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since i only have an anemone and one peppermint shrimp, i feed the anemone a tiny piece of salmon or mackerel from my own food. I feed the shrimp a tiny bit of Ocean Nutrition flakes once every 3-4 days. i was going to ask how often I should feed the one shrimp =)

@metareefer - i am doing just that with the back of my tank. I put three pieces across the base since they grow upwards and spread outwards a bit. i learned that it has to be full flat piece and not be a like a little branch piece.

did you ever start the home brewing? I have hens and was going to go to the local breweries to see if they would give me their used grains to feed the ladies

Added 5 trochus snails to eat up the GHA and they are having a blast. One of the peppermint shrimp reappeared long enough for me to feed it. @Kensington Reefer - temp is 77F. Thanks for the advice. The nem has opened up wider and I think it is the temp. Probably by next month, I shall start a...

I am with @MichaelB . I have a hygger wavemaker. It also allows for master-slave. It was on a deal for under $100 on Amazon. Maybe another one will come up for thanksgiving?

I just got back from High Tide (@Alexander1312 ;)). Here are the numbers. Nitrate - 3.1 Phosphate - 0.39 i also noticed the same stuff on the sand that I have in my tank in all of Kenny's tanks. upon chatting with kenny, it looks like i need more CUC. but wanted to present it here first =D

Yes this hobby is intensive and I have been burnt out twice previously. That was pre-forum/community and the only person I could speak about the hobby was the guy at the LFS' that I was going to at the time. So hoping for a better run this time round. After all, the sixth tank is the charm...

Bay Bridges no longer carry saltwater fish to speak off. They have some now and then. They are mainly all about freshwater fish. They still carry saltwater and RODI and it is a 2 minute drive from my place =) Yes, been to High Tide, gorgeous livestock. Also went to a talk there once. It is...

thanks @Alexander1312 . I used a refractometer to test the salinity. the RODI and saltwater is purchased from Bay Bridges Aquarium in West Oaktown. Heater is plugged in. I plan to do a LFS water test next Wednesday when I have to go down South.

Shall DM you @Thales

fiddlesticks!!! Let me look up salifert tests. Thanks @MichaelB

@derek_SR I ordered the API Reef kit which measures calcium, carbonate hardness, phosphate, and nitrate. https://www.apifishcare.com/product/reef-master-test-kit. I happen to have two heaters. The tank runs warm during the summer and I wanted the space to try something else a few years ago...

Thanks @Kensington Reefer. I shall pull out a heater from storage Yes supporting member is on my list of to-do expenses. Yes this is an expensive hobby. I did not think that I would lose my job a couple of months after starting the tank

thank you!!! this is super helpful! Salinity - 1.025 Temp - 70F with lights off. 74F with lights on Is it okay if I test the parameters or is LFS needed?

I would be down to check it out. I can come by tomorrow, Friday or the weekend.

the container i was using to buy salt water from the LFS. the container was contaminated because it was sitting outdoors for three years. i cleaned them but could not get some of the algae off which looked like it was almost glued to the inside. i am sure some tiny bits and pieces came off of...

Same as what @AndynotDrew said. Interestes in anything and meeting irl since you are close by

hi i am not sure if this is the correct forum. this is my first post, so pls move it to the right one =) I have a Fluval 32g with Kessil ap9x. livestock is live sand, about 20lbs of live rock. it had a bunch of livestock but due to crappy lighting and not enough attention, all the livestock...

is it too late to get on this bandwagon? actually it would just be nice to meet a hobbyist irl ;)

hi i am so excited to have found you guys. A kind soul on Craiglist went out of their way to give me some free chaeto and then texted me this link :p:cool:. Thank you kind person (we did not exchange names). Anyways I had no idea there were so many hobbyists this close to Oaktown =D Been on...