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This is purely a subjective opinion, but I think a big canopy like that looks uglier than the lights. It will also make it a pain to do anything in the tank. It's also going to get soaking wet (humidity) and maybe even attract salt creep. Why not just get a couple hoods for the kessils to...

I have finally succeeded in getting my nitrates down from 75+ to now testing in the 3-10 range. I have been dosing 30ml vodka/day for a good 3 months now, although I'm not sure it's actually doing anything. I think the main factor in the reduction has been a huge amount of water changing, both...

This is just a random MC colony I picked up, don’t remember where. don’t think it’s anything named but it’s nice. My parameters swing and have swung quite a lot and I’ve never lost any acros because of it FWIW. It’s the WWC grafted monti I think, I got it a couple swaps ago and it didn’t do...

Macro dump:

Mailed my Triton ICP test on Wednesday afternoon, just got my result this morning. Pretty fast lately!

The triton HQ reef tank is also absolutely ludicrous: https://reefbuilders.com/2015/04/27/triton-reef-full-portfolio-illustrious-set/#:~:text=D%C3%BCsseldorf%2C%20Germany%20is%20the%20headquarters,from%20the%20ICP%2DMS%20machine.

You ain't wrong, although some companies seem fairly reputable. I like to support two little fishies (this is where I got my bottle of lanthanum) because I like Julian Sprung, he's a reefer and scientist, and I hope he signs my book someday. :) I already got my @CharlesJohns58 signature...

I think some fish - at least rabbitfish and tangs - can display quite a bit of personality. I am pretty confident my rabbitfish is "happy" in some sense. He plays in the flow, makes funny grunting noises when he wants food or attention, blows bubbles, teases and plays with other fish, and is...

They've been added at all different times, sometimes in multiples and sometimes in singles. The PBT was first and people usually say to add these last, but mine has been a gentleman. Maybe I am just very lucky, but my experience with tangs is very different from most of the dogma that's out...

In addition to what @Thales said, I would also add that when you fuck it up lanthanum WILL show up on your ICP test (at least Triton tests lanthanum, not sure about FM). I had a skimmer accident and was dosing lanthanum into a skimmer that wasn't running for a while and lanth immediately popped...

Didn’t you have another big cteno type?

I’ve got 3x zebra, 2x cteno, and 2x acanthurus - all very harmonious. I think most issues people have with tangs are not enough food or too small of a tank. I think if you feed a lot and have enough space they do much better. Knock on wood. The aggression I have seen has never been between...

I was looking at the Deltec automatic reactors - seems they don't use a PH probe which is pretty appealing since PH probes are junk and drift a lot?

So you know where to get one cheaper?

I am considering turning off my auto water change (so I can use a CaRx instead - with the RODI lines I have installed to the tank from the garage) so I am curious how this is working out for you. Are you really off water changes completely or just very rarely?

Yeah the timing required for pellets and mysis is so different, it makes sense to use two feeders. My CBB eats the freeze-dried mysis but not pellets - so this is a good way for me to keep him regularly fed without having to rely so much on frozen! @JVU I see what you are saying now using the...

I think @Alexander1312 said they were going to start providing shipping labels soon, maybe he can confirm.

I use Triton because I have a history of data with them, you can get 3 or 4 packs at a discount, the response time is pretty good, the way they present the data is good, and the website is fast and easy to navigate. The FM doesn't include a shipping label which is so ridiculous and an absolute...

Joined the 2-plank gang today!

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