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Ok, so my old reliable, been working for 6 years, never failed ato needs ro be replaced. It still works but it is ugly and kind of obtrusive. So I'm considering two options--the Hydor model and the Smart ATO. I would like pros and cons for both units.

Thanks

No worries.

Wow, and you don't have to get butt-hurt. I was pointing out that you seemed to maybe have misunderstood what I put as my units. Regardless, you are wrong in that two times natural seawater is "acceptable". Same to you though; run your tank as you see fit.

That is degrees of hardness not ppm or meq/L. Three different measurements. 4.5 meq/L=12.6 dKH=225ppm. Here is the conversion 1 meq/L = 28dKH; 1 meq/L - 50 ppm.

Check out this website. http://www.saltyzoo.com/SaltyCalcs/AlkConv.php

Actually it IS very high. That is in meq/L which equals 225 ppm. Natural seawater is 125 ppm. I lowered my dosing of Alk to a very small amount per day and did a couple of slow heavy doses of Ca+ over several days. I also added a dosing pump and now everything is done by it. Tank and corals are all ...

Yeah, I did a couple of overnight drip doses to raise it "kind of" quickly but not so fast that it would precipitate out. I also just got a dosing pump and started it. I'm adding only 1ml of alk per day and 50ml of ca++. I will test my water tonight and see where I am and go from there. No...

Okay, so I noticed that a couple of my corals were looking a bit wonky; Monti caps had bleached spots, Acros stopped growing etc. I tested my water and (I'm typing from work so I don't remember all of my numbers) but this is what I found: Alk is very high--over 4.5 meq/L (Hanna) Mg a little low--jus...

Check out this link:

http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/general ... do-we.html

Okay, so I need to make some room in my tank as it is def getting over crowded. I have the following for sale and if you are interested just PM me. Wes Golden Torch--$10 per head--color was much deeper when I bought it, but like all of my corals--they grow great but the colors tend to be dull. Frog ...

HEY!!!! I've not had this crap in a year! Not my fault!

Hey Pete. The crap you are battling looks like what I had. I took me forever to get rid of it, and I'm still not sure exactly what I did to beat it. I tried dosing my tank with the H2O2 but didn't see much help, so I actually took each rock out and dipped them in a high concentration, then rinse in ...

AWESOME!!! O-K; P-l. Whichever works!

LOL! I guess I'm not down with the lingo but what the hell does "Pl" mean?!?!

Okay, Gman. Be on the look out for these little guys. I'm sure you remember them but since they are just making a comeback into the trade, I know they will be a hot item. I know I will want one for sure.

http://blog.aquanerd.com/2014/03/sailfi ... -reef.html

Just remember to be nice to us as we get to pick the "home" we send you to!!!!