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Like Paul said Jun I would start with alk being your calcium will drop as alk rises. Also what is your mag if it is low you stand a chance of precipitating when you raise the alk.
All and all go slow! Better to be low and stable then swing. If your tank looks good to your eyes as dppitone...
The real question Jun is what were they the last time you tested? If you tested the same way and got the same results and your tank looks good I wouldn't worry. Swings are the enemy not necessarily low numbers unless things start to look bad. The only one I would worry about is phosphate it...
Wow I hope that the superfund site isn't affecting your water supply. What I would do is post your questions on the equipment forum more will chime in.
Do you have Well water? If so it's probably carbon monoxide in your water. I have a well and have to bubble my RO water in a container for a day before I run through my di resin.
Wow Pete it looks great! I love the sap grain in the birch is gonna look awesome under that dark stain. Are you going to use wood conditioner before you stain? I always use it on soft or porous wood.
As far as the difference in the doors, the quality of the build far exceeds that little over...
Or you could go with more a rubble look and it won't get blown around like fine sand so you could do just a thin layer easier to clean with just a turkey blaster once a week. Just a thought
Gate valves may have to be ordered on line I haven't seen them in HD or lowes. As far as the derso I have one on my 90 and it is almost silent, the key is to adjust the return very slow and wait a long time for it to adjust. You can find the sweet spot it wants to run at, I have more noise...