System #3 is underway
We made a few mistakes with our Tank #1 and solved many of them with the proverbial Tank #2. Tank #2 evolved to System #2 when we tacked on an external fuge. System #3 is now underway and our plan…
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Water will leak!
Continuing the theme. If it can leak, it will! Believe it or not, one of the plastic filter canisters in our RO/DI system broke at the neck and dropped to the floor with a bang. Once when the plastic shattered…
Turtle population on the mend
“The findings of our research show that juvenile hawksbill turtles are thriving at Glover’s Reef– extremely good news for this endangered species,” Virginia Burns Perez, the Wildlife Conservation Society’s technical coordinator in Belize, said in a statement. “Strongholds for the species…
Water chemistry
For those following our KIS system, you will remember that the idea is to remove and/or turn-off every gadget and gizmo possible. Also, we don’t “test” the water all that carefully. On occasion, we check salinity and pH. Nothing seems…
Future of the Great Barrier Reef
The Reef 2050 plan has been rolled out by the Queensland government and it includes legislation to ban the dumping of dredge spoil over the reef and reduce the percentage of nitrogen and sediment runoff. It is a step in…
One of the biggest problems
The post below illustrates one of the biggest problems with this hobby/industry and one of the biggest frustrations and roadblocks for beginners. A question is frequently answered with another question, and it is almost always “what do you want to keep?”. …
Water Changes
Assumption: Water quality is always degrading. By that, we mean as far as the animals in our closed system are concerned, things are always getting worse! The good stuff like essential minerals and trace elements are being depleted, and the bad stuff,…