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The disappointing part of this hobby no one warns you about. Running out of coral space that you can no longer go shopping at CFM :( I'll enjoy the new finds through you guys, they look great!

The only downside is that I cannot move it up and down, only back and forth, so you have to get it right the first time mounting to the wall, or hang the lights from the rail so they're adjustable. If this was a smaller lighter setup, I would've considered the monitor arms that use a gas piston...

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How are they with temperature fluctuations outside especially with summer around the corner? Ironically when I just dumped a bottle of them in tupperware and ignored them, they multiplied like crazy for weeks. Then the last 2 attempts where I tried to actually raise them, my culture crashed. I...

I calculated the cost recoup time of investing in carx vs two part and it was just under two years, so I wouldn't say carx is money savings until you run it for a couple years. That includes the annual cost of co2 and media refill. My calculation also factors in that I got a pretty good deal on...

If you have an ap9x or 360x with wifi dongle, you can do a direct wifi connection with apex. https://help.neptunesystems.com/downloads/docs/IoTa-Kessil_A360X_and_AP9X_User_Guide.pdf Using that cable for 0-10v control will not allow you to adjust the additional color channels (violet, red...

Never thought I'd see the day

FYI this coral is also referenced as ATL Purple Rain. ATL being Atlantis Aquarium that was a store in Fremont in the 90s/2000s and was a big acro collector. Here's mine that I also got from Tin.

Yup. Then there's the debate between push and pull. Do you have the pump on the input side and push water into the reactor and forces effluent out? Or you do you have the pump on the effluent side and pulls water through the reactor? Pull is supposed to be better in case of clogs but I had...

5'6" here with a 26" tall tank. While it's not always fun reaching down, I think the height is visually worth it. I have a variety of long tools and tongs to help with stuff at the bottom and my dining table bench is near the tank so not a hassle to use. Heck, I want a 36" tall tank if I were...

Love it. What's considered bonus/ultra is constantly changing and a comprehensive list of all the ultra-splice-bouncing-holy grail-rainbow corals is nearly impossible so this will help. I can help with the grading if there's a need.

Did anyone get this alage to attach to a rock or is it forever loose and floating around? I've even tried wrapping it with mesh netting around a rock. Eventually it grows big and buoyant enough that it rips itself off and floats around.

For anyone considering one, sign up for email notifications for when factory seconds become available and save $43. These are new and mine is nearly flawless other than a visible seam from the 3d printing. I was able to get one within a month of signing up for notifications and there was only...

Are you getting any issues with mixing pellets and flakes? Where the different feeds separate during the drum rotating process and eventually the heavier stuff goes to the bottom? I get the same issue @JVU mentioned with freeze dried brine shrimp and pellets. Maybe it's more prone with certain...

Same experience here even in a 7ft tank, it was a constant power struggle. Had an old purple established and introduced a pair of helfrich and an orange. The purple was more aggressive and the helfrich pair stuck together being chased. The orange stayed in his upper corner. Then one of the...

I had aspirations of having a tank with bommis/isolated island structures with lot of white pristine sand. Japanese style. Then I wanted space for more coral so i added another rock, then another rock, then another, and then most of my sand was covered -_- I hope u can resist the temptation more...

I'll be in south bay this weekend if you want to pick up there instead

Accidental "frags". Free pickup in Dublin or else they get bleached and get recycled in the calcium reactor. Colony for reference

KH Guardian takes it a step further. If you use non-genuine reagent, it bricks your machine and you have to send it back to the company to have it unlocked. For you safety and to protect the machine from malfunction they say :p No one has fully figured how it knows, but the reagent has a green...

Is kalk your only source of alk and calcium? If you're doing 2-part also you can lower that dosage. If you do set it for 10hrs a day, set it for daytime because that's when alk and calcium gets consumed and not dosing it at night will help stabilize your levels. Option C is add more corals to...