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    Derek's 225g - Magnifica / SPS Reef

    I think you are right. I got the RMF acid trip and BC aquatic man table from you at the most recent swap. Thanks again for bringing such awesome stuff. I’ll DM you, maybe we can work out some trades.
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    Derek's 225g - Magnifica / SPS Reef

    Pics of frags I'm using to repopulate some of the real estate made available by the mag: Rainbow chalice from @B the Nano Reefer TGC Cherry Bomb - 3rd attempt at this one, looking good so far: PC Rainbow, growout contest winner. Looking really nice: TSA Princess Peach: POTO...
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    Featured Lets see the eye candy from the 6/22 swap

    I got it from @Darkxerox , and have put a lot out into the club since.
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    Featured Lets see the eye candy from the 6/22 swap

    I’ve got acres of Manila spy if you ever want a big piece!
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    Derek's 225g - Magnifica / SPS Reef

    The new rock structure from Mike has already colored up some. Did a lot of re-arranging of both coral and rock, so things are a lot more spread out/sparse in the center and right side of the tank. But there's a LOT more real estate now that is for sure. Things seem really happy right now - even...
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    Need larger skimmer

    Fish are agitated because there are 8 tangs in a 180g and you aren’t feeding them enough because you’re afraid of your high nutrients
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    Need larger skimmer

    Agree bigger skimmer isn’t the answer here unless you just wanna blow some money on new equipment, which I can relate to. If you are really worried about nutrients (and shouldn’t be - I just went from higher than you to lower than you and haven’t seen any real change) just do some water changes...
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    New display at HTA

    Looking good!
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    Triton method discussion

    Give me color or give me death!!
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    ATO siphon issue - how to fix?

    That is what the PVC Pipe is for :) See Randy's pic. The water just runs down the pipe - silent.
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    ATO siphon issue - how to fix?

    My bad, I missed the "reverse" part of your siphon comment. :)
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    ATO siphon issue - how to fix?

    It will still siphon as long as the outlet is below the water line in the ATO, whether it's in the water or above it.
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    ATO siphon issue - how to fix?

    I use a siphon breaker AND set the outlet tube as high as possible in the sump - basically against the roof of my stand (and then channel the water downward with a piece of PVC pipe).
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    favorite ICP company

    Mailed another Triton ICP Monday, got the results yesterday - 4 days!
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    Triton method discussion

    I put a shitload of Kcl into my tank after seeing @tribbitt pics of his Bill Murray. I also seem to struggle with reds in my acros lately @MichaelB , let me know if you figure it out.
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