Recent content by Henrye

The issue of responsibility in the care for marine life as a hobby reminds me of the practices I see in the purchase and care of other "pets". How many people, on the spur of the moment, walk by a pet store and see a cute puppy and decide they want a dog. Right then. Right now. They usually have...

Aren't you worried about leaving a chunk of mysis in your sink to defrost and then feed to your fish? Between dishwashing liquid, old food, and Comet residue that remains even with a good rinse, I'm not sure I would trust my sink surface to thaw food resting on it to feed myself.:shocked1: I...

Actually, I have to disagree. The flow of water over natural reefs has distinct effects on a local level. That is, there will always be a gradient immediately surrounding the reef and its inhabitants which will be naturally higher in waste and lower in reef building elements. As that...

This was another great peice of legislation to pass. Now, my daughter gets to go to school in the dark, and is encouraged to stay up way too late on a school day because it's barely nighttime outside by bedtime.

Based on the post above, and having not read the actul legisation, I'm struck by seemingly good intentions leading to bad law. Certainly, areas of concern such as the use of cyanide and harvesting of species which will barely survive, if at all,removal from reefs make sense. However, shifting...

Nice thread! Only 2 areas I'd like to bring up. One, smaller water changes done at set times (daily, weekly, whatever) may seem to encourage stability, but don't mimic the real world. In the real world, wastes never build up to anything close to what occurs in our systems. I really don't...

A late night thread! So I'm not the only insomniac around here. What's worse, no beer at home! Wait, it's really 5:15, not 4:15. Damn. I thought everyone was just tryng to confuse me on what time it was yesteday:spin:

Errr....mineral salt deodorants are essentially made of potassium alum. It's freely soluble in water, and in addition to it's deodorant properties, it is used as a water clarifier. It does contain aluminum. I guess the question would then be, do you want to use it as a dual purpose agent? You...

Leslie, it will all work out. If I dwelt on every assassination attempt I've made in this hobby, I'd be a candidate for a reef witness protection program. Jon, I’m sorry about the dipped frags. For all the care we take, it's still too easy to have a senior moment at the worst time. Just last...

I think you need to do a bit of work with what you have now before moving to a reef. RO/DI is a good start, but, you do need to lower your nitrates. Large water changes (30-40%) every 2 days for several cycles, with truly matching pH, T, Sal, are OK, especially as you have no inverts, and your...

FRY, that plug looks to be for a 220V line.

LMAO:lol2: I bet she helps you pack. You should give her an umbrella as a moving away gift to remember you by.

I'd take 1-2. Maybe I'm really over-reading the test, rather than overfeeding the tankl:arg:

My prayers go out to all whose lives will never be the same, and to those lost that they may be at peace. Henry

Just make sure it's a 4 stage RO/DI with a Dow filmtec membrane with a flow rating of 75 gpd or less (higher rejection rate, but, if you have a big tank to service, 100 gpd membranes are made by Dow, just a bit more work for your DI resin depending on the output RO water TDS. Make sure all...