Recent content by eswanson16

How do you like the OceansMotions product? Just one thing, have you cleaned the pump? Flow goes way down if there's a calciferous buildup on the impeller. Eric

Yeah - my LFS was pushing it and go into it with the manufacturer. You're right most likely. They had me run it at a 1:1 ratio with aragonite. I suspect it had phosphates too - due to the way my Rowa reactor reacted.

Would your musch simplier method work on a CA/ALK loving system, softies and anemones dont such up CA/ALK. Once you get a buncg of SPS, and or clams in there some shells wont do a freaking thing. Yeah, okay, I'm working with about 12 SPS colonies, 10 or so LPS, and all sorts of mushrooms...

Hi Bob - Thanks for the post. I've browsed some of your strings and have to say you have a very interesting approach - kinda the "don't mess with it and what lives, lives" method...I too have been into aquaria for about 25 years, both tropical and marine. My current setup, my first full reef...

Okay, I'm new to the forum and thought I knew a thing or two but this one is making me nuts...my animals don't like it very much either. A few months ago I upgraded to a Deltec 600S "Kalkreactor" which is really a fluidized Calcium Reactor. I had a smaller fluidized reactor before but I was...

Sorry to hear about your loss and I hope you can get back on track. It's scary to think that a simple failure can nuke a system like this. On your next go, you may consider what I have done or overdone due to my decidedly OCD personality. Admittedly I am rethinking my setup after reading...