20 long questions

[NoahLikesFish]

Oh ok. Can I do it only in specific places near rock or do I need to do it all throughout the tank?

 

[NoahLikesFish]

I think I am going to take the camaro shows advice about buying slow with the tank. I kinda am doing that with my fw slowly converting them into just indoor ponds. I am going to save money so I can actually get the cool fish and inverts I want instead of going cookiecutter and buying a cheaper version of a fish that might do bad things

 

[Dcal]

@The Camaro Show you did it!

 

[NoahLikesFish]

before I get into less hardy corals I’m gonna get a 2nd light fixture and 2 acintic bulbs. I’m 99% sure my diy reflector will work and I can just use scrap polycarbonate for it

 

[NoahLikesFish]

I am doing ro plus di I’m getting it because it’s cheaper than distilled. When I save up I’m gonna get a bigger unit

 

[NoahLikesFish]

i Am going to Stay simple with tests and other things until I go to hard stuff like nps dendros and lps and expensive corals or nems. I’m gonna wall myself until I get 2 acintic bulbs, a phyto skimmer and tests for calc alk mag and mabye phosphate

 

[ying yang]

Setting up your RODI-
Id first call your water department and find out what they are using to treat your water specifically. I live in AZ. We have 9 water treatment plants just in Phoenix Valley alone. And some plants in some sectors use different chemical to treat water than others.
Pentek sells a filter designed to specifically remove Clorine/Chloramine. All you do is pop it into your prefilter stage. After sediment stage. Preferably after 1 micron block 2nd stage.
Id highly reccomend getting a 3 canister DI from brs and set it up as described by them in there videos.
Your going to get out what you put in and Source water is #1 where it all starts.

Not sure how works in america but in uk we can go online and get latest water reports which usually updated every 2- 4 weeks.this mine from 30/4/21.
This should be enough info right ?

 

[NoahLikesFish]

should I 24/7 drip phyto from a culture or dose with a cup?

 

[Dcal]

rodi

i used this one when i was in hs. got me from 400 tds to 0

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Not sure how works in america but in uk we can go online and get latest water reports which usually updated every 2- 4 weeks.this mine from 30/4/21.
This should be enough info right ?

Ours does that too but there are multiple sources. Some say there is Chlromaine some say there isn’t.

 

[ying yang]

Ours does that too but there are multiple sources. Some say there is Chlromaine some say there isn’t.

Well that would complicate things then ^_^
Phone call it is then asking them

 

[dedragon]

rodi

i used this one when i was in hs. got me from 400 tds to 0

Amazon product
think hes going with this because same company but cheaper for whatever reason

 

[dedragon]

idk though i use BRS one because i got it during one of their sales

 

[ying yang]

10 buck's this is a cover up story to get into the 2500 club... Just saying....

Ha ha 40% there already ^_^

 

[Tamberav]

Oh ok. Can I do it only in specific places near rock or do I need to do it all throughout the tank?

It will move the sand where it wants regardless what you do lol

 

[Dcal]

Ha ha 40% there already ^_^

1000 posts in a week. might even have @fishguy242 beat lol

 

[Tamberav]

should I 24/7 drip phyto from a culture or dose with a cup?

Keep in mind only a small percent of the phyto will go to food and more will settle and die and become waste.

Process with caution. Personally I would not drip and instead target feed the organism small amounts with a pipette so less is wasted.

 

[BelieveInBlue]

FWIW I'm using the Aquatic Life RO Buddie 4 stage RO/DI unit, and it seems to be doing fine so far. However, my water is very soft out of the tap at about 30ppm TDS. And yes the DI part is very important. RO alone is not enough.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

Keep in mind only a small percent of the phyto will go to food and more will settle and die and become waste.

Process with caution. Personally I would not drip and instead target feed the organism small amounts with a pipette so less is wasted.

Ok thanks for the tip

 

[NoahLikesFish]

What is the best value place to get corals besides lfs (Online)? I’ve heard some people say my lfs is expensive