Recent content by emanaresi

That is a good idea phyl, I will throw a couple bottles in the freezer tonight. I heard the coil in the dorm fridge really doesn't work too good. Converting the dehumidifier looks like it would be right up my alley, but I don;t have a cheap dehumidifier laying around. I guess you could use a...

thanks again, you all are always too helpful

The temp was so high last night that I thought about the ice pack. I have on in the freezer, maybe put it in for a few hours in the hottest pat of the day and throw it back in the freezer when the lights go out.

a popcorn fart ??? anyway, it didn't rain at my place either, but it did drizzle a little this morning.

I have 2 ice cap fans in the hood and a fan on the sump in the basement. However, I have not been running my air conditioner at home and the humidity is so high I don;t think I get as much evap as I would like to. I just got my dehumidifier in the basement fixed yesterday, so that should help to...

yeah, I am topping off with rodi, tds is 0. I have a dual stage deionizer and it does a real nice job. I do water changes with coralife salt. However, as Phyl mentioned, I had been periodically dosing b-ionic without testing, it is possible I just got out of ballance. what else could raise alk...

Thanks mynd, and Phyl, I am sure I will have to go with a commercial unit, but I cannot stomache the price for a new one. I guess it is time to start shopping for a used one. 1/6 hp is all you run phyl? I guess if I end up with a bigge3r one it will be fine, it just would take a shorter time...

That is comforting. I guess I need to test every day or two until the alk comes down into a normal range and then I can figure how much to dose daily. Right? As always, you guys are the best.

Last year I did not run a chiller at all and had no problems. But this year seems to be a different story. My temperatures are way above what is reasonable and I really need to get a chiller on the tank. Anybody have ideas for a diy that actually works? How about cheap commercial ones that are...

I have always been sort of a "small time" hobbiest. I just moved up from a 55 to a 75 and am taking a more serious approach to maintenance and the health of my inhabitants. So, I got all I need to set up an automated 2 part calcium alkalinity supplement system and last night I did some tests to...

Yeah, it does just go away, but the actual diatoms or algae must introduce some waste back into the water when it dies or breaks down. It would then be removed by your filtration media or protien skimmer. it can't just dissappear, is that what you are getting at?

Well, I know everyone says not to use a gfi on critical equipment, but I always liked the personal safety factor. My wife and I went away last saturday for a full week and the lights and closed loop pumps must have tripped on thier GFI on sunday or monday and my brother (a little thick headed)...

Yeah that is what I figured and what I have been reading (while a little confusing) seems to indicate that this is acceptable. Thanks for the feedback.

Hey everyone. I have used the salifert titration test kits in the past, and just got some new ones for ca, alk, and mag. Anyway, I have always wondered whether or not you can cheat these test a little bit. Meaning, if you know roughly where your levels are, can you squirt in a certain amount...

When I got my tank and live rock from a lazy old reefer, the aptasia were much worse than that! I attached a pic to prove it! I used three methods to solve the problem and now I have almost no anenomes (sometimes a couple majana, but thats it). I put in a copperband butterfly, 2 peppermint...