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Well I tested some RO/DI from the supermarket and it was reading 000 - 0001 on the TDS, so I know the TDS is working... Anyone know if the Barracuda has a flush valve?

Not sure what a flush mode is, but I can post some pics tomorrow. Good idea on the TDS, but my tank is telling me something is wrong as well... I will still get some distilled and test tomorrow.. thanks for the ideas...

Don't think that is it (I could be wrong of course... That's why I am asking). If I had simply messed up the lines I should have never gotten my earlier readings ( about 50 gallons ago) of 3-5 ppm out of the filtered line. Plus my waste line is still reading a higher ppm than the filtered...

a little more info... Water going out the waste line is at 180 ppm but not pumping as fast as the filtered line. I thought the waste line should flow at about 3 X 4 times the rate of the filtered line? Also tasted some of the "filtered" water... horrible chemical taste. Thanks!

I bought an Aqua FX Barracuda RO/DI (from Captive Reefs of course!) and promptly had the directions thrown out by my wife! I found the on-line directions, but there is no FAQ page. I had it set up perfectly with a TDS of 3-4 PPM for the first 150 gal or so, and now all the water is at 120...

I ended up purchasing a Poseidon PS2 (Titanium) Pump. It was advertised like the Velocity to be under 30 db. It was strange with my Iwaki... from day one it was loud, no matter how I mounted it... It never gave me the pressure I expected, I think it was a dud from the factory. Thanks!

When I bought my Iwaki (japanese motor) a couple of years ago my primary concern was heat transfer... It was an extremely cool running pump, but noisy from day one. It just died. I have lowered the heat output of my lights enough that I really don't need to worry too much about heat, but I...

It seems to me be observation you can tell when Calepera is going sexual or through a die-off. Just remove it then. I kept mine on a 12 hour light cycle for two years and rarely had any problems...

Have I missed something? Some talk of 100 lbs of liverock being enough... but we have not heard anything of the bio-load (fish) Dianeww wants to put in the tank... The biggest thing I have learned over time with a SW vs fresh is that the water quality must be better with in the SW...

What kind of lighting do you have? Some of the stuff on live rock is photosynthetic and wants a fair amount of lighting for "food".

Lawnmower typically eats nuisance (hair) alges in your tank... I believe most of the blenny's are non violent to shrimp...

There are plenty of other fish with a good personality that will not eat shrimp. If you like a more camouflaged look you mike think of a lawnmower blenny or something similar... They tend to hang out on rocks and perch like the hawkfish.

A black spray bar? I know, I know. This is a very simple DIY project, but I have the ability to turn the easiest DIY into a '74 Pinto in a rear end collision!!! I need one for my newly rejuvenated 90 Gal (4ft long) tank. Do you sell one Darin? -P

Corals do not respond well to Miracle Grow.... 8)