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Kona Shore Divers if you want to do tiger shark dives. Big island divers if you want manta rays Pacific rim divers if you're an advanced diver and want to go out and be kinda left alone and treated like an adult. (Lived in Hawaii for three years and did hundreds and hundreds of dives across...

I lived in Hawaii for 3 years. I agree with all this. Just be prepared for how big the big island is and plan accordingly. If you stay in the tourist resort areas, you'll drive a couple hours to get to volcano areas. Maui is awesome if you want to scuba dive.

@H2OPlayar - you're a good person, thank you. I'll be in Vegas in August. If we can't find someone local before then, I'll bring him. Came with the tank when I got it and he deserves a better spot.

Breaks my heart, but the yellowfin tang (Acanthurus xanthopterus) that started the hobby with me needs to go. He's been in the same tank for a few years and he's just getting too big. Idk who's bright idea (not mine) it was to get him in the first place, as he needs 250+ gallons absolute...

Here's a picture of mine under my midday light scheme. They're about 10 heads each, they're DIRECTLY under my light at 450-500par. They're growing like crazy. They like higher phosphate in my experience.

Yeah I think they did. This new tank has been running almost a year seeded with live rock. I'm wondering if they're finally big enough now to be more noticable.

I just noticed I've got a good number of these in the tank - I think they're porcelain crabs? They only come out late at night, and they're real fast. But I just added a couple clams to the tank and don't want to risk them getting picked at. Any ideas...

Not trying to hijack the thread here - but anybody coming to the event have an old powerhead lying around they want to sell for cheap? I just need a dumb weak one to point at an anemone and get him to move. Thanks!

I'm in! I'll bring my award-winning brisket chili. Award: my mom said it was alright.

Heyyyyyy fellow Pleasant Hillian! Welcome and good to have you. Great looking tank.

If it was a flow issue it would usually close up, it looks like it's open - maybe not getting enough light? do you have it on the sand bed?

Such a fun event!! 10/10

Yeah - and I'd buy it again in a heartbeat. Keeps nutrients in a good spot even if you overfeed a bit (like I do), outcompetes display tank hair algae and isn't a huge PITA to clean. I scrape it down like every two weeks.

I did manual removal, nutrient drop, and added this thing to outcompete algae in the display tank - Algae Scrubber - no problems since. And this is with me purposely keeping my phosphates a little on the high side because I like happy torches.

Hey @B the Nano Reefer, IDK your mixing situation, I'm up the street from you and have 40 gallons of RODI on hand that I can mix with your salt of choice if you need more water for changes.