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Also, some people have two stages of routing without realizing it. I accidentally had that for a while when I added an EERO mesh network. The real correct order: 1) Turn EVERYTHING off. 2) Turn on Modem (or cable box, whatever is connected to real external wires) wait a couple of minutes. 3)...

I have had problems just resetting the Apex. Leave router on. 1) Try physically unplugging the Apex, and especially unplugging all peripherals also, like a DOS pump. If you miss one, it can still drive power. 2) While unplugged, wait maybe 5 minutes. That allows most network stacks to time...

With a lot of switching power supplies as loads, you can get a lot of transient current draw. That make is hard to measure average current. It also distorts the local sine wave on your power line, making it hard to measure true RMS voltage. So basically : Most likely neither of them are...

Dang, sold out. Lost yet another AI-prime light last week. I need to get going on new lights....

If you have a strong Algae Scrubber, dosing N does seem to help. I have at times. Two main reasons: 1) If Nitrate is too low, corals do seem to suffer. 2) Algae scrubbers remove N+P at a fixed ratio. That can end up with N=0, but P fairly large, if your food has a different ratio with higher P...

I used the ReefBot. Original version. It worked great for maybe 2 years. Lots of tests, quite repeatable, cheap reagents. But then things started failing... The inside was very DIY, cobbled together, and parts were bending, loosening, and so on. I would definitely not recommend the old one. But...

Good start, but need Apex control for temp, humifity, and water. Controllable DC fan, and LED grow lights. :)

Yep. I am no fan of paypal either. If we were starting from scratch now, we could probably do memberships a very different way, and support Apple pay and so on. But retrofitting all the old recurring memberships with that is a different beast. Likely a big job, and beyond my abilities.

Unfortunately, there is really no way to do it without paypal. We are too small for lots of different methods.

I really miss those MP powerheads. To the point where I have considered making a hole in the wall at the sides of the tank.

No, my old tank is long gone. I just bent a little piece of stainless steel, then zip tied the cord to that. For the rest of the wire, I just used those little square stick on zip tie pads...

A tip is a small hook on the top of the tank, holding the power cord straight up with slight tension. Not only does it keep pump from dropping, the tension keeps it from moving slowly over time out of alignment. And running the cord straight up, then straight back along the rim looks pretty...

Is there insulation in the wall? Makes it much more complex. Put a big tube in the wall when you do it the first time. Plus leave a string in there all the time. Makes fishing cables easy in the future.

What a mess. Especially since while it is really annoying, it likely does not legally rise to being considered uninhabitable. Are you willing to move out? If so, you can use that to negotiate. Combine the threat of withholding rent with offering to do some work for free. Otherwise, it is...

You don't even need a bucket sometimes. It is possible to measure flow in the tank itself with a plastic bag. You put the plastic bag on the output for a few seconds, then measure how much water is in the bag.

The herbivore ideas are covered above, so I won't rehash that. Unfortunately no perfect solution. If algae is exploding, you should look at nutrient reduction. Agree with Rich that Algae will grow no matter what. But you do want to avoid creating a perfect environment for it. In particular...

Monthly looks great. But wait until the yearly true-up where they stick to you....

My impression, which could be very wrong: The smaller ones, like FS100 are paddle wheel based inside, and does not block flow in general, and generally work well. The larger FS200 is propeller based, and has a screen, which can clog up rather badly, and needs almost weekly cleaning.

Canopy on top, child locks on doors. Yell at them when they pound on the glass. Remember that you will soon need to deal with kid friends that come over as well. They can be worse, and you get in trouble tazing them.

+1 on possible bad battery. Is that some old used lead acid car battery?