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Really exciting news. Testing is one of the few aspects of reefing that I find tedious and boring.

I've been reading that too and honestly there is a lot of conflicting information out there. I've been doing weekly changes so far so but I've decided to skip one this weekend. I've already cut back on feeding and photoperiod. With daily manual removal, there actually isn't much dino in the tank...

Awesome, thanks for all the info. Hopefully I'll be able to clean it out without too much trouble, mine is nowhere near as bad as some of the pictures that I've seen posted. I'm also going to start running GFO. Apparently the dinos can be eating my phosphate, making it appear that I have less...

Ammonia is zero, nitrite is zero. Nitrates are about 10, phosphates look like .08 on the test to me. Higher than it should be. Tank is cycled though. I guess I'm mostly concerned if regular good husbandry and reducing nutrients can fix it, or if I actually need to do something special. I have...

Hey all, been dealing with some nuisance algea on my tank. At first, I figured that it was just new tank uglies, but after reading I want to check withh some more experienced folks to see if I actually have dinoflagellates, which seems much more serious. It's a green/brown snot that covers some...

Wow thats a real nice looking frag tank. I know I just started my rimless cube but my bedroom is just begging for a nano... Is it drilled or is it AIO with a fuge in the back?

Haha well good thing the calibration fluid wont be here for a few days lol. Really glad you posted that since I had no idea there was a break in period. I'll leave the salinity probe in my tank for a week and then calibrate it with the real solution, i just wont trust the readings until I get it...

Yep! Me and my roomates other hobby. This is a Quad - should be 10-12% abv when all is said and done - my biggest beer yet! You can't see, but I'm also bottle conditioning a citra pale ale and fermenting a dubbel. This weekend a Brown is on the docket. The clowns are aquacultured. Supposedly...

Spent the weekend getting frustrated with my Apex controller. Spent 500+ bucks on a set and they can't even include printed instructions. Not everyone has a computer next to their fish tank. Spend an additional 200+ bucks on a conductivity probe and PM2, and they can't bother to include...

wow those look great! Love that plate coral is it? Looks awesome.

Time for an update! Things are going great. I had a very short cycle, likely due to buying pre-cured live rock locally, and using dr tims. I dosed ammonium chloride until my test read 3.0 PPM. When I could dose 3.0 PPM of ammonia and read 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite within 24 hours, I considered the...

Gotchya, seems reasonable. I think I'll pass this time simply because it's hard to predict when my cycle is going to be done and when I would actually be able to pick it up.

My cycle should be well over by the time June 16th rolls around and I need to pick up my Zoa. I'm in! Only problem is I don't have a Paypal account and I've personally had some pretty bad experiences with them, is there any other way to send payment? If not, no worries!

Just a quick update. I've got the tank level and full of water. Well over 24 hours with no drips, so I went ahead and added in my sand. I have about 1.5 inches, which hopefully will be enough for a shrimp goby combo. I put my lights on, but I'm not super happy with the mount. I'm going to see if...

Are you near a Tractor Supply Co.? They were the one store within 75 miles or so that actually had the weird 3/4 MTP x 5/8th barb I needed. They have a fair shot of having bulkheads for you if you are closer to them than I am. You could also try Grainger Industrial, if they dont' have it on hand...

I don't really like the way that artificial live rock looks when I've seen it in person. It's kind of like the uncanny valley of rock - yeah its purple, looks like live rock, but not quite, at least until real coralline grows over everything. Not a big fan of buying essentially a chunk of...

Things are starting to take shape. I've got it filled up but am dealing with a very slight leak on my return tubing at the barb. Got a new fitting on order and am going to pick up clamps for the hose barb connection on the way home from work today. No new shots, but I've got my powerhead and...

:) Pictures are worth a thousand words. Sorry for the poor shots, better shots to come tomorrow - by the time i finished it was night and I had to take everything with a flash and no tripod. Not too bad to put together, just a million pins and screws! I'm getting ready for the leak...

Looks awesome!

I could always rip out the divider and drill, that's not a half bad idea. I'll have to check it out more in person. I've actually already got all my equipment besides the tank, stand, and sump, so if I went the cadlights route I'd try to buy it without a skimmer. Or just resell it. Gonna have...