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  1. RandyC

    Qckslvr and Mrs 90 gallon Oceanic tank build

    Why should we not be supporting them? Because they don't QT? Or because they have high volume? There is no risk difference from Neptune or Aquatic Collection or Violet. They all don't QT, they all have high volume and they all import. What's your issue with Violet? I'm not defending them by any...
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    Torch order came in rough, advice?

    At times, antibiotics are a necessary answer to the problem. I'm not against using antibiotics in these cases. But the problem lies when used without reason, incorrectly or as a "dip".
  3. RandyC

    Torch order came in rough, advice?

    Technical answer about antibiotics. Amoxicillin is a broad spectrum antibiotic that inhibits cell wall production in bacteria. Ciprofloxicin is a broad spectrum antibiotic in the quinolone family of antibiotics that stops certain enzymes from replicating DNA. How it helps with torches...
  4. RandyC

    Torch order came in rough, advice?

    They are not the same. Two totally different classes of antibiotics and how they function.
  5. RandyC

    Featured L/F leads on a possible frag swap location?

    Call me crazy, but planning an outdoor frag swap in San Jose/East Bay seems like a dicey decision in late spring or early summer unless you want to risk having coral stew. Even in the shade with the possibility of 90-100F temp for 2-4 hours will probably make a decent number of containers filled...
  6. RandyC

    Bugs on octospawn and hammers - Need help

    Those spirals look more like sporbid worms than eggs. If they're hard, definitely sporbid worms. Eggs tend to be more clustered and are typically more brownish in color than white. I've never actually seen white bug eggs (not sure anyone has ever documented it that I've seen). Here's a picture...
  7. RandyC

    Bugs on octospawn and hammers - Need help

    I just saw it knock some off. I have no idea if it would be an effective treatment plan nor do I know if it even kills them.
  8. RandyC

    Bugs on octospawn and hammers - Need help

    White bugs most likely. They're pretty much everywhere nowadays from what I've seen. Interceptor is what you need as that's the only thing I have found to get rid of them. Post in thread 'Hands Down Best Coral Dip' https://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/hands-down-best-coral-dip.36190/post-540845
  9. RandyC

    Alkalinity on 3 different mediums..... and none match

    Hanna Master tester and the Hanna Alkalinity Checker (HI772) both have an error range of ±0.3 dKH ±5% of reading. So you could technically be off by 0.6 dKH between the two testers and still be have correct readings from the devices. Not to mention, you have to throw in some potential for human...
  10. RandyC

    I found four Aiptasia in my 90 :(

    Once it's in your tank, it becomes a maintenance item. You can never really be sure it's gone and even though it looks like it is, one day it'll pop back up to haunt you. After breeding Berghia nudibranchs and growing aiptasia to feed them, I saw how amazingly teeny, tiny aiptasia can be and...
  11. RandyC

    Weird bubble on torch? Normal?

    I haven't seen it in this colony, but I have in different colonies. I think a number of reefers believe that it's because of splitting, but I'm not entirely convinced that's the case. I have seen this in instances where the torch/hammer/frogspawn is no where near splitting as well. I've seen it...
  12. RandyC

    Original Mummy Eye Chalice

    I gave a frag to @PizzaOven today. This post was automatically created by BARcode
  13. RandyC

    DBTC: TSA Bill Murray

    I gave a frag to @spuri87 today. This post was automatically created by BARcode
  14. RandyC

    DBTC: CC 21 Tails Torch

    I gave a frag to @spuri87 today. This post was automatically created by BARcode
  15. RandyC

    Original Mummy Eye Chalice

    Hi @spuri87. Maybe on the next round. It appears that your tank is still pretty new in respect to coral and seeing as how it seems I'm the the last one that has that has this still alive after this DBTC started 9 years ago, I'd like to pass it on to a tank that has already shown success in...
  16. RandyC

    DBTC: CC 21 Tails Torch

    I have 1 frag available. This was the oddball, that had an unusual skeleton split, but it's been alive and well for over a month, so onto the next member that would like to keep this chain going.
  17. RandyC

    DBTC: TSA Bill Murray

    I have a few frags available.
  18. RandyC

    Original Mummy Eye Chalice

    I still have a frag of this still available
  19. RandyC

    Patrick's 81G - the last dance

    If you're bored and wanted to be able to do it via a flick of a switch, you could get a two 1" motorized ball valves, hook them up to a tee and replumb it. But if you're just using it to polish once in a while, you probably should just use a sock. https://a.co/d/0cPMzYH3
  20. RandyC

    DBTC: Jason Fox Homewrecker

    I gave a frag to @rxx2rxx2 today. This post was automatically created by BARcode
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