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It uses a reverse osmosis membrane. Quoting from Wikipedia: "It works by using pressure to force a solution through a membrane, retaining the solute on one side and allowing the pure solvent to pass to the other side. This is the reverse of the normal osmosis process, which is the natural...
Your description of the unit indicates two kinds of carbon and some small micron filtration. I've never heard of carbon filtration removing either nitrates or phosphates from water. If it did, we would all be filtering our tank water with it, wouldn't we?
I QT my fish for months before putting them in my main tank. (I like to spread around the aggression by adding a few new fish at a time.) I'm not as conscientious with corals...
That is why I wasn't interested in one. Seems like you need to add on a separate device utilizing a phosphate removing compound in order to handle PO4 issues.
Decisions... decisions...
This is the same day as the NCPARS 2009 Fall Frag Swap in Northampton, PA:
http://www.ncpars.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=41
Decisions... decisions...
Older Aqua Medic Turboflotor Multi Hang-on skimmer for sale for $25. This comes with the original AquaBee needle wheel pump, but you should consider upgrading to the Ocean Runner 2500 that is currently being sold with this skimmer.
Here's a link to a description and the manual...
Coralline algaes come in every color of the rainbow. I've even had lime green and a brick red coralline grow under anoxic conditions. (See http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic93666-11-1.aspx).
I currently have a nice orange coralline growing in my show tank, and I consider it to be the rarest...
Anyone have any personal experience either in favor of or against any of the several available brands of ORP probes used for measuring REDOX?
Thanks in advance...
Regret to advise the Sea Hare is no longer with us. It was rather large, and apparently got wedged behind a rock and couldn't back out.
Learned a few things while it was here...
you can hand feen them
they'll eat shredded Sea Lettuce
they'll eat cut up chaeto
they'll eat hair algae taken from...
The NJRC Loaner Sea Hare is once again available for borrowing by a member. There is no cost. It is lent with the understanding that you'll return it to me or to jceli728 (in Lake Hopatcong) once it has cleaned up your tank. Pick-up is in Livingston (07039).