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It sounds like you know what needs to be done. :)
First of all you should test your parameters for a baseline. You can't know where you are going if you don't know where you've been or where you are at. What are they?
I tried playing that game where you don't do regular water changes, I lost...
I'm going to go out on a limb and say this will be a disruptive technology much like the cassette was for the 8-track and CDs were for the cassette. I hope I just didn't date myself :victorious: it's going to be a industry changer.
Look at Kent's phosphate sponge, it will bring it down to zero in less than 2 days, it works I've used it in the past. I normally run gfo after correcting it with the phosphate sponge.
I walked into the store in Middletown and took it off the shelf. I'm going to go back at the end of the day to see if they restock it. It's an in store sale as far as I know.
Evidently it is not a secret
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I've seen BRS Reactors that were modified to run them backwards. A simple tee on the inlet of you skimmer works well to ensure the output is being skimmed. When I ran BP that's what I did.
With the advent of the internet and the getting EVERYTHING at the lowest possible price mentality, it makes it difficult for LFSs to survive. Here is a great rant that explains much of the issues
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w8B1lZp0ULM
This is one of the reasons why I think it's important for...