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http://www.customaquatic.com/customaquatic/subsubcategorypage.asp?subcatindexid=ps-ac-nw $28.99 for the impeller but it is backordered. or... http://www.aquariumsupplycompany.com/protein_skimmers.html $34.99 near the bottom of page. Hope that helps!

I think what I'm going to do is add the kalk, hope that it helps with any amount of phosphate that is floating around and be diligent about cleaning the glass and parts of the brown algae in hopes that if I keep up with it every day I'll be giving the phos. reactor and the macro maximum chance...

So what you're saying is that i should monitor almost purely by the brown stuff? is it actually feasible to expect no nuisance stuff what so ever?

honestly, i'm sure that i've had some death of snails. they always seem to be caught in something or stuck upside down in the overflow where i can't get to them. maybe that's it; just hard to imagine since we are only talking about 5-10 dead in three months. nothing else though. i'm going to...

the calcium in the salt is definitely high. the last couple of days i've been using Randy's alk mix of baking soda and so far it has been successfully keeping the alk up around 10-11dkh. as far as phosphate goes, i've got the phos. reactor with 250ml of rowaphos, a nice amount of chaeto and...

Melanie, Where is your tank located? mine is the basement and someone turned me on to this article: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2...rhf/index.php#a i tried opening the windows in the basement and blowing a fan in the room; i did notice a measureable increase in PH within a day or so.

as far as the calcium goes, it confuses me as well, but as i've stated before the sps and coralline growth are stunted by something that i can't get a handle on. the tank has been set up for 2 years, quit disfuntionally i might add. the only major change was about four months ago, in an attempt...

1. no, I haven't tested for Mag., i know I have to. 2. I switched salts under the advisement of someone i met who was selling me frags( excellent system). He told me a friend of his was using the same salt as me(crystal sea) and once he switched his tank took off. A combination of Oceanic...

lights are on at noon, i test 8-9pm. iv'e tested with more than one kit, not by an Lfs yet. all the same. that's the thing, i don't dose calcium! i was using b-ionic but when the levels came back that high i stopped dosing calcium; but that was two months ago. maintaining Alk is a constant...

ive been experiancing trouble with sps and coraline growth rates. everything tests normal enough wiht salifert kits: nitrate:0 phos:0 alk:8.5dkh cal:>500 redox:380 250w 10k xm halides and 4 55w blue PC's <new lights 75g tank, 72g sump/fuge; ER skimmer only abnormality is ph. it never reaches...

i doubt you were asking, but there are incredible deals on cleanup crew packages on this site; several different options. also, free shipping on all orders over $120.00. my friend used them and was very satisfied. http://www.reeftopia.com/index.html

sorry, i guess i wasn't clear enough. what i meant was having the main tank drain plumbed directly into the skimmer. does this require a recirculating skimmer?

i heard alot lately about people having their drains plumbed directly into their skimmers. could somone direct me to some skimmers that have this capability? thanks.

sponge... good, get rid of...bad :wink:

i just noticed the same "bugs" on an orange cap. i just bought from an LFS. i am very interested to hear if anyone knows what these are.