Have you read anything about aquatic life 4 stage twist rodi system. Marine depot released it a week ago I think. It looks simple and nice.
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Have you read anything about aquatic life 4 stage twist rodi system. Marine depot released it a week ago I think. It looks simple and nice.
ssick92
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I am not familiar with that system, but honestly it looks a little gimmicky to me. I would stick to the tried and true systems that is guaranteed to work (BRS, Kleanwater, or SpectraPure). Plus most of the replacement filters are interchangeable so you will always be able to get filters that work -- not sure you can say the same for that system.
Tank is doing fine at the moment! Knock on wood. As soon as I get some extra money I am looking to purchase a RO\DI system. I am finally getting tired of making 2-3 trips to Walmart a week. The next two weeks are going to be extremely busy for me. I probably won't be posting for awhile! But I'll try to keep you guys up to date!
RcManChild
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The aquatic life 4 stage system has been recommended to me twice by my LFS. I would however instantly buy replacement canisters, that way when it comes time to change you are not wait 2-3 days for shipping or the LFS store to bring them in.
Like everything in the hobby, you can pick which RO/DI setup you want, low end, high end, and there are options at either end.
I almost picked up the RO Buddie system, since it was really cheap at $65 or so. Looking at the local classifieds, I ended up finding a used Air Water Ice Typhoon 3 system for only a little bit more, and went for that. The filtration system is much more thorough on that, it's a higher GPD unit, and I know they last forever (AWI will even replace parts for free! obviously not filters though). So lots of ways of doing it.
I've been using the Typhoon 3 for almost 2 years now with almost no issue. I didn't even replace the original filters, which are kind of gross at this point, and the TDS is >2. I need to replace filters, but haven't gotten around to it. To replace all the filters, which shouldn't need to be done more than every 2 years on a nano, should be about $40 for all but the RO membrane, and the RO membrane should last 4 years on a nano (or more), and is $40 by itself. But all of this would be avoided if I bought new. But I've saved a TON of money in this hobby by buying used.
I almost picked up the RO Buddie system, since it was really cheap at $65 or so. Looking at the local classifieds, I ended up finding a used Air Water Ice Typhoon 3 system for only a little bit more, and went for that. The filtration system is much more thorough on that, it's a higher GPD unit, and I know they last forever (AWI will even replace parts for free! obviously not filters though). So lots of ways of doing it.
I've been using the Typhoon 3 for almost 2 years now with almost no issue. I didn't even replace the original filters, which are kind of gross at this point, and the TDS is >2. I need to replace filters, but haven't gotten around to it. To replace all the filters, which shouldn't need to be done more than every 2 years on a nano, should be about $40 for all but the RO membrane, and the RO membrane should last 4 years on a nano (or more), and is $40 by itself. But all of this would be avoided if I bought new. But I've saved a TON of money in this hobby by buying used.
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Well, after a very busy 10 days I am finally back. my tank is struggling. the tail end of the week was the worst. 52 hours in four days. My corals do not look too good. my acans have lost a lot of tissue. I need to waters changes out the wazoo to get my nitrates under control. I think after seeing reefwreaks post about ro/di systems. I think I am going to get the aquatic life twist in ro/di system. I also need to get a skimmer up and running just help with nitrates. Hopefully my tank makes a recovery.
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Well, after a very busy 10 days I am finally back. my tank is struggling. the tail end of the week was the worst. 52 hours in four days. My corals do not look too good. my acans have lost a lot of tissue. I need to waters changes out the wazoo to get my nitrates under control. I think after seeing reefwreaks post about ro/di systems. I think I am going to get the aquatic life twist in ro/di system. I also need to get a skimmer up and running just help with nitrates. Hopefully my tank makes a recovery.
Sorry to hear that things didn't hold out well. They'll definitely recover, don't get discouraged. We've all been there (many times). Don't hesitate to ask for advice on turn around stuff, though the best thing you can do is water changes and leaving everything alone to settle back into their routine on their own. Don't buy any quick-solution chemicals or products or anything. SPS = Stability Promotes Success.
so many questions at the moment...
I cant wrap my head around the flow in my tank. I move my hydor pumps some where and some of my corals look great and then one or two isn't happy.
lighting... what lighting schedule works best. What percentages do I need for each color.
would a skimmer be beneficial if I cant seem to keep my nitrates down?
I've taken out all mechanical filtration, I'm thinking about putting some type of macro algae in the back. is this a good idea?
how often does chemi pure and purigen need to be swapped out.
lastly should I run gfo in my media reactor instead of carbon?
They're never all happy when things are changed. I would give it a week between changes, unless you're really noticing flesh being torn off, or the corals look like they're really struggling from the flow. Remember, if it's too much flow, but you don't want to buy new pumps, you can always deflect it off the glass or blow the powerheads into each other to make more random motion.
I run about 12 hours, with 11 hours of full-intensity light. I run blues as sunrise/sunset for 30 minutes on each end, and then white/color lights ramp up for 30 minutes, then stay full brightness (55% in my case) for 10 hours. Percentages depend on your lamps, but I'm running 55% white/color and 100% on blues
Always. 100%.
It's okay. I did it with the second chamber and a cheap floodlight from ebay as the growing light source. Algae will grow back there for sure, then you can either just let hair algae grow, then scrape it off the walls and siphon it out with water changes, or run chaeto back there.
I think people change it monthly or bi-monthly? Hopefully someone else will chime in. I'd also check manufacturer directions.
If you need it. You probably need it. Be sure to ramp up GFO use SLOWLY, like 2 tablespoons + 2 tablespoons per week, and ramp it up over time. Doing it all at once can hurt corals (and potentially fishes).
Slow and steady. Don't do everything at once. Bad things happen quickly, good things take time and patience.
ssick92
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will do thanks!
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so since I last posted... I now have no mechanical filtration in my tank. I am still running carbon in my reactor and I got my skimmer up and running. I need to tweak a little bit because no bubbles are reaching the collection cup and the collection cup is all the way down.
I am pretty sure I am getting the Klean Ro/Di system from marine depot. the more expensive one with the pressure gauge and tds meter.
I still haven't gotten the t5 fixtures. college is expensive and the bank account is low. :eek1:
I have revamped my lighting schedule to a better schedule and changes are being made slowly.
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so since I last posted... I now have no mechanical filtration in my tank. I am still running carbon in my reactor and I got my skimmer up and running. I need to tweak a little bit because no bubbles are reaching the collection cup and the collection cup is all the way down.
I am pretty sure I am getting the Klean Ro/Di system from marine depot. the more expensive one with the pressure gauge and tds meter.
I still haven't gotten the t5 fixtures. college is expensive and the bank account is low. :eek1:
I have revamped my lighting schedule to a better schedule and changes are being made slowly.
