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Have you seen the damsels or clowns attacking the other fish? Seems crazy that they could cause this much damage and death. Makes me wonder if there's something else. Sorry for the losses :(

I'm also using the BRS brand media. I do have JorVet media as well so maybe I'll switch and see if that is the issue. When I borrowed the meter it was around 650ppm. Alk at 8.5, Nitrate at 8, phosphate at 0.15, no bacteria dosing and ICP results came back mostly in normal range. I do love me...

The skimmer pulls air from the top of the co2 scrubber Air is initially pulled from the skimmer lid Goes into the scrubber which has a tube that goes to the bottom of the reactor Air gets pulled up through the media Hose is connected to the top of the skimmer silencer The silencer is connected...

I'm having the same doubts with a co2 scrubber I installed 2 weeks ago. Very little change, maybe 0.1 difference going from 7.8 to 7.9. I'm still trying to figure out why I have chronically low pH on this system. I do need to try that sample water with a bubbler test. Other facts: pH probe has...

The aforementioned jeweled leopard wrasse and gem tang in the background

Horned cowfish! Or a goatfish

I also stash away cash from coral and equipment sales then use that to buy other corals :p no paper trail

Coral: I bought a $600 mini colony of a really nice torch. After the success of my dragon soul and fragging off at least 100 heads, I thought I could replicate the success to recoup the cost and then some. I was wrong :( Fish: I'm a little more hesitant to spend big bucks because there's no...

Got this from another member but not using it so paying it forward. Works fine, just not precision enough for dispensing freeze dried foods. Pickup in Dublin

Macroalgae: after a long hair algae infested ugly phase that smothered a lot of the rock and macroalgae, most of it has stopped growing back as rapidly. I had seeded the tank with a couple bio balls from the reef tank but thinking about it more, I probably should have transferred over a lot more...

Possibly dead LED channels. You can test this by turning on each color channel independently and seeing if there's light. Also can test by measuring the wattage used at full power and all color channel on; should be 90 watts.

Sande plywood with edge banding would work to create a solid panel. Just sand it well, get a good layer of primer and good quality paint. Ideally done with a sprayer. I used the same for mine except it was 3/4" since it was supporting the tank. If you're going for the red sea look with the...

For any of those options, you'll only get the professional look if you do a good job finishing the surface and fit the panels precisely. Nothing matters if there's panel gaps, uneven misalignment, or if you can see paint imperfection marks everywhere. Do you want painted solid color or show...

AEFW: I've been constantly inspecting the acros with a flashlight for bite marks or eggs. So far no further signs of aefw and all the other acros have their usual color, unlike the Vinh colony that went brown and slowly bleached from the inner branhces. Also employing a technique I read about on...

Those macro shots and colors are looking good!! Was that with post processing? I use a Tiffen 85b filter as well. With my camera (Fuji X-T20), there's a kelvin scale I use to manually adjust the white balance with the filter on to get it as color accurate as possible. Anything similar with your...

What brand salt did you use? Curious if it has any probiotic stuff that could have caused the bacterial bloom. Any sulfur smell or sand turning black? I had those symptoms when I had a bacterial bloom due to carbon dosing. If you have an air pump, get that pumping oxygen into the water asap...

For my 3/4" glass, I use an Algae Free Tiger Shark with a pad for polishing the hazy algae off the panes. Then I have a Tunze Strong+ with a metal blade for detail work around the edges. From my experience, the Algae Free scraper pressure wasn't even so only certain parts of the blade were...

Most definitely eggs. The forum converts images to a low resolution so detail isn't as clear in the first pic. Not quite sure yet what the game plan is yet. I'll need to do a lot more research on what's effective but not overboard. Tbh with a toddler, an infant, and work, i'm burnt out most...

Stretching out a little more. Despite a big alk swing mishap that pissed off some of the other acros.

Awwwwww F**k!! This colony of The Vinh, that I've grown from a frag for years, lost its color about a month ago and last two weeks started STNing. Upon closer look... aefw :( No other acros seem affected, but I'll have to inspect and start treatment. This is a first for me. I usually inspect and...