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You know, I've never been a huge fan of those bacteria starters. Even back in my freshwater days. I think I'm going to go slow and old-school,...
Phosphate test Well after 48hrs in plain saltwater I pulled out the Hanna ultra-low range phosphate checker. Still trying to get the hang of this...
Curing Rock! Quick update guys... Was pretty cold this weekend... got 8 inches of snow and it's going to drop to 5 degrees tonight. Didn't spend a...
Thanks for the kind words Todd... yes I'll be parking in the garage. There's enough room in there for me to pull my car in to the left of the water...
First Big Build Weekend – WATERSTATION – Day 3 So Saturday night, my brother Sean wasn’t sure if he’d be able to come give me a hand on Sunday. He’s...
First Big Build Weekend – WATERSTATION – Day 2 So the plan was to get started early in the morning but we both overslept! Too hyped up Friday night...
First Big Build Weekend – WATERSTATION BIG UPDATE GUYS! My first real build weekend is done. This weekend my brother and I build the water station....
Just found a nice website that lists flow rates through pipe of various sizes: http://flexpvc.com/WaterFlowBasedOnPipeSize.shtml Based on that,...
Oh no, sorry for the confusion... I'm talking about for the saltwater mixing station in the garage. That will be using the Panworld 30HD pump. At...
Question about water station Hey guys, I was thinking... any reason I shouldn't drop my plumbing down to 3/4" (from 1" as currently planned) on...
So let me preface this by saying I have no real world experience in this... just dozens of hours of reading... this is just my best understanding of...
Well I certainly could. I plan on buying 50lbs of the primo deco rock from live rock N reef. I definately don't want to cycle my dry rock in the...
LOL, thanks Todd... I'll let her know she has a fan in the reefer community! She'll get a kick out of that!
Guys, thanks so much for the kind words and the comments! Thanks Hei, as it is now, only the "Open Channel" drain from the BeanAnimal overflow...
Additional Purchases and Water Station Design So, I figure my first step in the timeline will be to get my rock started so I can leach as much PO4...
My first rental payment to Lowes! ok, I'm sorry... there is NO WAY one should walk out of Lowes with a $267 worth of PVC unless one is building a...
Curing Dry Rock So folks, want to be sure to confirm my understanding of the process of curing dry rock (mainly to remove leached PO4). I'll be...
Hey 3Reef!! Welcome to by first reef build! I've been working on research and planning for this for several months now and I'm finally at a stage...
Yeah no, I screwed up in my initial total... I was adding in a header and pumps from my water station which would be on a different circuit. With my...
Nope, 11A just from the build... that wouldn't include all the other stuff I already run in the living room (including 80" DLP TV which has a pretty...
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