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I’m sure you read the manual for the UV, but 1500 gph is a TON of flow for UV. I e always read that you want slow flow for max kill power, bu that could just be if you’re shooting to kill parasites? I imagine you’d still get great results at half that flow?

Thanks, but I think we need an update on your tank! I know you’re secretly building an acro collection....show us the goods!

Couple of old ones:

Couple new ones. SCOP and TGC Cherry Bomb. And one that I’ve had for eight months or so, but has failed to take off. I had some tank trouble right after I got it, so it’s had a tough go. Vivid’s Confetti:

Thanks and haha! If Milton wasn’t in his regular spot, you’d see him. He seriously spends 99% of his time in there. I’d probably get rid of him if I had the energy to catch him and sell him. He’s basically just a hidden nitrate factory.

Every few months I take them completely apart and soak them in citric acid. Every now and then, I just take them apart without unhooking them and just brush the impeller and magnet in the tank.

A rare full tank shot.

I run mine at 100% during the day and go through a few of the different modes. They go down to about 30% at night.

I have a six ft tank, Yes, I use two of these and like them. The fact that they plug right into apex and don’t take up outlets is nice. They are highly programmable through your apex too. I’ve had mine for nearly two years and no issues. They do push quite a bit less water when they need to be...

Sediment~carbon~RO~DI~DI

I don’t track it too closely, but I probably get 500 gallons or more on city water. I recently added a second DI canister so I can completely deplete one without the risk of making bad water. That reminds me... I think I’ll whip up 45 gallons now and do a water change tonight. I love how happy...

Do you have an apex?

Good choice on the Geo. I got the 618 a few months ago and love it. I couldn’t get my effluent rate stable with it until I got a peristaltic pump though. Are you going to supply it with the Versa? They can be run continuously, right? I’ve been using this and love it, but it took a few weeks to...

I’m definitely not 100% on it, but I’d lay down a reasonable amount of money in a bet on it[emoji44].

I’m not convinced. I’ve had both of these in the past and I still think tri color. Garf is a deeper solid purple with greener more pronounced polyps, and a tighter branch pattern. Tri color is more of a blue-ish purple that isn’t as solid (lighter and darker areas). The polyps are more...

Yep...tri color. Bonsais have a tighter branch pattern.

Wow lots of work! Well done. Those euro braces and small access hole are going to make that thing a beast to work in. My tank is completely open on the top and I feel like it’s a pain sometimes. I cannot imagine trying to work through those holes.

Wow! Really nice!

Sorry to hear that. I leave home a lot and often for extended periods. This type of thing is on my mind a lot. Also curious about how it crashed?

I’d start it just for the aeration alone. Can’t hurt.