BRS Items Question?

[jgoal55]

So I am jumping on this powerbuy from BRS but I am buying stuff I have never bought before and wanted some opinions.

- Carbon: Ive only ever known one type of carbon, black diamond. These guys have three diff. types and sizes: Lignite small and large and then the ROX? Is the ROX worth the extra cash....if not, would you use small or medium?

- GFO: Which one? Granules, Pellets, or High Capacity?

- PH pen: Thinking about ordering their PH/Temp pen.....great price and all their stuff has been good so I expect this to be no different but has anyone tried one?

- PH probe: Is the BRS brand one good?

- ECO Rocks: Thinking about ordering some of these as well.....has anyone tried it out? Do they look fake at all?

- Reef Glue Gel: Is this better than super glue because of the thickness? Does it compare to IC Gel or the purple stuff Tim has at Keen Reef?

- DI Resin: Any resin works with any RO/DI right? I have an RO/DI from water general.

Thanks and awesome choice for the Powerbuy by the way. These have stuff we all need almost all the time?

 

[budsreef]

Ha! You asked about all the products they sell except for the ones I use. I use their Calcium, Alkaline, and Magnesium to dose my tanks and the real bummer is Bobz and I just bought another big suppy that we received on the day the Powerbuy was announced. DOH!

 

[jgoal55]

ha that stinks budsreef. I was thinking about ordering all that stuff from them but I have left over driveway heat so i figured id make my own.

thanks for the explanation ares: ill probably do exactly what your saying and use the small carbon in a media bag. I change my carbon about once per month on 100 gallon volume tank so Im thinking the 1lb will last me a good while.

As for the GFO, im still really unsure about using it but Ive got a very weird hair algae growing and some cyano and I have no ideas where the phosphates are coming from. I am definitely not overfeeding and my lights only run 9hrs a day and I've been doing water changes every 2 weeks. Anyway, I figured Id get the extra help and see if this stuff helps. I dont have a ton of corals so now may be a good time to try it.

 

[jgoal55]

bump....anyone else? thoughts.....wanna order today.

thanks.