Recent content by gon4x4n

Hey thanks for the insite, I do have a corner overflow and it runs 2 skimmers, both Rio 600 driven a Bakpak and a 4" skimmer in the sump. I only have 2 Aquaclear 802 powerheads for water movement along with the return water from the sump. I think I do leave my lights on for too long sometimes...

They are single ended bulbs, I think I will be building a false/open canopy before turning on the lights for the first time, until then I'll keep running the old flourecents. thanks Brent

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Thanks for your input, maybe I'd be better of to pull the sockets out of the pendants and buy a reflector and put them in a hood. Thanks again!

Good Morning, well over the weekend I found a guy that had 2 175watt Metal Halide Pendant lights and ballasts for a great deal, so I will be using these rather than buying a Power Compact fixture or replacing my florescent bulbs. I do have a few new questions however, I was reading in a book...

I'll have to check the tds tonight, It has been reading low the last few times I checked it and I just replaced all cartriges in the RO/DI unit. The snails are, and I'll probably butcher the names, about 15 Asterea and 5 Nassarius. I had double the amount but the hermits I don't have anymore...

I guess first I'll let you know what I have: -Reef Pure RO/DI 4 stage -90 gallon AGAR with there overflow float setup in the corner -2.5" Live sand base and around 90# of live and base rock -CPR wet dry with a 4" diameter skimmer which is driven by a Rio 600, all bio media has been...

Hi, I have a 90 gallon FOWLR and currently I only have 160 Watts of light with marine aquarium standard style florecents. I want to switch to a 4 bulb Power Compact fixture so that I can expand what I keep in the aquarium and make the tank brighter as well. I was considering the JBJ Formosa 260...

Well, I certainly don't know a whole lot when it comes to RO/DI units but after doing some research I went with a ReefPure unit. I just wanted to say to anyone who is looking, I highly recommend them! the construction is very high quality and David is very helpful in figuring out which system...

Thanks everyone for your input! the dolly Idea sounds great, to bad my wife won't go for that on the wood floors!

Well as I spend more time researching this hobby I find out I'm doing more and more wrong!! I always just mixed my water and salt minutes before using it. Now that I have been researching RO/DI units I find out that the majority have some sort of container that there water is mixed a long time...

Well I'm stuck between these brands. Spectapure, AquaFx, and Reefpure. does it really matter? the Reef pure is the least expensive since Green Mariner pinted out that they were on sale. Are they a quality unit? I can get a 5 stage 50gpd with TDS meter for cheaper than a spectrapure 4 stage...

Well I have a few more questions I hope someone is willing to help me with. The tank is a 90 gallon AGA with at least a 20 gallon sump and it is a FOWLRLS. Currently I use well water. 1. I'm trying to determine how many GPD RO/DI unit I need. Right now I end up doing around a 10 gallon water...

I'm not terriblly please how my 90 gallon FOWLR is looking or the amount of cleaning required so I have a few questions that I hope someone can help me with. -First off with the live rock and live sand, how many snails and crabs should I have? and what other things would be good to have for the...

Well even my wife is fed up with the way the tank looks using well water. There's always too much hair algae and my cleanup crew can't keep up with the glass so I end up scrubbing alot. Anyway, From what I understand an RO/DI unit should majorly help if not cure my problem so I have a few...