Recent content by Alexander1312

I only had one and he did not get too much in the sand bed. He came, up, then he lost half a leg and I gave him away as feeding them creates a lot of other issue and while they are interesting, they are meant to be clean up crew.

Fully agree.

This sounds like a good plan and should also make the other corals happy as most would not like higher alk and lower nutrients and too much flow. However, your goni might not like PAR above 200 PAR. These are always tricky to keep in a mixed reef, as their lower light expectations can sometimes...

Oh and be careful with gfo. It can strip out trace elements from the water. How much are you using and do you use it in a media reactor or just in a bag?

Lowering nitrate is a bit of a pain so do not raise it too much. Around 5 should be enough. I am not a fan of neonitro, hence my suggestion to use ammonia. You could also buy Fauna Marin Coral Wow, which is pretty much ammonia with some other stuff. Salt is good so traces should be fine for now...

I am not sure if flow is the issue but you could turn down your return pump a bit and play around with the direction of the Tunzes, creating more indirect flow. My Hammers and Torches get around 280 PAR, and rather strong but indirect flow from the gyres. I am sure they would feel even better...

Thank you so much for this. And no, we have not been to Hawaii yet (but a bit spoiled with great beaches from other places in the world in Australia and Asia while living there).

Maybe not a popular opinion, but I do not think everyone with a frag tank should sell (and ship) corals. If the place is in your neighborhood, or part of the club, ok, but these nationwide basement sellers who undercut more professional local stores prices through some amateurish practices...

Or in other words. Stay away from this place. Not a store we should be supporting. Regardless of the type of fish.

Dumb question: who is VA? I hope not the place I think it is.

Siesta?

Thank you. I just booked a place here (it does come with a parking spot fortunately).

Yes, I am only saying I am the least happy with the nitrate tests accuracy relative to the other 4 tests but have not found anything ‘better’ and simple enough to get consistent results. So I still stick with this.

Pretty much the same reaction as @PizzaOven. Folks pay 6,000 USD maintenance a month to clean plastic corals. It was also the overall messaging such as rich people use these tanks as furniture or art replacements and it makes the hobby appear very superficial. Overall, I felt I did not see the...

Curious what folks think about this article. I did not like it for a plethora of reasons. Hope the link works. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/luxury-home-aquariums-ef9554df?st=WGGYXm&reflink=article_copyURL_share