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Getting cured will help your cycle move faster, but non-cured rock that you cure yourself will ensure a good cycle in your tank and make sure that it is ready for livestock. 35# is a good start, but you're going to want closer to 45 to support a decent bioload. The 35# (once cycled) will be...

Well there's some great fodder for conversation on the 27th (Richard Harker is one of our speakers for the swap). I'll definitely take a read through the article.

Garry, I've heard lots of schools of thought for how long to run carbon before changing, how many days/weeks of the month it should be run, etc. Just curious how you run it in your system.

You can borrow ours if you need 'em. We're in Jackson.

Where in NJ are you? I'm pretty sure that Hidden Reef carries lock-line as does Aquatic Obsessions. Call each store before you travel though to make sure they have what you need.

I wanted to see what effect the change in flow through the PO4 reactor has had. My PO4 coming out of the reactor is now .04. Cool to watch such an immediate cause and effect relationship. My media isn't bumping anymore so I'm not sure I want to turn it down anymore, but I would settle on cutting...

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I'll have to try that with the GB carbon the next time I run a PO4 test. It had been tested before, but this seems like it would be an interesting experiment. Brian, as far as I know, the answer to that is no. I'll throw some used media into my next PO4 experiment and see what happens with...

Wow, Mike. I'm really shocked that with your PO4 coming out of the reactor at .07 that your tank water is .35! That's crazy. We have to feed more often than you do. With my anthias in the tank I feed a bit of *flake* (eep) 2x a day and also we feed frozen 2-3x a week (no great schedule there)...

I actually think the stuff I'm using is closer to rowa than it is to phosban (GFO from NJRC spring group buy). I'll slow it down and see how that changes things. Thanks!

I'm running Phosban through a reactor. Right now my tank is steady at .07. My PO4 reactor is putting out water that is .06. This is the first time I'm testing the effluent though, so I'm not sure if the PO4 media is losing its efficacy or if I'm running the effluent too high. How slow/fast is...

Is it really a water change if it is less than 10%?! LOL!

Your numbers look great for such a "massive" (feeling) goof. Ca & Mg are high, which is why the rest of it precipitated out. DKH looks a hair on the low side of normal (8-11). You can let your Ca & Mg work their way down over the next couple of days while you SLOWLY dose the alk supplement to...

Great. I couldn't tell by what you posted and I didn't want to see you make a purchase that wasn't going to be suitable long term. Looks like a good plan.

I think you get The Most Dramatic Improvement award!

The "white dust" is either Ca or Mg that's precipitated out of the water. If you blow it around it may well go back into solution. I'd try that route, but wouldn't worry about trying to siphon it out of the tank. Ideally you'd figure out what your system is using in a given day and then dose...

I would run it once a month for a week with both carbon & poly pads and leave it empty & clean otherwise (or running empty if that's easier). I would definitely remove teh bio & sponge. The sponge/filter floss would only be good if you could keep to a schedule of cleaning/changing it ever 3...

What will you do with 2000gph? Your overflow will only handle 600gph (assuming that you'll have 1 overflow), so unless you're going to create a manifold where you could utilize the remainder of the flow from that one pump you're going to have an excess of water returning to your sump. Your...

Canister filters don't make great accompanyments to a reef environment as they tend to attract detritus and build up nutrients and are not able to process them properly to eliminate them. They become a "clean it every few days" piece of equipment. It would be best served for running...

That tri-color is amazing. I can't believe it came back so well. What do you think was the difference between its full recovery and the struggles of the others? As far as what to do with the exposed coral skeletin there are a few schools of though. Either break them off so that only healthy...