Recent content by Emperator

get a 1/4 or 1/5 unit from jbj. their artica line is very nice and when on, barely audible. <- oversize your chiller 1. it will cycle on and off less & 2. you know you are going to get a bigger tank later. that said, why not spank more fans on your tank and cut out the back of your canopy...

paint the inside of the canopy a flat white in addition to using a spdierlight reflector to maximize the light directed itno your tank.

i dosed my buddy's tank a couple times with jj, the 2 cleaners are still a-ok.

as len mentioned, get an inline unit. they are much more effcient than a drop in type. aqualogic are workhorses but tend to be on the noisier side. if you cannot plumb the chiller outdoors, i would get an artica chiller. i have seen and heard the 1/4 and 1/3 hp units in action and they are...

or if you have a sump, have the feeder dump the flake into the inlet to your return pump.

imo, something is wrong with your ro unit. with it being a few months old and assuming it is a 100gpd unit, your ro membrane should have a rejection rate of at least 90%. thus, since your source water is testing at 95ppm, a functional ro unit should result in water of 9.5ppm. assuming you...

Talk 58 RR Oceanic (36x18x21). - sounds good, keep the tank 20G High All-Glass sump with 2 glass baffles. - sounds good MyReef MR-1 SKimmer power by a mag-12 - sounds good Mag 9 for return. - sounds good Blueline 40HD (790 GPH) on a closed loop with a SCWD. - i would switch out the scwd for...

yep, chaeto grows fast. it probably doubles every 2-3wks for me.

residential real estate developer - emphasis on adaptive reuse

adding to playfairs topic, i regularly clean my mh bulbs. instead of using water, use rubbing alcohol, it tears the salt spray right off and will evaporate leaving no film.

ugh is it just me or does CRI = 65 stand out. that is a horrible CRI, spend $20 andget some real bulbs. ushios have a CRI around 85-90.

i thought it was the other way around. hmm.

found the exact inline tds meter for much cheaper: http://reefgeek.com/products/categories ... 03421.html the cool thing about this inline tds meter is that you can hook it up in two places. i would hook it up before the di and after the di. this way you can tell if your di is in need of...

my only concern is that the bakpak2 may be undersized for your 50g. i have it on a 7g and it rocks....no mods.

i would go with ice cap as their cs is fantastic. both the blueline and the ice caps are made overseas.