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I gotta say...I don't quite understand the whole wastewater thing, but i'm guessing it'll be self evident once i receive and hook up my unit.

Ok, Insert n00b question: I haven't been mixing my own SW....I've been buying from Eagle Reefs (RO/DI SW for $1.25/g). I just purchased a RO/DI unit and now need to make a decision on salt. What brand would be the best for me to start using? TM? RC? Find out what Eagle Reefs uses and go from...

HA! I just bit the bullet and bought the same unit. I've been buying my water from Eagle Reefs for a few months now. He's really a nice guy with a great shop, but it seems like I'm spending ~$50 a month on water...so this will be a nice change. :-)

HA! Ok, well, no rush on that...they're on vacation till the 13th....lol. I need it before then, since i'm leaving town on the 13th, and that's the whole point of buying a unit right now. DOH!

Roger that! That's exactly what I needed to know. I have an extra timer at home, as well as an extra MJ1200, some tubing, and a water container, so i think I will just buy the 2 switch on tank setup. Thanks for the help!

Sooooo...nobody has any experience with aquahub or their ATO's eh? ::) ??? :-[ :-X :-\ :'( >:( :o ;) :) :D ;D

Sure you didn't mix up Alk with Calcium? :-X

Looks like a nice setup, but SHEESH! $175? Add another $10 for shipping... Not my kind of deal, there. I'm too cheap. For any more than $50, I'll just add water myself. I understand that perhaps the float switches could wear out over time, but they're a $5 part, so they can just be replaced if...

Didn't you just add a few new corals? Maybe that 'chemical warfare' I've always heard about is what's going on, and the xenia is just losing..?

Hey guys, I'm interested in an ATO setup. Was wondering if the $40 special from aquahub would do me right? I have no problem putting the system together, as i'm pretty good w/ plumbing and electrical. Anyway, just wondering if anyone had any experience. THANKS! damon

I made it out fishing about a month ago. Here's our loot: ...and last year's loot: Fishing is great! One of these days I wanna try and catch a nice tuna...never fished for those guys before!

Let me rephrase: My tank is smaller than ANY of your tanks, including sumps. :)

Basically, with the kit mentioned by the OP, it doesn't matter if there's air or not. As long as the air rises to the top and isn't being initially injected. You could have 1/2 the tube full of air, but if you don't actually get to the air bubble, the song will still remain the same.

Yeah, works fine for me. I only use their magnesium test kit, but I usually squirt darn near the whole thing into the tube, swish for a bit, then do the drip for the closeness at the end.

I'm not the most experienced guy around, but other than pH, params should stay relatively stable throughout. I test when i have time....for ca,alk,mg that's about once a week, and for the others...well, i quit testing for nitrates and the like..i just watch my xenia. It lets me know well ahead...

Ha. I just downsized my tank, and i'm pretty happy with the size...just hard to be patient and let the frags have time to fill it up. That being said, my display tank is about 1/3 of your sump. HA!

Ha. Ok, that was funny. Here's some pictures of the new guys I picked up today..at least those who'd let me take their pictures (notice no shrimp pic yet ;)). This guy is just plain busy. He started grabbing any kind of algae he could and shoving it in his face: Always wanted one of these...

Yeah, that guy is pretty crazy. I was eyeballing him, too. I almost added on a lil' Maxima at the end, since they're only like $25 on sale. But, I didn't. I think my tank is going to get real crowded, real fast as it is.

Hey Guys, Carlo turned me on to this place a while back... Today, I left work early to head to The Hidden Reef in PA. However, the weather was terrible, and the turnpike was rolling slooooow. So, I called Allquatics while I was sitting in traffic. I wanted to get some 'verts, and an emerald...

Soldering is really easy..as long as you have wire strippers, a soldering gun/iron, and some solder...oh, and good lighting...grin. Or you can just get a wire tie or a butt connector. Not quite as good as solder, but you'd probably never notice the difference. You know the type..the little...