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 snowboss


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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:19 pm GMT   Reply      

in the next month or so I will be setting up a 65 gallon system, with a 20 gallon sump...i have an exsisting 20 gallon fowlr running.....can I and should I put a bag of ceramic media in my exsisting tank or in the exsisting filter, until the 65 is up and then put into the sump for a BIO-Boost? I don't want to use fish for a cycle in the new tank. I don't really have room in the exsisting tank to add live rock to tranfer into the new tank when it arrives so I am woindering what i can be doing now to prepare for a smoother set up on the new tank? suggestions? I will be keeping the small tank up and running along with the new one so i don't want to take media out of the small one to start the big one - - - if i can avoid that, Boss



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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:26 pm GMT   Reply      

Boss,
are u using tap water right now?



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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:33 pm GMT   Reply      

yea boss...whats going on with that guy and the ro unit lol chase him down



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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:57 pm GMT   Reply      

lazy plumber..bloomer..



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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:20 pm GMT   Reply      

darn u dont got a sump now? if u did i woulda said to just put the LR in the sump. and twhen u get ur new set up take some LR from there.



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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:26 pm GMT   Reply      

no i don't have a sump now....would make life a lot easier eh.

Damn it ...i guess i need to chase that plumber down.........and yes i'm useing tap water {the chemi-pure didn't make any difference at all.

so whats the consensess on putting a bag of media in there for a month and let it get all nasty.........lol Boss



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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:10 pm GMT   Reply      

RO water Boss, RO water. Try when you set up the new system. You'd never go back to tap..That's for sure..



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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 9:21 pm GMT   Reply      

lol . . . so i hear .......again my wonderful friggin LFS's . . . 1 has never heard of it, and 2 of em don't carry it.....so where would pne go to get some? I am looking into buying an RO system, but crap, thats alot of money, Boss



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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:50 pm GMT   Reply      

yea ro systems are expensive. a bit tho. u can get a 4 stage 50gph @ drsfoster and smith for about 160..das not too bad..i guess? lol.



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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:54 pm GMT   Reply      

im on ebay right now and they have some 50-100 gpd systems for like 65 bucks - - -to good to be true?



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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:55 pm GMT   Reply      

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Portable-4st-100GPD-Reverse-Osmosis-RO-Water-Filter_W0QQitemZ110234053734QQihZ001QQcategoryZ20684QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



 saltwaterpimp


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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:00 pm GMT   Reply      

just make sure you can find replacement parts for that type of unit



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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:09 pm GMT   Reply      

yeah they look a little sketchy,......i just sent another one to you in PM



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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:15 pm GMT   Reply      

you can make a 65 fresh gallons of salt water and add the water change water to your sump.take a hand full of sand out of your smaller tank to help establish.let it run for a while



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Post Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:19 pm GMT   Reply      

no substrate or rock at first?


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