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did this get ironed out?? I am in edmonds nearly every week. let me know if you need help

I'm an IT tech (hate the job but it pays well) I drive an 05 lincoln towncar or a 08 Mustang GT/CS with some customization. I also have an old 90 f150..needs work... I have 4 ragdoll cats(they own me) as well as my fish tanks( I'm not sure how many, yes there's that many...) I love to fish...

Rams (Mikrogeophagus) are a short lived specie. generally the rams live 2-3 years. Ramirezi aka Blue ram.. the name German Blue Ram stuck to the ramirezi..tho often the ones we get may not be 'german' (there is debate on the czech vs german varieties) as a result I prefer not to refer to them...

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very nice, Leopoldi are a neat angel

day late and a dollar short.. watch the pH much below 6 as the beneficial bacteria can be inhibited.. also at around 6 ammonia becomes ammonium on the flip side if the pH begins to climb the reverse happens..

Welcome I keep some apisto's too cacatuoide(orange flash ,dbl and triple red agassizi and boreli) also Altum , Scalare and Discus I'm pretty sure Lloyd is referring to the Altum... I need to get a bigger tank for those ;)

I run mostly Eheim Jager..

very nice.. I love the look of the wilds as well. one reason I like keeping Alenquers..they have the wild look to them ..I like the VR's as well.

aqua lift vac pump??

yes. the RO will remove much of the copper and other heavy particles. the RO filter is set up before the DI chamber. the DI would be an ion scrubber in essence polishing the water, I use RO/DI for my altum tank. keep in mind the filter will eventually need new membranes and you can extend...

DI is suppose to make the water 'more pure' most folks probably don't need the DI unit. the only issue I've heard of with DI units is the possibility of the DI resin becoming a breeding ground for bacteria. you can back flush RO units but this is not the case with DI. in some cases a pump...

very nice I find mine are very fond of blood worms as well. they also like blood worm flake almost as much.

I tried that on mine .. no go.. but it is worth a shot.

I've recently had a rash of issues with my fusion pumps a 200 , doing the same as yours aka loss of pressure..I took it apart and looked at it messed with it a bit .. to me for the price not worth installing a new diaphragm. I also have a 500.. that stopped working.. the chip inside which...