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I also am going to build a reef computer. I can't really resist. My first part arrive: MiniPH pH interface from Sparky's Widgets I'm going to start with an ESP8266-based approach. I considered Arduino and Particle. Arduino nixed due to lack of wifi (but it can use the ESP8266 so fallback...

Scratch the GSP or anything else invasive. After putting in more rock, I can see why putting in an invasive thing would be a huge pain. Ammonia: ~0 Nitrite: ~0.1 Nitrates: ~10-20? (I believe the test is indeed influenced by measurable presence of Nitrites so not very useful at the moment) The...

I started reading scuzy's restart thread and got a little paranoid that plant material on my hermit might be bryopsis. So I took out the hermit with the big tufts, yanked out as much as I could (tough stuff whatever it is) and then used a nail file to file off whatever remained on the shell...

I did a 90% water change on the display tank and made some rock towers:

I received the 30 pounds of Florida dry rock from Billy's Reef Connection this afternoon: http://imgur.com/a/wsj5B It looks great! I'm really happy with what I received. I wish I'd just gone this route in the beginning but such is life :).

Planning: * tank needs to remain fishless through 3/3 (at least for the Ich life cycle) * traveling starting 3/25 for two weeks and don't have a spare ATO or want to go down that route So I'll wait until April to get some fish to quarantine (with the tank transfer method). In the meantime, I'd...

So I know practically nothing but in my tank log thread, someone asked if I was doing an ultra low nutrient system a while back. I think because I bought a skimmer that was very oversized for my tank size. I bought a Reef Octopus 110INT and I have a 20g with a 10g sump. My thinking was I'd...

With a little more research, I think the Sakrete product is a risky option for using in live rock. Enough that I'm not going to use it. I assumed it was similar to Acryl 60 just more diluted but the SDS has a warning: That sounds bad. The MSDS for Acryl 60 doesn't say anything similar so...

The other interesting aspect that seems to parallel corals is that in different environments, the same plant grows differently. Some of the babies were grown outside on our back steps (2nd floor, so gets chilly with the winds). The outside children are more beefy -- thick and squat compared to...

So is anyone else into succulents too? I realized I frag my succulents too. Right now, I have a tiny little tree-like succulent and it was beautiful maybe 8-9 months ago. But I fragged it and the parent grew out sideways more (as the smaller growth was towards the bottom). So it got really wide...

One of my hermits came with a bunch of algae on his/her shell. Looks kind of like green hair algae but not the thick soupy stuff (maybe that's the real green hair algae). Take a look and sorry for the horrible photo quality: It's growing well on his/her shell. Should I worry about it? Or just...

I did some research on acrylic concrete additives. My research method is lots of googling and trying to piece information together. I found some interesting information on the comments of this Youtube video: The person who posted the video is making pond rocks. They prefer Dayton-Superior...

That makes sense -- the Dr Tim's Ammonium Chloride directions said to do that too (dose should be fully converted in 24 hours). I've hesitated to fully dose the tank with the hermits in there but maybe I'll put them in a bowl w/ a heater and try it. I'm not in a rush though as I want to get some...

Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: ~5-20 (hard to read, will do some water changes and retest, could be 50+) SG: 1.026 Temp: 78f So it looks like I cycled. Maybe just barely in the past couple days. I'll give it a while longer before calling it cycled. There is still some diatom algae but leaving the light...

While researching DIY rock (going over that long mega-thread at Reef Central again), I started to question what I wanted out of it. I ended up cancelling the Acryl 60 and buying 30 pounds of the dry Florida rock for not much more. I still want to try the Acryl 60 and continue to experiment with...

Today, I made a skeleton for the main rock with fiberglass rod, pvc couplers, super glue and zip ties. Planning on having a foot base but might need to bulk up the weight on the lower rear. Things didn't go so well afterwards. I forgot most of what I learned mixing the concrete and (washed)...

Oh, I didn't assume that. I was revisiting the whole thing myself and trying to decide if I wanted to do it the same way again. I didn't know about the hardening in the pot issue -- I'll do that. Thanks for the tips!

After mulling it over, my inclination is to stay the course and keep going with the rock as I've been doing it. I'd rather have problems later and know why (*) then be unsure if it's the ratio of my oyster shell rock to my aragonite rock. This could be a big regret or it could be great but...

Where did you get the aragonite sand filler? Just curious if there is a good local source. I'm not opposed to buying some live rock but I worry about buying used and am not sure what the stores offer. I'll call around and be informed before I go further. I do like being able to make my own...

Unfortunately, the clown died sometime during the night. Last night, I was going to change some water on the tank and I reached in to get the suction cup that holds a digital thermometer out. I pulled in one direction and oddly, the fish was up at the top of the surface right there between my...