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@MichaelB and @Alexander1312 tagging you in here given our discussion in the other thread over automation.

Richard, the area rep for Coralvue, has agreed to do a talk on aquarium automation with the club. We're still setting up details (including date), but this is an excellent opportunity for everyone to come up with questions to ask. Here's some examples we have so far: What can you do with...

So I'll stop derailing the thread after this comment, but: this is a big part of why an automation workshop would be helpful. The ecosystems and pros/cons of each tester (Trident and Maven) are not directly comparable, but generally: if you want to monitor your aquarium + test alk, calcium...

This would be an excellent question to bring up during the automation workshop. I am, admittedly, NOT an Apex power-user; and my (very broad) understanding is that Hydros is more accessible but a bit more limited.

I think Robert has a few set up at Neptune Aquatics you could check out. As for what it does/what it is: Tank water gets pumped into a cuvette (basically a test tube) Testing reagents for alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium get pumped into the chamber (in three separate steps) A little stir bar...

It's on the list; if it looks similar enough to be mistaken for it - or you're not sure if it's actually a different lineage - I think that's fine to count as bonus.

My 0.02: My issue is less "I don't like the Trident" and more "I want to have automated nitrate and phosphate testing". The Trident NP offers that, but the Trident is an awkward form factor, and I don't want to pay $700+ for what is (to me) comparatively minor convenience. Assuming that the...

Article specifically calls out the possibility of a reef keeper introducing it: https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/san-diego-port-emergency-caulerpa-prolifera/

Main DT: Trident for alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium. Hanna HR Nitrate and ULR Phosphate for nitrate and phosphate. ICP test every couple months for trace element dosing correction. Coral QT system: Hanna alkalinity checker. Hanna HR Nitrate and ULR Phosphate for nitrate and phosphate. Don't...

@thephoreefer Can you post a picture when yours was bouncing? Never mind. @JVU it should look like this if it's bouncing; more like a blastomussa than a zoa:

There's never been coral left over after a swap, so bring whatever you want (that's not on the banned list)!

This, unfortunately. There were a couple complaints we got about it never "re"bouncing and just looking like similar, lower-cost zoas. Split the difference and kept it on the list, but has to be bouncing at the time of swap.

Velvet still gives me nightmares. It killed every fish in my RSR250 in less than 48 hours, except for a watchman goby and an algae blenny (which, ironically, I still have both of them).

100%. I'm reasonably certain that my tank wipe (fish seemed healthy, then I had to transfer tanks due to a near seam blowout, then velvet cropped up a day later and wiped everything out) was due to the last fish I added. That sick feeling of watching my fish die one by one has never left me. I...

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Something like that should work. Alternately, they make hose thread x john guest (I think that's the right term?) fittings; I have one on the cold water line near my water heater.

I've been using a calcium reactor as the alk source on my current tank since it's had coral in it. The alkalinity has been rock solid, minus a few fluctuations here and there when coral hit a growth spurt. However, my calcium has slowly (but continuously) been climbing over the last few months...

Part Five: General tips, tricks, and/or lessons I’ve learned the hard way Closing out this series, I thought I’d give an overview of some pieces of advice I wish I knew before starting this. In no particular order, they are: Patience is a virtue “Nothing good happens fast in a reef tank.”...

Part Four: Should I start a quarantined display tank? Starting off with a disclaimer: this section, by its very nature, is going to be highly subjective. This is because “Is QT worth it?” is a very subjective question influenced by lots of different considerations, and every person will value...

Part Three: Stony coral, snail shells, macroalgae, and other potential vectors of disease Some of the ways diseases get into your tank are obvious: an infected fish, contaminated water, etc. Some, however, are less obvious: that snail (or shrimp) you just added. A piece of stony coral...