HDReef

We actually prefer our controllers on the wall. We also are really happy with how our fans turned out but thanks for your feedback. I see this is your first post and you just joined today so welcome to WAMAS.

Thanks everyone. We are very happy with our the rock work turned out.

We finally got our new tank up running and cycled. Just thought we would share a quick picture. Darrell & Holly

Very nice! Really like the look of the tank

I'll bring 5 gallons

So I bought a gallon of distilled water to do a sanity check on. The test showed .02 PO4. I think that this is the final proof needed that I really am getting .1 PO4 out of my RO/DI unit. With the discussions above, this does not seem unreasonable. I am using well water which more than likely is very high in PO4 (the farms that surround me probably add to the problem). So the next question is what should I do about it. Buying water to top off and do water changes is out of the question with the volume of water that I use. I'm thinking that I may give Vodka dosing a try. Any thoughts?

I tested water from the container first and then tested water directly from the DI tube to confirm my results

The resin was changed less than a week ago and I have only ran about 20 gallons through it so it should not be exhausted yet. Makes sense to me. So if my meters are reading 0 TDS and I am still getting phosphates with new RO membranes and new resin, the next question is what do I do at this point to reduce the phosphates? I evaporate 3-4 gallons of water a day and with a reading of .1 phosphates on my RO water I am pretty sure that I have narrowed down why I haven't been able to lower my phosphates. I currently have my refugium light 24/7 with cheato, a GFO reactor and have recently added a ATS (though in fairness I haven't got the ATS running as well as I would like yet)

I always wipe down the tube right before I put it in the checker to remove any fingerprints or water that may have gotten on the outside. So I do not think that is the issue. I rinse it a couple of times with sample water before every test. I may pick up a cheap second phosphate test kit to confirm my results but I do not think the tests are incorrect.

So I have been battling phosphates for awhile now in my tank and I finally decided to check my water. I started at my saltwater container, it read .1 phosphates. I then checked my RO container, it read .1 phosphates. So I checked the water coming out of my RO unit, it read .12 phosphates. Both the TDS meter on my RO unit and my handheld TDS meter read 0 for the water coming out of the RO unit. Has anyone ever heard of this before. I thought 0 TDS water could not have phosphates? Any help on this would be appreciated. Thanks Darrell P.S. I use a Hanna checker to check my Phosphates

I live near Libertytown and I pass Mt. Airy every day on the way to work.

+4 on Fins and Feathers. Sean's treatment for new fish is top notch.

Just make your own portable GFCI. They are cheap and easy to make. Take a look here. I have used the store bought GFCI outlets that plug directly into the wall socket and every one of them has tripped when the power goes out or blips off for a second. Having your entire tank shut off for a short power outage and not come back on can be a royal pain.

I just two weeks ago had a similar issue and ended up having to send the unit to Apex. It ended up being a blown integrated circuit. Darrell

I had a lot of trouble removing the trim on my sump to reseal it. After cutting around it for a couple hours trying to cut the silicone out I ended up pouring 90% rubbing alcohol into the trim and letting it sit about an hour. After that I was able to pry it off.