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Why do you think nitrates are your problem?

Already got my plugs! They look great, thanks

KFC dip isn’t really meant for killing parasites, in fact I don’t think it would even kill AEFW. Most regular coral dips do though, a lot of us prefer KCl - it has been discussed in several threads recently.

This poor guy is done trying to run photography contests for troglodytes who lack the creative talent and finesse to really deliver on his vision. Sorry we let you down Andy...lol

I would like 80ct of the 1.25". Do you ship?

I would not base your controller decision on the delay of a nutrient testing device. Hydros is pretty awesome.

+1 I haven't listened to the ReefBum episode yet, but Doug was also recently on Beyond the Reef. I thought he had kind of a slimy and elitist vibe also. And some pretty hand-wavy takes, IMO.

Looks pretty legit, though I agree it's not the typical growth pattern - though the typical pattern can be seen in various parts of it if you look closely. This is how mine is growing in - a little chunkier than what you see sometimes. I think it probably has to do with flow. Does yours get very...

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Yes, I think that is fair. And there are plenty of reasons you may want to keep your nutrients under control and/or stable. Like Rich says, algae is good at life. And you aren't going to "starve" algae of nutrients unless they are actually zero - and you don't want them zero, that would be bad...

Could it be the Jake Adams "Immortal" tort? It's also blue, and has a bit of a different growth pattern...but honestly there are just so many different blue torts!

I think reducing nutrients to battle algae is nonsense, which is also pretty much exactly what Rich says in his presentations on the topic, definitely watch the one @Srt4eric shared above. Your corals need nutrients too, so you can't reduce them to zero or your corals will die...algae and corals...

I should be able to go. I may even bring a mysterious guest...a dude who spells his name like a lady.

Off the record - this is what I was proposing and I agree with you, but it got shot down pretty fast. On the record - @tribbitt's inflammatory and offensive comments do NOT reflect the views or opinions of my 2025 campaign for office. It's a tricky problem, it may just be as simple as making...

OK OK, I will strike this idea from my campaign. This was a political misstep, I hope it doesn't hurt my 2025 chances.

I guess when it comes to things like purple stylo - who cares? If nobody can actually tell them apart and there is no real true lineage anyway - why does it matter? Do we really need 6 different purple stylo chains? I am going to be fragging my own soon - it seems silly to start yet another...

@richiev you make some interesting arguments but I agree with @RandyC, it's not really about incentives. It wouldn't hurt, certainly - but that's not the root cause of the issue in my mind. If you look at barcode right now, there are a LOT of frags available and a LOT of people who want those...

@Srt4eric are you saying only the finer corals should be reserved for DBTC and everything else should be PIF? I think that would only hurt the program more, we need more DBTC volume not less IMO. I think it should be the opposite.