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  1. Johnseye

    A couple hands needed in Naperville

    My new tank will be arriving next week, likely Wed. Will move it on any day after it arrives. I'll have it loaded onto my neighbors truck but will need some help getting it into the house. It's a 7 footer and weighs about 700 lbs. I'm tracking down some moving straps and suction cups now...
  2. Johnseye

    Kalk stirrer placement

    I have a 40g reservoir of rodi water in my basement for ATO that's pumped up to the first floor with a Spectrapure UPLC II peristaltic pump. I've been adding kalk to that reservoir for about a year. I wanted to add a kalk stirrer to see if I could get more consistency from the kalk. I don't have...
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    Aqueon Overflow Plumbing and Loc-line

    I have an Aqueon DT with dual overflows. When plumbing my return I used a 1" to a T with slip to thread adapters at each end of the T. Loc-line connects to each side and out the cutouts of the overflow. Because of the size of the T and where it comes up from the bulkhead below I don't have much...
  4. Johnseye

    ATO Options

    I currently run a Spectrapure UPLC II as my ATO. No complaints other than the suction cups. I'm going to move this to my frag tank and was looking for an upgrade if there is one. I've read the Avast ATO is good and uses magnets. I've also read the Genesis is good but they are out of stock...
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    Frag tank water flow and filtration

    I'm going to be installing a 30g frag tank. My current DT has a Spectrapure auto water changer pulling about 2 gallons per day. My thought is to pump those 2 gallons into the frag tank and put a float switch on the frag tank with another pump to pull water from the frag tank to drain when it...
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    Water Stability and Acceptable Variances

    Utilizing a controller like the Apex makes monitoring and tracking water parameters easier. It allows me to view fluctuations day to day, not only through the probes but also through the logs. Since doing this over the past year I've attempted to nail down my parameters to exact settings. Temp...
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