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  1. lefkonj

    Aquarium Care Center Ocean NJ

    Was at Tropiquarium the other day so I figured I would stop by. Not open yet, windows still covered, no opening date on the windows/doors.
  2. lefkonj

    Lefko's 180

    Using a liter meter system to drain a few mLs every few minutes and then replace it with fresh salt water. If I take my RODI unit and use it to fill a 55gallon container, that 55 gallons would last me about 2 weeks, but would only take a day to fill and get to room temperature. So basically 1...
  3. lefkonj

    Lefko's 180

    It has been over a year since I started and things are still going well. This weekend I will be installing two dosing pumps to keep ALK and Ca more stable. Come spring time I am planning on an automated water change system, but not committed as of yet.
  4. lefkonj

    Water Changes

    I was doing 35gallons every other week on my 180 and then changed to 25 gallons every week. I find the more frequent changes have resulted in much better growth for my corals. Fish don't seem to care either way. Personally I shut off my return pumps, drain the sump, them clean the sump fill...
  5. lefkonj

    Hanna Phosphate meter verus ELOS test kit

    I too was using the ELOS and have switched to the Hanna. I find that I have to run the Hanna three times and then take an average. It just varies too much but the second and third time are much closer to one another, when compared to the first.
  6. lefkonj

    AI Vega or Sol Settings

    I read somewhere that the controller must always talk to the lights or else the programming is gone from the lights. Is this true?
  7. lefkonj

    Miracle Mud Maintenance

    My tank has been running for about 14 months now and I have a refugium with miracle mud in it. I am due to replace 50% of the miracle mud but am nervous about the impact this can have on my tank. Part of me wants to remove the mud as I have a 1" sand bed and live rock throughout my system...
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