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    125 reef build...NOT The New Yankee Workshop

    Re: 125 reef build...NOT The New Yankee Worksop As to your carpentry skills with the tools you listed; you have nothing to be concerned about. It looks better than some work I've seen come from shops with every power floor tool possible. Congratulations.
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    RO waste water question

    I would put a cutoff valve at the water source or input to your RO unit. Also on the waste water discharge line. This shutoff is to hold water on the membrane. If the membrane dries out it will lose it's effectiveness.
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    DIY Live Rock/Aragocrete?

    chipmunk...I just wanted some larger holes for maybe crevices or hiding places thus the large hole in each rock....the smaller hole methods I have trived to get some pores hasn't worked yet for me. I will 'seed' this concrete with some live rock from existing tanks; for many weeks. I just...
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    DIY Live Rock/Aragocrete?

    Well, I am trying now. My first mix crumbled but I may have been to eager before it had cured. The second batch has done better. It is still, to my mind, heavy. But I may use some to extend natural rock. Many sites say to mix plastic shavings.......not sure why unless to reduce weight but do...
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    diy RO/DI FILTER

    I highly recommend: For good information and units and supplies: http://www.airwaterice.com/ They have a "reef keepers set-up" that is good. And for TDS(Totally Disloved Solids) get one or add the Deionization stage for totally 0 TDS. Have dealt with these folks for several years and their...
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    diy RO/DI FILTER

    The expense in RO water is not the unit so much as the water ported to waste. I am on a well so my hidden expense is just the electricty to pump it. If you have utility water you may see your water bill rise. Most membranes work most efficently at 50 PSI of water pressure ( also depends on...
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