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  1. Alexander1312

    PENDING - PIF- Large (mixed) ZOA rock (8 inch) - Walnut Creek

    Priority is given as follows: BOD - Supporting members - non-member. Pickup in Walnut Creek.
  2. Alexander1312

    PIF - Manila spy frags

    I have the following pieces of manila spy after some pruning today if anyone is interested- will throw them away this evening if no interest. Priority is given in the following order (if it comes to that): BOD - supporting members - others This is how the colony looks these are broken off from.
  3. Alexander1312

    Does anyone know a welder?

    The lady who runs the local gym I go to - a very bare bones, basic, low-cost but good gym in Walnut Creek - needs a welder to fix a larger part of a partially broken piece of gym equipment for which there is no replacement available. Let me know if there is someone who would be willing to look...
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    Looking for pictures (or videos) of successfully run tanks up to 50 gallon

    I am doing a little side project and would be very interested in getting pictures or videos or links on Instagram etc to smaller sized tanks up to 50 gallons. Ideally, pictures or videos of this tank (I know this tank is larger than 50 gallons due to its sump):
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    Fungus and Coralline Algae on NY Nick's Torch

    I have had a NY Nick's Torch for about 1.5 years or longer. It opens up fully, etc., but it has already lost two heads (slowly over several months). A brown fungus and coralline are growing towards the heads from its base. The picture below was taken after much of the fungus had been scraped...
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    [GONE] PIF - Larger piece of live rock (including large crab) - Walnut Creek

    I have removed this piece of live rock from my aquascape today (switch with a branch). I got this from KP aquatics previously and it does house a rather large crab (I cannot get it out of its cave). I keep it in a bucket of saltwater but should be picked up ASAP as I do not have enough space in...
  7. Alexander1312

    Where I shop online

    - Preliminary remark: I am shopping at LFS whenever possible, and intentionally do NOT buy anything online that they typically sell - I have not bought anything from BRS for a long time, trying to avoid them unless they have something no one else has or at the best price...
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    July/Aug 2025 Coral Magazine Article: Phosphate - A Nutrient With Diverse Effects (Hans-Werner Balling)

    I am not sure how many had a chance to read this article in the print or only a couple of days ago released digital edition, but I found it very interesting. Unfortunately, it is not an easy read (and at the end of the article he recommends two of their products :)), and it does assume certain...
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    Electrical advice - lighting fixtures - needs professional help (potentially)

    I am using the two Quanta Light Helix bars and two ATLAS with the Hydros Control X4 and its 0-10V connector. For months, there are on and off issues with the dimming through the 0-10V connector, which leads to any of the ATLAS or Helix bars turning on and off at random constantly thoughout the...
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    Water change accident - saltwater on carpet

    "We" had a little accident when performing a water change for the nano tank, and the small sump got too much water and soaked the carpet around it. Any best practice on what to do with the carpet to minimize the damage? Carpet is old so not a big problem but I would like to not need to replace...
  11. Alexander1312

    Hawaii (Insider) Travel Recommendations (for Reefers)

    (Inspired by another post earlier) We moved to the Bay Area in 2022 (again) and have never been to Hawaii. Since we have (hopefully) some celebrations this year, we would like to make it work around 'Christmas' time (on or after December 20), for a family of 4. The last few years were a...
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    ATO siphon issue - how to fix?

    I have recently changed the ATO from RedSea to Hydros, since I was not happy with the RedSea at all, as it seemed unrealiable. However, the BIG benefit of the RedSea was that it had a siphon prevention mechanism - which allowed the setup I have with a tall container to work (we talked about...
  13. Alexander1312

    Cotton candy torch - one head less happy than the other

    Maybe not a great video to demonstrate this but this two head cotton candy coral has one head seemingly less happy then the other (left, less extended than right). What could be the reason?
  14. Alexander1312

    Red Sea Gate Valve Replacement

    @Arvin R - Saw this on Facebook. Great idea - are you able to replace this on my Red Sea Reefer Nano?
  15. Alexander1312

    Latest Tech - The German shopping experience

    So I am on vacation in Germany, and my focus was of course to spend some money on unique reefing gear, and visit some public aquariums again (and potentially new ones, i.e., Burger Zoo/Netherlands). But it turns out there will be some risk spending a disproportianoate amount on tech. I bought...
  16. Alexander1312

    Your no. 1 (overlooked) thing to plan for when going on extended vacation

    I have been planning my 17-day absence starting next Monday for quite some time now, but I am still not sure if I considered everything important. Wanted to reach out to see if you are willing to share any advice on what to consider when going on vacation. One thing I am still not sure how to...
  17. Alexander1312

    Gone - PIF - Green Candy Cane (2-3 pieces)

    Edit: *Supporting members only - BOD volunteers receive preference* I am running out of space of the frag tank and have at least 2-3 of these.
  18. Alexander1312

    Gone - PIF - Sand sifting starfish

    It lost half of his leg already and it does not look like if my sandbed is dirty enough. Hopefully someone can take him this week as I will be on vacation next week until June 20.
  19. Alexander1312

    Versa dosing amount issues

    Three of my four Ectotech Versa dosing pumps did not dose the proper amounts - probably for a week or more now (poor timing so shortly before vacation). Most of them less than instructed, one of them a little more but not too much. I played around with the settings and saw this feature, and it...
  20. Alexander1312

    Connecting a VarioS2 to a Wave Engine LE

    Not sure what I am doing wrong. The pump shows the error message. Can anyone see where the error is? Seemed so simple.
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