SenseiSays
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I'd be afraid to dose vinegar!
Big Al's "Mountain Reef"
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I bought it from Survival Laser but they can't sell "complete" units any longer in the US. If you'll look on "fleabay" you can usually find them there complete. Just make sure it's at least 1.4W or more.
catran
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I only purchased the "propeller" portion and it was $32 so not bad at all. I think the whole wetside is around $60 and pricing should be the same across the board unless you can find a "Special/Coupon" somewhere.
The new propeller is super quiet too. When the pump spins down to less than about 70% the unit is almost silent.
The new propeller is super quiet too. When the pump spins down to less than about 70% the unit is almost silent.
catran
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Ah, I don't have a problem with most powerheads lasting only 18 months (I have some that I've had lasted over 3 years), but of I pay over $200, I expect it to last a little longer than less expensive ones. Don't get me wrong, I love my mp10, it was awesome when it worked!
Stay tuned for the 40b!!!
Stay tuned for the 40b!!!
FishOuttaWater
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Ours blew up one night in the tank. We had a snail get up into our mp40. Stripped the plastic screw threads so it wouldn't stay together. I called and told them the thing just fell apart and they sent me a new wet side. Great customer service.
Matt
Matt
FishOuttaWater
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Catran, the difference is mine was only a couple of months old.
Matt
Matt
They have given me some great customer service in the past so I would at least give them a call and see what they offer.
I honestly didn't realize how MUCH this thing does for flow in the tank. I sat last night mesmerized by the flow of the "Wave" moving my GSP (most of back wall) around.
I honestly didn't realize how MUCH this thing does for flow in the tank. I sat last night mesmerized by the flow of the "Wave" moving my GSP (most of back wall) around.
Well it's time for an update....
( Below is copy/pasted from another thread where someone asked about my newest coral )
I'll have to give it a close look when I get home tonight... but I'm afraid it's not the news we like to hear.
I've yet to figure out exactly what happened but my guess is for whatever reason my Tunze ATO filled the tank with too much Kalk water and this caused a massive precipitation in my tank. I woke up one morning and even in a completely dark (6am so all lights off) I knew something was wrong...
Every square inch of the tank... including the glass was white... it looked like someone had dumped a box of fireplace ashe into my tank over night. I've spent the week doing everything I know to do (Water changes till I'm sick of water changes, carbon, filter floss, water changes... water changes etc) and everything looks terrible. I've not seen any of my Anemone since this happened and all of my frogspawn is nothing but skeleton. My zoas are all completely closed as it just about everything in the tank. Both firefish are MIA as well as my tiny hawkfish.
( Below is copy/pasted from another thread where someone asked about my newest coral )
I'll have to give it a close look when I get home tonight... but I'm afraid it's not the news we like to hear.
I've yet to figure out exactly what happened but my guess is for whatever reason my Tunze ATO filled the tank with too much Kalk water and this caused a massive precipitation in my tank. I woke up one morning and even in a completely dark (6am so all lights off) I knew something was wrong...
Every square inch of the tank... including the glass was white... it looked like someone had dumped a box of fireplace ashe into my tank over night. I've spent the week doing everything I know to do (Water changes till I'm sick of water changes, carbon, filter floss, water changes... water changes etc) and everything looks terrible. I've not seen any of my Anemone since this happened and all of my frogspawn is nothing but skeleton. My zoas are all completely closed as it just about everything in the tank. Both firefish are MIA as well as my tiny hawkfish.
Willie McDaries
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major bummer Al,sorry to hear
Thanks Willie. Thank goodness for the back-up sensor on the Tunze ATO or my floors would have been wet and no telling what my SG would have been. Since I keep it at 1.026 the extra Top Off only took it down to 1.024 which is no big deal in and of itself.
Once everything settles down I'll be better prepared to see what's left and what isn't. It happens once in a while and hopefully we learn from it to prevent the same thing from happening again later.
Once everything settles down I'll be better prepared to see what's left and what isn't. It happens once in a while and hopefully we learn from it to prevent the same thing from happening again later.
Feeling really bad for your situation, SORRY to read about this
Willie McDaries
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how bad did it drive up the pH ? kalk ODs are usually bad news,hopefully you'll be able to recover some of your livestock and get the water back in check
What a nightmare mate, really gutted for you and Fingers crossed them fish reappear soon-don't give up hope on them. The positives are what to keep in mind:
1, you got to it fairly quickly within a few hours
2, ph would have been lowest at night
3, fish are not confirmed dead
4, you havn't totally wiped out.
5, salinity wasn't severely affected
6, you had the salt and water to cope with a lot of water changes
Now in my book that's pretty good damage limitation, and with what's been done I'm sure it'll bounce back mate
Alan
1, you got to it fairly quickly within a few hours
2, ph would have been lowest at night
3, fish are not confirmed dead
4, you havn't totally wiped out.
5, salinity wasn't severely affected
6, you had the salt and water to cope with a lot of water changes
Now in my book that's pretty good damage limitation, and with what's been done I'm sure it'll bounce back mate
Alan
