Recent content by steamman

I guess if you are afraid of unseen unwanted pest you could run the water through a UV filter.

I have three bulbs sitting around. I don't remember where they came from. I don't use MH. I believe 2 of them are Iwasaki 250 65k bulbs. I don't have a clue what the third bulb is. I don't know how old or used they are. They are free to anyone that wants them. Two of them have MT250DL printed...

Yeah it is a little far.

hello, My refractometer has been acting up lately. Is it still available?

Do you have a fish that may be stirring up the sand?

I actually think it appropriate for you to apologize in an open forum for your comments.

I have been reading some of your posts and I see you have a lot of meaningful posts here (not). Nothing for nothing but you should check your facts before you trash someone in an open forum. I do not want to start a war here. In fact some of your friends are mine as well. R to R sell my...

I actually just did the tee thing myself. Just make sure that the pressure from the pump can't push water out of the top. The tee acts like a vacuum breaker. That works just as well as an air gap.

Just lower your float sensor to compensate for the overfilling. It should overfill the same amount every time your sump calls for water. I don't think it will make a difference unless you have many feet of piping and your sump is really tiny.

If the water level in your storage container is is above lets say the rim of your sump dumping water in from that height can be messy (splashing and such). So you dump the water into a larger diameter pipe and control the decent of the water into your sump therefore controlling the splashing...

The benefit of buying from Red Sand is he does the warranty work in his shop. If anything goes wrong with the fixture there is no shipping involved and a shorter wait time. There is a lot to be said with that kind of service. He is also one of our sponsors.

If the point of the water pipe going to your sump is lower than the water level in your storage barrel you are going to siphon the water out until the water reaches the same level on each end. Even if the pipe is above the water line in your sump it will still siphon. You can install an air gap...

Much easier to see in the light. Look it smiles at you. LOL.

I still have not done a water change on the tank I started the bio pellets in. My nitrates are now undetectable. My phosphates are holding or slowly dropping 0.21. I have not changed my GFO and I don't think it is working any more. I still have patches of cyano. My SPS look good. I just...

I have done this before and it does work.