Recent content by Alexander1312

Yes, I do.

Good news. Did this encrust over the plug?

Good idea not getting a new fish - well done!

I assume he (or someone else?) will be spinning off from CaliKid, which is a good idea. As an LFS these days, I would focus on finding my niche to be successful. CaliKid is one of my closest LFS and I never go there. Not because it is a bad store, but it does not seem to sell anything I need...

I am cleaning the AVAST auto feeder pump every 16 weeks at the moment. It looks like this is not frequent enough. The smell was terrible, and I assume this is a potential source for my higher phosphates despite regular GFO usage. Also, I believe someone suggested to not run the pump 24/7 -...

My quick take on Key Water Parameter Management [I will update this as per new insight]:

I calibrated the Vee Gee against the FM calibration fluid [https://premiumaquatics.com/collections/titration-test-kits-1/products/fauna-marin-multi-reference-100-ml?_pos=2&_sid=2efc0e926&_ss=r&variant=47329634975986] Unfortunately, when I do this, and test against distilled water, the distilled...

My worst nightmare. If there is a solution for this, I would like to know too.

So that made me curious, since despite the nice mattresses, you should still be able to feel the shaking right and left, so I am assuming your home setup looks like this. [We felt it in Walnut Creek, and our earthquake alarm woke us up 30 seconds before the shake].

or related to the SPS issues….

I would wait for the ICP first, otherwise it will be a big guessing game. If the ICP happens to be good (unlikely), you could then do a MS-Organo test. You said new SPS vs existing SPS. Where do you get the new SPS from? I still have the Pavona you gave my a few years ago, and you are always...

One of the reasons why auto water changes are less effective than this deliberate removal of detritus etc.

Unfortunately, it is a myth that these are accurate, they are not. Even if apps for temp is considered or you are using the correct temp (mine is the same temp, I clean them meticously, I use a 500 ml cylinder, and I am reading +1.3 PSU more than FM ICP).

However, I did make a judgement call recently with a missing purple firefish and declared him dead, since I have not seen him for many weeks. So it was logged as deceased in Aquarimate (my reefing app). But I believe I can reactivate him if he despite all odds reappears again.

That's a great point (I forgot to mention). Another big benefit of water changes are the continous removal of unwanted organics, which we now can test for (MS Organo, Oceamo) to at least some extent (drugs in the water etc). For that reason alone, i am surprised why moonshiners insist that no...