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Crazy color on the confetti! I got one at the swap so I'll see how it does for me too.

@ReeferDan you were just asking for these!

I'll try to make you one next time I'm up in Oakland

Spooky Halloween update: Easiest tank ever! No dosing, no top off even. Just water charges.

No worries we'll cover! Please get well soon!

Welcome! There's a few other 831 reefers on here too. I love that Caribbean endemic tank!

I mean after Kevin Kohen went to Quality Marine it was inevitable. The biggest loss is their database of fish descriptions. I still use it to quickly look up fish (size ranges, compatibility, male vs. female pictures, etc.)

Not entirely true. A higher alkalinity system will equilibrate to a higher pH assuming CO2 levels in the room are the same. Chemistry And The Aquarium: The Relationship Between Alkalinity And pH https://share.google/cz4I1zYRBsh981nmB

Some salts have organics in them so you don't want to hold them for long periods after mixing. Others have drops in alk over time (not sure if that's abiotic or from bacteria growing). Old video but they go into a few common brands:

I've been using these too for years. Haven't found a replacement brand yet so I get them when they're on 20% or more sale.

Got to get a tour of their farm but couldn't take pictures back there. They have something like 15 ten foot fiberglass raceways all lit by Gen 4 Radions. Some of the tanks are still killer under old school AI Hydra 52s. All the tanks still use aqualogic temperature controllers too. The double...

Had some time before our flight left so we visited WWC's superstore. If you haven't been here, it's a pretty massive LFS. The mangrove tank is looking amazing and they definitely have to prune the tree a ton now since it's almost up at the lights. The coral and fish tanks go along the back...

If the teacher wants to join here to learn, we could definitely sponsor a membership

@spuri87 is the fish scratching on the sand? I think that's one dead giveaway for flukes right @SupraSaltyReefer ?

There was a thread recently with people posting what they use: https://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/what-are-you-currently-using-for-testing-and-do-you-plan-to-upgrade-a-pole.39195/ Summary is that Hanna is good for some of the harder to read tests. Salifert is great for speed.

Add the prime to your ATO too! I'm leaning to the chloramine stressing the acanthurus (the other fish look clean). The mucus looks chunky, not like cryptocaryon or velvet. Edit: the trick with the clip is folding the nori as many times as you can so they can graze on it longer during the day...

Probably easier to get some dechlorinator like Prime in the meantime. Then just use the water coming out of the rodi assuming your DI isn't exhausted (check the color). Keep feeding it well too, that algae clip looks empty. If it isn't eating well then that's a bad sign.

One thing to note, my tank appeared level until I filled it, probably floor settling. I also saw differences with putting the level into the tank vs. on the edges, might be helpful to check during leak testing.

Might be hard to use the freeze dried foods @enlighten without the plank. The real innovation on it is the pump chamber which mixes and rehydrates the food so it doesn't just float away. @Alexander1312 dki pellets are what Biota raise their fish on. I had to start mine on them initially.

I knew it wouldn't be long before you ran out of room!