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Thanks for all the feedback! You've convinced me. I'll just setup the Apex Jr. and an EB4 for now (since I have them available). I wasn't going to spend a lot of time on this temporary tank, but I guess it's just a tiny bit more work, and not worth the possible downsides!

I'm just trying to recreate my past Apex scheduler for the feeder. Not sure if it's "fancy"

One hack I was thinking was I have a power strip and a smart plug. I can offset the Smart Plug's internal clock by 20 seconds, and then I can set that one's time on the minute, and the power strip would be offset just enough to do the seconds thing. But that seems a bit sketch, and I'm not sure...

I have a kasa smart plug and power strip, but the minimum time interval is 1 minute. I need to set this up for just one outlet (Avast Plank feeder), and would rather do 3 feedings a day for 20 seconds, rather than 1 feeding at 60 seconds. I don't want to setup an apex just for this one thing...

I'll need to get the ice trays filled up and my battery air pump out...

Does anyone think this would be helpful in dosing containers? My dosing pumps have notoriously gone out of wack (connections weren't good, gummed up tubing, etc), so I was thinking I could use the LLS to see if my dosers were truly dosing what the heads are trying. Maybe this shouldn't be the...

Holy crap Erin! I'm glad nothing worse happened. Let me know if you need any help!

I've found that optical sensors either: 1. need a quick clean 2. fail completely My OS-1 sensors work great for about 2 years, and then start crapping out one at a time. I do, however, have two of them that are still fine after 6 years of constant use. I'm hoping their new sensors are a bit...

No real experience here yet, but I've been doing similar research (and posted a similar question) and overall people have suggested that a skimmer just won't skim if it's too big. Without a fleece roller, it's usually OK to oversize, but with a fleece roller, I've been advised to follow the low...

The reason I have for this is, as recommended, I will be running my UV sterilizer on the return, so the only thing I'd need an extra pump for is a chiller that *may* run once in a blue moon. I was thinking of just making my return a manifold for the chiller as well. The UV will run in parallel...

I've always read that manifolds off a return pump can create inconsistent fluctuations that would actually cause things like a drain to be super noisy (since it's inconsistent). Is this true? I feel like it's a little strange that could happen, unless the valves being used are really flimsy for...

I've been using a 5-Stage AirWaterIce RODI for about 9 years now. I never had to change the O-rings and it never leaks. I since also purchased a second RODI, but from BRS (same 5-stage).

Sundays take my vote (rush hour traffic is the limiting factor)!

A few questions: 1. I might go from a Red Dragon 3 mini to a Red Dragon 3 100 watt, just so I can run a manifold with the UV and not worry about running the pump at full the whole time. Even though it should be silent, I think getting the RD3 100 watt should give myself plenty of "room" and...

Ultra Reef Akula 160: - Cup outer diameter: 160mm - Neck inner diameter: 73mm Avast swabbie retrofit will not work with this lid Avast swabbie 6" with small wiper doesn't fit due to the length of the wiper "arm" AquaDriver Helix 160 would theoretically work with the cup/neck size. I will be...

A check valve will probably be more of a headache than a siphon break, or even hooking a DC pump to a controller for fine tuning a “feed mode” (such as VDM module on Apex).

I've been in the bay every weekend kayaking since this was found, and it's really unsettling. At first I thought it was just my eyes, but then I read the articles. It looks like coffee, but doesn't smell or anything. I was dumb and my dog was with me, swimming and diving off the kayak for fun...

Along with CUC, you can try: 1. GFO reactor 2. Algae Scrubber (maybe a drop-in like icecap pro) 3. Dosing NoPox for awhile

Yeah, the flexibility here will be nice to have. As a DC pump too, controlling flow would be even easier (especially because it has an apex connection, and I can control with a VDM).

The great thing about the RD3 is that every single pump part can be purchased separately. I can just run one of my trusty VarioS pumps while waiting for a replacement part to come in. If there's ever a big sale, maybe I'll just pickup a second RD3.