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I'd have to agree with mladencovic. Also if you know Randy's setup you'll know he doesn't use a pump but manually stirs things up BUT he does keep his kalk bucket tightly covered. In the same article (if it's the one I think it is) you'll see the degradation of keeping the kalk exposed to air...

If it were me I'd take the end cap apart and rewire it back up. It's a 5 minute job. If it's still not working you could try and switch two of the end caps and see if the problem follows the one end cap. If so you've found the problem. Carlo PS End caps are pretty cheap.

Looking good! Carlo

If you get stuck trying to find the correct bulkeads give me a shout. I should have some laying around in the basement. If not I can get you a part number of what you need. As for the Dorso try building them yourself. They are a piece of cake to make and much much cheaper. Lowes will have...

If possible try feeding the tank heavier so the angel isn't hungry. That helps a lot. I've been able to keep half dozen non pygmy angels in a reef tank doing this. I just setup a tank with 4 large angels and other fish normally considered not reef safe and I've got a dozen or so softies in it...

You could use tap water if you have to BUT you don't want to use salt water as it doesn't mix well. As mladencovic pointed out you should really really consider an RO/DI unit. It will save you so much grief down the road I can't imagine running a marine tank without one. Carlo

It's just that time of the year. I'm evaporating about 22 gallons a day right now which is up from about a normal 15/16 gallons. Carlo

Just in case you aren't aware pH increasers are actually ALKALINITY increasers. So always test your alkalinity before using them or you could end up chasing a problem that can't be fixed (pH) but you'll end up spiking your alk very high. Keep your alkalinity in the 8 to 11 dKH range. If your...

Vitamin C won't do much for corals but can be of limited help for the fishes. You want to add it to the food and not directly to the water. Carlo PS most fish foods have enough in it already so while not snake oil it's usually not needed.

Another tip is to leave what you presently have and add/mix in some course sand. Normally adding the courser sand in will stop much of the sand blowing around. You can also try moving the powerheads down in the tank and blowing them upwards instead of having them at the top blowing towards the...

Just a FYI. Some LFS add stuff to the RO water like a buffer or calcium (very small amounts) so the water isn't ion starved anymore and doesn't leach from the container. This is a good practice BUT will throw off a TDS meter big time as you can image. So if you test LFS RO water and notice it...

Not that's it's a big difference but I personally think doing 10% weekly changes is more healthy overall then 20% every two weeks as the water is more stable. It's also easier in that you don't need as much water made up at any one time and this does seem to be a concern for you. Do you have...

The pond liner will get very slippery so probably not the best idea. Fiberglass might also have the same problem being slippery. I think I'd take a step back and rework the plumbing and size of VATs you are using. For example increasing the plumbing size on the drain of the Xenia VAT will help...

I think it depends on what you are going to grow in the fuge. If you are simply going to have cheato then I'd skip a substrate altogether and make it easy to siphon the bottom. If you are going to grow something that needs to root itself then it's another store and the mud bottom is worth doing...

Great to hear the good news! Carlo

Very well said Phil.

I hope you have better luck then me. I've electrocuted my tank a couple of times over the years with bad results. Both times were heaters for me so hopefully things work out better for you. Carlo

Doh, Don't ya hate when that happens! :) Carlo PS yea, the food isn't too bad there. See you guys tomorrow at noon.

Hello Ken, I've been around a lot longer as a user then as a sponsor (only last month or so). I think many people would tell you I don't have any agenda except to help people. I agree sometimes my posts come off as "gospel" but it's not by intention. I've been criticized in the past for writing...

If the top of your water doesn't ripple try adjusting a powerhead to cause the ripples. This will help with the air exchange which should help the pH rise a bit. You might have adversely affected this with the adjustment to the hydor 3. Carlo