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05-10-2006, 06:12 PM
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Ahhhh Barnacles!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Near A Coral Reef
Posts: 1,211
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RO/DI is in Da House at last!!!
With my latest tank acquisition I got the SpectraPure RO/DI system along with the whole setup. Today I installed the unit and it's working great!
Even got new filter cartridges with it so it's good to go for a while. Now I have to get a float switch to install in my Brute can and I'm set.
Red Slime Algae......Kiss My Grits! I won't be seeing you in my tanks anymore! 
And I expect to see improvements in the health of my animals now too with the addition of Calcium & Alk.
Top offs with RO/DI has begun on all 3 tanks and water changes begin on Friday. WooHoo. 
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I Keep looking at our in ground pool and wondering how much Live Rock I would need to make it a Reef!
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05-10-2006, 06:18 PM
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Not the LFS.......
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Orange Park, FL
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This should help a lot. What were you doing before? Tap water or getting water from a LFS?
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05-10-2006, 06:25 PM
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Ahhhh Barnacles!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Near A Coral Reef
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Originally Posted by Ocnreef
This should help a lot. What were you doing before? Tap water or getting water from a LFS?
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Straight Tap.  Couldn't afford a RO/DI.
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I Keep looking at our in ground pool and wondering how much Live Rock I would need to make it a Reef!
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05-10-2006, 06:28 PM
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Not the LFS.......
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Orange Park, FL
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Good old city of Jax water or well water? At least those times are behind you guys.
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05-10-2006, 06:30 PM
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Ahhhh Barnacles!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Near A Coral Reef
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Originally Posted by Ocnreef
Good old city of Jax water or well water? At least those times are behind you guys.
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Good Ole JEA City Water. 
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I Keep looking at our in ground pool and wondering how much Live Rock I would need to make it a Reef!
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05-10-2006, 06:33 PM
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Not the LFS.......
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Orange Park, FL
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My wife looks at my funny everytime I till her I have to go make water....she give me the old  |
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05-10-2006, 06:36 PM
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Ahhhh Barnacles!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Near A Coral Reef
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Originally Posted by Ocnreef
My wife looks at my funny everytime I till her I have to go make water....she give me the old |
ROTFLMAO 
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I Keep looking at our in ground pool and wondering how much Live Rock I would need to make it a Reef!
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05-10-2006, 06:45 PM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
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Congrats on the Spectra Pure!! I have the same unit and love it!!
Tim
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05-10-2006, 06:53 PM
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I'm sorry.......
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: South West Florida
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ReefNeck, my in ground pool is approx 13,000 gal's I've had the same thought.......natural light, already has a great filter ph is good, my calcium level it only at 300 ppm but I can fix that......
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05-10-2006, 07:01 PM
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Ahhhh Barnacles!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Near A Coral Reef
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Originally Posted by abigtroutt
ReefNeck, my in ground pool is approx 13,000 gal's I've had the same thought.......natural light, already has a great filter ph is good, my calcium level it only at 300 ppm but I can fix that......
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I say, Go For It! Would be incredible to swim amongst your own private reef. 
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05-11-2006, 10:09 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Orange Park
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ReefNeck, my in ground pool is approx 13,000 gal's I've had the same thought.......natural light, already has a great filter ph is good, my calcium level it only at 300 ppm but I can fix that......
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Don't worry, once you put in the 81.25 buckets of salt the calcium level should come up. 
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05-11-2006, 10:26 AM
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Country Living
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Ontario, Canada
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ReefNeck showed me some pictures 1 day of someone that actually had made their inground pool into a frag tank and was snorkling in it. Totally insane!! They must have won the lottery or belong on the Forbes list for richest people or something to be able to afford the upkeep. 
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Keri Cantrell (Reefneck) 1961-2008 
"If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again."
Louise
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