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Just a guess, chaeto dieing because of 0 phosphates? Maybe we need just a little phosphate...

Was it difficult? And what pump is that?

What do you think of this pump? You can run it internal or external 3200gph and 165watts?. You can find it once and a while on sale for 269. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZJDQ58/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3JHORJCI7RI54

First think that came to my mind... Were does the pump drain to from the sink...?

Thanks! Starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel. Electric and RO/DI are now completed. Rob has the frame I built for the DT and he picked up the wood this past week. Stand should be done in the next week or two. Bought my LED lights this past week. Have test kits. Etching about...

Temporary frag tank...

Probably a USB cable or better yet a memory stick.

Thanks!

How long did you soak in the acid and I guess you used the baking soda to neutralize the acid. How much baking soda and how long did you soak in baking soda? Thanks!

Sorry to hear, I enjoyed your thread about him. Beautiful scary guy...

In the 80's I had a 125 with undergravel filter (not reverse) and it was algae heaven...lol

I plan on using GFO, but want to keep phosphates down on initial start up by etching/treating rock. I do like the idea of adding cured live rock at the start up, but have concerns that NikkiT mentioned. Its funny how many ways to approach this... :)

Do you feel vinegar is a good enough acid to remove phosphate? And when you say container, you mean a tank just to grow live rock?

I've read about the brs pukani being very nice and a customer favorite. How much did muriatic acid to water?

Thanks for the replies, great info. Any thoughts of buying live rock that people sell say during a break down etc? I've read old live rock my have phosphates absorbed that will then release in a new system.

Reading up on rock/aquascaping issues and getting very conflicting opinions. I really want to do it right the first time and will be patient. My biggest concern is phosphate, (I don't want to fight algae if I can prevent it.). As mentioned earlier in my build thread, I'm soaking some BRS...

I've made about 80g of RO/DI so far and I have run the waste water into the basement floor sump with no change in water level of the sump. And I have no sump pump. I guess its just going into the ground? When I get a sink and running water, I will need to pump it up into a 4 inch line sewer...

I'm running a Mag 7

I'm power soaking some dry rock in a vinegar bath, does it need to be heated?

I got it on Ebay...I'll pm you the price.