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RIP Blenny (Ecsenius stigmatura) - yes, we give our fish very creative names. We had him first in our very first Reef Tank (launched in September 2022, see picture below from Feb 2023). He died very quickly, tried to hide in a hole in one of the rocks (which was not his typical behavior) but...

Measured PAR today. Main change by adding the light bars was an increase of the mounting height from 10 inch to 16 inch above the water line while keeping the ATLAS intensity the same, plus the added PAR from the bars. My thought was that the higher mounting plus the bars would (ball park)...

The (almost) final product. No camera filter was used. It doesn't look sleek, but given the limitations of the tank's location in terms of mounting options, it will have to do for now. The 3d prints to mount the Helix bars to the ATLAS turned out to be a bit tricky to install, but once you...

You are welcome to try this one if you want, I can bring it to the swap. Having a strong eencasing for the magnets inside the tank is the most critical after the strength of the magnet itself IMO. I have not seen a rack which is as good encapsulated as this one but I am sure there are others out...

I think he is the best. Every time I ordered somewhere else, I regretted not buying from him. I believe this is one if not the biggest frag rack he sells. You can enter the code ‘humble’ and get a 10% discount. https://octoaquatics.com/product/octo-fracks-frag-racks/

Thanks. Unfortunately, there is always a trade off. Gonies were (very) happy for almost two years until I started increasing the lights already with the Reefis and now even more with these. Acros love it, gonies hate it, and I have to find a different place for them - they currently only get...

The (almost) final piece to my new lighting setup, two Helix Meso Blue dimmable light bars, arrived today. They are already connected to the 0-10V (Hydros) and work well, are (independently) dimmable through the Hydros controller (same as the ATLAS) - or through a separate manual controller...

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Which heavy metals did the ICP detect? Not sure if rust would be the only explanation. Did you do another test to see if you got them out?

Love my CO2 scrubber. The recirculating Octopus skimmer upgrade keeps the media effective for 4-5 weeks, which is why I was not too concerned about costs, but will still move to your/Randy’s recommendation with the next batch.

I regularly buy the BRS (shame on me). And it works (very) well.

Did not know that (see below) - why are we discussing Red Sea so much? Folks have great RS tanks - just saw a great RS 850 live on the weekend from a fellow member, also Casey’s is amazing etc. Should they sell their tanks now? I recognize this is meant to be a warning for new Reefers but it...

One of the few remainining issues in the tank is that the anthias swimming behavior has still not improved after approx 3 months, assuming that this is not normal. shared I have also posted this on humblefish for comments: Post in thread 'Barbonious anthias can't swim properly'...

I am curious if anyone has tried the (new) Hydros dosing pump 'Sole', and how the performance holds up compared to cheaper options such as the Ecotech Versa. Accurate dosing is very important to me and it seems as if the Versas I am using (up to 5) lose their precision by about 10% every month...

Sure. You got it.

Sad since Red Sea was what got me into this hobby.

Pickup in Walnut Creek of October 19 swap. Never used.

Supporting members - pick up in Walnut Creek or October 19 frag swap. Never used.

For supporting members - used it a week or less during my pico times. Pickup in Walnut Creek or the October 19 swap.

I am in Walnut Creek. You can borrow my propane generator if you want.