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    Can someone actually 3-D print this? (Manifold)

    Question - Here is a link to a 2 outlet manifold. Supposedly there are CAD files available. Is this something someone could print? DM me if so-and let me know what you would charge or trade. Looking for two of them. Thanks...
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    Carbon dosing & microalgae-can you have both

    So my question of the day-can you carbon dose and have micro algae assuming the nutrients are high enough? The moment I started carbon dosing my sea lettuce just dried up. Carbon dosing has been more effective than sea lettuce for nutrient export but i kinda miss watching all the copepods at...
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    Mini-din 8 plug for apex

    Been looking for a mini-din 8 plug that I can attach to the apex. I have bought two “mini” ones from Amazon that were not mini and returned. Anyone know where I can find one that has a 3.5mm jack at the other end. TIA
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    UPS for short duration (5-10 min)

    Think a few people had some issues with power yesterday and I hope everyone’s tanks are now a-ok as well as rest of their homes. In terms of my tank-we have solar/battery back up-which is good. However in the transition from grid to battery-there is power loss where everything shuts down and...
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    What do you use to dose ALK, CA (& MG)

    So after a thread from @TwinsReef about dosing-I am curious to what people are using for their tanks for CA/ALK/MG I think I got the mainstream mechanisms but if I am omitting something I’ll append accordingly.
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    Changing test times for trident

    I know someone had posted this somewhere but there is a video/tutorial demonstrates how to change the testing time and number of tests for trident. Also anyone that has done this-what is new schedule (number of tests) and have you seen any adverse events such as lack of accuracy? TIA
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    PIF: Pavona (3 pieces)-gone

    Have three pieces -medium, slightly smaller, and then smaller still but still a nice size sitting on my substrate. Seems to be pretty durable to flow and PAR as the mother colony is mid level and gets a good amount of flow. Pick up in Oakland. Sizes relative to listing above. Urchins and...
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    LF: one small piece of pipe for Red Sea 250.

    Hello all : Wondering if someone in the Oakland/Berkeley/San Leandro, or alameda has a piece of Red Sea 250 piping no longer in use-want to make sure my plumbing is correct before I swap out their valve with a gate valve. TIA Lawrence
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    Fairly large green star polyp aka “ the blob”-gone

    I have a fairly large GSP colony that is about to either become one with the tank wall or one of the rocks -which is, in this case undesired. Definitely pretty neat looking though. It is probably about 12 inch long by 6 wide. Pick up in Oakland soon! Or I can have it appear with your name on...
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    The “doserator” is live..

    So awhile back after a couple of lectures by reef nutrition and @Matt_Wandell at HTA hosted by @under_water_ninja I decided to purchase a small mini fridge, put a few holes in it, throw a doser in there and call it a day. Almost. Matt recommended the refrigerator...
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    Water flow engineering/plumbing question/challenge

    Hi all- enclosed is a pic of the “doserator” it is almost complete except I have a small water flow issue. If you look to the left where the water comes out (green tube at end) the pump can push the water up nearly 7 feet and push out the water- However when I replace that green tubing with...
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    Because things always break on vacation

    This time the auto feeder. Almost all the fish gone including two blennies, one cardinal, and a mandarin who was prob wiped out by an ammonia spike is my guess. The wrasse survived and one cardinal not looking so hot. Just so irritating..
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    Neptune programming for 0-10v devices -specifically circulation pumps

    Hi all- Off-hand -does anyone know if it’s feasible to program the type of wave in a circulation pump connected via 0-10 v? I have the power -10%) -and it turns on/off when feeding happens no issue- But I’d love to be able to make it go inverse to the actual wav pump in operation if possible.
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    Just when you thought the water was safe..(bad epoxy)

    Is it still shark week? Anyway I think epoxy strikes again. This week I had two corals break off that had been previously attached using the “bad epoxy.” Again overflowed the skimmer (now up 2.5 inches on a platform ) -albeit not as bad as last time-still released enough crap into the water...
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    For those with older Red Sea tanks and valves

    For those who have had older Red Sea tanks (I think the valves are different on the new G2+) tanks-did you replace out the original valve for a gate valve? I love the Red Sea tank I have except for the original valve. Almost every day I need to muck with it to avoid noise and regulate water...
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    Nitrates bottomed out..and massive cyano issue

    After a couple days of my zoas and a few other corals not looking so happy -retested nitrates and phosphates. Phosphates at 0.4 -not bad -nitrates -uh -0.3 -this was a few days after testing around ~3. At the same time I see a cyano bloom-where it was centralized on the sand -it has now...
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    Protecting snails from..wrasse

    Hi all- Just realized that my wrasse has discovered his taste for escargot and has eaten nearly all of them. Any suggestions to tasty alternatives?
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    Purple dottyback (and maybe some blue chromis)

    Looking to rehome my purple dottyback -prob 2-3” now. Originally got him/her from AC about 1 &1/2 years ago. It’s ok with fish it’s size that won’t accept its bullying. Not good for shy fish. Looking to overhaul the fish in the tank. May have 3-4 chromis as well -but simply rehome to AC as...
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    Fish trap

    Can’t recall-is the fish trap on DBTC? Where is it now and how big is it? Been outfoxed by the chromis.
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    Doing away with the apex salinity probe for now?

    Who actually uses the salinity probe who does not make their own water is my question. I think my is toast after 18 months and to replace it is a sizeable chunk of cash! PH probe I use for sure but I buy water now so I am not overly concerned about it unless someone puts the wrong water in...
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