Recent content by Alexander1312

Yes, this is a good price if they are as a good as folks say. I would still use Reefi and Quanta light as the reference point for light purchase deliberation, not so much Ecotech or ATI (which are known to charge a significant brand premium) - both do not have an ad supported ad and are still...

I have been using an 8 stage RODI with 28 TDS source water, with Cation - Anion - Mixed Bed after the two ROs, and still show silicate at the end (as per recent ICP) with 0 TDS, and the resins did not show a sign of being exhausted (no relevant color change). My guess was that membranes were...

Amazing - 6 second ad before you can use the equipment. I guess this is what Amazon did with some of their tablets, for a reduced price. Do they have an option to pay off the ad feature? Can I ask, how much were these each?

Easier said that done. Reducing phosphate is one thing, reducing nitrate is a different league.

Same here; or the equipment to fail. Seems to be too many moving parts to get the effect right. I did use it before and it works.

This has become such a fun thread :). We are clearly covering all possible opinions around water parameters in general and nutrient levels in particular. If I had to do a poll, I believe 80%+ are probably in camp not to worry about nutrients. We also seem to strongly believe in LC as a best...

The risk of phosphate going below the margin of error of the hobby tester is actually a risk that needs to be managed. At higher amounts, PO4 is a villain that needs to be quashed to stay within 0.05-0.15 mg/L (max).

Valid points. I was just thinking who wants to wait two years for things to look great. But it is ‘a’ strategy.

Sorry about the issues you had. Failing equipment when you are out of town feels very unfair, but apparently a very common problem. I always worry about this. The iodine is crazy high, even though it is only ug/L., so ‘only’ 2.3 mg//L. Carbon is the right way to go as you did. Very...

Always interesting to see what's in the ocean.

Ok, thank you for clarifying. I never meant to complain that the hobby grade testers are inaccurate - I found them actually super accurate given how cheap they appear to be - CA Salifert being the most impressive one in terms of relative accuracy. Having said that, I did complain about the...

Speaking of salsa. First time cleaning the return pump in 12 months or so - VarioS4. That‘s what rainy weather can do to you. Of course, this will only be cleaned with sulfamic acid, not material damaging citric acid or even vinegar :).

I am big gyre fan, but do not know the gyres from this brand, but prices seem to be attractive. Looks like they have three models, 60 gallon, 135 gallon, 265 gallon. Given that gyres lose strength over time until fully cleaned, I would recommend going with the middle model even though you only...

Only explanation is that they also went on vacation and have not returned yet. Should have been better coordinated.

These were the cuts, some of them almost impossible to break up. I keep them until tomorrow (in a box in the sump), but will throw them away afterwards. There is also a Manila spy pieces and I believe some rainbow acro piece, forgot the name as the main colony had to be tossed, since it was...