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Does anyone know of software for plumbing ? Like a Visio for Aquarium plumbing ?

My 16G nano has a AquaC Remora hand on back skimmer which has been running on it for 8 years. Recently I had to change to pump as it was clearly getting too weak. The new pump, identical to the old, working great and I'm getting lots of skimmate now., however, it is making the skimmer make a...

Following the idea the the more live rock the better, for natural filteraton. Will live rock placed in a sump, without proper lighting, cause problems ? My main 156G tank already has more than enought rock. My sump is a 40G breeder.

My Instant Ocean PH4 kit is not good enough to detect less then 0.1. What is a good brand to get ? I have and Kent Phosban reactor, what is the correct rate of flow for the power head connected to it , or does it matter ? From what I've read, I have alot of manual cleaning to do.

I have 6 T5s, 54 watts each, lighting my 156Gal. I first put them in during the New Year holidays so they are 9 months old. My tank is about 1 year old and in the last month or so I have been having hair algae problems. Had this long ago when the tank was new, which was expected, then it went...

I got a sea hare this past Sun afternoon for my 156 after seeing how well my other sea hare had cleaned up my other tank. Put it in about 5pm and it was fine. Next morning, it was no where to be seen. Since I had to go off to work, I did not spend too much time looking for it. I also know that...

Pressure gauge is 60 when the unit is off, gets to about 105 when I turn it on, to make water. There is a sign on the Typhoon that says High Pressure 75 psi. Could it be that the pressure I have is too high ?

140ppm was today''s tap ppm. I use the hand held TDS reader, that came with the typhoon, to get that reading. The meter on the Typhoon has the "before" usually about 200. That was the case this morning, but when I came back from work this evening, it went well over 600. Flushed the unit and...

Yes I have a pressure gauge that is working fine. The "before" is 100 to 200ppm, today the "after" is in the 70's. The thing that confuses me is the it was working great for at least the first 2 to 3 weeks, don't even know what the "before" is since the "after" was always 0.

Is it possible that I got a bad membrance since this is a new unit ?

I have had basic a air water & Ice RO/DI unit, with no TDS, for about 5 year before I decided to upgrade to a Typhoon III Extreme. For the last 5 years, I would only change my filters as recommended, yearly or 3 years for the membrane and all was well. I did not even know what TDS was...

I have a hair algae problem in my 16 G nano tank, home to a pair of Black Ocellaris Clown. My primany tank has no such problem since I have Tangs in it. Solved most of it with a Sea hare until it decided to try tasting the hair algae at the power head ! I am now using a Kent Phosphate reactor...

I finally installed my TyphoonIII RODI unit from Air,Water&Ice. I know that it is normal and in fact required that water be flushed down the drain during the creation of RODI water. I can hear the trickle of water in my previous RODI units. The problem I have with my new install is that when...

My fishes gobble up OSI Spirulina every morning. Does this make feeding them sea weed redundant ?