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Originally Posted by melev

Most skimmers that are designed to be run externally can be run in water, unless the pump is an external-only pump (like the Sequence Reeflo pumps like Dart, Snapper, Barracuda). The pump you pictured looks like one that can be used in water.

Thank you for the input! I guess I will give it a try when the other parts I ordered come in.

Most skimmers that are designed to be run externally can be run in water, unless the pump is an external-only pump (like the Sequence Reeflo pumps like Dart, Snapper, Barracuda). The pump you pictured looks like one that can be used in water.

Should be interesting to read how that works out. Fluidizing sand isn't too common, it seems.

Originally Posted by melev

What are you going to run in it?

Well I actually bought another unit the day after I built this one so I have two. I will be running a Fluidized Sand Bed Filter for one and Bio Pellets in the other.

Originally Posted by Midnight

Right on, that reactor looks great.

Thank you! It's nice to say that the build quality is amazing because I built it. LOL

What are you going to run in it?

Right on, that reactor looks great.

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Yes, that is key. The one thing you want to avoid is overdosing. The drip method during the late night hours is usually best.

Thank you guys. I have went with a very slow drip and will be monitoring it closely.

I believe you have the best idea of dose your tank with the setup you have.

My bad, I think you've got it figured out - if you control your dose (very slow in drops) in high a flow area, you should be ok. :-)

Originally Posted by SlappyNC1

You'll hate this response, and I hate giving it, but you weren't specific enough about several important factors and you should be managing several inter-dependent variables, all of which are relative to managing pH (not just Kalk additions). The best information I ever obtained on this topic was from the book "The Reef Aquarium; Science, Art and Technology" by J. Charles Delbeek and Julian Sprung. You're chances of success will be 100% better if you just read chapter 5, "Calcium, Alkalinity and pH Maintenance." IMHO, pages 233-240 are the best solutions available. You don't even need to buy it (although it is worth every penny) if you're local library has access to it.

I have no problem with the response. I actually enjoy reading various publications on the reef keeping hobby to see how various methodologies work. I'm not interested on possible causes of low pH. I have actually narrowed that down to either 2 possibilities. Honestly I am just looking for methods for dosing Brightwell Aquatics Kalk +2 whether is be via dosing pump or drip method and should I take any precautions since I am dosing into a display as opposed to a sump. Sorry if I wasn't totally clear about that.

You'll hate this response, and I hate giving it, but you weren't specific enough about several important factors and you should be managing several inter-dependent variables, all of which are relative to managing pH (not just Kalk additions). The best information I ever obtained on this topic was from the book "The Reef Aquarium; Science, Art and Technology" by J. Charles Delbeek and Julian Sprung. You're chances of success will be 100% better if you just read chapter 5, "Calcium, Alkalinity and pH Maintenance." IMHO, pages 233-240 are the best solutions available. You don't even need to buy it (although it is worth every penny) if you're local library has access to it.

Joeknowsreefs.com cultures two strains - tisbe sp. and tigriopus pods. The Tisbe sp. are the smaller warm water pods which are very common in most tanks and the tigriopus pods are the larger cold water pods, same thing as "Tigger Pods" marketed by Reef Nutrition, I'm told. Joeknowsreefs.com cultures them in a zooplankton which contains rotifers. Joe developed a concept he calls "Reef Science Plankton" (read more here: http://joeknowsreefs.com/reef-science) They ship nationally and his customers seem happy. Some of the reef club members here in Charlotte I've talked to have been happy with him too. That said, I haven't ordered from him yet. I've ordered mine from reefs2go.com in Florida and, frankly, I've been terribly disappointed with the numbers being nowhere close to what's advertised. If you're looking to boost your microfauna, Joe might be your solution. Their prices have been about half of what I've seen from other retailers with the same or better product/numbers.

Let me know if I can help you.

Trade cheato and cups of sand with others in your area. I think that's the best method. Be careful with the sand though, lots more than pods will transfer. :-)

I got mine from garf.org It came with serpent stars copods isopods and antropods. I was happy with their bag o bugs and would order again if need be. At 4 months I have tons now

They come in with your live rock, any new coral fragments, and live sand. You can purchase Tigger Pods from Reef Nutrition, but I don't know who sells Amphipods.

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Blog Update: Sunday, July 04, 2011 at 3:12am

You might find this skimmer a little (read: a-lot) to large for a 10 gallon (nano) aquarium. If you are interested try looking at something like the Tunze Nano DOC 9002 skimmer. This unit is small but is truly not a toy, like the sea-clone.
I too am interested in the performance of the LX1000 but one of the frequent complaints on the blogs always seems to be how large this unit actually is. The early ones were actually produced only in fire engine red and drew more attention than the aquarium inhabitants.

I've not seen one operating in person yet, so I can't add anything specific. I've encountered them at the various trade shows on display. If you get one, I know we'd like to read your experience.