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Blame it on @HerbieK ! :eek: After attending Herb's meeting in December, where someone counted 12 powerheads, and then watching Dana Riddle's MACNA talk HERE, where the importance of flow was part of the discussion (light and alkalinity completed that Troika), I started playing with...

I've always been fascinated by all four of the cephalopods (cuttles, octopus, squid, and nautilus), with most interest in cuttlefish. Their ability to not only immediately change color, but to also be able to change their texture....fascinating! However, although I once considered a tank...

I had set up the JBJ ATO thinking it was going to be temporary....with the concern that it didn't have a backup float switch. As I was pulling out the original ATO, I remember that someone had mentioned that the single float switch "times out" after X number of minutes of pump run time....so...

Here's my two cents..... Not crazy about API. Red Sea and Salifert, you can't go wrong. Test kits that are a must....Nitrate and Phosphate. If you're keeping hard corals or clams, include calcium, alkalinity and magnesium. No other kits are really needed unless your are adding a...

How did I totally miss this reboot? I just spent my Saturday morning reading the first four pages. Extremely well done and an excellent lesson in taking your time to do it right. I really like you're "take it slow" approach and the obvious thought and planning with this rebuild. I'm a...

The liveaquaria description scares me. Neat looking fish though.

When my Long Nose Yellow Butterfly was alive, I never knew I had Aptasia. If someone would ask, I'd say, "No, I have no aptasia." Well, the yellow guy died and now I have aptasia everywhere! Everywhere. I go into the fishroom tonight and right on the front glass is....... an Aptasia! I'm...

I have a couple Fathom LED light fixtures you can try to see if there is improvement. :rolleyes:. :D. :D. :D

My stuff arrived. UPS guy stated that the morning was brutal, afternoon, not so bad.

You have the black frag rack......try putting in a piece of white and see if it grows on that. Thought is phosphates coming from the black.

Where is it growing....the glass, the rack, the plugs??? If flow is good, the only other variable I could think of is light. One other thought is the location of the MAG 18......before the skimmer, after the skimmer???

Cavemen!

Sunny, I'm just going by what Channel 7 News is saying. I just shoveled a path in anticipation of the delivery and I'd say we have five to six inches.....and appears to be lightening up.

Nice write up on palytoxins....and reminder for those who have zoas and plays. The one time I got hit was when I was trying to net a fish, and my hand was zooming around the tank. I didn't pay close attention, but the back of my hand was hitting into palys. A couple hours later I had welts...

Watching the morning news our potential totals have been upped to 18 inches. Tracking my packages, all are "Out for delivery." I can't believe they're making these guys drive in this, let alone walking these packages up to the front porch and dropping them.

When treating with copper, a number of fish loose appetite. It's also a new fish getting use to its surroundings. Just keep an eye on them.

James, you're too kind.....that's what I'm running now as a backup.....JBJ ATO with a Tom's. Thanks.

It seems like I've had too much equipment crapping out on me lately. I guess it's the issue with having an old tank. Tonight a double wammy. ATO: I walk into the fish room and I see the water line on my sump is about an inch below the "line." My first though is the Tom's Aqualifter...

Wouldn't you know it....with my luck.....predicting up to 12 inches of snow tomorrow I've got an order coming in from Drs. F&S.....two boxes tomorrow and a box on Friday. Here's what I don't get, all three boxes are in Secaucus right now, but the two boxes of salt have a planned delivery...

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