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  1. amado

    How do you water change?

    I was using apex DOS to do 1 gallon a day water change daily at night. Then I would do a 15 gallon every other Sunday on demand by pressing a button.
  2. amado

    How it used to be, for us and the fish

    you get bacteria in everything you buy. When you buy a frag it has bacteria. You purchase a clean up crew it will come with bacteria. when you buy frags from different hobbiest you will have different bacteria. When you feed Live or frozen food it will have bacteria. with patience dry rock...
  3. amado

    Light combo

    Just say NO!! LED are your friend Just say NO to metal halides it’s not worth it. you will need a chiller in the summer. Getting replacement bulbs is very difficult.
  4. amado

    How it used to be, for us and the fish

    When we talk like this we must remember that it’s not the individual but a generation. the infant mortality rate in the 50’s was very high. People had allergies they just died from them. We can say with certainty that we live longer and better now than any other time. my gradfather smoked A...
  5. amado

    CT Frag Farmer's Market Invite! Storrs CT - 3/7/20

    Ok let’s wait until it gets closer. I have no problem driving or being driven. We can also rent a passenger van and all go together and have to meeting points one north and one central ??
  6. amado

    CT Frag Farmer's Market Invite! Storrs CT - 3/7/20

    I would be interested in car pooling. If anyone want to go together.
  7. amado

    CT Frag Farmer's Market Invite! Storrs CT - 3/7/20

    This was amazing last year and I would like to go again. They had a lot of vendors and the space is large.
  8. amado

    Water Mixing Station

    hello I was using the dos for water change. it will not siphon. The apex Solenoid is made for fresh water only. If you use it in salt water it will damage.
  9. amado

    Return pumps

    I have a mag18 that I use to use on a fresh water tank. I never had a problem so when I build my 1st reef I used that. I broke down my tank and moved. The mag 18 is still working but I will replace it with a dc pump. the mag will go to my mixing station. I also ran a jebao Dcs for the frag tank
  10. amado

    Ocean gallery 2 experience

    go to reefco it’s on Rt 22 and you will be very happy with the store
  11. amado

    aquarium

    This is a nice tank as well https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/729091090946795/
  12. amado

    Lighting crisis - looking for an inexpensive LED options in a time/ budget crunch

    I love this back and forth. I think everyone Gaines from information. I feel bad for the original post. he just wanted some inform on lights lol.
  13. amado

    Lighting crisis - looking for an inexpensive LED options in a time/ budget crunch

    It’s about $20 - $25~ For t5 bulbs Most basic fixtures are 4 bulbs so that $80 -$100 plus I'll assume you run the light for 10 hours a day. T5: 10 hours x .4kW = 4kWh/day LED: 10 hours x .2kW = 2kWh/day The national average is $0.12/kWh, so... T5 is $0.48 per day LED is $0.24 per day This...
  14. amado

    Copperband

    I had a copperband for a long time. They will not eat pellets. I was able to get my copper band to eat by feeding clams on the 1/2 shell. My cooper band also really liked reef roids and Lrs frozen. He also ate mysis shrimp I also had a healthy pod population and they would eat them all day...
  15. amado

    Lighting crisis - looking for an inexpensive LED options in a time/ budget crunch

    No the t5 bulbs need to be replaced and it loses a lot more than 10%. Led are not the future they are here now and in the long run it’s really cheap to run. In NJ we pay a lot for electricity so anytime we can save money in the long run it’s a good idea. A lot of stores and online shops hate...
  16. amado

    Lighting crisis - looking for an inexpensive LED options in a time/ budget crunch

    On a 90 gallon tank I would buy viparspectral They are currently on sale on amazon. These lights are capable of growing anything. I wouldn’t do t5 the cost of the bulbs and changing them every 6 months is not worth it Also the electricity that you would need to power the t5 doesn’t make sense...
  17. amado

    RO Buddy - Time to Replace Membrane

    Make sure you run a tds meter to make sure you are at zero
  18. amado

    RO Buddy - Time to Replace Membrane

    The BRS canisters for the rodi is a lot bigger than aquatic life. I was changing too often with aquatic life so I got the BRS 7 stage. your source water is always changing. You can’t control what’s coming in from your tap if you are on public water. So it’s always best to replace the membrane...
  19. amado

    Liverock

    Yeah I am interested in buying all the rocks
  20. amado

    Liverock

    I am interested
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