complex FTOTM's

[kwirky]

u didn't hijack the thread greg

I totally didn't notice greg's tank on FTOTM in AA. after reading it his tank could probably have been even more simple as lots of things were added before the real problems were discovered (like RO/DI when it was the skimmer acting up).

I like that idea of the dripping of the 2 part.

I agree calcium reactors take less space than the basins for 2 part when using dosing pumps. Using a dosing pump like a litermeter would probably be WAY less work than a calcium reactor I'm thinking. There are people who've used them for 2 years before having to change the surgical tubing and they have a little beeper alarm reminding you when to calibrate them (every 6 months i think?)

I'm considering a litermeter 2 part doser for my own tank because it seems much simpler than a calcium reactor (and most reactors would be overkill for a 45 gallon tank). Also I see an advantage of a dosing pump being able to scale for any size tank. just increase the dosage.

I've been thinking hard about whether to not bother hauling water in RO/DI water from my mom's in the city any more. I have an analysis from foothill's hospital of the well water here and it says it's absolutely perfect except it's abnormally high in potassium. leaves white residue on the sinks n such. everything else is even BETER than city water. I've been using out of lazyness for the past month and my corals haven't been complaining. dkh ends up around 12 or 13 but most calcium reactors bring it there anyways I think.

but anyways I'm hijacking my own thread here lol

edit: scratch using the well water. it tests at a whopping 24 dkh when the salt is added!!!

[super7]

this tank is pretty simple but it is also a nano.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-04/totm/index.php

[Snappy]

Sean I used tap water for quite a while when I started out but have had much better success with R/O. I would not go back.