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Typically, my Alk is between 7 & 8 dKh, my Ca is between 400-500 ppm and my Mg is around 1300 ppm. I am not taking special action as long as the ranges are: Alk: 7-11 dKh Ca: 350-500 ppm Mg: 1200+ IMO this article is really useful to explain Alk, Ca, Mg and other params...

I allow fluctuations in Alk & Ca as long as they are in the allowed range. I rarely measure Mg, although I expect it to have a good amount of fluctuation considering that I dose Mg supplement about once a month only. Beside fluctuation ranges, I am curious what folks think of fluctuation &...

@Newjack picked one frag. Nice meeting you yesterday, Chris. Good luck with the frags! The other frag is pending to @reeffer. Stay tuned for more frags updates :)

Yes, it's a bit backwards - mainly becuase of lack of space & wrong wiring. It's an effect from 2 years ago when I moved the tank to the new place in a big rush and I didn't get time to properly setup & fix my sump. The latest plan is to fix it this spring when the weather warms up a bit...

My temp sensor is in the fuge section of the sump. The heater is in the skimmer section. That's pretty much opposite sides.

* Disclaimer: I am not good a keeping up with the water testing, so I might be exception in the group. I do not ever test my DT for amonia and nitrite. I do test the QT after I start it and before adding livestock to it. I also do not test much the pH. I usually test it once a year or so. The...

I had RK set to allow +/- 0.3. Now I set the new heater at 77 and RK at 79 as a safety off switch.

Nice tank, Corallus! I need a tank upgrade, but it has to wait some more. Meanwhile, I took advantage of early Black Friday discounts to order 2 Finnex heaters replacements, since my main heater and its backup burned out in a 2 weeks span. Then, I followed Ender's example: I got a milwaukee...

Sure, the 2 pieces that I have are pending. If they don't get picked up I will let you know. These 2 were accidental frags, I broke them off the colony when I did some work in the tank. But I need to cut off the colony's skirts soon because it overgrown my rock. Then I will have more frags & I...

Sent you a PM.

Reeffer you got one frag reserved. 2 more frags available.

You got it.

Sure, I have 2 frags. Reeffer & Newjack, you got them. PM me to arrange pickup.

DBTC Rules I use "DBTC" as a backup in case my coral dies. This means you give me a frag(when extras are available) if mine dies. My goal is to have a backup, NOT to pass around free coral to everyone. When you have frags available, add them to this DBTC so we can get more people to have this...

DBTC Rules I use "DBTC" as a backup in case my coral dies. This means you give me a frag(when extras are available) if mine dies. My goal is to have a backup, NOT to pass around free coral to everyone. When you have frags available, add them to this DBTC so we can get more people to have this...

DBTC Rules I use "DBTC" as a backup in case my coral dies. This means you give me a frag(when extras are available) if mine dies. My goal is to have a backup, NOT to pass around free coral to everyone. When you have frags available, add them to this DBTC so we can get more people to have this...

Yes, they were fully submerged in my sump the whole time. I took the Fluval guard out and visually checked the heating element. No burn out signs, everything looks fine. It just doesn't heat up anymore, almost as its controller is locked out. I bought a new Aqueon heater for the Petco store near...

Cool looking chalice. I'm interested in growing one in my tank, even if i don't win the contest :)

:( I just burned out 2 heaters in less than two weeks. First was a Fluval E300, that ran for about 2-3 weeks before burning out, second a Marineland visi-term 250 that lasted lass than a week. I had them controlled by my RKE. Now, the Fluval turns on, shows me the temperature & I can select the...

I had/might still have something similar in my tank. I only saw it in very dark places under some rocks. It never affected anyone else in the tank, so I didn't bother to eliminate it. It looks unpleasant though, so if it would be in plain sight I would most likely remove it.