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Brittle star. I had two in a previous reef as part of my clean up crew and they posed no problem aside eating a sleeping chromis or cardinalfish. Not the feared green serpent star.

Though the photo is blurred, that clowns fins look like it has fin rot. And the blurring certainly hinders our ability to confirm ich. But it is possible that there is more than one disease in a system; because i too can’t help but think brooklynella when i seen the white patchiness (maybe)...

Agreed. Their freshwater stuff is top notch too. Ive seen a lot of lfs and worked at two. The best freshwater husbandry ive ever witnessed

Keep in mind that ich is a tank disease as much as it is a fish disease; hence people’s success with the TTM method for quarantine and subsequent display intro. There are probably more people that have it in their systems than care to admit it. Some fish species are more susceptible (tangs...

Dang....after watching the BRS video, it seem like Mrs Wages vs Big Pharma (BRS Pharma that is!). And Mrs Wages comes out a winner in my book. Though not really a fair fight pitting pharmaceutical grade Ca(OH)2 vs food grade; especially considering that Mrs wages has a recipe on the back!

I think thats cool.

Tempting, Chromis. Coral Reefer, that is why Im gonna try to limited the coral list to a small handful of sps (2-3).

Hardscaping (ie second guessing) begins: Frontal view: And the all-important Couch View: So I've got 8-9" max at the top of the rocks and about 12 " of negative space above. Aesthetically speaking, I believe the Golden Rule of Design 1/3:2/3 applies to both the horizontal, and the vertical.

That type of cost comparison is impossible. I've seen very small bottles of kalk with respected brand names for stupid crazy prices. For years I used Mrs Wages ATO kalk in my 135g and it may have cost me 5$ a month. And got the kalk locally. I suspect the 6 bags I purchased ($2.50 for each...

Initially yes. But like your tank, I am planning a lot of SPS, so I later have plans for two part or maybe both. Mrs Wages has done me well in past.

Washing substrate. Who needs finger prints! It’s a mix of special grade, 6-12 mm rubble, larger coral fragments and sweat. Going for the authentic look. Neat to find hunks of fungia skeleton in the larger peices. During water changes the mp40’s are gonna kick up and the rock work is gonna...

Met up with my old friend Mrs Wages today. Does this bring back any memories of the chase?

Welcome. And nice hardscape.

That’s gorgeous display. Wish we could have chatted longer the other day. What is your nutrient export scheme?

Nice display chromis.....those M.caps are gonna look great underneath your rockwork!

Thanks Rygh. If you look closely at the kessils you will see the baffles that prevent light spilling onto any part of the couch. I have had leather couchs turn weird colors when exposed to sun light. So the baffles are for my eyes and my couch....hopefully. I scavenged some black plastic...

Thanks Chromis. Ive put a lot of thought into this tank. My last reef was broken down in 2014 due to life (second son) limiting my ability to keep up with maintenance. So it has been a long time coming. Gonna get the hardscape in this weekend.

I hear ya about the tangs....just thinking out loud. Anthia are not for sure. I am partial toward cardinal fish as well for the same purpose. Yes, plating like a monti. Red tabling would be cool for sure. I like to good old ones. Some of my favorites are MC LengSy and M. sertosa for...

Welcome....... So the concept, at least for now, is a very minimalist SPS-dominate box of relaxation. It will be position directly adjacent to my favorite part of the couch......the part that reclines. I am a 'keep it simple type', especially with my tanked ecosystems, but with this build I...

I considered silicone and glue but deemed it less than fail proof. The other 3 ranco i have have a clear heat shrink that is crimpted at the end. I will look up the “marine heat shrink” FWIW i’ve relied on ranco temp controller for the past twenty years or so with out fail. My oldest one is...