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How many fighting conch do you guys recommend for a 120 gallon display?

Hmm, I may pick up that curvette stand. I figure the easier you make testing the more likely you will do it every week! I also use one of those lab adjustable pipettor's---super useful!

I use Hanna for Alk, Nitratr, Phos. I don't test Ca very often (have Salifert test). I test Mag maybe every 3-4 weeks (Salifert) since I use Randy Holmes Farley method of dosing mag and not testing for it often. I also use a Smart Stir. You can get an insert for that unit from Etsy so that...

Yes, I have the 50-100 GPD RO Buddie and also have two 75GPD membranes. The setup seems to be running well for me. I used to run only one membrane but switched to dual membrane since I wanted to generate less wastewater. I have gone through periods where I am very into gardening, microgreens...

I run a double membrane setup on my RO Buddie. Works like a charm. You run the waste line from the first RO membrane into the input of the second RO membrane and the waste line from the second RO membrane into the waste input for the RO Buddie. The clean water output from the two membranes are...

Running at higher PPT / SG means more of the major and trace elements.

Looking forward to the episode!

Not much modification to the sink plumbing is required. See the photo attached. The fitting is $11.98 on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0fg2I7p

I have the RODI Buddy. Super convenient since it allows me to pump RODI from under my sink to my water barrels 30+ ft away and does a few minutes of auto flush to clear out the membranes when I turn it on once a week. The auto flush prolongs the life of the DI stages. Easy to do it manually...

Yeah, the Jebao comes with a spare head so it is a pretty decent deal. My Jebao doser has been running for 5 months now. No issues other than that one head breaking early on.

I also have one of these. One of the dosers heads stopped working after only a few weeks of operation. Thankfully I am only using 2 of the dosers so I just switched to one of the open heads. I am hoping to get 1-2 years out of this cheap doser. I will likely upgrade eventually.

I did a lot of research on a generator over the course of the 10+ months. After a lot of back and forth I went with a Predator 5000 for the following key reasons: 1) Inverter generator. This is a must if you want to run sensitive electronic equipment 2) Dual fuel. I intend to run the...

Picture outside of water after KCl dip. Will take in tank pictures going forward.

Picture outside of water after KCl dip. Will take in-tank pictures going forward.

I am in Saratoga which I believe is served by the same water service as San Jose. I also have a whole house water softener. I generate zero TDS RODI without issue. Something must be wrong with the unit BRS sent. I am on the road now but can post a picture of what my BRS setup looks like tomorrow.

For those in the South Bay---I plan to be in Oakland for a meeting next Wednesday and can swing by High Tide afterwards. Let me know if you want me to pick up a frag for the contest. I am in Saratoga and Palo Alto during the week. I will hold any frags in a temporary 10 gallon quarantine tank...

For those in the South Bay---I plan to be in Oakland for a meeting next Wednesday and can swing by High Tide afterwards. Let me know if you want me to pick up a frag for the contest. I am in Saratoga and Palo Alto during the week. I will hold any frags in a temporary 10 gallon quarantine...

Nice looking frag discs! Where did you get them?

RedSea has a DIY tank cover kit which is relatively economical. If you don't go that route then there are the custom lid makers which for that size tank I assume would cost $250-400 depending on who you go with and how customized it needs to be.

@thephoreefer Do you have any favorite places to buy torches? I am trying to build out my collection since my new tank is finally starting to stabilize (yesterday was the first time in months where I did not have to manually remove dinos or algae from the rock rock during my weekly water change).