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Tenecor is a large manufacturer. I believe there are others as well. Tenecor sells tank systems complete, as well

I think that if you are seeing MBs the issue is that you are pulling air into the pump. Now unless you have a leak in the system, the other explanation is that your input to the pump is not adequate enough to support the output. So there is a strong enough vacuum for the pump to pull more...

I have a six stage: 10 micron - 5 micron - 1 micron - membrane - carbon block - DI cartridge. I get about 205 out of the tap and about 5ppm RO. My DI is shot because I am getting the same TDS out of the DI cartridge. Just changed all of the pre-filters as my pressure had gotten really bad...

You really should use a TDS meter to detemine if in fact your DI cartridge needs replacing/recharging. Also depending on your R/O system, you should have pre-filters before the water hits the membrane. This would go a far way towards preserving the life of the membrane itself. HTH

I have a Maxijet PH and a heater in my holding tank. I keep about 27G of water mixed and ready to use. The PH keeps it nicely 'stirred.' 8)

I use a dip routinely for all new stock (fish). I also use Methylene blue in my dip water as a treatment for external parasites. It is very safe for all fish types and has the added benefit of being high in dissolved oxygen to help with fish stress, plus it is very dark, so this also offers...

I am not sure how you would accomplish not breaking siphon in an overflow tube return. Maybe someone who has this set-up and has licked this issue can respond :?: One design that I know that elimiates the problem is the use of an overflow box. This is usually installed in-tank (usually in...

Just need to be sure that the ballast for these commercial MH units can fire up the marine bulbs. Some of them are pulse start so you may need an electronic ballast to fire them up. Other than that, as long as the wattage is the same, it should work. Let me know if you decide to pursue this...

Your lighting requirements should be determined based on what kind of tank you want to keep. FOWLR, Reef, FO etc. If you could supply some more information, including the dimensions of your tank and what you plan to put in it, we can advise accordingly. HTH

:) I don't think that the name spot will hold for too much longer. That was about the size of mine when I acquired her. as far as sexing the tang, I think that is not too easy to do, even with grown fish. I don't have the answer for you but it should not be a problem unless you wanted to...