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  1. davidrod8

    BRS acquired Marine Depot

    Not a fan of Marine Depot. I channel most of my purchases to premieum aquariums or aquacave as they don't charge tax to texas. I know BRS does have a few things of their own, which I usually buy (Carbon, Resin, GFO, etc) what makes MD appealing to BRS. Agree with Cody though, the less players...
  2. davidrod8

    chiller recommendations

    1 1/2 hp eco plus commercial chiller. My 600g total volume system sits outside in a covered patio and works wonders. I have had techo in the past as well (much smaller) and was a workhorse.
  3. davidrod8

    Wave/Return Pump Help

    I originally was running the Loop system as well... Probably one of my biggest mistakes... Kept having issues, ordering replacements, after about a year, the powerheads just stopped working. Couldn't get them to go on anymore. Did some research online I found out I wasn't the only one. Ended up...
  4. davidrod8

    Lowe’s has generac in stock

    We went through Home Depot (Canter) and ended up paying $15,000 for a 22k. We were able to finance it through home depot for 2 years 0%. Asked a couple of electricians and although they were cheaper (not by a whole lot) they did not finance nor guarantee their work. From what I learned, every...
  5. davidrod8

    Low pH?

    +1 on surface agitation. How about your skimmer? Any changes there lately? Maybe take advantage of the nice weather we are having and open up some windows. See if that helps.
  6. davidrod8

    clean chaeto is it really that important?

    Sorry, moving everything to the new tank and I'm getting a much bigger refugium there. Once I have more I'll post it here
  7. davidrod8

    Large install help

    I never even heard of the term, but it does make sense! Going to give it a try!
  8. davidrod8

    Large install help

    Here's a pic of the tank on its final place. I built a base out of 4x4s 2 rows high to bring the tank up 7 inches from the ground. The tank is 24 inches tall and with the stand being 36", I hate that when I stand in front of it I was looking at the very top, so I wanted to make sure I added some...
  9. davidrod8

    clean chaeto is it really that important?

    Vendors will charge you an arm and a leg for a tennis ball size. I tried local stores, algae barn, etc plus I have gotten gallon sized bags for free from other local reefers (I recently paid it offer and gave away a couple of bags as well) I have not noticed any difference between stores, online...
  10. davidrod8

    Large install help

    +1 on David at Galactic. This past weekend they moved a 480 gallon tank to my house and they did an amazing job. Showed up when promised. They were quick and accurate. Moved the tank from someone else's house into mine. David came to my house before the tank arrived, looked at the location, made...
  11. davidrod8

    Neptune Systems GRO $129.95 Pre-Order

    I was actually on the test group for this light and had it for a few months. I don't know if they ended up making any changes at the end since I was not able to complete the test as mine drowned. I was told that the light was designed to be as close to the water as possible. I had tested it to...
  12. davidrod8

    Reef Temp

    With my tank being outside this has been a huge challenge for me. Last year I noticed that when I was the 81-82 range my corals were opening much more than down in the 77-79 range
  13. davidrod8

    Freezing temperature and storage tanks?

    Last Winter was my first one, I ran 1500W and didn't have any issues. This year I had an issue with my Apex, apparently I was drawing too much power, so I bought an additional 600W titanium which I run on the apex and then the 5 x 300W Eheims are on a separate 20A circuit just in case. As for...
  14. davidrod8

    Freezing temperature and storage tanks?

    I have a build thread on my on profile that you can look at. Thinking about running my patio heaters next to the tank :)
  15. davidrod8

    Freezing temperature and storage tanks?

    Placed the order yesterday afternoon, Amazon just delivered 600 more watts of heating power ;)
  16. davidrod8

    Freezing temperature and storage tanks?

    Checking amazon right now :) I can have them delivered on Sunday... Already have 5x300W Eheims and a 600w Titanium one... I guess it wouldn't hurt to get a couple more just in case...
  17. davidrod8

    Freezing temperature and storage tanks?

    I figure if the water is warm the glass will be fine. The trick is whether I have enough heating power to keep it over 72-75 on Tuesday morning when it's supposed to be down into the teens
  18. davidrod8

    Freezing temperature and storage tanks?

    This will be a very interesting conversation. As many of you know, my whole aquarium sits outside on the patio. Not sure what to expect in the coming days. For now I have raised the temperature in the heaters (currently have 2100W total) I also went ahead and switch 2 out of the 3 lids from mesh...
  19. davidrod8

    Coming soon Feb 13th LIVE Sale... I hope yall are ready! LIVE SALE STARTS HERE

    They are in the Heights, great peeps to deal with ;)
  20. davidrod8

    Reef crystals

    I have a subscription on Amazon for this and usually get it for less than $35 / bucket
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