Recent content by kdogg85

Ok well here are the pics, the tote is for leak protection only.

Well, I would post he pics of my filter setup but the manage attach button won't work. Go figure. Anyway, the other bags of eco showed up today, giving me 120 pounds total, will that be enough for the bottom? If not, I'll get a couple bags of dirt and stretch it out. RC, thanks for the...

RC, don't you just love hearing your power meter do a burnout when the halides kick on? :lol: I did check the ph of the same water today at the lfs, 7.1, the lady said my kit is bad because she draws from the same municipality as me, full refund and the new kit showed 7.1 as well, kh is 7, gh...

No water softener. Is 6.2 really that bad? I'm sure nature has a little swing every now and then. Couldn't I just remove the sand if the hardness and ph go up too high while it's cycling? It will be in a central location, not mixed in with the eco. Please don't think I'm being an ***, I'm just...

Speaking of RO water, do I need to use the di section of it as well or just the RO section? The tds is about 3-7 out of the RO unit, the di unit takes it to 0. Anywho, as far as fish, I don't want a stockyard full in the tank, my reef was pitifully under stocked only had 6 fish in there, only 2...

I'm starting my build thread now and documenting the growth of my 125g planted tank. I gave the thread the name "no salt needed" because I'm coming from a reef tank. I got the tank cleaned up and placed back in my den. In the pic is how my filtration will be setup, the black box in the bottom...

Reading around was a waste, just a bunch of useless arguing that answered nothing. For what I need to do, I guess I'll just break down and buy the aga stuff. RC, thank you for the help as well as the others.

Yes, but it's high for that small tube. I used GE-1 on my sump for the reef, but I can't find it anymore around here. Never had any trouble from it. I was just wondering if there was another brand, or is just any 100% pure silicone ok? It can't have any inhibitors obviously.

Didn't get started yet, I broke down and ordered the rest of the eco, couldn't stand it. I'm going to silicone the drawbox to the bottom back corner of the rank and use it for my inlet strainer. What silicone should I use, used to be ge1, but I can't find that anywhere anymore.

I would order if I didn't need to burn the store credit, one store is good for fish, I went to the one good for supplies. It's a 900gph box so it's roughly the same size as a 400. I'll get to work on plumbing in the morning, and I'll start my build thread. However, I think I may try an...

Well throw the emperor out the window, it's in the dump somewhere. I got the 125 plus the 29 sump cleaned out finally, yuck. I have a bunch of credit with a lfs and they had only one bag of eco, :facepalm: Said it would be 2-3 weeks, I'll wait because I have about 2 months before that credit...

I used a sump vs wet/dry on mine, not that it's relevant. In the reef setting, all that left over stuff is coral food(what the skimmer doesn't catch anyway) or it's food for the ats(turf scrubber) I just lightly vaccumed the sand off and went on with it. PWC's were every 2 weeks at 30g a pop...

Not being a jerk, just asking, but why not let the tank be the filter? Is it due to the lesser amount of surface area for bacteria to grow vs live rock in a sw tank? I'm used to hearing filters are nothing more than nitrate farms, please bear with me. There is going to be some driftwood and...

I think I'll listen and just use the Eco-complete, not the cheapest, but at least the fish for this aren't either. It's funny seeing some folks pass out over a $50 fish. I was thinking just have the mag 7 pump pull from one end of the tank and discharge on the other side. No filter at all, just...

If plants act like gha and turf algae in saltwater, then the answer would be no. In the algae turf scrubber community, there is talk of not using ro/di water at all, just turn on the tap and go. Personally, I would lean towards yes, it is harmful. The big one to worry about is chloramine, more...