Recent content by bashduo

Has anyone ever had success killing mushrooms by injecting with a solution of lemon juice, calcium, magnesium, etc.? (Would certainly be good to remove them after death - before decay.) Or better yet - a method of making them release their hold on the rocks. I've heard of blowing a pump...

Thanks for the reply. I am aware of the effect low levels of magnesium can have on a reef system. In fact, I've been adding a magnesium supplement to the system once a week now for a number of months. (The method recommended by Kent if not testing) Maybe it's time to get the test kit I've...

For the past three months, I've been fighting with my calcium reactor to maintain proper calcium, alkalinity and pH. My tank is a 90 gal reef with 30 gal. `fuge and about 15 gals. worth of sump water. Reactor is an MRC CR-1 running ARM media and a small secondary chamber - not MRC. Equip...

Main display with a 1" - 2" coarse crushed coral bottom. To help "mature" the refugium "sand" bed, I've moved a couple cups of the 2 year-old display substrate (with worms, etc. down to the refugium). Also, slowly (only a couple cups / week - don't want to bury existing substrate too quickly)...

That was pretty much what I was thinking as well. (Lots of pods, but few worms) The chlorine test is a good idea. Thanks

Was poking around in the fudge last weekend and ran across a "block" of aragonite sand. It was probably about 6" to 8" long and 4" across. The stuff was VERY hard and took quite a bit of pressure to break it apart. Since then tank pH readings dropped about 0.2 to 0.4 on the electronic pH...

I've been using one of the switches from "aquadevices" that "Righty noted earlier. It's been up now for about two years and just recently stuck for the first time. I don't know why, the float had risen all the way, but the internal reed switch just didn't switch. I cleaned it and it's back...

I'm thinking about putting together an electronic wavemaker controller - (similar to a Tsunami or Red Sea controller). Only problem is I don't have one to tear apart so I can see what makes it tick. I think the Red Sea may have some circuitry which might be hard to duplicate, but there must be...

Thanks for the help and advice on up-grading / up-sizing hangon overflows. The next tank will most certainly have an internal overflow. Unfortunately, our current tank is not drilled. Looks like Lifereef is well liked. Pro clear Aquatic Systems was also recommended by some people we know...

We are in the process of moving our reef tank's sump to the basement, adding a `fuge, larger sump and greater return pump capacity. A larger over the side overflow is needed. (Somewhere in the range of 1,400 to 1,600 gph). We often lose power and are looking for something that is reliable and...

We currently have extremely hard well water (approx. 100 grain at our house), that contains gaseous sulfur. (Northwest Ohio area) The water is treated with hydrogen peroxide then ran through a large filter to remove precipitated sulfur. Water is then softened. Because of the large amount of...