Thanks Shane,  I will have to give Charles a call.  I am not sure what my 
water is like.  I do know it is very hard water.  Maybe I will try calling 
our city water department and see what they have to say.

Steve 
---------- Original Text ----------

From: "Shane Clays" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 2/27/01 5:16 PM:

I live in Phx, AZ and our water sucks. I got the RO/DI unit, and from what I
was told, it is the best way to go. Personally, I would suggest you call
Charles Gibbs at Spectrapure, and ask him. He will ask you some questions on
your water, what you plan on doing with the unit long term (using it for
auto refill, how many GPD you need etc etc) and will also give you an idea
of how long to expect your membranes and resins to last. His number is
480-894-5437, he is honest and will give you good advice on what will work
best for you. One other thing, you can usually get the units cheaper through
one of the mail order places than you can directly through Spectrapure, so
get your info from Charles, figure out exactly what you want and then order
from a mail order place (unless this has changed and Spectrapure is
cheaper).

My 2 cents worth...

Shane

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
        Sent:   Tuesday, February 27, 2001 3:45 PM
        To:     [EMAIL PROTECTED]
        Subject:        water filter question

        Hello I am looking at getting a spectrapure, MPRO   RO unit.  Anyone
use or 
        have comments on this product.  How much water should I expect it to
produce 
        before I would have to replace the filters.  Would it be worth the
extra 
        money to get the RO/DI unit or does the RO work quite well by
itself.  Any 
        comments/feedback greatly appreciated.

        Steve
        ---------- Original Text ----------

        From: "Shane Clays" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on 2/26/01 10:05 AM:

        Cool, thanks... I will just let em grow!!

        Shane

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   DBW [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
                Sent:   Sunday, February 25, 2001 6:25 PM
                To:     [EMAIL PROTECTED]
                Subject:        Re: More SPS questions...

                Shane,

                >1.     I have an acropora that has grown to be about 3
inches under
        the
                >water surface. The MH bulb is 5 inches above the surface.
What do
        you all do
                >when your SPS grow very close to the surface? Move em down?
Frag
        em? Let em
                >grow? 

                Nothing.  I have a colony the grows like a weed, 5mm per
week.  It
        started
                out as a frag about 40-50mm long.  Now it is a colony that
is 350mm
        across
                and 300mm tall.  Somewhere around 2 years old now I think,
or
        something
                like that.  Most of the branches have reached the water
surface in
        my tank.
                 The water is a bit wavy, so the tips can actually grow
about the
        water
                surface.  But then they die off, and the coral starts to
grow
        outwards, bit
                like a mushroom type of shape.  I have another colony of the
same
        species
                that was only 10cm from the water surface.  If you pulled it
out of
        the
                tank and turned it upside down and placed it on a table it
would sit
        flat.

                >have begun to extend. The question is, do you all think the
coral
        just needs
                >more time to adjust, it may have been a lighter color when
it was
        in the
                >ocean, and just turned that brown in captivity or is this a
sure
        sign that
                >the coral was from a deeper region and should just be kept
at lower
        light. I

                Just give it some more time.  Not every coral is the same.
If you
        find you
                can't give it full intensity, then simply don't and find a
spot
        where it is
                happy.  Don't aim for "rules" that people tell you, aim for
what
        keeps the
                coral happy.

                Catch ya,

                DBW             | The Caretaker, OZ REEF Marine Park
                Melbourne       | http://ozreef.org/
                Australia       | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
                
        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
                When the only tool you own is a hammer,
                every problem begins to resemble a nail.
                ________________________________________

                LEAVING THE LIST
                ================
                To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message
to
        [EMAIL PROTECTED]  with a command to remove you from
the list.
        The list manager  controls who belongs to the list.  

                For example:
        
--------------------------------------------------------------
                       From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
                         To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
                    Subject: <not needed>

                    UNSUBSCRIBE
        
--------------------------------------------------------------
        ________________________________________

        LEAVING THE LIST
        ================
        To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message to  
        [EMAIL PROTECTED]  with a command to remove you from
the list.  
        The list manager  controls who belongs to the list.  

        For example:
         --------------------------------------------------------------
               From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
                 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
            Subject: <not needed>

            UNSUBSCRIBE
         --------------------------------------------------------------

        ________________________________________

        LEAVING THE LIST
        ================
        To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]  with a command to remove you from the list.
The list manager  controls who belongs to the list.  

        For example:
         --------------------------------------------------------------
               From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
                 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
            Subject: <not needed>

            UNSUBSCRIBE
         --------------------------------------------------------------
________________________________________

LEAVING THE LIST
================
To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message to  
[EMAIL PROTECTED]  with a command to remove you from the list.  
The list manager  controls who belongs to the list.  

For example:
 --------------------------------------------------------------
       From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
         To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
    Subject: <not needed>

    UNSUBSCRIBE
 --------------------------------------------------------------

________________________________________

LEAVING THE LIST
================
To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message to  
[EMAIL PROTECTED]  with a command to remove you from the list.  The list 
manager  controls who belongs to the list.  

For example:
 --------------------------------------------------------------
       From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
         To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
    Subject: <not needed>

    UNSUBSCRIBE
 --------------------------------------------------------------

Reply via email to