NonSequitur

pm sent on frag

I have a frag of kenya tree and one of finger leather I'd be happy to share.

Do you still have the sand? I'd love to come and get at least a little bit to add to the biodiversity of my system.

This is a good idea.. I hadn't thought of making a chamber to limit the water available to the return pump.. as it stands now if I lose siphon and my return pump is still running I'll have lots of water on the floor.. I'll probably add something like this in addition to the water sensing "scram switch" I'm building to shut the pump down in case of overflows. I actually have a container that is almost the exact height of my normal sump water level.. might try to experiment with it and see if it'll work to limit the pump.

I got my TDS meter in last night and expected to see something similar (I'm also in Georgetown, off of Leander Rd) and was surprised to see the tapwater reading 275 (before my softener). I was more surprised to see that the second-hand RO unit I had been using for my tanks (with a new membrane, new carbon blocks) actually seemed to be running backward.. permeate water was testing at 300, concentrate at 145 (Huh?), so I installed the DI canister on the "old" RO that we use for drinking water (Tee'd off of the storage tank line so drinking water bypasses the DI, tank water bypasses the postfilter) and all is well.. 10ppm in, 0ppm out.

Thank you all for the information! I'm contemplating ordering a single meter to add to the source water line, just so I can keep track of the whole process, but that probably isn't necessary (I just like gauges).. I'll probably put that money toward a an interesting frag instead.

I'm about to put in my order with BRS (a dual tds meter, a DI canister, and an RO float valve/auto shut off), and was thinking about water quality. Do any of you know what the TDS of the tapwater in the area is (particularly in Georgetown, but values from surrounding areas is fine too since I'm asking more out of curiosity than to base any decisions). After RO (but not DI) processing, what TDS should I expect? I know after the DI stage it should read 0 or very near, but I'm curious what is normal for RO only water. I know I could wait for my meter and test this myself, but I'm curious if anyone has this info and can share their results while I'm waiting impatiently for my order.

He's right, it definitely looks better in person.. mine is gorgeous, though at the moment it's hiding behind a rock of I'd post a photo.

Very nice!

Thanks! The anemone is in the tank and looking good. I'll post pics later once it gets settled in.

If you still have it, I want it! I tried to send you a pm, but it wouldn't go through. Jeremy 512-818-5076

Thanks, will do!

I'm interested if this is still available.. looks like it will work much better than my homemade gatorade bottle reactor.

Interesting.. I don't think I've ever gone more than a day or so without reaching into the tank in some form.. I've been meaning to get some of those gloves as well (man, does that saltwater sting if you get it in a fresh cut), so it'll be worth seeing if I get similar results.

Upgrading to electronic ballasts might be a good idea.. I know I've heard the name innova before, but I can't remember much else. I know that you can get an ARO electronic 150w ballast for around $100, which has a good reputation, but is still a good bit more than the $50 import ballast.