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I'm heading there for the first time myself since MACNA was cancelled. I already purchased my tickets.

I just bought the DOS to do just that. I'm not a wiz like some at setting tech stuff up so it takes me a minute to figure it all out. I have not had time to hook it up as I'm working on my water mixing/changing station and that is taking some time to get that all plumbed in and calibrated. The Trident for me has been the best purchase. My tank has been more stable since getting that. I actually won it from BRS at MACNA in Orlando. I was so excited as I had been wanting one since they came out.

Neptune had a watch live on the maintenance and that is what they suggested when the Trident was first launched. After doing some studies, they determined that maintenance can hold out. It explains all the options. I have had my Trident for over 2 years and it still runs like a charm. Been a gamechanger for me. My 300 gallon mixed reef runs very consistent now. . Here is the Utube link:

I have a 300 gallon acrylic tank with 1 inch acrylic. I have been having difficulties finding magnetic reef shelves that will work with this tank. After doing some research and contacting numerous companies, Reef Rax advised me that their large shelf rax will work. I purchased it this morning but should have probably asked before my purchase if anyone has purchased rock shelves from them. If you have, what has your experience been with their product and the company in general? Thanks in advance for any information.

I use one. I could not get my PH above 7.8. Once I added it, it's now up to 8.1. I also have air line tube drawing outside air into my skimmer. I have had the airline on it for about six months with no change. As soon as I add the CO2 scrubber, it immediately moved up.

Epleeds. What size is your tank? Currently, I'm getting 500 PAR at the top, 250 par in the middle and about 125 at the bottom. I'm just thinking these ReefBreeders are not getting the ends of my tank. Looking for something wide in spectrum. At what lighting percentage are you running your G4's?

Good morning! I have a quick question. I have a 300 gallon acrylic mixed reef. For lighting, I have the 61" Aquatic Life Hybrid T5HO lighting system. I have ATI bulbs for the T5 bulbs and currently using ReefBreeders for the LED's. I was considering switching the LED's over to either Kessill or Radions. Which would be better in a fixture such as this?

Thanks Lynn. I was wondering as I ordered 4 as well and had not received them.

Try Tanks for Your Business. Not sure if they move location to location but they did do a move for me from one part of the house to another and did an excellent job.

I left them a message. Keeping fingers crossed.

I just heard from Artfully Acrylic and they no longer do maintenance like this.

Looking for suggestions on company's that can turn around a buffing job of a 300 gallon Tenecor tank. I have to have this done ASAP as the tank is getting installed on Feb 2nd. I tried and failed and doing this myself (using NOVUS 3 part). I have left messages for Artfully Acrylic and Pimped out Aquariums. I would like for them to come here to complete job but if not, I can load up and deliver.

Thanks so much! I'm going to mount them vertically into the canopy. Should I stagger them to cover all the areas?

This week my 210 aquarium bracing snapped. I have it together right now with clamps preparing my 300 gallon tank for it's replacement. I want to use my current lighting I have on my 210 knowing that it will not be enough for the new tank. The new tank is 32 inches tall. 30 inches wide and 72 inches long. Currently, I have 2 Evergrow IT5060's on my tank. I have had great growth with these lights and want to keep them on my new tank, HOWEVER, I do know that this will not be enough given the footprints of the new tank. I need to add some additional lighting to get the lighting down to the bottom of the tank. Any suggestion on what I can add? With regards to coral I have: Different species of chalices, montiporas, mushrooms, toadstools, Bunch of torch, frogspawn, duncans and hammer coral. Thanks in advance for the guidance.

I normally would not post pictires of my tank as mine is not nearly as beautiful as the others I have seen on here. My basement flooded 2 1/2 years ago ( not because of fish tank) and the tank had to be moved. Well the whole thing crashed and caused me to lose all my corals and my eels. I was so heartbroken. I was able to salvage the fish thankfully as I have had them for about 7 years Since the reboot things are coming along nicely. In October I went to the Triton system and purchased the Triton44 sump by Trigger systems. I'm still having issues with Nitrates and Phosphates and not really sure it will ever go away as my fish are large. My Vlamingi tang went blind about six months ago (I'm thinking maybe the new LEDs caused this or a severe bacteria infection) i have to hand feed him every day twice a day. Thanks to Copps for telling me to keep trying things as he stopped eating and I could not figure out why.

I used Tanks for your Business up in Gaithersburg. Their number is: 301-654-3474. I used them when my basement flooded and I had to move the tank from where it resided in the basement to a room in the basement that was not impacted by the flood. They did the tear down, move, and set back up in the new area and then did the same thing in reverse when the basement was fixed. Not sure if you are just looking for them to move the tank or move and setup. They were very professional and did a fantastic job. I still use them for monthly tank maintenance.

Lost power for two days. I bought a generator two years ago just for this reasoning. Never had to use it until Friday. I'm sooo glad I had it. Fish never knew anything was wrong. Everything on tank was powered by generator along with internet, computers and whole downstairs appliances. Never a problem. Generator handled like a pro and only went through 10 gallons of gas. Best money I ever spent to protect my investment.

That is correct Molcott. I did start with the baseline. For some reason the Alkalinity shot up while the calcium maintained the correct parameters. BRS had the same thing happen. I do the Triton testing once a month. While pretty much is everything in line. I do not see that alkalinity testing is part of the testing. I do dilute each element with R/O water and have that stored in seal tight containers until I use them.

Thanks Tom! That’s exactly what I needed. I was dosing them equally and that when the alkalinity shot up. When I watched the BRS video they said the same thing happened with them but did not say how they fixed it. I have the base elements; which you cannot combine 3 a & 3 b

I have a 220 with the triton44 sump. I was dosing 8 ml per day. My calcium was maintaining between 415 to 430. My alkalinity shot up. I stopped dosing. I just need to know which part of the Triton basic elements has the alkalinity and which part has the calcium so I can stop dosing the part with the alkalinity

I did use Instant Ocean. I have not done a water change since October. I started with 8 DKH and 450 Calcium.

Good day. I wanted to reach out to the club and specifically those of you utilizing the Triton method and ask some questions. Along with a Question about combining the Red Sea Coral Nutrition program. First question I'm having a heck of a time trying to keep my KH balanced with the dosing of the Triton Basic Elements dosing system. I try and get my calcium up and when I dose all the elements (1, 2, 3 a & 3 B) my KH shoots up. I have gotten my KH down to 10.73 but need to get it back down to 8 to begin dosing again all the elements. Which of the elements contains the alkalinity? I have tried reading those bottles and their website but can not for the life of me figure it out. The second question I have has anyone combined the Red Sea Coral Nutrition program with the Triton method? Have you had success? Do you only dose the Red Sea Reef Energy A & B? Should I not be doing that. Sorry if I sound amatuerish but am when it comes to the Triton Method. I want to do it successfully. I even went as far as purchasing and installing the Triton 44 sump by Trigger Systems as it has the bigger refugium section. LOVE IT! Any help would be appreciated to steer me in the correct direction.

I won the frag rack and I LOVE It. Thanks so much for donating.

Thank Tom for this information. I ordered one today. I have done the Triton testing and when I get the results of this one, I will compare the two and see how accurate this one is. If the results are the same, it's nice to know there is a cheaper version as I would like to send my testing in more often but do to the costs I only do about every three months.

PM for 2 boxes. Already paid! Will pickup at meeting.