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I prefilled with the extra water I had already filtered. It has a tDS of 9.

Alright. I repacked both DI cartridges. They only took about a table spoon more. Out of the RO membrane I am reading 6 TDS. Out of the first DI I am reading 22 and after the second, 18. What's up...

Yes, RO membrane is set up right. Getting 6 TDS out of it. I'm going to try repacking my DI resin and removing air. Will post result!

This is my setup.
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I double checked the in and outs and they are correct. The first DI cartridge has started to change colors at the bottom. Both cartridges have arrows pointing up so I know they are in right. I'm...

The DI Filters are Brand New.The first one is full of water, the water flows into the second one but doesnt accumulate.

Flow rate I am unsure about since I switched from a 150 GPD set up to a 90...

garf, yes it does.

since we are on the RO/DI thread, I recently replaced all my filters and membranes on my system when I moved to the new house. my set up is a follows Sediment>Carbon>Carbon>RO>DI>DI. My tap water is...

I have 2 55 gallon tanks that I'd like to turn into frag tanks. Could a scrubber and remote live rock be the only filtration?

What I meant by "feeding" the pods was to release them into the tank for the fish.

could you feed the pods you catch on the towel somehow? wonder if you can take pictures of the pods on the towel??

Ace, I spent a good hour and a half rinsing the sand and it was really dirty. I ended up using the sand out of my 72 that I condensed into the 125. Will probably keep the 125 sand and experiment with...

Question, I broke down my 125 this weekend to move it and there was a lot of carbon in the sand and sump, this was from the previous owner, I was in a rush to set up last time and never rinsed the...

I am ready for the release of this idea!!

I think back in 2010, $4 may have been the price but it is now 2011 and I believe the price has increased.

That reminds me to order more bulbs.

This is where I get mine from. They have wonderful customer service.

https://www.aghydroponics.com/T5-2Ft-Gr ... 248658.htm

So I'm guessing a DIY reflector is in order?

progress today! brown now growing on screen.

Going on 3 days, no growth at all...

150 watt equivalent, 42 real watts

Sure. I thought they were about 5" away but I checked before I left this morning and the left side was 7" and right was 9". I am shooting for about 5 inches away right?

This is my DIY Scrubber. 6.5" x 12". Couldn't put a union on the pipe due to Space restrictions. There is 2 150 Watt(42 REAL) CFL's on either side. With a rio 1700 pump feeding it.
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Thanks SM, I'll try that.

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Will do tonight when I get home, still not too pretty.

Awesome, thanks!

I did some googling, and found this http://www.1000bulbs.com/product/4944/FHO-24T5830F.html
Price per bulb is "cheaper"at 1000bulbs,but the link you supplied does free shipping...

Heres pics of the scrubber today. Today is the 7th day. I am thinking It may be time to change my bulbs.
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Floyd,
I remember a post by you on RC about increasing the plumbing size on magdrive pumps to increase flow. I have a mag drive 18 and was wondering what plumbing size you recommended to run from...

Yes, its only been 7 weeks but my parameters were horrible. Nitrates were off the chart but are now down to 20. Im still amazed that this scrubber has done what it has. :)

Cleaned my scrubber box today. There was 34 grams of algae inside the box alone. I haven't been cleaning the inside like SM suggests. ...

Nitrate is 20, Phosphate is 0 according to the API Reef Master Kit

Well, last week, I cleaned the screen on the left side too much. That screen does not have near the same amount of growth as the other one. Today is day 7, I believe I have been cleaning my screens...

Oh cool! Like to see your results as time progresses.

Here are pics from today. I normally would wait a day or two to clean.
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whats the purpose of having 2 screens back to back?

maybe i should make one for the other half of an SM-100 and see what it does...I like the idea.

I'll take pics at 7 days this week and show you. It was building up and starting to clog drain which pushed the water level in the box up to about 3".

Here's 5 week pics. 174 grams this week.
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Maybe because I fed less?

Good news! Nitrates are down to 20ppm. Harvest this week is the looking like it will be a quarter of what it was last week. Could it possibly be because of the low nitrates?

Since nitrates are off the charts it's hard to tell at this point.

Just to be sure, I clean both sides of both screens on the SM-100 every 7 days right?

Here is week 4 growth pics
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Am I right in assuming the airhole is above the water level?

Wonder if I could implement that where my sm-100 dumps into to the tank.

Question, I plumbed the return of my scrubber into the display like this :http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i200/91dimenc/150%20gal/f09c2463.jpg...

Now if only I could afford one more for the 72 bowfront...

Here is 3 week growth pics.

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2 week growth pics
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Thanks for the insight.Yes, I used my skimmer pump to feed the scrubber. Even though my growth is brown, should I limit gleanings to 7 days now?