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    LED for use with APEX

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    IMO, those current lights suck. I have installed 2 of them on 2 tanks and theyre certainly not the most user friendly lights out there. Being sealed into epoxy also makes it impossible to fix an emitter or replace a part if they need to be fixed. They're designed to be thrown away and a new one bought if minor issues arise.

    Buy a Kessil or Radeon.

    biopellets opinions and who uses them?

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    I ran BP on about a dozen tanks over the past 5 years and now only use them on 2 tanks. I had initial success in reducing n03 drastically, but found that there was no way to control how much extra bacteria grew in the tank and several tanks had cyano issues. One major benefit other than n03 reduction was that feather dusters bloomed en masse. The 2 tanks that I still use them on have massive feather duster populations that depend on the BP's, but aren't producing cyanobacteria.

    A BP system consisted of pricey pellets, a big water pump, and a reactor to the tune of $250 or so for an initial setup. I've dumped those contraptions and just use cheap vodka or the Red Sea Ethanol. 10x cheaper and works quicker.

    Dying War Coral :(

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    I’m suspecting that it’s the fluctuation of water chemistry and lighting.

    This is the most likely cause.

    Thinking that an anemone could have bacteria in its gut that’s harmful to corals is a stretch and unless the gorgonian was touching the coral directly, chemical warfare also not likely. Maybe if the tank was chock full of gorgonians....

     

    When you hear hooves, think horses, not unicorns.

    Is price the bottom line when you buy livestock?

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    I think any support given to the fish flippers is pure ignorance. We all know that fish need to be QT’ed and so do the flippers. They claim they are passing the “savings” on to the customer, but in truth they are passing on the responsibility to the customer and profiting from the fact that most customers won’t QT and will probably return a few times to replace those fish.

     

    Remember the old phrase- “saltwater customers drive” from back in the day. There weren’t very many SW shops and they were few and far between.

    Now there are more flippers than QT-ers, and being the responsible fish owner means that you should be willing to go the literal distance to buy QT’ed fish.

    What is your preferred salt?

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    Funny thing about IO and RC is that the 200g mix box weighs the same yet they both claim to mix to the same salinity.

    What got left out of RC that is in IO?

    Over the years, the weight of the box has gone down too.

    Used to be a 200gal box weighed 66#, now it only weighs 60#.

     

    We use IO exclusively and dose where needed.

    Is price the bottom line when you buy livestock?

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    Well Hawaii collection is done.

    Banggai islands done.

    GBR done.

    Marshall and Fiji done.

    Much of what shut these places down is blamed on the aquarium trade and the enormous losses after removal from the ocean and before going into the consumers tanks.

     

    With poor business models that only care about the bottom line, and the subsequent losses of life, you’re going to see only qualified and well regulated wholesalers and retailers will be allowed to sell fish.

    And most likely the prices will go much higher as availability becomes much lower. You as the consumer might have to prove that you are able to care for the fish and ensure it’s longevity. Maybe if you kill too many fish, they’ll blacklist you and/or impose fines and/or jail time.

     

    The cavalier attitude about fish needs to change, otherwise the above scenario might come true.

     

    Caveat Emptor.

    Is price the bottom line when you buy livestock?

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    I think that in order for the hobby to survive given all the pressure to close various fisheries and the state of the ocean, that the “flip a fish for a few dollars” model needs to be eliminated, shunned, and boycotted.

    When you walk into one of these stores and you see dead, diseased, and dying fish, it shows complete lack of respect for the fish and to a greater extent, a lack of respect for the customer.

    In this day and age, EVERYONE knows about the diseases that exist at many holding facilities and to simply sell without qt protocols is verging on negligence.

     

    If these places were selling dogs and cats with visible diseases or dying animals, those places would be shut down, animals confiscated, and jail times served.

    For some reason, fish are deemed disposable and replenishable.

     

    I too used to play fish roulette but at some point, I stopped looking at them as objects and began treating them as animals.

    I strive to give them the best possible life under my care that I can provide. I have numerous fish that are 20+ years old and I feel saddened and sickened when an easily preventable disease caused by negligence kills them.

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