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RO Filtration TDS readings

Sponge23 — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:07:40 GMT

I have a green hair algae issue for the first since I started my RSM 130D 1.5 years ago. I bought a TDS meter from Marine Depot and tested my tap water at 270 and my RO water from a 5 stage Watts Premier RO filtration system at 30. I changed all filters

Red Sea Max 130D Filter/ Pump Upgrade

Sponge23 — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:05:13 GMT

I'm looking to upgrade the filtration and pumps on my tank. Media Basket has a great solution for both, but I would have to replace the protein skimmer in order to make it work specifically the Tunz 9002. So far the stock protein skimmer works fine so I

use or dont use filter bag on 180 gallon refugium tank

chopperdave1903 — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:13:47 GMT

i have s 380 tank filled live rock my refugium is 180 i have it plumbed in the dide ive broken tank down in to four first has twp inlets from over of tank and one return to pump. was told not to use filter bags. recirulates must water back to pump with t

running 2 canister filters with 1 intake

ngara0 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:30:19 GMT

I'm setting up a 120g cichlid tank and have 2 xp3 filters. I would like to run them both with 1 intake tube. I have a Y adapter and was wondering if I needed to have a bigger diameter intake tube, seeing as it would be feeding 2 filters. I would also be u

canister filter

snoopy2 — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:44:13 GMT

I have a Odyssea CFS700 with a uv filter. It is working very good but after running for about five hours it starts blowing air bubbles. I looked at the intake line and right at the elbow coming from the tank there is a small pocket of air traped there. I

AquaC Remora HOB question

BarnacleJack — Mon, 21 May 2012 04:45:36 GMT

In an effort to curb an outbreak of cyano in my reef tank, I added a GFO reactor about 6 weeks ago. After running the GFO a few weeks, I noticed that the cyano had begun to fade. My AquaC Remora protein skimmer has gone crazy in the last few weeks, consta

Looking to upgrade my fliter what should I go with

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:45:51 GMT

I have a 75 gallon pre drilled saltwater tank with a fluval 405 a CPR skimmer two little fish reactor and would like to know what type a fliter I should go with

Return Overpowering Drain in Sump. HELP PLEASE!!

RRustenholtz — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:55:57 GMT

I'm new to the hobby, And this is what I have... (Pictures at end of post)

-120 Gallon 48x24x24 Display tank.
-30 Gallon DIY Sump
-1250 gph External return pump.
-1" plumbing for return, goes to a "T" for (2) return lines. Clear hose

Oceanic BioCube Protein Skimmer (HELP/Questions please read!)

FlyFishGirl — Sun, 06 May 2012 06:16:30 GMT

Heyy my name is Ashley (sorry if i post this the wrong part of the forum) but anyways!!!

Can anyone tell me ...for sure how much space I need?

Is this a good choice for the money. Th

skimmer

geoplane2 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:54:34 GMT
hello i need some help on a skimmer for my bio cub (29 gal) live rock and fish also mushrooms ,ricordeas
what skimmer would you use the tank has a lighter c

150Gal tank, sump ??

Axle314 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:40:55 GMT
i have a 55gal with no sump at this time, i will picking up a 150gal this weekend. i am looking for advice on what kind of set up to run, from on tank filters to a sump, size, skimmers and so on. have been reading alot and want to ask the pro's here. i wi

What filter to go with (help)

shawn1260 — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:29:52 GMT
I hope I can get some input here, I have a 90 gallon pre drilled tank and I am trying to make my mind up on what filter system to go with. I am looking at the CPR CY192 and the Berlin WD125.
The tank will be a fish only tank it will have live rock a

Fish Only Filtration Question

inferno — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:13:53 GMT
I have 3 years of experience in the saltwater aquarium hobby; however, I have been out for a while so I'm looking for some advice. Me and my wife are going to set up a fish only system / aggressive tank for the main system in our house, and our ultimate

What is the best water flow for a Cichlid Tank?

Homeuser — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:28:10 GMT
Hi, New forums poster here. I have a 55 corner bow Cichlid Tank. I have a Fluval 405 and a Maxi-Jet 1200 Power Head. I was wondering, what is the best placement for these two items in my type of tank?

I have them both in the rear corner, the Powe

canister for a saltwater aquarium.

morfeo — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:12:18 GMT
Hi-

I'm planing to get a canister filter for my 15g aquarium. I would like to know how big the canister should be and what kind of media should I get.

My aquarium set up is two clown fish, two mexican turbo snails, one emerald crab, one

My first sump on my 80G tank

sundance2011 — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:12:37 GMT
I have a 20G long tank I am going to use for my sump (assuming I can drill it). Is that going to be big enough for my 80g tank? If not what is recommended? Also I am looking at a Tom Aquatics Pro Series Surface Skimmer Overflow Box for my main tank, it's

skimmer

limaclmracing — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:59:41 GMT
im looking to purchase a new skimmer for my 75g reef i use to have a aqua c uv180 it did well but too big so i bought precision red line serious rl 150 not to happy it dont performe like the aqua c ev180 so i was lookinvg to get the BUBBL

Bio Pellet Mess

skeeterdav2002 — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:50:04 GMT
Boy I'll tell you all, if I had known what kind of mess this stuff makes I'm not sure I would have done it. I read about "some cloudiness" but not the full on bacteral bloom I ended up with. My poor skimmer has gone into overdrive and the tank looks like

sump

geoplane2 — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:12:09 GMT
What size sump would you need for a 250 gal tank with over flows ?

RO/ system upgrade

urbanfox — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:14:32 GMT
1.Can I do a straight swap from a 50gpd to 90gpd Spectrapure Hi rejection tfc membane? Or do I need a flow restrictor? 2. Can I put Spectrapure Maxi Cap DI catridge in a regular housing(stage 3) before my DI? I notice my DI housing has a different ca