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  1. kevin

    Ati test result & what now?

    I got my test results back this morning. I haven't looked at any remedies yet, but would love peoples input. I do have some bubble algae & some brown sand, but otherwise my corals are all open, good color, and growth(probably be more with my alk being up lol). Could it be my nitrates are...
  2. kevin

    Culturing pods help!

    On June 6th I started trying to culture tig pods. I'm unsure if its going successful. I think i might of put too much phytoplankton smothering the culture. I thought by now I would see tons of adult pods but I don't see that many scurrying around. Should I wait more? Or any other advice. I got...
  3. kevin

    13,000 gallon backyard reef

    No affiliation, just thought this was amazing.
  4. kevin

    Gonipora bleached

    Had this goni in my tank for months and about a month ago i woke up and it was bleached. Thought it was dead but noticed some extention and still had some red to it. I was going to move it but it has a ton of feather dusters on it. Should I just leave it be? The rest of my corals are fine...
  5. kevin

    Black cap basslet

    I purchased one on Sunday & put it in my QT tank. He was eating fine & i come home today & he's dead. No visible signs of infection can a QT tank un-cycle itself? Showing no ammonia and 8ppm nitrates. Last time I had a fish in here was a month or so ago. I did 2 water changes on sat/sun before...
  6. kevin

    Skimmer smell & ways to get rid of it?

    Man, last week I thought I had hidden dog poo in my basement. I then realized it was coming from my skimmer. I have an AIO so the skimmer is out in the open & its hooked up to an O2 scrubber. I currently have a small bag of carbon on top of it & it might be working, but i only cleaned the...
  7. kevin

    Teach me how to dose (kalkwasser)

    I'm watching videos & I'm reading articles. I'm looking to dose kalkwasser in its own container through hydros system. I do not want to put it through my ATO or have a separate reactor. I'm confused with the ATO evaporation. I don't want to it to decrease the salinity. I have 2 ato sensors, 1...
  8. kevin

    What do you use to glue a frag?

    I'm awful at gluing frags. I've been using gorilla glue, but sometimes that's not good enough. Yesterday, I tried glue combined with 2 little fishes putty. All I did was make a mess & it didn't stick LOL. What do you use?!!?
  9. kevin

    Icecap Co2 scrubber

    I installed it last week & its brought the normal high of 8.05 pH to 8.27. Really simple & effective
  10. kevin

    LFS near Atlantic City?

    Heading from Hillsborough to Atlantic City the middle of this month. Any LFS I should go to on the way down or around AC?
  11. kevin

    Bubble magus miniq , aqua gadget midsize uv, kessil a160we + mount, mp10 wetside noisy

    Upgraded my tank. NJ 08844 Hillsborough Aqua Gadget Midsize UV $25 used since august Aqua Gadget Midize UV $30 (this one I'm dumb and bought for my SR80 not realizing it's the same one I have and doesn't fit. Its only seen water and not turned on) Bubble Magus Mini Q $SOLD (I put a cut out in...
  12. kevin

    Something on my Zoa?

    One of my zoa's is doing great, but has this white layer that just doesn't seem right. Is this just new growth?
  13. kevin

    MP placement? And sound

    Where do you have your MP series placed? (New sand/Tank setup as of last month. Fiji pink + special grade) I have an MP40 on the back right top & then have one front left lower w/ anemone guards. The lower left is blowing the sand everywhere. I also took the guards off last night because the...
  14. kevin

    FS: Innovative Marine Fusion Micro 30L + others

    Location: Hillsborough NJ 08844 Tore down this tank a few weeks ago for an upgrade. Purchased a few years ago by a fellow reefer, but only setup August 2024 Superficial scratches on the front. I shined a light on it while it was dirty so you can get the full picture. However, it's not really...
  15. kevin

    Innovative Marine SR80 Pro Build

    Upgraded on Tuesday from a IM 30L that I setup in August 2024. Picked up a floor model SR80 Pro from the Hidden Reef during black friday. Surprisingly, transferring everything over from the 30L went smooth. Mainly because it was going in a different spot & I had it filled with water & heated...
  16. kevin

    redoing

    redoing
  17. kevin

    NJ American water taste?

    Anyone with NJ American water have horrible tasting water last night ? I see they have an alert out. It tasted funny even through our filtered water
  18. kevin

    Auto Aqua AWC new, reeflink

    Location: NJ 08844 Hillsborough Was gathering parts for a year, but ended up getting a Hydros system. I also didn't know the reeflink was not compatible with mobius MP10's AutoAqua Smart ACW (NEW) + 2 Smart AC Switch Sockets $220shipped obo Reeflink $60shipped obo
  19. kevin

    IM 30L build

    Been out of the hobby since 2013. I really can't believe it's been that long. Last summer I picked up an IM 30L & stand from a fellow NJ reefer. I picked up some other bits and pieces that summer & stopped. Fast forward to June 2024 & we bought our first house in Hillsborough where I can...
  20. kevin

    Live stock and coral emergency need you to take them now!

    Hey everyone. Long story short my friends mother has a tank sitting with corals and fish that someone took alll the working equipment off it today . She doesn't want anything to die, everything is for free. She has a lot of stuff!!!! Her name is Dianna and she lives in Burlington NJ Hope...
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