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This one hitchhike in on about 250lbs of live rock from Tonga. It was the old nice Tonga kaelini to be more specific. HTH

Just a couple of my thoughts. :) Was the tank just recently moved? If so, I'm sure you lost some during that but not to worry they will come back quickly. LOL I remember the first time someone caught me in my tank with a red flash light. If the tank is stable and the rock is truly "cured"...

Not sure I follow you but does this help.

Hey I needed to be corrected. I guarantee, as long as it's ok, I'll be quoting you the next time I see that question come up. :)

I stand corrected. :doh: Thank you Boomer for clarifying. I promiss you I didn't make similar calculation errors when wiring up the BUFFs....lol

1. mg/L (milligrams per liter) to ppm (parts per million)? The measurements are identical: 1mg/L = 1ppm Here are some conversions that maybe helpful Conversions: 1 meg/L = 50 ppm CaCO3 To convert meq/l to ppm CaCO3, multiply by 50 To convert meq/l to dKH mutiply by 2.8 To convert dkH to...

A little info on the Odonus niger. From slatwaterfish.com... I would have to agree greatly with this. I've had mine for several years and every night dig, dig ,dig. Then giant sand storms. It lays on it's side and flips it's tail for about 2-3 second kicking sand every where. On a good...

tap= 450(µS/cm) 5 stage ro/di output= 0(µS/cm) My meter measures in microSiemens.

I don't run DSB but have set up many in other tanks. If, and that's a big if you are going for a DSB I wouldn't have rinsed the sand. You need the diversity in size of particles to support the various life that makes a DSB work. When you rinse the sand you are washing away a lot of the smaller...

Personally and this is getting a little of topic, I would have a separate fug at least 25% volume of the the main tank. Anything smaller than that and you don't get any true benefits.

IMO The flow should go Skimmer, fug, return. You want to best water returning to your tank.

This might help. :) Melevsreef.com - Install a Sump in an Existing Setup

:clink: Thank you boozeman.

lcstorc I purchased it late Jan of 2005. Cheeks it has always been in the 260. At first the 260 was planned as a FO but when the rock started to develop I changed my mind and went reef. Thanks for the compliment. :)

Sorry I type really slow...lol