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Well, enough guilt was laid on me that I guess I'll let it go - maybe someday :(

Doing one tonight - I think maybe I'm not doing a large enough % change. I've been making up 5g batches and changing 1x a week. I'm not sure how much water I have - tanks are 90+40 but the return in my sump is half full so that's ~-5g and the rock - I guess your est. of 15g will work so figure I...

AquaVitro salt and yes, I do have an RO/DI - my TDS on the output reads 0.0 to 0.1 salinity is read with a pinpoint monitor in the refugium and is running at 1.0256-1.0259. I'd like to bring this up to 1.0262. I recently calibrated it and double checked with my refracometer also, should note...

tonight's tests 7/13 11:30 PM pH 7.72 temp 78 using the new RedSea tests Mg 1160 / 1350 Alk 7/2.5 / 12/4.3 Ca 340 / 380-420 (At least this is consistent with the API test) Phos 0.0 (used my hanna checker - don't beleive it though) not adding anything until after more W/C ( I wnt...

Thanks hawkeye -that's helpful. I stumbled on the air exposure thing too. Sounded like people were mixing in cuke rules I guess b/c they look similar in texture ??? Anyway the death rate b4 hitting the LFS was new so good to hear. Bit all that said the guy is MIA now so maybe he unloaded it already.

Anyone have any experience with these – or any horror stories? Someone local to me is breaking down a tank and selling off their stuff. I’m really in the market for some LPS and some softies but he has some interesting stuff and if he decides to part out, he had one of these in the mix. What...

Stopped at hidden reef at lunch and got a few odds & ends. They didn't have the recommended Salifert tests in stock. Options ranged from the API reef kit to the Seachem tests at ~$50 a pop so I split the difference and for $40 I got a RedSea kit that tests Alk, Mg and Ca. Just the Red Sea Mg and...

Thanks for checking George.

Thanks George and please don't rush. Even if I wanted to be in a rush I'm back in Mt holly called back in for day 2 of jury duty. With my luck I'll get picked for this case and be on til mid of next week. Yeah!! ;D

Not too much of a rush but anxious to know what I'm up against. Also $$$'s a factor but if I'm already at 50 for the 2 saliferts than 30-40 more aren't such a stretch and I like the phosphate I have. Maybe a cheap Alk as a hold over and keep using my Ca for a while and use salifert for Mg.

I'm in Moorestown - where do you keep your boat/fish?

Here's hoping I can get there today - I was on jury duty yesterday ::) and I'm on call to go back today. If I do that means no lunch trip over to THR in PA, but yes, if I get there and the have good tests in stock that's what I'll be using. In fact I may replace my Ca test with a better one. I...

Thanks everyone. I'll be picking up Mg & Alk tests today and re-test everything to incorporate those #s. I have a light bio load now. A CUC w a brittle star, 2 med size friends -yellow tang, gold stripe clown and a decent sized branching hammer. I was looking to add some more coral if a deal I'm...

Well I can say what I have is a fledgling reef and I decided to start regular testing for a while. I sort of got away from it after about a month from my cycle completing. Now with 2 actual live corals I felt a responsibility to get a handle on things. Well, let's say it was not great... 78 deg...

Thanks for the suggestions but I still don't think that will work unfortunately. Kitchen sink isn't a utility faucet. Basement utility is directly below but no way to get a hose down there w/o crossing to the other side of the house and back. It will be much easier to find a small power pump...

Wish I could but I'm kind of far from a sink

I guess I'll be moding some powerhead from the 'retired' box-o-crap in the garage. Hopefully I can jam some hose on one of those. May be a bit faster than I hoped for but if it's possible hopefully I can make it work.

My pump doesn't even have that little strainer. It's a mni-jet and it's just the body of the pump. So I'm guessing I need to pick up a different pump that's modifiable...

Yep, I'd love to see that mod too. I've been doing the same thing -stirring up the water and trying to suck it out. Just thought a model that had the pump out of the water with a hose that acted like a siphon hose would be easier to control. Oh, and did you recognize your suggestion of using the...

Anyone have a suggestion for a small pump to use for pulling water out of my sump at water change time. Here’s the catch – I’m looking for something that has an inlet tube-port as well as output. Reason is I’d like to target certain areas to clean detritus that tends to settle in my drain...