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The solenoid is attached to the product water outlet before it hits the tank with the float valve. The solenoid would automatically be powered on Saturday morning fill the tank and when the float valve on the tank applied enough back pressure, the RO's auto shutoff would kick in. At a defined interval the outlet would get powered off so when the water level dropped the solenoid provided the back pressure. I remember reading that the solenoid had a 'working pressure' limit and I think my home water pressure exceeded that number which was why I didn't put it on the RO Input line. The only thing I didn't like about this was that I always had a pressurized RO system and I didn't know if that would have any adverse effects on the RO Unit. For that reason I also had a manual valve on the input line that I'd sometimes (as in if I remembered) shut off on Sunday and turn it back on on Friday.

I put a float switch near the bottom of my water tank and connected it to my apex. When the water level hit the switch it opened a Neptune solenoid for 3 hours to fill it. To prevent overflows my RO had an auto-shutoff and the input line to the tank went through a float valve to make sure it didn’t overflow. I also had the program fill the tank every Saturday regardless. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So today I was inspecting my sump and had a great find...... baby trochus snails!!!Woot!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So today I was inspecting my sump and had a great find...... baby trochus snails!!!Woot!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Happy Labor Day Wamas! This is my first rodeo with a CaRx and was wondering if seeing a bunch of bubbles at the top of the reactor is common. It seems to build up after about a week. Here's what I'm seeing below, normal/not-normal? Thanks in advance! Ernie

Wow good stuff - I think I'm going to save a lot not having to buy RoundUp! So message received - DON'T DO IT! Thanks WAMAS! As always good people here.

Hi Wamas! I'm about to purchase a new home that has city water but septic tank for sewer. I've always been on city sewer so I never gave WC or CWC (what I have now) much thought wrt the waste water. Now though, I'm scratching my head as to the affect of 5g of SW a day on a septic system. Any folks out there running Continuous Water Changes and dumping the wastewater into a Septic Tank? Is it a no no? Things to look out for? Thanks!!!

I still use one on my 40 breeder and it does everything I need. They are good units and if all you’re looking for is basic control, I’d say go for it. This one controls my t5, heater, dos, kessil (via VDM port) return pump and skimmer. It’s been running for 4 yrs now without a hiccup. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah - I have a T5/Kessil over my 40 Breeder and always liked the shimmer (that was my favorite part of MH). I'm tempted to keep one Kessil just to get that additional motion.

What's the shimmer like? Or is it more flat like pure T5?

I agree here. While I don’t watch this forum as part of my hobby ‘fix’, I like that I can go to one place to see all that’s for sale in one thread. I used to do the same at R2R but I didn’t like the split forum. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’d love to see a pic of that. The photos I saw of the blue were pretty blue. Still like the adjustability of the pro though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I didn’t really give that much consideration since I had radion gen 3 lights before and they grew coral really well. For me it was just an aesthetic question and ecotech has been making great products for years. While I want my coral to grow, I’m not a farm so rapid growth just isn’t my goal. In the end since the blue is tuned to run AB+ out of the box, and you’re ok with always being blue, you might eek out a little more growth assuming you chemistry and flow are ‘perfect’, there’s a lot of variables at play when it comes to growth. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I can’t tell you what to get but I just struggled with this same question and went with the pro for the same reason stated. Sometimes I may want to see the tank in a 12-14K. I popped open one of the pros when it arrived and set it up on mobius to get a feel of how blue AB+ was and it’s plenty blue for me. Here’s a pic of the light at 50%. Give a week or so and I can send you a pic with the lights hanging. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks Isaac - she’s in 100g (48x24x21h) and with a juvi chevron tang and a lyretail anthias. She’s about 4-5inches. I have some frozen blood worms I can try. So I’ll give that a shot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I picked up a Regal Angel about 5 weeks ago and she seems to be losing weight. I’ve seen her nibble a little here and there but not really go after any thing vigorously and fear she’s not getting enough nutrition. So far I’ve tried: PE Mysis, Nori, Spirulina Brine Shrimp, LRS Nano, SF Plankton, and Masstick. Has anybody had luck with these foods for a Regal or are there other suggestions that I can try. Thanks, Ernie Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Biggest thing I notice is make sure you have enough space for algae scrapers to get past the rock. And don’t forget that you’ll need a scraper stick for the back that’s kind to acrylic. I had a Nuvo 40 and that was my biggest gripe. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nice Craftsmanship on the stand! I'm actually in need of building an equipment cabinet for my new tank...probably ought to get the build thread started since the tank is already cycling.

I got home tonight and some of the foam had subsided, not all though. With all the comments about soap, I grabbed a handful of it to get a better feel for it and it's definitely not soap. The bubbles were almost coarse and hard to pop. They weren't slick like soap would be and when I smelled the stuff, it smelled a lot like the rock before it got wet. I'm concluding that this is probably a combination of dust and epoxy putty from all the cutting and aqua-scaping I did. I also turned on the skimmer and it exploded like the last time I used epoxy. I guess I was hoping the by using the putty and letting it cure for a month (or two) dry, it wouldn't blow up. Guess I was wrong. That said, I added salt so, sand and bacteria tomorrow! Woot! Thanks for all the comments!!!

I’m the only one who touched it. I agree it looks like soap but it doesn’t smell like soap. Doesn’t have any smell at all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Also the only thing on this tank that isn't new is the rock.

The only things I used were vinegar and bleach. And everything double or triple rinsed or soaked. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I ran the overflow with the main drain wide open for a while and that put a lot of air through the system. The overflow is tuned now though. But last night the water level got low in the return so the pump blew a lot of bubbles.... and made more foam. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Skimmer has never been on and it’s still freshwater. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks epleeds! The rock is Tonga branch that I bought from another wamas member. I’m not running the skimmer right now since I didn’t want to turn my sump into an exploding washing machine! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk