Eric, thanks for tagging along. I used to be in a band during highschool, and I was having flashbacks to a Tues night gig we had at the Backroom and only our girlfriends showed up. Nothing like playing to a nearly empty room.

Tank is still great. In fact my new problem is keeping up with Ca depletion due to increased growth rate. I can't seem to keep my levels above 400mg/L with my reactor. Guess I'll be dosing come kalkwaser soon.

Since I've started this test, I've gone from performing a 50% water change every other week, to 15% changes every 2 weeks. This has saved me a lot of $$$ on salt (sorry Gabe). The increased stability in the tank seems to benefit everything and could also be a secondary cause for the explosive growth rates I'm seeing.

Only maint. this filter needs is a monthly backflush for about 10 seconds to ensure optimal flow through the carbon media. I'm still very happy with these results. I'll can't vouche for the quality, but I'll try and take some top-down pics of the acros and my setup for my next posts.