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If you don’t know what it is definitively then it is essentially Unidentified Tenuis or you can give it a new name.

If one or two corals look bad I wouldn’t do anything drastic. Just happens sometimes. You can do a large water change and put in some fresh carbon and wait. Do you use RODI? You should get a more reliable set of test—ie, no API. Salifert is well regarded. I prefer Hanna.

Welcome to the club! Absolutely beautiful tank! I have a RedSea 525 G2. The seam started started to fail after 2 years so RedSea replaced it with a G3 (the display tank only). I look forward to the day when I will get it replaced o_O

The most well known sellers of ocean live rock are Tampa Bay Saltwater and KP Aquatics. Both put rock into the Florida coast and then harvest them for sale a few years later. You can get live rock from Australian from an importer like Tankstop. The structure of the Australian live rock is far...

Welcome to the club and hobby! My #1 suggestion is plan to get some combination of ocean live rock and/or sand. It will make the first two years easier. Alternatively, you can get rock or rubble from an existing tank to help kickstart things.

Nice set of frags being offered! Have you decided what you plan to do with coral QT or dipping / Interceptor for I cling SPS? I have gotten paranoid about adding anything. Likely just need to setup a QT tank eventually. For now I just order from specific places known for more stringent...

Thanks for the heads up. Sad to see a unique and great service go out of business :(

I have used FluxRx from BulkReefSuoply without issue. It seems like it is best to avoid ReefFlux ordered from Amazon. Several have reported tank crashes from that.

I did a tank reset where I replaced all my aquascape and coral 10 months ago. Nitrates have consistently been at or near zero so I dose ammonia. I use DIY nitrate solution to bring levels to 5ppm after water changes then dose ammonia to try to maintain at that level or at least have nitrates...

Awesome vids!

I switched out the sand of my 110g display twice during the first six months of getting it setup. Each time I siphoned out the entire 1 inch sandbed and added new sand the same day. Zero issues doing it that way. The first time the sand was 2 months old and the second time at least 4 months...

I am not sure what kind of flatworms you have but for SPS folks, acro eating flatworms are considered to be the worse and most devastating pest. Common recommendation is it takes a complete tank breakdown or restart to eradicate them. There are less extreme ways to do address them (ie, dip all...

What you should do is add some anthias (either a pair or a small group). They have similar shape in body and also stay out in open water. It will keep the chromis in line and from killing each other. I use Bimac Anthias but I assume most will work. My Bimacs also chase my single Azure...

If you have chromis which hide in the rockwork even during feedings, it is highly likely they are getting bullied by the other chromis. The ones hiding likely won’t survive long run but only time will tell.

I have a bunch of new or near new equipment which I would love to sell. I need to stop hoarding reefing stuff! :oops: