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Yep - i don't want to overtest and make myself crazy but I figured I'd do my best to start off ok Thanks Jim - I think I will take you up on that - just concerned that I am not "ready" to add the cap - that's a big part of why I'm trying to adjust the Ca - I'll try that George - my NSW is...

Thanks Jim. I was (am) definitely suspicious of the test as well (both the kit and my ability to use them - operator error). I was never good with chemistry so part of the whole reef hobby was kind of facing my fears - so to speak. Anyway, I was hoping when I got the hanna checker my Alk...

I can’t seem to budge my water chemistry - looking for any suggestions. Some details – DT is 90g, sump/fuge is a 40g with ~ 35g. Salt I’m using is Aquavitro. I do WCs every 10-14 days at about 15-18 gallons (aiming for 10%-15%) All water goes through my RO/Di and reads 0 TDS on output. I...

...In my thoughts. My girls are 4 now and they spent WEEKS in the NICU - they were 8 weeks early and that comes with a host of problems. My wife and I became great personal friends with 1 of their nurses (comes with essentially living at the hospital every minute they'll let you stay). Point is...

Thanks George - I'm still a bit perplexed b/c he looked like he was really doing better and then boom! gone.... I think he may have drifted into a nem or the Singapore got too feisty

A close friend shared your sentiments and moved out to AZ to escape lawns – nothing there but the occasional cactus (his wife did put her hand on a scorpion getting out of their hot-tub and, well that sucked). About 6-7 years after he was there he started to miss grass I guess and he started an...

only 18-19 bushes, why so few? :biggrin: would you mind sharing how you have this set up so your washer pulls from your wastewater (I think I remmeber reading something about it a while back - maybe lost this summer with the site crash?) - I can understand how the MagX would push out to a...

Make sure you test that water. The fins are probably aluminum but there is copper in there and I thought a dehumidifier worked like an AC unit and the moisture actually condensed on the copper. I'd want to be sure the water is clean and test it with a good TDS. But it sounds logical - A bit...

I'm in Moorestown. Not by the shore but south of Toms River. If you look you'll find several threads on here talking about the coverage gap for a good LFS in this area. Specifically near exit 40 of 295 (route 38). Lots of good open retail space there too. Good luck - I'd love to see something in...

Hobbyist Paul... Hobbyist :) but hey thanks. And yes my wife thinks they'll be sanded and stained before tomorrow. But somehow I'm still expected to do the bulk of the cooking for 22 people and after hearing a load of noise outside I went to investigate only to find that our main is broken so...

Lost one of the Tangs yesterday - RIP Thomas but the tale must go on. As the tank goes, the Singapore, who was the last holdout (other than the mollies) in the QT moved up a week after the tangs. up until yesterday's loss everyone seemed happy and eating. unfortunately, part of what the...

A pic from when he was in QT struggling with some fin rot - not a great pic but it's the only closeup I could find for a proper memorial ...and a short 5sec video from the morning before he passed. IOf you look carefully on his right side you can see the small spot from the wound - wonder...

Lost my first SW fish today. He was a Tomini bristletooth tang that I "rescued" a couple months back. He was QT'd in hypo for a month then transitioned for a month and has been in my DT since. Over the weekend I noticed what looked like a wound but it seemed better by yesterday and it was fine...

yep - haven't had much time to bump this or try and spread the word so they're still there ...keeping my QT occupied... --are you feeling like it's worth the trip yet?

+1 we ARE ....south jersey :)

getting advice from my wife I guess......

I'm more thrown by the fact that it is leaving the palys alone - they're not brightly colored - the zoas that it went for mostly were my watermelons which were red - the palys, other zoas (bothered, but not as badly) and the hammer are all green/blue family. Is it possible that it's attracted...

I think I might need to break the ice on a bigger house to pull off a bigger tank, but as I expected when I started with this I almost immediately thought a 180 or 220 would be manageable and I’d like to do something larger. Reality is, patience with this hobby is key – it takes discipline that...

thanks Jim - I'll keep that in mind - seriously, do I bait it with something? - zoas perhaps?

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I felt really uneasy when I moved it into the DT but like I siad, the wife and kids were insistent and once I brought it home, I knew that was going to be the case. Maybe it will leave other less brightly colored SPS and LPS stuff alone. Only time will...