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I would say the carbon filters are wasted, but you should NOT be reading ammonia after the RO or even the DI. I would sample water from out of each stage to see what is depleted. Carbon should have removed most of the ammonia, and the RO mainly what is left. After the DI, it should be pure, but...

I have a similar problem. My Phosphates are around 0.1 to 0.2 PPM. This will feed nuisance algae. Also your lighting will contribute. I had my Actinic and white on, but had to cut out all the white lighting or only allow some. That brown algae grows fast! If the tank is less than a 4 months old...

As for general rule of thumb, sediment and carbon are 6 months, RO membrane is 2-5 years, and the DI is around 6 months to 1 year. As for me I don't have A Kent system, but a home water filtration RO unit with added on DI canisters. Your true way of measuring the filter depletions are with a TDS...

I can't comment on CPR Bak Pak but I have heard good things about it (hope to get one soon or Prizm Pro), but I have a Sea Clone 100 with a slight mod, and an AquaMedic TurboFlotor 1000 and the difference is apparent. I know I'm comparing an apple to an orange here because the Sea Clone has not...

If its a small tank, it works, but for medium up tanks, better go with a different skimmer. Also recommend to have only a light stocking load with air lift skimmer. Don't skimp out on getting a better skimmer. This is not the equipment you cut corners with. But the Air Lift is still a good...

As for Sea CLone 100, it going to almost always blow out bubbles if the water is new, you just did a water change, or added any declorinator with any slime coat additive. Any time you add or make changes to the water, the water characteristics change. I some times place forzen food into the tank...

If you have Bio-Wheels on tank with sufficient live rock, then bacteria lost would be nil. Thats the advantage of having good live rock. :D

Wether protein skimmer pulls out trace elements or not cannot out weigh the fact that it pulls the more detrimental organics from the water. Routine water changes and trace supplements would alleviate this if its a problem. As for my 20 gallon tank, protein skimmer is only shut down during...

Usually in a week, the body is gone. Dead fish decay at fast rate. Cleanup crew probably already deposed of body, or fish could have burrowed into live rock if you have any with openings. Had a Blue Damsel disappear for day, only to find out he wasn't dead, just hiding behind Sea Clone Skimmer...

If you don't want to risk harming livestock to cycling tank, you can use Ammonium Bicarbonate. It comes with Red Sea's Merlin Fluidized Bio-Filters. Just thought I would mention it. Later <img src="graemlins//angel.gif" border="0" alt="[angel]" />

If it has a worm body, with a feather crown, its a tube worm, or feather duster some call it. Its totally harmless, and is very pretty if find a hole to live it. I got a slab rock recntly with about 9 of them in total. Very good addition to to rock. :D

Well, to answer that question, would require you to test the carbon yourself with a Phosphate test kit. As for most people, Research Grade Carbon is whats recommended, but, I would still test it. Place a couple pieces into RO/DI, purified, or water that has tested 0 of Phosphates. Shake it up...

Demo, don't take me wrong, I wasn't trying to post an attack. :o I was just posting what MOST people do with them. As for cycle only fish, yes people due use them as per LFS instructions or recommendations, but at the same time I was just trying to point out to some that most people don't...

I'm running sugar-sized aragonite sand also. You have to wash that sand REALLY good. Small amounts at a time. I also mixed it with Live Sand, placing most of aragonite to bottom as base, but still evenly mixed at the top. It should clear up within 24 hours at the most, other than that, it...

If I'm not mistaken, some the Sea Clone Mods from the website are not applicable to newer series of Sea Clone. As for mine, it has a MaxiJet 1200, not 1000. The inlet tubing has been modified, but I'm not sure of inner tube heights. As for sealing the collection cup, mine has an o-ring at the...

If one fish died, it probably caused an ammonia spike, which could not have been absorbed in a "Fish Only" tank. If you had some live rock/sand, it might have not been able to spike, due to live rock being able to absorb ammonia spike or keep levels low. By your readings of water and your...

Damsels are NOT "disposable-cycle tank only fish". If not mistaken, they are small Reef fish. They can be tempermental, but that doesn't mean that they're garbage fish to be thrown out like some people think. I have 4 now cycling a tank, and NO they are not stressed or harmed from cycle due to...

I guess I can be disappointed when the 3 pumps, me and my friends ordered come in. Oh well! :(

I agree with the flake food adding phosphates. I had a phosphate level problem in my small saltwater tank. It slowly kept rising and I found out it was the flake food. Easy way to test it is to drop some pieces into a test tube with some purified water, or RO/Di water, and test it with your...