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Gorgeous tank. I hate to be that guy, but have you started looking for a new tank yet? I just saw another FB post today on another red sea tank blowing a seam. We've got a whole thread with polling data that's gets into it if you are curious. I just wanted to make sure you were aware is all. It...

Or remove them alltogether

Benefits of dumping extra food are that everything with a mouth appreciates more food. Coral and fish included. And fish poop is one of the best coral foods out there. I would try bumping your fish feeding up to 3x a day to get them pooping more and keep a variety of foods going into the...

Sounds like the tensioner mechanism is worn out. Is there a screw that holds the upper head at the right distance/blade in tension? That would be slipping is my first guess. That or the frame is deformed and the motor needs to be permanently shimmed up. I haven't taken one apart in a while...

My point is that it is very unlikely things will fail day 1, so you are probably looking at 1-2 weeks of failed unit if anything goes down. That's why I have 10 lights and am only running 8 right now. Your tank will be fine with low or no lights, people blackout all the time for a week and...

Lights fail is not an issue, nothing dies over 2-3 weeks with lower par. Same with dosing pumps, unless you are going through 1dkh/day, your dosing pump can fail for a week or two and be fine. Same with the controller. Any reef tank with a sufficient ato and autofeeder should be able to run...

I have loads of cad knowledge but little time. I could try to walk you through the process over the phone if you like. Both would teach you some basic cad and get it done locally for cheap.

Yeah, I definitely forgot that the first time too, thanks for remembering that step I forgot until I was doing it. Not a silly question.

Yes, it is a screw on cap. I got one and took it apart three years ago, I should do it again. Righty tighty never made sense to me, so I use the right hand rule. I want the bolt/nut to move in one direction, I spin the way the fingers on my right hand turn. Pipe/strap wrench, vise grips, one...

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/polyp-lab-medic-actually-work.880708/ I am reading lots of anecdotes that are similar to mine here from this thread started 4 years ago. Seems like there is something here that a number of people have found useful. They all follow the directions on the bottle...

Thanks, this stuff is a peroxide salt so likely doing something similar as it is an oxidizing agent.

Two weeks ago, I tried adding some anthias, knowing full well they are risky and have a high mortality rate. I got a couple to survive and still agree they are risky and have high mortality. As a result, my blue and purple tang got a pretty good case of Ich. Long story short, my lfs...

Thank you, that one is a "Hawaiian Tube Worm", or a feather duster worm. It is a cool tube worm that can shrink back into their tube and is relatively common. You can find them for sale for ~$15. I like having a few in a low flow, low light area. A fun fact is they have survived from around...

Rescaped and added coral, more trace elements in the dosing containers, more water changes and more amino acid and food. I'm hoping the calcification starts to take off

Couldn't find a journal on my 20 planted, so here are the pics from yesterday. Ricefish are in the 20, Killifish are in the 120.

I would like to see a pic of the tank, but if you are growing that acro that well, I would bias towards the higher end and maybe double up the trace elements you are using per unit volume.

Did some gluing of new anubius, need to thin out my cryptocoryne undulata in the front to plant some new swords. I'm trying to start to grow plants out of the water.

I mean how much trace elements per gallon are you adding? 80-330 mL of trace /gallon of solution is the range I see on BRS that I follow. https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/content/post/brs-bulk-pharma-tropic-marin-hybrid-balling-method?srsltid=AfmBOopm86ZfwOsmePdXGtQ-E7SZRyMqm6hFC2zc7giXYnT2jU6z-f-x