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Thank you so much for this. And no, we have not been to Hawaii yet (but a bit spoiled with great beaches from other places in the world in Australia and Asia while living there).

Maybe not a popular opinion, but I do not think everyone with a frag tank should sell (and ship) corals. If the place is in your neighborhood, or part of the club, ok, but these nationwide basement sellers who undercut more professional local stores prices through some amateurish practices...

Or in other words. Stay away from this place. Not a store we should be supporting. Regardless of the type of fish.

Dumb question: who is VA? I hope not the place I think it is.

Siesta?

Thank you. I just booked a place here (it does come with a parking spot fortunately).

Yes, I am only saying I am the least happy with the nitrate tests accuracy relative to the other 4 tests but have not found anything ‘better’ and simple enough to get consistent results. So I still stick with this.

Pretty much the same reaction as @PizzaOven. Folks pay 6,000 USD maintenance a month to clean plastic corals. It was also the overall messaging such as rich people use these tanks as furniture or art replacements and it makes the hobby appear very superficial. Overall, I felt I did not see the...

Curious what folks think about this article. I did not like it for a plethora of reasons. Hope the link works. https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/luxury-home-aquariums-ef9554df?st=WGGYXm&reflink=article_copyURL_share

I heard its free.

For the record, I am (also) totally against the promotion of using antibiotics to help corals recover. There must be other ways. (Trigger warning) I feel this is a lazy approach to solving a problem.

Only if you visit me in the Reefer jail.

I believe I remember you would know first hand :).

I still think it would be beneficial to name names. Also, get your torches from Dan / @dandemeyere when he sells them, other well known club members, or our resident LFS High Tide or Neptune, and you will not see these issues, guaranteed.

Well, no smell even with the larger unit. But I do have a bag of carbon on top of the skimmer cup, and an ozone sensor to detect excessive ambient air amounts.

100% am I interested in your food recommendations. And any other insider knowledge :).

This is helpful. I booked a car which I can cancel short notice though. COSTCO did not have great deals for the travel dates unfortunately. Next time I will try Hawaiin. My point was more around larger planes only going to Honolulu but not the other islands.

Speaking of ozone reactors, Running ozone is very popular in Germany, specifically for more higher-end tanks. So there are a lot more options to choose from. I am currently running the well-known Ozotech Poseidon 200, which I learned is not appropriate for most normal-sized larger tanks (200...

Good idea. I bought a spare used DELTEC 1000i which I had to leave behind since my suitcase was already full with the Zeolite reactor, some Fauna stuff I do not get here, a small ozone reactor, and lots of Ritter chocolate (factory sale in my home town). The good news is that I am going again...

Reviving this thread since I was finally ‘forced’ to make a trip over Christmas happen - due to several milestone birthdays of my family members this year (including my own), and a couple of other big celebrations this year and end of last year. I booked an 8-day trip to Oahu (for now), since...