Folks, if you've recently upgraded or renewed your annual club membership but it's still not active, please reach out to the BOD or a moderator. The PayPal system has a slight bug which it doesn't allow it to activate the account on it's own.
I know they had a big sale last week or so, maybe they cleared a lot out then. You could PM Allquatics Dave and see what's happening? That's one of the benefits to having them as a sponsor as well. We can always reach out to them to have our concerns heard or give them feedback directly!
While you can pick up some "Natural Sea Water" (major brand packaged, not from area oceans), it isn't very commonly used. Many LFS mix their own saltwater, but most do that at closer to 1.022, last I checked. Better to pick up an RO/DI and mix it yourself. Then you know what brand of salt you're...
Ahhh treatment. Much different than just QT. See? We do both agree. If you didn't believe there was added benefit to treatment you wouldn't do it... now would you?
Change that 100% to 80% and I might agree. ;)
Prevented by quarentine? Really? This is where I'll just have to disagree...
If you have an asymptomatic fish carrying ich that fish can be asymptomatic the entire time he's in QT and carry that ich right into your fish tank at which point your other fish who may not be as resillient could...
Yeah unfortunately we inherited the name from some folks who thought the double entendre was funny. Unfortunately now that we wear it proudly on our shirts, I'd much prefer NJ Reef Club instead!
If you're SEEING bacteria growing, what you have my friend, is algae. You shouldn't see bacteria growth. Those are microscopic. Dusty brown stuff is diatoms which are likely to burn off in the not too distant future though, so don't sweat too much. A good clean up crew will also help you...