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Forum: Do It Yourself 01/11/2008, 10:16 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
Now can you all help on this so I get this right....

Now can you all help on this so I get this right. ok i guess its better to ask now then to have a problem later

Now as I read 3" x 24" pvc pipe is all the size it needs to be with bioballs...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/16/2007, 02:19 AM
Replies: 222
Views: 12,495
Posted By rsman
Im lost and ive gone off to find myself, If you...

Im lost and ive gone off to find myself, If you see me before I get back tell me to wait :D

or something like that.
Forum: Do It Yourself 11/12/2007, 05:09 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
sanababit: I dont see where you mentioned your...

sanababit: I dont see where you mentioned your nitrite level, and are those coils 1/4"OD or ID if its ID then the output of a stream its too fast for starting out. a 5ppm drop now sounds like a...
Forum: Do It Yourself 11/12/2007, 12:36 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
ok sanababit first : how big is that thing give...

ok sanababit first : how big is that thing give details 1 1 drop per second seems way to slow for the size of that unit.

mwood:
you could start to adjust these things fairly quickly days but at...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/12/2007, 02:30 AM
Replies: 222
Views: 12,495
Posted By rsman
Yea well im stranger than I used to be :D I...

Yea well im stranger than I used to be :D

I hoped on here to answer some emails about a few threads, and kinda have to figure out what I am doing with my 1 fish tank, beleve it or not I only own...
Forum: The Reef Chemistry Forum 11/12/2007, 12:47 AM
Replies: 222
Views: 12,495
Posted By rsman
DANG melev 28,496 posts dont you spend any time...

DANG melev 28,496 posts dont you spend any time at work anymore???

nice tank pics, kewl that the AZNO3 has worked for you.
Forum: Do It Yourself 11/11/2007, 07:43 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
Ok Im back. just a note as stated before, I am...

Ok Im back. just a note as stated before, I am out of the fish breeding business so I will respond on here when I have time PM or E-Mail me if you need a faster response. also for those that read the...
Forum: Do It Yourself 11/04/2007, 09:23 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
been away lets see what i can still remember: ...

been away lets see what i can still remember:

slandis3: did you still wanna build one, what were your numbers?

mwood:
24"x4" with 3 50' runs sounds like a great starting point, but 4 or 6...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 08/15/2007, 12:54 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,035
Posted By rsman
I knew a lot about it, whatcha wanna know thats...

I knew a lot about it, whatcha wanna know thats not covered already
Forum: Do It Yourself 08/10/2007, 02:02 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
slandis3: one more Q b4 you post how long between...

slandis3: one more Q b4 you post how long between water changes?
Forum: Do It Yourself 08/09/2007, 10:20 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
an hour before your routine water change what are...

an hour before your routine water change what are the nitrates?
an hour after your routine water change what are the nitrates?
how much water do you change?
Forum: Do It Yourself 08/09/2007, 08:41 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
32flavors: Thanks slandis3: your going to...

32flavors: Thanks

slandis3: your going to need to provide much more information than that, how fast do your nitrates rise, what do you want them to be, what space requirements exist. and anything...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 08/08/2007, 08:44 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,015
Posted By rsman
might try doing it in the dark with a single...

might try doing it in the dark with a single light like a flashlight aimed at a point you can reach easily with your siphon

but luck will help:D
Forum: Do It Yourself 08/08/2007, 07:00 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
So where does the Nitrogen gas come out of this...

So where does the Nitrogen gas come out of this unit ?
hopefully out of the output, if it came out the in, that would just be funky :D

Do you see it bubbling out the output?
the thing that needs...
Forum: Do It Yourself 08/08/2007, 02:59 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
so cycle flow is 1 drip/second its just a...

so cycle flow is 1 drip/second

its just a starting point, for .170 coil, you can do slower, you can do faster, but you will have to adjust it, or wait.

and full flow is...well, whatever gets...
Forum: Do It Yourself 08/08/2007, 01:15 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
you dont put the entire output of the pump down...

you dont put the entire output of the pump down the coil read back i think there are pictures, but a simple T will do fine, especially if the long leg of the T is not hooked to anything

depending...
Forum: The Fish Breeding Forum 07/23/2007, 02:06 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 435
Posted By rsman
anywhere between seconds after you paired them up...

anywhere between seconds after you paired them up until one dies,

having 2 doesnt mean you have a breeding pair. I wouldnt break them up until your well into a year, but it can be a matter of...
Forum: Do It Yourself 07/23/2007, 12:35 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
Last quest, hopefully... On the first page you...

Last quest, hopefully... On the first page you mention a couple of things...
keep asking, otherwise ill forget everything, who am I?

1.) Having the effluent drip back into the sump--rather than...
Forum: Do It Yourself 07/23/2007, 12:02 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
But what I DON'T understand is how you can design...

But what I DON'T understand is how you can design it to have a fast flow-in rate, and a slow flow-out rate?
you cant!

the flow-out rate is identical to the flow in rate

This is a sealed unit...
Forum: Do It Yourself 07/23/2007, 01:28 AM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
IN my defence for this mishap Id like to note I...

IN my defence for this mishap Id like to note I did mention that I havent been doing this lately, and its cearly on the first page of this thread

I missed a very important reason not to go insane...
Forum: Do It Yourself 07/23/2007, 01:19 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 870
Posted By rsman
sure.... at least to control some things. whatcha...

sure.... at least to control some things. whatcha looking for?
Forum: Do It Yourself 07/22/2007, 01:34 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
Sorry you got missed if i do it agian yell at me ...

Sorry you got missed if i do it agian yell at me



its never best to put the output straight into another bio filter, a skimmer yes, but even better is someplace out of water where it can...
Forum: Do It Yourself 07/22/2007, 01:22 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
ok so what if i just shrunk mine down to 14" or...

ok so what if i just shrunk mine down to 14" or so and run only 50' of tubing but still leave the 4" diameter PVC would that work better or do I have to go to 2" PVC

Im sorry this part of this...
Forum: Do It Yourself 07/22/2007, 02:33 AM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
I really shouldnt be responding late at night,...

I really shouldnt be responding late at night, but life is worth living dangerously

I am fairly sure cycling is covered in this thread ill check tomorrow

So we’ve got these statements from you...
Forum: Do It Yourself 07/21/2007, 12:04 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,640
Posted By rsman
Re: Okay, now I'm confused

Okay, so if the coil being longer (and why is that bad) and there's more media (which implies a larger / bigger unit in order to facilitate the increased capacity) what WOULD make the thing BIGGER? ...
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