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I am getting ready to pick up a mated pair of Synchiropus picturatus / spotted mandarins from Kenny this Sunday. This was planned for two months, but it is not easy to get them through quarantine. I did and do not want to add any more fish to the tank, but I could not find a better way to...

From Chris’ journal, it looks to me that the holding bin practice in general is a very risky endeavor. I wonder if the holding bin itself needs to be cycled first if used for more than a few days. Also, using a skimmer, UV, and carbon all together might help keeping short term issues at bay...

I have only a six-line wrasse in my frag tank, and she gets the smallest TDO pellets as her food (through an autofeeder). Always hungry, but at one point, she stopped eating the pellets. I replaced them, and she continued eating them as before. Now I also only keep very small amounts in the...

Fascinating to see the amount of effort that you had to put into all of this, and how well planned everything was. Also, very impressed by your DIY skills. Curious to read in your next update what happened to the fish when transferring them over. It seems like keeping animals in a temporary...

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Thanks for sharing. A really great deal is the blotched anthias. Yet, I would always pay more for fish and buy them from Kenny. And, well, the more questionable offer is the pricing for the holy grail :).

Looks like the EcoFlow is the slowest switcher of the three, but this is also not the newest model. All of them can do the UPS/pass through mode.

My hallway did not have any outlet when I got my tank, and the one it has now was also installed by a professional electrician :) - he might actually be reading this post :). Seriously though, no problem if you are poking holes into my setup - I absolutely do not believe how I have done this...

Also found this, which seems very good too, and the company seems to be from California. Limited-time deal: Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 Portable Power Station, 2042Wh LiFePO4 Home Backup Battery, 2200W Solar Generator, USB-C PD 100W Fast Charging for Emergencies, Power Outages, Camping(Solar Panel...

Mindnote - for mindmapping primarily, no so much flow charting, but it worked for this too.

Yes, these wifi plugs are cheap quality. The reasons why I did not plug the heaters into the XP8 are twofold: - The XP8 is connected to the power back up, and I do not want to drain the battery during a power outage. - Also, if the heater is going through the power back up, the DELTA keeps...

Agreed, and good catch. It's my Achilles heel. I have been waiting to get a better price on the XP8 as the power strips should not have any (high powered) heater plugged into them. Unfortunately, there is no other circuit available in my hallway so separating them is not possible. Also, the...

Given the incident this morning regarding my Ecoflow Power Backup (refer to tank journal), I am considering switching brands. Has anyone used this one? Limited-time deal: BLUETTI Elite 200 V2 Portable Power Station with Car Charging Cable (Car Port to XT60), 2073.6Wh LFP Battery Backup w/ 4...

Agreed, timing could have not been worse. I am currently not using an Inkbird for water temperature alarms. I have two temp probes which produce an audible alarm if the temperature drops below 76F. However, they need power to operate. So during a power outage, they would be powered through...

Avoided a massive disaster this morning resulting from a faulty Ecoflow DELTA 2 Unit. In summary, on or before 1 am tonight, the back up unit turned off its power ports without reasons, turning off all Hydros devices connected to them. Temperature dropped to 74F, and only two MP40s remained...

100% in camp urchin but I strongly believe that the sea hare should get the credit in your case. Urchins just make sure it is not coming back.

This seems to be a very good deal for someone who needs a strong return pump which is super silent: USD 378 incl tax (!)...

Impressive though, how you were able to fix all of this and remain resilient overall. Each one of these issues would have made me doubt to remain in the hobby.

I am not a subscriber (or fan), but I have watched him in beginning when I started out. I think there are always a lot of learnings from big negative events, curious what you think led to the heavy livestock losses he encountered? The fact that he did not use a skimmer and/or carbon when...

No clue and someone already claimed them, hence the pending status on the thread title.