Recent content by NMreefer

Hello everyone. I'm getting back in the hobby after a 3 year absence. I'm leaning toward a 28 gallon JBJ PC or a Biocube. I'll be starting out slow so either will have lighting to cover my needs. Just curious which one if either you guys would recommend. Thanks in advance! Phillip

Check your iodine levels. Some here may say it doesn't matter, but it did to my stars.

Hello everyone. I'm officially out of the aquarium hobby. I just wanted to thank everyone for the help that I received from the admins and members of this board over the years. I will truly miss the interaction of this board. I'm reverting back to my other love of RC Airplanes. I've...

Thanks! I've thought about that as well. I'm big on saving the reef too. Money isn't my biggest issue with it, I was more worried about trying to get it into another tank without breaking part of it anyway. Piecing it out sounds like the way I'm leaning. Thanks, Phillip

Hello all. After about 12 years in the hobby, I'm finally calling it quits. I'm hoping to sell all of my livestock locally and then I'll be parting my system out online. My question is this. I've got a trumpet coral with roughly 300 heads on it. It is about the size of a volleyball. I was...

Thanks for your replys!!!! I ordered just enough DI for one change so it won't go bad. I saved about $30 on the three filters I ordered. Next time though, it will only cost me about $12 instead of $40. Thanks Again! PHillip

I use a Penguin 280 mounted on the side of my tank in cabinet.

Has anyone ever bought the Bulk DI Resin from TwoPartSolutions.Com? ?If so, is it any good? It seems to be much cheeper the Kent, CP Etc... Thanks, Phillip

Nope. that's a rip off. the bulb is like a 4200k or something. By the time you by a good bulb to go with it, you've spent more than it's worth. You can go to Marinedepot or any of the other Reefs.org sponsors and get a PFO setup for about $200 or Icecap for about $350. Both of these prices...

I've had mine setup for about 3 months now. Works very well on my 70 gallon tank. Until a small brittle star stopped up the intake, it worked flawlessly. That's all my fault though, my intake is in my refugium chamber, so it will proably happen again sometime. Hope yours works as good as mine.

My Tunze is a 6080 pump I believe. I've just never had a calcium reactor so the coraline has never really been a problem. I'm still in awe of how much my pump flow had dropped off without me noticing. I feel really stupid for not paying more attention. Phillip

Hello all. Just wanted to share with everyone what I did last night. I'm sure everybody else does it all the time, but it's a first for me. I ran my skimmer and Tunze in a 5 gallon bucket of vinegar & water for 24 hours. All I can say is WOW what a differance. I'll do it more often for...

Thanks. As it turns out, the intake had a small brittle star logged in it. After blowing really hard it ended up in the bubble counter. I guess I should have checked the clog issue first, but now I know! Thanks, Phillip

Is there a replacement pump for this that anyone knows about? Or a mod with a different pump? The stock pump is really beginning to fail. Thanks, Phillip

Yeah, I've got a brand new one. It just won't fit in my sump :( Anu other ideas?