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Welcome to BAR! And good on ya for supporting a LFS to get you setup. I am looking forward to seeing that gorgeous tank up and running. Always remember to ask any and all questions. These folks have helped and continue to help me in so many ways. Decades of wisdom to save you a lot of heart...

That's awesome! I wish I could have come to learn. Looks like a lot of fun. Awesome stamped plugs! Thanks so much for hosting and teaching.

I have made multiple attempts to organize this contest to accommodate the requests from members. So I am making a couple more changes to see if this works better for you all. You will have only 1 week to submit your entry. So don't forget between now and then to get a picture. Or you can...

Y Yeah, I remember hearing that episode recently.

@Nathaniel b might be interested. He's local to me. I gave him some of my old dart frog enclosures to fix up and redesign. He's a very talented young herp keeper. I know he's not too keen on following the forum, but I will mention it to him. If he wants it, would you mind holding it? I'd pick...

None yet. All she said is that it looks like a bristle worm. So very well could be something worse.

Something just ate one of @a.little.hypertonic 's clams. She thinks it might be a giant bristle worm she has seen in there. So we may be hunting soon.

Today, I had the privilege of meeting up with @Song of @Nature Dimensions at a customer's tank to get their new fleece roller installed and dialed in! Thanks again for your dedication to the local reefing community and for your support of BAR! Another happy customer in the books.

@robert4025 had some when I needed to replace the ones for the 70 I got from @Srt4eric I would go there first if you can.

The bulk mylar bags I am using are resealable. 4 refills per bag. They have a 18-24 month shelf life. I am struggling with high TDS source water too, so I go through a lot of it. I actually need to change my resin tonight. But I ordered a few cases of resin to help offset the cost. I sold a...

Unfortunately, being far away from you is inconvenient for you. So paying for their shipping direct is probably easier. But if you plan ahead, I'd be happy to provide you with your filter replacements when we are able to meet up. I can also bring in any of the hardware they provide. Are you...

Me :)

Could always switch to Air, Water, & Ice replacements ;) I know a guy...

You would still be dosing the eff of the CARX...correct? So still dosing. Also, depending on which dosers, the little spikes you speak of are insignificant if done in small doses spread throughout the day. Especially when "flash mixed" in high flow areas. Also, speaking of old school and the...

I've been very happy with the sodium hydroxide solution I am using for my alk. Definitely will be utilizing that as my primarily alk supplement as I begin my transition away from kalk. That does mean I need to dose calcium. So my plan is to utilize the hybrid balling method. Calcium chloride...

Haaaa haaaaaa... BUT BUT... that's not supposed to happen when you use kalkwasser?! ;) :p LMAO I do believe that kalkwasser dosing does indeed lead to precipitation in the display and binds up traces. An issue I may be experiencing in my 50. The only tank currently on it. The exact amount is...

Ok... so this was 8 years ago. I just do not see how adding kalk powder to a sump would be a good idea. Common practice is to only use the liquid as a certain amount will precipitate when mixed at too high of a ratio. Unless you go with the Meckley methodology which @derek_SR prefers, and it has...

I wanted to laugh at your post just for this statement. I think you are mostly joking... right? Your opinion is not wrong. Just different than how others feel because they are comfortable with it. Nothing wrong with that either.

I am currently using Sodium Hydroxide for my alk. A recent experiment that is going great. It's incredibly effective at providing high amounts of alk with far less liquid to dose. You would need to dose Ca separately though. So in essence, you are doing a 2 part by adding CaCl to your dosing...

What?! That sounds like a horrible idea. Any chance you remember where or when he talked about this? I'd be very interested in listening to the whole conversation to understand that logic. It would only be a small amount that could be added to minimize precipitation. Which who would...