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Yup...its called "Internets" and was invented by our Vice President LOL. As for computers, well..we now hold what was in a room on our wrist LOL.

Oh no...there is always room for improvement. At least we have a target that we can see regarding trace elements. For the longest time, it was simply a stab in the dark and "watch how your corals react" sort of situation. With the Triton ICP, you do the test and they provide you with...

You are spitting in it too right? LOL

Um...no LOL. The products available today are far better! Today we have ethernet, wifi, better displays, more testing capabilities, better programming, more modules...etc.

Have you ever seen the ICP machine? It is very expensive and specifically at the "scientist" level. Precision introduces possible misreads. Check this out...UniqueCorals has the machine and they are the master importer for Triton products...ICP Test Machine Here are some details about ICP...

It is sort of like Prego..."its in there..." This has always been a big issue with these products. There are so many "trace element" products that are mostly water. Kent products were notorious for this. Red Sea used to be junk ...but now they are much better...they learned fast because...

John..you are right. B-Ionic formulas change and they do offer some level of trace elements. The DIY definitely do not have trace elements.

No offense taken at all LOL. After a 20 year hiatus from the hobby...I am back with my new tank. It is progressing slowly. The good news is the basics are the same...but some of the technology has caught up with the gaps we had back then. LEDs, pumps, dosing, testing systems...it is great...

Old compared to who or what? LOL. It is all relative ... LOL

There are two things here to think about. One, your water changes and two, your element consumption. They can be interlinked, but water changes typically won't keep up with consumption. Your salt mix, and which one to pick, is a discussion in of itself. Personally, I use Tropic Marin Reef...

I was very active on ReefCentral. Back in the late 90s, I had a 450 gallon tank. At the time, I was one of the few with such a large tank in a house. It took me 1.5 years to design it because we had no real reference knowledge on how to build such a large tank. At MACNA X, I consulted with...

Yes..both are good friends of mine :). We LA guys stick together LOL. Scott broke his tank down a few months ago and now lives in Montana. No tanks in the near future for Scott but... Jim and I did MACNA X together when it was the first time to the west coast.

All, the tank is coming along...just not quite ready for a thread yet. Waiting for it to mature a bit. But here are some teasers :).

Ya...saw that :). Responding as best as I can.

Yes...this works with no issues :). You could build one with your design and see how it goes too and we can compare notes :).

This might work. That said, the overall footprint grows because the plumbing and injector is outside of the fridge..rather than utilizing the dead space inside the fridge. The two 1/2" holes I drilled is pretty straight forward.

40 degrees in the best of conditions.

Well...not sure what you mean. The food must remain cold at all times. As soon as the food comes out of the cold, it will spoil...and introduces plugging of the line. Maybe you can draw a picture of what you are thinking :). The food line where the injector is would need to be cleared...

1/4" to 1/2" where? Do you mean where the injector fitting is? It is already 1/4" tube nipple. There is no check valve. The way injectors work, when water flows through the 1/2" line, it naturally creates suction on the 1/4" injector to suck whatever is attached. Water won't go down the...