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![]() BTW Lance I was looking at BRS and noticed they have 4" 200 micron bags, both felt and mesh - they say the mesh clog less easily so I might give those a whirl, you might want to check them out too?
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Thanks Tony. I'll definitely give them a try. I order from BRS quite regularly.
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![]() Precipitate. How come? Help!
Lately I've been getting a lot of precipitate build-up in the return pump, (Mag 7). The PH's in the DT have no build-up at all. I just tested and the params are: Ca: 410; Alk: 7; Mg: 1290; pH: 8.0 These numbers stay quite constant from week to week. I use the two-part from BRS and dose via 2x Drew's Dosers. Both dosers drip into the return section of the sump; calcium in the morning and alkalinity in the evening. Is it possible that there is not enough water movement in the sump? I estimate flow through the sump at about 280 GPH. Any ideas? P.S. I'm using exactly the same set up on the 225g with no problems, so it's not a problem with the two-part mix.
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![]() I was having the same problem, bumped the mag level up to 1400 and changed the one dosing line to the overflow so it mixed better, solved it for me.
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![]() Thanks Dave. I'll try upping the Mg. I used to keep it at about 1350 but I found the SPS does better with it a little lower. I might try a bigger pump for the return and get a little more flow through the sump as well.
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![]() Man-eating Trigger!
Thinned a few corals in the 90g this morning and was mounting these frags in the 225 when suddenly Bubba decided he wanted to sample a little human flesh. Bastard nailed my pinkie finger and drew blood! This comes as a surprise as I have held him in my hand many times. Maybe my pinkie was sticking out from my hand and looked like a nice fat worm? Christ, it's bad enough having a blood-thirsty mama Fire Clown; now I have to contend with a 6" Trigger with a mouth full of big teeth. I just hope the Tuskfish never wants to sample me, those fangs could do some serious damage. It's a sad state of affairs when one has to don Kevlar to work in his tank. ![]()
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![]() My mom used to put those kinda books up high on the shelves when we were kids so we didn't get corrupted and stuffs. Glad home life is exciting buddy =)
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![]() Ouch! My triggers like to bite fingers too, but only when Doug sticks his fingers in the tank and wiggles them around
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![]() Hehe. Brett, I swear you could find smut in a nursery rhyme!
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![]() Laurie, I think that's what I must have been doing: Wiggling my fingers.
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