20 long reef build

RO/DI should not create ammonia as long as your source water doesn't contain chloramines, or if it does, you use a chloramine block on your RO/DI filter.

Chloramines = Chlorine+ammonia, chloramine blocks (catalytic carbon) break the ionic bonds holding the chlorine and ammonia molecules together, stripping out the ammonia and the chlorine. If your water is really dirty (high TDS) it can cause your DI resin to be used up fairly quickly. I have 2 DI canisters on mine and I have to replace them every 3 months because my tap water is really high in TDS (800+) but it doesn't contain chloramines, just chlorine. If you are really concerned you can add a few drops of Prime to the bucket to make sure you neutralize any chlorine and ammonia but I have never had to do that with RO/DI with proper filters.
 
Yes, you can can store 10+ gallons of FW. Just keep it sealed.
 
i do have chloramines, but i thought that the DI resin would remove them, opps i just put 5 gallons of non declor water into my tank
 
Go ahead and add some prime.
 
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Go ahead and add some prime. Just add it to your top off water.
 
i will do this, i don't use prime any more its to expensive, now i use seachem safe powder, one liter for 25 bucks treats 225,000 gallons, basically ill have it forever
 
so my tanks is starting to turn out looking good, i have one issue now, i think from my 2 month stint of using tap water, i have about 20 small green bubble algae bubbles, i picked as many as i could without popping them. i have heard people say its hit or miss but to try emerald crabs. i know i wanted to stay away from them but, im going to stay away from zooas so the crab wont cut them. how many would you get?
 
back to picking a fish, the royal gramma is still on my mind last to go into the tank, right now i have a fire fish and a yellow head jaw, i was wanting a swimmer like a damsel, any ideas
 
Fishfiles1 said:
back to picking a fish, the royal gramma is still on my mind last to go into the tank, right now i have a fire fish and a yellow head jaw, i was wanting a swimmer like a damsel, any ideas
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I dont know much about SW or SW( unless we speak of fishing season of course ;) ) but dont damsels become agressive towards other fish? Btw i just looked up all the fish you have/ going to get and i like the royal gramma alot! Almost as much as a flame angel

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so i have a list of fish i like
lunare wrasse, coris red wrasse, blueside wrasse, fairy whip fin wrasse, tail spot blenny, lawnmower blenny, sleeper stripe blenny 3 stripe damsel,shrimp pink spot sleeper goby, hectors goby, tiger sleeper goby
 
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