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If your looking for temp solution. Or budget. I know that LED is modern, fancy and can be controllable. But fact is, T5 is tried true and works very very well for even some high end corals. Plus you can mix the two at a later date when budget allows. In addition to that. Bulb choices are very...

I do not know the RO buddy. But for sure. If you have significant reduction in production. It is the membrane.

Give us the 411. Is used ok. Specific dimension or standard 75. I’m sure we hunt something down. Freddie’s like mission impossible. On the net. Finds everything lol

I mentioned on separate thread that my hairy green mushroom gave us a baby. As she decided to spllit sometime between Christmas Eve And morning. That was pretty awesome. But in addition to that. We got a pair of gyre 350’s to upgrade the flow in the tank. The difference is very noticeable and...

For Christmas the tank gave us a present. Our Hairy Green Mushroom Split last night. First time. Kinda cool. :dance:

You win... best reef related holiday pic ever. Awesome

Awesome post. Best of luck. Keep them coming. Sorry for your problems but as fun as this hobby is. It is truly chock full of technical difficulties and challenges. Which in part may be what attracts some of us :) And as far as cycling with a fish. I’m won’t Tattletale to the fish police. But...

Listen. I’m no chemist. And never take just one dudes recommendation. Test. Go slow. And adjust gradually. What’re chemistry is easy to knock out of whack. Best of luck and happy holidays friend.

No need to get complicated. So I won’t get deeper into chemistry. As as you slow dose. It doesn’t mater which you choose or a combination there off. The choice could be made if PH is the also the issue. Not just Alk. In short. Sea water is primarily composed of Bicarbonate. If you dose...

Soda ash and bicarbonate. Is more stable. Doesn't spike or drop PH as rapidly. I believe one cup bicarbonate and three tablespoons ash per gallon of Rodi water. dose that liquid. And use a reef calculator. It will tell you exactly how much to put in and don’t raise your PH rapidly. I think they...

Gee I hear what your saying. Need someone else to chime in here. I don’t have a good solution off the top of my head. Gotta be someone else doing it that way. Never seen the BRS version. Only thing I can add is as said before. I like constant slow stir. With feed water from bottom out put from...

I run a booster pump as well, took me from 43 psi. To 102. I dialed mine back to 80psi. Because the fittings say do not exceed 90 psi. I did run it at 100 psi for a few days. But perhaps worried about nothing. But was constantly thinking about it so dialed it down. I did not measure the waste...

Lol. Of course. However neither can you with the ATO. But you can be more consistent and safer. Again it can be done a multitude of ways. Really can’t say any way is wrong. I was only pointing out the advantages and disadvantages of ways to do it. To help Hallowhead make an informed. Decision...

I can’t use ATO as an additive top off system. We have forced hot air for heat. On a cold windy low humidity day. The tank will evaporate 6 gallons of water. But if it’s a warmer day with high humidity they evaporate maybe a gallon. A Four to five gallon swing in the amount of dosing taking...

Yes. Don’t use your ATO. That is wrought with problems. The biggest being. Your tank will not evaporate at a consistent rate. Temperature and humidity changes daily and that of course effects evaporation. Which of course you kalk input would not be consistent. And that is obviously not what...

There pretty basic. You could even build one with a separate magnetic stir base but avast marine makes a nice one. I way prefer a constant slow stir with kalk always available then the ones that require a timer that start the stir then turn off then start the dose. To much to go wrong. Keep...

Is there a specific question you would like to know. Or just informing. :)

I hear ya. See horses, pipe fish and dragons. All real cool. I have been Contemplating doing a tank for them myself. There must be others here who have.

Welcome friend. I love sea horses. Never did a tank of them but can absolutely see it happening some day. You should post a tale of the tank attach a bunch of pics and tell us a little more about yourself. Welcome to the NJRC.

No that’s spelt Matt. Not Mark