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I typically replace my cartridges once per year and the osmonic membrane every 2 years. My system has 4 stages; 1 - particle filter, captures any crude from water system 2- Carbon filter - primarily removes clorine as that can damage the RO membrane 3 - RO 4 - Deionizing filter (DI) - scrubs...

I dont have any plans but can offer some suggestions having built a stand for my 90 gallon. The first thing I did was decide what type of sump I was going to use and build the stand around that. I wanted to ensure I had easy access and would not be contorting myself trying to remove a pump or...

To get around the co2 issue I use a 2 stage system with a nielsen reactor to dose kalk and use an air pump to drive it all. The air pump pressurizes one vessel (I use a 5 gallon glass carboy with a 2 hole stopper) and send the RODI water to the sealed neilsen reactor. For the reactor I use a 3...

For a reef system I can't imagine a scenario where you would boil or boil or bleach any rock. It's called live rock for a reason. To transport it the best way would be to keep it completly covered in salt water, lacking that you can wrap it wet newspaper. You'll come across the term "cured"...

Cant claim to have actually visited this store but saw a similar post about a year ago and copied it down. 99 Fish & Pets 637 San Mateo Ave San Bruno, CA 94066 Retail hours are 10-6, 6 days a week (closed Tuesday) Phone: 650-837-9831 I remember these guys were/are a distributor that...

UPS might depending on the size and weight but if not then you'll have to contract with a LTL (less than truck load) shipping company like Roadway. If you do use a trucking company do not expect the driver to do anything other than watch the unloading process.

There could be other causes for it to change color. Diet, lighting, water conditions can make these change. I purchased a bright yellow cup coral and it started to change to green about a month after it was in my tank. It was green for about 4 months and then started to turn back to yellow...

The only jelly fish I've ever seen in a captive setting was at the Monterey Aquarium. I don't think they would do well in a reef as they really need to move around and would probably get sucked into a PH or overflow. I do remember seeing Jelly fish upside down when snorkling in the Keys, this...

Well you have a couple of choices. Sometimes these things re-seal over time. My first bit of advice would be to just put a pan under the leak and wait to see what happens. If that doesnt work or if it gets worse you may want to try and tighten the bulkhead, I would do this very gingerly, like...

A sump should be really simple, I'm always amazed at the complexity people want to build into these things. I've always used a glass aquarium, the latest being a 20 gallon long, it has one hole drilled in the end for the pump return. There are 3 issues that you should think through first. 1...

I had a TF 200 for 3 years and was never totally happy with it. At the time it was considered one of the best and state of the art but it never really pulled that much stuff from the tank. It also is very sensitive to "tuning" the water pressure that drives it, where its placed etc. The...

I had a bad experience with them. Went along for months with no problems then I noticed the clam was not opening like it used to. At night the CBS would climb all over it and pick at it. I think in an SPS tank they'd be OK but they dont have those claws for nothing.

Depends on how long the power goes out (who knows right?), how big your tank and bioload are etc. I live in Minnesota, we typically have outtages in the spring & summer. Your biggest problem in the winter is going to be heat and for that I really don't have a good answer. Our last big outtage...

They are one of those sometimes fish. I've kept a couple over the years primarily to keep the algae in check but they didnt do a real good job at that. The first developed a taste for clam and before I knew what was pestering him had killed it. The second simply got to big and was starting to...

I have a spawning pair of clowns and have been trying to raise the fry in my refugia. I've noticed over that past month that they started to disappear and the bug population was declining as well. I found the answer the other day, a baby Bangaiis had found its way into the refugia and seems to...