Recent content by Alexander1312

That is very interesting. I had shared the link above of the carbon ‘brand’ / bulk ‘premium’ product from premium aquatics, who I normally like quite a bit. I reached out to them today for comments about this.

Did you ever pour hot water over yours?

That's how it smelled, in my opinion. This was the carbon btw that folks should not add into their tank - https://premiumaquatics.com/collections/quick-order/products/premium-aquatics-bulk-deluxe-granular-carbon-pound?_pos=3&_sid=5dbbbd915&_ss=r&variant=47329510818034 And I would recommend to...

(corrected/photos previously uploaded in the wrong order) I normally pour hot RODI water over the carbon a few times before I put it into my tank, to remove the finer particles. I always use the same type of carbon for this - left picture. Today, I did the same with another carbon product...

That is a good callout. @anizato - There are many different ways to give back, not just by offering free corals or other gear, but by helping other members with tank moves, volunterring at BAR events, CFM etc. You welcome to take the manila spy (I am in Walnut Creek as per my signature in...

Does anyone use a longer hose for the bucket head and can recommend one? It looks like the hose size is 1-1/4 inch so the below should fit? https://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-1-1-4-in-VT2534-Premium-Car-Cleaning-Kit-Accessory-Shop-Vacuum-Attachments-for-RIDGID-Wet-Dry-Vacs-VT2534/100638355

This guy is growing too much. I have now several frag pieces from this and no more space in the frag tank to let them attach to rocks/plugs etc. Let me know if you want one. BOD and Supporting Members only.

The polyps are white, correct?

Fragging is not killing :)? But polyp extension for this coral is an early indicator for missing traces, earlier than many others apparently.

That would be great. And a great test to see if it changes color in my tank.

I am referring to traces specifically, not nutrients. It should not be blue if they are out of range, similar to what @tribbitt experienced.

Does anyone still have the Heliopora coerulea? It will be blue if many of the important water parameters are dialed in properly, eg strontium, and that is why I am interested in this specific coral. https://reefbuilders.com/2024/05/01/heliopora-are-not-so-soft-soft-corals/?utm_source=perplexity

Thank you for sharing this link. Did not know them but interesting for me because the offer another option for an ozone reactor, which looks very interesting.

Is this problem not already solved with the crabs that we are always recommending here (forgot the name)? For the record, I am a big fan of urchins.

Spreading the algae around in the tank. I am not sold, only in combination with a filter or siphoning this out in parallel.