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I'm sure it could be made to work but the design just doesn't seem right.

Is that a metal frame around the corners?

Kabal2, you can use an ORP monitor and hand tune the water flow until you get an ORP reading of -170mv. If higher then -170 (IE -100mv) then reduce flow and if lower then -170 (IE -260mv) then add more flow. If you use a controller then you have a few choices. You can use a solenoid, dosing...

There is at least one other company making LED aquarium lighting. http://aquaillumination.com/. This light fixture uses the Seoul Semiconductor LEDS at 100 lumens per watt which is much closer to Halides and far better then the Solaris IMHO. This fixture IS as efficient as MH lights. It is the...

Frankly Phyl most people on RC don't have a clue how to run one of these things correctly and that's being kind. :) People get hung up on one part of the design and seem to forget the other parts or how they work together. I've tried "coil reactors" as stand alone and integrated pre-stages for...

This is a topic for debate. If you don't like debates or long messages/thread please skip this thread. :) Please be respectful in your comments and try and stick to facts. I have been studying different types of lighting and the one I want to "pick on" which seems more of a gimmick then...

No, sulphur itself is orderless. I think you might be talking about the rotten egg smell which is "Hydrogen sulfide". Hydrogen sulfide often results from the bacterial break down of organic matter in the absence of oxygen in to little flow areas. The biggest areas you normally see this are in...

Here's a few things learned from 20+ years of running Denitrifiers. Denitrifiers are very simple devices with complex workings/tunings. They are basically calcium reactors without the CO2 rig attached. A very economical reactor to use as a nitrate reactor is the Coralife Calcium Reactors which...

I haven't found temp (tried 76 to 84), light, mag or calcium to be important. What I find important is keeping a normal/high pH and keeping it steady. Systems from what I've observed that have low pH OR fluctuating pH and/or ORP levels don't seem to grow Xenia well if at all. You can watch...

RichT, You may be getting lower nitrates at the moment but it's not happening for the reason you think and you should probably stop using it the current way. With a flow that high (it's super high) there is no nitrate reduction taking place in the chamber. The water is going to have tank level...

I've been running nitrate reactors for as long as I can remember. I've done carbon & sulfur and prefer sulfur as I think it's easier. I have ORP probes installed in mine and use negative ORP readings to control the affluent. I keep mine nailed at -170mv. IMHO I wouldn't even think of running...

Different people use the product different ways. Some start out light and go stronger while others just start with a 3-5x type dose to wipe it out fast. I think you need to judge the amount of toxins you will have in the tank and go based on that. With this many flatworms in the tank there are...

Doh, I read it wrong!

I'd take a ride over with you Ed if it can be after 6pm any night but tonight. While it could be flat worms I'm not so sure either way but it was one of the things I thought about earlier when I asked for a closeup. It could be a few things IMHO but you can't really tell from those pics...

Did you need to get a permit to install that thing? What size chiller is that Billy? Just curious, but if you hardly needed the use of a chiller before, why the big one now? What have/are you done/doing on the way of UPS/generators if anything in case of power outages? Carlo

Ed can you or your buddy get a closeup of the red spots? It's hard to tell what that is at those distances. Do you know how old the tank is? How long has this "new" rock been in there? Does it move if you "swish" the sand with your hand or powerhead? Does it grow on the underside of rocks or...

I think it's a local thing Phyl. Where my house was (Franklinville) they didn't care what the use of the pipe was for. All pipe was treated equal in their eyes. Down there you had to have general, electrical, plumbing, termite, fire, septic & well inspections and some other inspection if I...

I wouldn't specifically buy a fish to get rid of this. Just hand remove what you can and then work on getting your phosphates to zero so you don't get hair algae. Carlo

If no one claims the toothbrush or kid I'll take'em both. He can use the toothbrush and clean my rocks. :) Sounds like it was a great meeting. Wish I could have made it. Carlo

I've helped a few people calibrate their refractometers in the last couple of months from that thread. Most have "upgraded" from a floating hydrometer to the refractometer. I've asked them to bring both. Everyone's hydrometer has been pretty close to being on the money but the refractometers...