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  1. H2OPlayar

    Red Sea ReefDose2

    Have a dose4, its great. Setup is plug and play with their app. Wish it talked to my apex but its app is fine.
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    Anyone had any hands on with the Red Sea controllers?

    I hardwire my apex into this and it works perfectly. I was never able to get the wifi working on my apex after some time debugging and love how easy this solution is...
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    Apex + Kessil Daisy Chain Question

    My Apex didn't like connecting to wifi so I got this guy and plugged the apex directly into it. Should make it work if your issue is a hardware one, and if it is a administrative one...since all the data goes through the same router at the end of the day and your apex is hardwired into this...
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    Michael's 300 In Vegas

    Elephant ear mushroom open and closed Blueberry gorgonian The chalice is starting to show growth
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    Michael's 300 In Vegas

    I wanted a chiller as backup to the fan, so my fish guy got a cheapish chiller from China and boy does this thing pump heat out and cool the tank fast. Have my sicce 2 or something pumping now into the chiller, through the UV, and draining in the main pump chamber. Starting to organize the...
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    Hey from San Jose!

    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...
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    Acro Bleaching Question

    Or remove them alltogether
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    Acro Bleaching Question

    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...
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    Help Needed: Broken BAR Bandsaw

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

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

    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...
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    Custom STL files

    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.
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    How to Open RO Filter Fitting?

    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.
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    How to Open RO Filter Fitting?

    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...
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    Michael's 300 In Vegas

    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...
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    Michael's 300 In Vegas

    Thanks, this stuff is a peroxide salt so likely doing something similar as it is an oxidizing agent.
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    Michael's 300 In Vegas

    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...
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    Michael's 300 In Vegas

    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...
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    Michael's 300 In Vegas

    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
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    Michael's 300 In Vegas

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