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  1. amado

    Curing Rock

    I have been cooking rocks for the last 2 months. I have them in brute cans. I have them in regular salt water at 77 with a. Pump circulating water. I am moving soon so I will Need to break down my tank. I decided to upgrade to a bigger tank and I would need more rocks so I started getting rocks...
  2. amado

    Looking to switch salt

    I run my alk at 8-9 so high works for me
  3. amado

    Looking to switch salt

    you need to find a salt that meets your needs. I use red sea pro because its real salt not made in a lab and it matches my tanks needs.
  4. amado

    All for Reef

    It depends what kind of Fresh water fish you have. I had discus and I would change water every two days lol
  5. amado

    DIY controller

    I think as timee goes by more companies are going to take control of their own product line. So for Red Sea they will have there own controller that will control lights/tank/dosing/pumps from their own app Echo tech will also eventually have a one stop app with control over pumps/ lights and...
  6. amado

    All for Reef

    It works and it’s super easy. but I am going to try the tropic marine and see how that works.
  7. amado

    All for Reef

    Alk everything else doesn’t really matter. If you use the right salt your magnesium shouldn’t change much. Calcium if you over dose nothing happens. Alk does matter you keep your alk at 8-9 and you should be fine.
  8. amado

    All for Reef

    So I use Red Sea pro as my salt so my alk is around 9-8 this keeps it there. It all depends on what number you are happy with and what is consuming alk. This doses an even amount of alk/cal/mag plus some elements. i use one scoop twice a week for 50 gallon frag tank. Red Sea Fish Pharm...
  9. amado

    All for Reef

    i use the same product but from red sea. the red sea product is for smaller tanks but it works the same you dose everything with one scoop of ABC+ NOT for large tanks 50 gallon or less. i use it on a separate frag tank that less than 50 gallon
  10. amado

    Moving timeline- how far in advance should I sell and what should I sell?

    I am in the process of moving myself. I am currently breaking down my 125. I have one frag tank and I just purchase a 2nd low boy and I am moving everything to that frag tank. I am getting rid of a lot of soft corals. The nice stuff will get fraged. I am not moving far so it should be easy. I...
  11. amado

    Dirty sand

    I feed multiple times a day. I have always feed 3x a day and I put a sheet of nori every day. I fed pellets/ flakes/ frozen ( LRS and clams on the 1/2 shell) I try to feed very small portions instead on one huge meal every day. I personally feel that you don’t need to cut back on feeding I...
  12. amado

    PHOsPHaTES in LFS RO water!!!!

    You should always make your own water. You can’t trust any LFS with RO. Sometimes membrane go bad early and they have no idea. You also need to understand that most hobby grade test for phosphate are not very accurate.
  13. amado

    July 2019 Monthly Meeting

    Thanks you Mark and Carla !! I had. great time
  14. amado

    Algae again

    Tuxedo are nice and I haven’t seen them hurt any coral. but if you have a big tank would go with the pin cushion they eat everything and they grow huge.
  15. amado

    Algae again

    Get a urchin + he will clean the rock spotless. If you don’t want a urchin then use Red Sea NoPox.
  16. amado

    Macros and chemi clean

    I used it and it didn’t kill anything. I have a refugium with macro algae nothing died.
  17. amado

    Caps for 5 gal water juvs

    I love amazon
  18. amado

    Shelf and Arch Rock

    Carib Sea sells a rock called shapes and it’s all Arches
  19. amado

    WTB lots of xenia

    I keep a small amount of Xenia in all my tanks. But I don’t let it grow. If you put it in a display I would recommend to put it high in your tank. If you put it in your frag tank place it way from other frags or coral. Xenia in the right environment will take over your tank. It grows on...
  20. amado

    WTB lots of xenia

    You don’t need a lot. Get a frag and you will have a tank full of Xenia in no time.
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