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  1. jrounding

    James’ Fluval EVO 13.5 gallon

    So funny story. We bought shrimp and they were happily in our big tank for a couple days. Then one of our fish thought it would be fun to munch on one of our shrimps legs (we knew the risks). Luckily we stopped him before he was hurt too badly. My wife and I were talking about what to do and we...
  2. jrounding

    Kalkwasser Stirrer

    I’ve been working on implementing a kalkwasser stirrer on my tank to dose Kalk. I’ve been testing with water since last night and it’s not dripping continuously at the lowest rate. It will continuously pump into the reactor, but not come out of the outlet. After some time a surge of liquid comes...
  3. jrounding

    Car show

    We had a little car show at work. Got a few pictures of the trucks I get to work on and take to car shows. What a beautiful spring day. I have noticed every year fewer and fewer cars are coming to the work car show. It is a little sad considering how many mechanical engineers I work with.
  4. jrounding

    Red Sea DC Skimmer

    Is anyone considering buying the Red Sea self leveling DC skimmer? Or upgrading their existing Red Sea skimmer to the DC version? It looks like a really interesting setup. Quite innovative in think.
  5. jrounding

    ReefDose 4 Not Dosing Specified Volume

    Hello, Has anyone experienced this with the ReefDose? It is telling me for the second day in a row that it hasn’t dosed my full volume of nopox. It’s supposed to dose 6 ml and it only dosed 5.02 ml according to the notification. I will have a look at it tonight, but thought I would see if...
  6. jrounding

    Recharging Resin for DI

    Since we have been discussing resin a lot lately I wanted to ask a question. Does anyone recharge their resins? I was looking at the price of resin and the chemicals needed to recharge them and it seems much cheaper to recharge them. I was just wondering who has had experience doing this and...
  7. jrounding

    New LFS Oceans to you aquariums

    I noticed a new local fish store advertising on Facebook. It’s called oceans to you and they are in Sugarland. Has anyone checked it out yet? They also stock BRS stuff for the same price as BRS apparently. Might be a good shop to have around some I use BRS two part.
  8. jrounding

    Running Dual Return Pumps

    I just wanted to post about a situation that happened yesterday. Recently I added a UV and in that process I added a second return pump with flapper check valves on each pump. Yesterday afternoon my primary return pump failed and all of my return water was going through the UV. I’m glad I had...
  9. jrounding

    Apex 3 release

    I saw the announcement that the Neptune A3 has been released. For you guys running apex is it worth it? I still really like the idea of the triton. The new Apex Mini is a really attractive option at $300. This might be my next upgrade, but I just can’t convince myself yet that it’s worth it.
  10. jrounding

    The Dreaded Dinos

    Lately I’ve been battling some cyano, but recently the cyano went away. I guess I crashed my nutrients and it turned to the dreaded dinos. Snotty slimy stuff with a little bubble on the tip. I’ve been trying everything to get them under control. Dosing bacteria, vacuuming daily, UV in the tank...
  11. jrounding

    Skimmer Sizing

    Good morning, I am currently running a Simplicity Aquatics 120DC skimmer on my RSR 300XL. 300 liter or 80 gallon system (if you prefer freedom units). I just started the reef care program and will dose nopox at 3 ml per day per their recommendations through my dosing pump. I will be testing...
  12. jrounding

    Hanna Magnesium Checker Reagent Issue

    Good morning everyone, If you own one of the new Hanna Magnesium checkers they had an issue with reagents which is causing the tests to read high. Sounds like reagent A is degraded. If you own one of these checkers then go to Hanna’s website and they will send you new reagents in 6-8 weeks...
  13. jrounding

    UV Sterilization

    Good afternoon, I have a Red Sea Reefer 300 XL and I am looking to add a UV sterilizer for it. I am looking to prevent marine disease. I stock copepods and feed phytoplankton. First off BRS says I should choose a 25 watt sterilizer, because my system is over 75 gallons. I guess my question...
  14. jrounding

    Dosing Pump Reccomendations

    Good evening, I have some money burning a hole in my pocket and am looking for recommendations for dosing pumps for my new mixed reef aquarium. I’ve seen Red Sea has some new ones out, but I see a lot of people with connectivity issues on their products so I’m hesitant. I do like the tubing...
  15. jrounding

    Reef Pi

    Good morning! Has anyone played around with the Reef Pi here? I have dabbled in multiple raspberry pi projects and the reef PI interests me as a potentially good monitoring tool for a reasonable price.
  16. jrounding

    Red Sea Reefer 300 XL Build

    Started the build on my Red Sea Reefer today! We got the cabinet together and the tank lifted up today! Very excited to be moving forward with this build!
  17. jrounding

    Local Aquarium Seller - Southwest Side

    Hello everyone, This is my first post and I am looking to get back into the hobby. I used to have a nano (20G I think) reef aquarium with overflow box and a wet/dry sump a number of years ago, but now that I have a house am looking to upgrade to a 90 gallon and also get a stand at the same...
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