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Old 03-27-2011, 06:21 PM
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I've got 5 gallons of ROX here. If you ever make it by to pick up those monti's I could set you up with some to try out before ordering from BRS.
Cool thanks Sean, I will be down with any lick this week for a job. Hopefully we can hook-up then.
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I wonder if my leathers would be ok in with my Preds when I get the 116 gal done?
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Old 03-27-2011, 07:29 PM
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The GrizzI wonder if my leathers would be ok in with my Preds when I get the 116 gal done?
I would imagine they will be just fine.
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DelphinusGet some ROX carbon from BRS. BRS is really the only place you can get it from and trust me once you go ROX there is no other you'll go to afterward. I only wish some of our more local vendors would bring it in (HINT HINT ... er, AGAIN, because it's not like I haven't brought this up before).
Yes I agree ROX carbon is very good however it tends to clump up very quickly so it's life span tends to be shorter because I don't reuse it after taking the reactor apart to change it. I have recently started using the small carbon pellets by Fauna Marin (which I carry) and I think it does a very good job. I may even try mixing it together with ROX to see if it will reduce the clumping.
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I like the sound of a carbon pellet
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I like the sound of a carbon pellet
ROX0.8 is already in a pellet format. FWIW.

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I would imagine they will be just fine.
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Yes I agree ROX carbon is very good however it tends to clump up very quickly so it's life span tends to be shorter because I don't reuse it after taking the reactor apart to change it.
Interesting. I have not had any issues with clumping with ROX. My only complaint with the stuff is that it's so small and lightweight, it works its way into the sponges of the reactor and thus when I change it out I have to spend a couple extra minutes to work back out of the sponge.

Dependent on flowrate through the reactor maybe?
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Interesting. I have not had any issues with clumping with ROX. My only complaint with the stuff is that it's so small and lightweight, it works its way into the sponges of the reactor and thus when I change it out I have to spend a couple extra minutes to work back out of the sponge.

Dependent on flowrate through the reactor maybe?

Between the two tanks I'm running the ROX in a BRS reactor and a TLF reactor. There is no problem with the TLF; the BRS reactor however, does have clumping issues. It doesn't seem to matter what the flow rate, it still clumps. I give the reactor a shake every week or so and that seem to help, but it does require more maintenance than the TLF.
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Old 03-28-2011, 12:33 AM
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Well either way I will be getting some carbon in there ASAP and hopefully get another NextReef MR1 to run them in.
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Some really nice zoas you have in there I'm jealous! For whatever reason I had issues with many of the first round of zoas I tried but lately they seem to be thriving. Really dig the aussie elegance as well. I'll have to do some research on them but I do want one for the new tank. It's like a nem but without the evil!

Got a recent FTS?
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Thanks Brett, I have lost a few zoas for what ever reason I don't know but some of them seem to be doing very well. I was unsure about getting an elegance myself for some time but when I saw this one at Wei's I couldn't resist especially for the price he gave it to me for. And I must say it is doing great.

No new FTS as of late because my tank is getting so scratched up that it doesn't look good at all. If I can manage to get the front glass clean I will take a few shots.
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Alright fine but what about the replacement tank? What have you done with that piece of heavy?
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