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Has anyone ever used this system from a Minneapolis company..Bulk Reef Supply.com? This is what it looks like: Level-Loc auto top off unit for RO systems http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360146789857 We are in need of some type of top off idea or system for a 3 week vacation...

Has anyone ever used this system from a Minneapolis company..Bulk Reef Supply.com? This is what it looks like: Level-Loc auto top off unit for RO systems http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360146789857 We are in need of some type of top off idea or system for a 3 week vacation...

Hi abit back about 6 weeks ago I put in some very lil copepods from DT's and now I have lots...lots...lots...of lil white headed critters, very little, but they have like a tadpole tale...and they love to crawl over everything. And are super fast...They also like the a filter that is lying in my...

Can copepods in the baby stage look like tadpoles with lil white heads?

Biff, my LFS said that with live rock and time, worms, and stuff can over populate and thats not a healthy balance in smaller aquariums...I have my 10 gallon for new arrivals, 29 biocube, and 49 bowfront with a 40 gallon breeder size sump with fuge. Since I have alot of live rock, he mentioned...

Hi, I have a good size fuge, and have put live rock, refug mud, and mangroves in this. I have snails, sea serpent, and starfish in thier. I am worried that they arent getting fed properly. The live sand and mud were not live. The rock was. I have light on after my tank light goes out. I did have...

I have mandarin that are eating copepods and doing well. They also like frozen brine, and cyclop-eez. So alls well there. I just was told that for the things that live in our rock and can overpopulate like bristles, mandarin and 6 line wrasse are good. Seems to me Biffer said something a while...

Got a red hawkfish, that may have killed a new fish of mine. Hes a bit spunky at times. Really fun to watch. But, had to move him to a smaller tank with my naughty banded coral shrimp and a sea urchin. My hawkfish ate a small peppermint when I added him to my tank,,,so it was definately time to...

I heard mandarin fish are good rock cleaners as well as 6 line wrasse.... Any others?

Hi, what are you all using for good filtration algae in your fuge? Dont want one that will go asexual and turn my water cloudy...also have a tang that would maybe like something special now and then on the live side. Is red garcilia good?

What does a flatworm look like?

Hows the embreyos coming along? Have you got more?

Why do people use Kalwasser? I have read that they make it inexpensiveley with pickling lime. I use RO water...my calium seems to maintain at 380-400 ( is that good enough?)and my KH alkalinity is around 13 drops. So, for me to make and add kalwasser...it would bring my alkalinity up into a...

I use reef crystals by instant crystals. I have lots of soft coral. A few skeletels like cotton candy, fox coral, bubble coral, red monti, a couple favites. Frogspawns, kenja,zenas, toadstools...Zoans...a good variety. So, 380 to 400 is fine. Why do people use kalwassa then? I hear so much about it?

I run 380 to 400 in calcium and 13 drops in KH alkalinity. With my new RODI system. If I did kalwasser to pump up my calcium...it would also pump up my alkalinity. Right? Which I wouldnt want. Its borderline already. I have corals and would like to run my calcuium higher....suggestions? I do...