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Like others have said, most reef tanks struggle for the first year (especially if you start from dry rock/sand). If you don't give up, it will be extremely rewarding. If you end up deciding to re-home your fish, there are plenty of experienced reefers here who can give your fish a good home.

Ah, I see the issue. Thanks.

Sorry, I should have posted my question in your thread!

Not exactly a clean break, but I was able to remove the stem with pliers and a bit of force. I have other stuff I can bring to the swap that's mounted to hex plugs without stems. I'll bring those instead to not annoy you folks :p

I remember seeing a thread a while ago regarding certain annoying frag plugs (maybe the stems didn't break off?). Will people be annoyed if I bring these to the swap? I got them off Amazon. Maybe I'll try breaking a stem off if that's the issue to check...

We’re all enablers here.

October Update: Spent a bunch of money since I've already broken past the initial $250 target lol. Tank has started to stabilize after 10 months. Kinda crazy considering I started with mostly cycled media. Took out POTO golden dragon and stylo, they weren't doing so well so I put them in my...

Macroalgae tank... complete? Thanks for the fat BAR sized portion @popper :p

“multiple tank syndrome”

Welcome! Neptune Aquatics in San Jose is top notch.

@BAYMAC You were right. Bulge is gone, empty hermit shell is nearby. Phew!

I added a bunch of blue leg hermits last night. Today I notice a huge bulge in my scoly, suspiciously shaped like a hermit crab shell. Has this happened to anyone else? Any other possible explanations? Should I be worried?

Don't forget to post pics when you set it up!

Personally I can think of a few reasons (from a FW planted hobbyists perspective) -cannister filters with glass lily pipes are popular -Light screens are also “in” right now (not possible with an AIO false wall). -Cannister filters leave more room for planting, you can even find ones with...

^ Seems like a clanker (bot).

We spend so much time, money, and effort to prevent disaster. All that preparation and we're still at the mercy of careless manufacturers.

I dig the floating canopy!! Like you said, you can always add more fixtures without re-thinking your mounting solution.

Sorry to hear about your issues. Your system looks amazing nonetheless! Are you dosing vodka or is something else in those containers?

Tank Update The hammer was getting pretty big and growing into the glass, so I had to prune it. I was able to rehome a bunch of pieces through DBTC and LFS trade in. Clowns are mad at me. Added a really cool splatter frammer from @Krustykrab (thx again!) Added an indo gold torch from CFM. Also...

Just sent you a DM