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Hearty, super grower, doesn't sting, easy to prune. Loves high light and flow, 300 par right in front of a powerhead? no problem. Currently the colony is football sized. I grew this from a 1/2" frag. I have 5 large frags available.

I did! Growing well.

Is this the same one?

I got some of this from Michael but mine doesn't look that blue. Seems to do ok though, grows slow.

This looks like it might work. Not too complex to look like a blob/boob. https://www.ebay.com/itm/114725798703?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=-g9CaKU5T3C&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=WGEyEoV1TTG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I also like the chia idea - reef safe, porous, etc. Maybe expand beyond bunnies.

Got most of the fish stocking done and wondering what I can hold. Currently have: Clown pair Tomini tang Flame hawk Pink streak wrasse Blue assessor Tailspot blenny Randall's goby Single chromis Want to add: Purple or yellow tang Melanurus wrasse Blue throat/redtail trigger Borbonius or...

Sorry in advance for the meta comment. I'm not a disease expert or anything but I start to wonder if all this stress we introduce trying to treat our animals ends up doing more harm than good. We need to provide a place for life to thrive. What that looks like and what's acceptable stress vs...

As I understood the hot events still happened. It's not like the cold water balanced it out. Corals in areas of periodic cold are not as affected by hot events as those that are held more constant. The corals which are accustomed to fluctuating temperatures have more vigor. Whether that's...

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-65194-8

I never worry about small swings. Snorkeling on the reef you can feel cold pockets or upwellings often which are a much bigger shift than a degree or two. There are studies that suggest corals grow better and display better metabolic plasticity with some temperature variation. I'm not going...

Yeah I agree it's some other nutrient issue that causes chaeto die off. I've had it grow well, then die, then restart with the same setup and it works fine. Using an old H150 now that's 300 PAR just under the surface. That's about as hot as I imagine it can endure without tumbling. The top...

Added tonight they seem fine. No chasing or anything. Tomini tang tried to stab the flame hawk though. Hopefully he gets over it.

Looped videos of black tips on an Ipad next to the tank to keep them on their toes.

I have 10 small fish so I feed a 1 cube of frozen or 1/2 with a some pellets plus either rotifers, phyto, oyster or reef roids. I split it up over 2-3 feedings a day. Couple times a week I'll do nori rubber banded to a rock. I haven't tested in a long time but Santa brought me some Hanna...

Could try Concord feed too. Tractor supply in Brentwood shows 65g tanks in stock if that works for you.

I think both skimz and simplicity just use jebao pumps with a sticker on them. In the end it doesn't matter much, the jebao branded also costs ~$100 for the appropriate size.

I run an old aquac ev150 off a dc pump. It's nice because gives you another lever to pull to dial it in. My old pumps were suspect when I fired it back up so I just went dc. It is quieter than the giant Rio I used to drive it back in the day. I wouldn't mind getting a modern skimmer but don't...

I think he does a little bit of everything. Kitchens, furniture, interior railings and accents, etc. He said he liked this job. Talking with him I got the idea that many custom kitchen clients aren't the easiest to please.

A local carpenter built the stand for me. It's made heavy duty to hold the tank. I put 1/4" black yoga mat between the tank and stand. I just bought on Amazon and cut to size.