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Posted: November 12 2006 at 3:00am |
I was just wondering how many of us on the board live in Magna? I am going to be moving out there in less than 2 weeks and was wondering if I could come see your tanks and after mine has settled maybe buy a few frags or do some frag swapping? Let me know if any of you are interested! I'd love to get to know those of you I will be moving close to here soon. Thanks!
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Posted: November 12 2006 at 6:19am |
I live in Magna, NOt ba bad place to live but don,t drink the water 
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Posted: November 12 2006 at 11:04am |
lol I don't mind it anymore. I grew up there for 20 years or so. With that in mind I have a question - do those of you in Magna use tap water to fill up your tank or R/O water? I would think the Magna water above anything else would be a big no no. 
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Posted: November 12 2006 at 2:10pm |
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I did for a little while until I got an RO unit
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Posted: November 12 2006 at 3:34pm |
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I have one in the basement that came with the house we just bought. Will it work?
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Posted: November 12 2006 at 4:57pm |
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Yes I think so It's better thrn tap water
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Posted: November 13 2006 at 11:07am |
I'm also out in Magna. I would test the water coming out of the RO unit with a TDS to see if the filters need to be replaced first before filling the tank.
I tested the tap water out of my faucet. The TDS reading was 232.- out of my RO unit it was 10. Contrary to everybody's belief that Magna water is horrible. It just has a metalic taste to the water.
Brandon you can come check out my tank anytime, just send me a PM and we can set up a time.
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210 Gal. In wall reef tank.
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Posted: November 13 2006 at 12:16pm |
sorry TDS? I still don't know a lot of the acronyms.  Where can I get one?
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Posted: November 13 2006 at 12:23pm |
http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4866
Here is a list of acronyms
TDS= total dissolved solids
Go to any local marine fish store and they can test it for you for free. Like Marine-Aquatics
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210 Gal. In wall reef tank.
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Posted: November 13 2006 at 12:58pm |
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So what exactly does that test look for? I know magna water has more "stuff" in it, but are we talking the flouride that is added? The additional minerals/metals? I think I will stop at Marine-Aquatics tonight. Do I need to call ahead of time or just drop by? Does the water sample need to be immediate or can I grab it and drop by an hour or two later?
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Posted: November 13 2006 at 4:21pm |
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Just stop by 4-10 I'll be working there tonight
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210 Gal. In wall reef tank.
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Posted: November 14 2006 at 6:15pm |
I live in Magna too!
I have a TDS meter, so if you want to bring some water over we can check it.
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Posted: November 14 2006 at 6:52pm |
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sweet! Thanks for the help. I may do that. I want to make sure my r/o unit is working properly first.
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Posted: November 14 2006 at 6:57pm |
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by the way, know of any place to buy replacement filters cheap? It is a 2 canister model.
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Posted: November 15 2006 at 10:04pm |
I bought the Rena Filstar x3 for my cichlid tank about a year ago and love it. Picked it up at petsmart, just figure out what you want and do a print out showing their online price and they will match it in the store. If your looking for something pretty cheap then check in the for sale forum for something used, these filters are still around 100 bucks with the discount.
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Posted: November 17 2006 at 7:30pm |
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Richard
Former 47G Column Reef, Magna
20" x 18" x 31"H
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Posted: November 17 2006 at 7:53pm |
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I'm not quite in magna, but I could throw a rock an hit Magna. Seems like there are quite a few of us on the "west side".
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Posted: December 05 2006 at 6:02pm |
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i also live in magna if anyone wants to come and take a look at my tanks feel free to pm me . hope to talk to all of you westsiders soon
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Posted: December 05 2006 at 6:22pm |
boy it would be really cool to be able to visit each one of you. It makes it a lot easier when you're in town or very near to it. If you wouldn't mind a visit from me to see your tank, please PM me with your info/availability. I'd love to come see your tanks and swap some coral. 
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Posted: December 05 2006 at 10:56pm |
It's awsome to see all of you in Magna, and i've PM'd you all already to see fi i could come see your tanks! hope to see all of you soon.
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