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probably milka stylo

That kind of thing could certainly work, but it's sort of a mess to try and incorporate - this is an AIO system, so either you add it on like a sump, or you add it on like a HoB, which doesn't physically have a great option where my tank is. Probably the option that would make sense would be to mount it over the tank, so you pump water into it and then let it fall back in, but there's not a lot of space and I don't know if I want to mount it to the wall of this apartment, so it's a harder sell. I thought about it and looked around a bit and decided I could probably make my own, though. So I bought some low color temperature halogen bulb LED replacements as well as some ceramic bases, and I've got a 12V power supply and a low speed fan to go along with. The idea is to design and 3d print a plastic box that slides into the media basket tower - black sides, but a clear plastic basket in the center with short handles to remove and then a black plastic hood with the lights, electrical, and vented cooling fan. I think 3 narrow beam halogen replacement bulbs should allow pretty considerable depth penetration (the chamber is something like 20 inches high, but I think the basket will go down maybe a foot), it will fit where the previous one was, it will be larger in size, and with reasonable thermal design, it should be no risk to itself or the creatures around (12V DC, fused, and seated above the top of the glass to prevent flooding.) Have to get to designing it and will probably need an iteration or two, but then it will be time to try and grow something with it. Since taking the scrubber offline, I had the big film algae bloom, some hair algae in the display (especially on powerheads), and finally a bit of cyanobacteria bloom, but everything's calming down a bit. I think it's back to some level of equilibrium for now.

Just ordered a set of lids for my Aqueon 65 reef ready tank from https://www.clearviewlids.com/ Getting their new to be rolled out modular lid design. This new design will let you swap out pieces in the future in your equipment needs change. Saves from having to get an entire new lid - meaning that say I want to swap out light mounts in future. Adam at ClearView Lids can create a new back piece to swap out. I'll have to post pictures once they are built and delivered. And another great thing is they are a local small business based in Virginia.

Prize list updated. Hope to see everyone at the meeting.

count me in, and a bottle of pain killer for my back

FRITZ RPM BLUE 200g SALT BOX w/ FOUR BAGS in EACH BOX FOR EASY USE fritz RPM blue boxes which are regularly $100, now available for only $60 each! pick up available in silver spring at the buyer's convenience this group buy closes on 04/29 @ noon salt will be available as early as that weekend PM me to secure your purchase/boxes - thanks folks!

Agree, Purple stylo.

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Pocilopora

I have gotten this coral a while ago and it’s done pretty good for me. It has almost green glitter and purple polyps that extend very far. It is almost like a glitter Goni. thank you very much. If you can figure out what it is.

Saw this on bookface. No idea any good. Says for AIO tanks

Looking great!!!

Wow nice. I will try one more regal soon!! If u let one go, give me a buzz

Missed my window to edit the last post: I've also picked up 10 Avicennia germinans, black mangroves, for the Caribean biotope that will go into the 28g lowboy. I've got half of them placed in the back compartment of the 30 and the other half planted in soil. I suspect the ones planted in soil will take off quite a bit quicker, and then I'll have to re-acclimate them to salt water before adding them to the lowboy.

Not a tremendous amount of change on the 30L. I was able to replace the IM skimmer with an IOAIO nano skimmer. The company was offering free skimmers (they asked they you post a review on Amazon) over on reef2reef and I was able to score one. It's quite finicky to dial in, and the collection cup is tiny (does have an overflow), but it's been pulling some nasty stuff once up and running. I'm loathe to use the overflow capability as if it gets twisted even slightly the bubble composition will immediate change to a watery froth and it could quickly drain the back compartments. Especially given that it's in my classroom and someone from the cleaning crew could accidentally bump it at night. The little entamacea quadricolor has settled in nicely. Small guy, may 3" or so in diameter. The clowns haven't found it yet, which again, given the fact that it's not a natural host for them isn't surprising. They are partial to the corner of the tank nearest my desk. She especially gets excited every time I stand up. I feed them often, though not a lot. This to make up for the fact that they don't always get fed on weekends, though I do try to make it up on Saturdays to feed them once. Currently they are getting a mix of Marin S and some Thera A pellets. I also spot feed the bta once or twice per week with some frozen mysis. In addition, I've been culturing phyto at home, currently Chlorella and Tetraselmis Chui. I bring in a 12oz bottle of each on Mondays and dose a few oz per day throughout the week. At home I've also setup a copepod culture. Right now it's a mixed culture, but eventually the apocyclops will outcompete the tigre and tigriopus. The plan going into next year is to start some school cultures with the students, both phyto and pods. I'm also considering rotifers if we are able to get into some clownfish rearing, but I'm probably getting a bit ahead of myself. To boot, while the students can keep up with rotifer cultures during the week, I don't know that I'm going to want to come into the building on every day off to attend to them. We'll see where we land. Speaking of next year we are making some positive headway planning wise. My co-teacher and have sat down a few time and put together a wish list for the school. We knew it would get kicked back, and it did, to the tune of a 75% reduction, but we are glad that we are getting some money for our venture. I've got tanks, overflows, skimmer and sump. Still going to need plumping, return pump, circulation, lighting, heaters, et al. And that's just the dry goods. Still looking at what else is out there to be had. I plan on building the stand soon and hope to get water into the system by the start of the school year.

Putting it in perspective, here is how much GHA I was pulling from the display, weekly, before and after the bucket refugium.

Fast forward a few months, I'm still dealing with slightly elevated NO3 and PO4. GFO and increased water changes are helping, however, I wanted ValaWan's reef to stay relatively "natural." I looked into algae scrubbers and chaeto reactors, but for something that grow algae, they were a bit expensive... I started looking through threads on R2R and stumbled on a youtuber (Coral Euphoria) who made his own bucket refugium. This was a great idea for me specifically as a previous attempt to use my sump as a refugium failed. The light spread just gave GHA another place to take over. The bucket refugium idea was a relatively cheaper option because I already had a couple Tunze LEDs laying around. Here is the bucket refugium and results after a month of growth. Thank you @dmatt56 for providing the chaetomorpha!

7 hours left! Highest bidder at 9:01 sharp gets it so make sure to bid high to guarantee you win it...Good Luck! Frogspwan as cheap as $4 right now and a two headed torch for $30!!! Dont miss out on these amazing deals!

And today, a little PSA for AIO users: vacuum your rear chamber! I got about a quart of sludge out of mine and it may have been the first time since I started the tank up

We have 21 amazing corals that include hammers, torches, frogspawn, and so much more up for grabs this week. Everything starts off at $1 so get your bids in and best of luck. Ends Monday at 9pm and must pick up in the store by the following weekend. https://www.facebook.com/share/J9HA9aBuqYUtqrZE/?mibextid=WC7FNe

WAMAS Platinum Sponsor Avast Marine Works is donating a Plank Automatic Feeder to the May meeting raffle. Thank you Avast Marine Works for the many years of supporting the WAMAS Club - It's great to have a local manufacture of quality reefing equipment in our area.