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Thanks @ashburn2k! I DMed you.

Location? I just finished cycling a 10 gallon AIO at work and I'm looking for some easy softies to start it off.

Travis got the two 75s. He had no interest in the 40B sump, so I kept it for you if you want it, xcaret.

You're second in line Travis. BTW, the two big tanks are equal in size (75 gallons), so I'm not sure which one you want :-P Also, preference will go to those who want all three tanks. Thanks for the interest and I'll let you know if the first person changes their mind/doesn't come get them.

Hi everyone, My eyes were too big for my life, so I set up an ~200 gallon system ~2 years ago. That proved to be more than I could handle, so I tore it down and now I have these tanks for free. I cleaned them with pressurized water, but did not use acid to remove coralline algae from the...

I have little fluorescent green ones in my tank. They never hurt me or anything else as far as I can tell, and they don't spread very quickly either. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using Tapatalk

I made a much crappier version of this and used neodymium magnets in countersunk holes to hold it on to the side of the tank. I sealed the magnets in using marine epoxy. No problems and it's been 6 months or more. You don't need special tools to make these. Just acrylic, a vice, a hack saw...

I'm just a couple blocks north of the intersection of Telegraph Avenue and CA 24. 20 minutes is probably a high estimate. All I need is someone to feed frozen food to the tank, dose a few mL of VSV mix, and check to make sure the calcium reactor is still dripping and the skimmer isn't...

I appreciate the sentiment @Flagg37. I usually have a friend help me, and for a week that worries me a little, but it has worked before. However I really want to make some tank-sitter connections with other reefers before my summer 3-week trip. I just know something horrible would happen...

I'm going out of town for a week from March 19th - 29th. My tank is pretty automated, including auto water changes, calcium reactor for Ca/Alk/Mg stability, etc. But I still need a tank sitter to feed my tank frozen food and to check up on everything. Can anyone help me out? It would be fine...

I don't treat fish prophylactically. Just like with humans, treatment stresses the fish. Although it is a bit different, I would never give antibiotics to someone who I wasn't pretty confident had a bacterial infection; antibiotics have side effects and can harm healthy people. Similarly, I...

I just QT for 6 weeks, observing. If no fish get sick, I put them in the DT. So far so good, as none of the fish have gotten sick in my DT.

I have a refugium that is equal in size to my DT (75 gallons). Not only do the macroalgae and soft corals in my fuge fail to outcompete microalgae in my DT, they can't even outcompete microalgae in the fuge, which seems to have perpetual problems with cyanobacteria that my DT doesn't have. My...

+1 to urchins! They're bulldozers and will scratch acrylic and eat coralline algae, but a few hungry urchins will destroy all algae in conjunction with nutrient control. Plus they don't need large tanks like tangs and rabbitfish. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using Tapatalk

Nothing works better or faster to remove phosphate from old rock than hydrochloric acid (archaic name: muriatic acid). It dissolves the entire outer layer of the rock, removing bound phosphates, algae, and pretty much everything else. However, you'll need to take some safety precautions and...

Thanks for the info everyone. @Enderturtle: That sucks! Why would they ever fine you for fishing an invasive species?! I looked it up. It seems that purple sea urchins are some of the least regulated animals in California waters. The bag limit is 35 per person per day, no size limits, and...

Just that there's something fun about collecting something for my tank while scuba diving. It's also cool to have something local. Of course I could always buy a tropical one from an lfs. But that would be way too easy!

It may be possible, but if the USB camera isn't designed to fit that particular microscope, you may have to do some finagling. Additionally, remember that the eyepieces on that scope add 10X magnification to the image, so removing one will decrease the maximum magnification to 20X. My...

This one might also be cool because it is inverted, allowing you to use a little clear saucer or petri dish to view and manipulate samples while you're watching them. However it comes with lower power objectives, so you can only get 200X maximum magnification (which is probably plenty unless...

These sizes put both the larger and smaller guys within the size range of dinoflagellates. It also puts the larger guys in the size range of coral or other invert larvae. If this is in a saucer, they are probably moving on their own power, although some of the smaller movements could just be...