate 0 phosphate water = 80deg ph = 8.2 The Chaeto is in the main tank in a breeder a few inches under the surface of the water on the...

I am visiting AU in a few months... I will be stoping by the Great Barrier Reef. Anyone been there? Any suggestions? Tour? Reef? Should I dive, snuba, snorkel? TIA

Can algae horde phosphate/nitrate during non-photosysthesis for later use during photo-period for growth? I was thinking to feed my tank a few hours before lights off. This way, when the food breaks down, the phosphate reactor and the fuge (running reverse photo-period) have a chance to scoop...

Anyone with any advice about the Jr or the DC8? Does the DC8 make noise when switching status like a mechanical timer? The only bad thing I've heard about the Jr is the timer's tendency to drift. I'll be using it mostly to control the temperature of the tank by turning off the lights for my tank...

One night, about 6 months ago, I shined a flashlight into my aquarium and saw a hairy crab. I looked it up and it seems like a teddy bear crab. SWF.com has a description of one. I must have came on along with some LR. A few nights ago, I saw it again. This is a large crab. It is about 3...