Recent content by CaseyP

@MolaMola do you want to grab it first? Or I can get it from tribbitt for a couple days, since I go to South bay on weekends, then pass it on to you in Pleasant Hill.

What kind of macroalgae do you have that it didn't touch? My macroalgae tank is getting a bit out of control with hair algae so I may try one. Was it able to climb rocks too?

The Franchise Tax Board likes to ask on your California 540 tax return: "Did you make purchases from out-of-state retailers that you owe sales/use tax on?" ;)

Everything looks better when viewed from the top down. Pro tip: At the show, or anywhere really, look at the coral from the side of the tank to get a better representation of what the coral will look like in your tank.

Nah definitely not cheaper, but in my experience they're a great way to wean picky fish onto frozen mysis and brine.

If you're going to aquatic collection I'd pick up some live brine shrimp also if you plan on trying to wean your cbb onto frozen brine or mysis. Masssticks and clams are great options on getting them to eat but you need to decide if that's what you want to feed exclusively going forward. Also...

To be fair, if you hate on Violet for selling a cbb you gotta hate on all the other LFS. I've seen practically all of them churn out cbb, some on a regular basis, without regard to getting them to eat before selling. Only exception is High Tide. I trained mine similar to how @salty_taste did...

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That should do it

@Arvin R got some from Australia. Never seen them before but the formations are pretty cool. Looks a bit thinner than the Tonga stuff.

So much room! I'm sure the tangs are loving it. Are you planning on adding more rockscape? That was probably the biggest pain in the ass when I upgraded to also a 27" deep tank. Trying to scape new and old rock in the tank.

Before the scrubber what was your pH at? 8.4 is pretty good!

I might need to get one for my Octo skimmer. My pH suffered dramatically this winter from the windows being closed all the time. Still trying to determine if drilling a hole through my house for fresh air is effective enough or if I should just go the CO2 scrubber route.

Yea thinking about it, hose bib seems like a good idea if you're starting from scratch. Less permanent solution that the way I suggested

I don't know if this is the best best, but I would just have them add a shut off valve to the existing copper pipe. Similar to what you'd find underneath a sink that hooks up to the faucet which is typically 3/8 NPT. Then add a 3/8 to 1/4 compression fitting so you can hook up the plastic 1/4...