Equipment

Last night, I had a couple of guys stop by and we shared a few beers and chatted about reefkeeping. At one point, one mentioned how he didn't like the Vortech pump because it was too noisy. I looked at him, and asked him what did he hear? He wasn't sure, so I went over to the power center and turned off both skimmer pumps, both Dart pumps, the Coralvue saltwater circulation pump, and the dehumidifier. Then he said "But that's an Mp60." No, that was an MP60, an MP40, AND an MP10 all running simultaneously, ...

i have whites at 55% and blue @ 75% royal blue at 78%. so i guess on my previous light setup i had my MH high enough and the fans pointed to a point where water evap was not altered by them. currently with the LEDs im still topping off at the same rate. this is important because i use a kalk reactor to control my level especially PH, as it runs low on my system. currently alk is at 8.9 and cal at 438 with hanna checkers.
colors are still looking great, so far im happy with my choice..... ...

Well, we had a good run but we have to break up. You were great for many years... but lately your sputtering and somewhat caustic odor grew worrisome and I don't have room for any of that drama in my life. I'm moving on. With your twin sister. She makes me happier.

From time to time, I've heard of ballasts catching fire and homes being burned in the process. I'd surmise the majority tend to be VHO ballasts, but that's conjecture on my part. ...

I'm making a little progress on my goal to do water changes without having to lift a finger. The idea is to move water out of the tank and into the tank at the same time, and to do so in small amounts daily. From one of Randy Holmes-Farley's articles written years ago, he determined that there was just as much benefit changing 1% of the water daily as there was doing 25% once a month.

About two years ago, I bought this pump from a club member. It's a high end dual-head medical ...

Working on my new 75 gallon tank build got everything up and going. Now the cycling has began cant wait to see what happen. All i need now is a stand for my protein skimmer and im all set. Just hard to find anything that will work .