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OK, now you made me go do work ;) My dKH is at 7.5, it hovers around that... And my SPS is going strong... I just try to keep the tank stable and, honestly, I hardly ever check Ca and never Mg. If I keep up with regular water changes and on the occasional check that my dKH is 7.5 +/- 0.3...

7.2 is fine, I think that’s actually pretty close to actual seawater. 10-11 is a challenge to keep in order to foster enhanced spa growth. I’m at 8 and my sps and lps grow fine. Consistency and stability are key. If you’re tank hovers at 7.2 with ease, just keep it at or around 7.2, softies will...

If it doesn't show in a week or two just tape a plastic fork to the end of a stick, put on dramatic evil music and start stabbing the sand while laugh maniacally. He'll probably stay above the sand at that point. Thats how fish learn.

Na. Mark has that corner monster he's having a time with. I'm just having fun by pointing out my daily ordeals to make him feel bad. Besides, I probably won't have time to pick it up next week as I've volunteered to help save motherless baby hedgehogs from a slaughterhouse that was planning to...

Thoughts my friend. Pain management does well if done correctly. If its back or limb pain a DO or DC can help, if its specifically low back discuss a spinal stimulator with your doc. If its general aches and pains, there's a lot of non-opoid stuff out there at the moment that's pretty potent...

I bought a coris a few years back. Assumed it died from transfer even though acclimated. Two weeks later it showed its face. Give it time, if you don't see it in a month, consider thinking about writing it off, but don't be suprised if it shows up later.

Did Mark just steal this tank out from under me while I was out helping feed those hungry orphans? I was planning to come home immediately after the voulunteer work, but I encountered a school bus that hit a deer then veered into a road trip of nuns in a minivan. Fortunately I was able to...

I should have bought 8, as I went through at least 8 of them in childhood. 'Where's Dad?' 'He quit work to design ramps in the back yard' Mwaaahaahahaahaaaaaaa! https://www.evelknieveltoys.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgJC-_7PO6wIVFYzICh3nhQLQEAAYASAAEgK3SfD_BwE

Awful generous of you. My mouse keeps wandering over to the PM button.

I’ll semi-hijack. Brick 08724 have some if anyone needs.

Model citizen for a clown. Pretty chill. Would do well with another single clown but NO more. Raised from pinkynail size, now 3yo and will fit in palm of hand, healthy, eats everything, never aggressive. Actuallly had to split from a small clown group as though she was largest, she was...

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OK, went with the Tunze. Far chamber to near: Tunze 9004 Marine Pure bio-media Return pump, ATO, 2 heaters & fan (connected to controller Intake to hob fuge (contains more Marine Pure and cheato, returns to middle chamber) Overflow with floss and media (Those 'cottonballs are the new IM media...

The Petco in Brick is a different animal. Top notch guy, Andrew, runs the fish department and has tanks himself. Loads of ORA fish and corals, most of us Ocean and Monmouth County folks Andrew knows by name. Worth a trip on Tuesdays when they get stock in. Almost walked out with a juvenile Coral...

Sponge, yeah, the purigen is an upscale phosphate remover. The Chempure is just a mix of carbon, gfo, and a resin with an extended in tank life of 3-4 months. Now, back to opinions on 2 baskets or basket and skimmer :)

Found a pair of ORA Mocha Storms, couldn’t resist. Here’s one of em... Now I have to adopt out my Snowflake.

So I have a 30g IM nuvo, dual overflows. Behind each overflow is a media basket with floss. SPS dominant, lots of fish (9 tangs or something like that). Both overflows catch a decent amount of detritus and floss is changed every 3-4 days when mildly browned. I have a Tunze 9004 which will fit in...

Ignore my previous comments regarding this, as I'm only commenting on capitalism and the need for businesses to make profit. When I was in practice for myself and folks would ask about other medical professionals, my go to line was, 'Wow, the medical community didn't think they'd ever re-instate...

All I can say is they sell lights at retail that they buy at wholesale, in most cases thats close to 100% markup. I can imagine lighting sales is as big a profit driver for aquarium shops as beer and liquor are for restaurants. 'OK. these black boxes lights are mounted 48" above the tank, we've...

Well, I might as throw my 2c in as well. I recommend dry fitting the entire system. Cut it all, dry fit it all together, make sure you're happy and you can easily reach and work everything. Go to bed and sleep on it. Got to work and think on it. Draw some doodles on a legal pad. Come home and...