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Wow. 30% on a 300-gallon weekly or bi-weekly? My question was more around the amount of water changed per instance. Is 40% monthly, 10% weekly, 1.5% daily all the same in your opinion? Based on your ‘elevator statement’, I do not think so. Unless this statement had a positive sentiment, in...

So how impactful are small daily (auto) water changes in your opinion?

That's what I am talking about :). Seriously, though, I think the solution is the opposite: a less fancy skimmer could be the solution. I am waiting for a part to run the DELTEC 1000 with ozone. Once this arrives, I will swap the skimmers and see if I can dial this one in better. The main...

Do you have a link to the product?

Good thoughts. The two ATLAS do the heavy lifting. The bars are mostly just for blueish optics. PAR measures around 500 on top, 300 on the bottom. I actually believe the tank might get in some cases too much light tbh.

I hope this is more than just a few days old?

Vodka/carbon dosing should keep both nitrates and phosphates down. 15 ml does not seem to be an insignificant amount but I have not looked up how this equates to Elimi NP. Daily: 1 sheet of nori 12 total minutes of Plank #1 (freeze dried mysis) 1 total minute of Plank #2 (Several types of...

Great picture. That makes me believe not all hope is lost - difference between the 200 and 220 should not matter given your larger tank size. Thank you for sharing your settings, this is helpful comparison. Just to continue to level set: What are your average nutrients levels at the moment -...

Very pretty but some of them look very small, and I assume they were not cheap.

Hopefully not a tank blackout to fight off dinos (except maybe if you have cyanos).

I have to have a full cup of skim ‘mate’/liquid at least once a week to be satisfied haha :). I would be curious now what your sump water level is, so that you can set the skimmer water height to 4-5?? I agree mine is low but if I go into the 2 or higher range, I doubt that anything would land...

Intentionally 1.5 to 2x, and have recently slightly increased that, but not significantly. However, I might go to a higher turnover temporarily to see if this makes a difference. Thank you for bringing this up.

You put LC in yours, I do not. I add ozone, you do not. I add Elimi NP, you do not. Probably a ton of other difference specifically in terms of feeding between what you are adding and what I do which might drive a different outcome. I am actually of the view that I should feed more to make the...

Specifically, this type and color is very nice. i am trying to grow a yellow one to this size.

In theory, yes. Reality is that skimmer body shape and more options with pump settings and water levels can make a meaningful difference in skimming overall. By the way, I am familiar with wet skimming vs. dry skimming, but this skimmer either skims wet or nothing in my tank. I also previously...

Royal Exclusive - costs more than a car, though.

Hm, tbh, not sure. Everything related to plumbing (and electrical) is a big mystery to me.

Nitrates and Phosphates remain rather high in this tank - 28 mg/L and 0.32 mg/L, respectively. I have been using 5 ml Elimi NP daily, which keeps parameters from exploding, but I believe I simply feed too much and have potentially too many fish in there. Also, the skimmer - Reef Octopus Elite...

You lost me with this, but I am sure it would help. I just think the Hydros 0-10V quad cable and extension are not properly connected but we struggled with finding better and stronger ways to keep the connection. We have now soldered the particular one together which seems to have done the...