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Would have gone with a bigger tank/real refugium setup rather than the Red Sea Max.... Plans to fix that mistake are in the works.

These are nassarius snails.... great for sandbed!

Initially I would say female, but I really could use some more photos (preferably with the front dorsal fin raised)

Per Big Bang Theory:

I should have taken a pic after Monday's coral feeding... it was insane... looked like 1 big black puffy ball

He eats some mighty big chunks for a little guy! Seems to like the evening frozen meals much more than the morning flakes.

Luckily I only have to feed twice a day, as the rest of the time my anthias angrily fights with his reflection in the glass.

My Cleaning schedule: Every week (with water change), - Clean bubble trap/mecahnical filters - Scrub protein skimmer (the entire thing) - Vacuum sump Every 3-4 weeks (based upon how things are looking: - Clean bubble trap/mecahnical filters - Scrub protein skimmer (the entire thing) - Scrub all pumps (take them apart) - Scrub all hoses & outputs that connect to pumps - Scrub sump & vacuum Every 2nd one of the big cleanings, I run my pumps in vinegar for about an hour. I am a little mental about things in my tank being clean, particularly since I have a habit of over feeding every now & then.

Well as Adam mentioned, anything put into our tank grows pretty darn fast.... So yes, we need to get started on our upgrade soon!

Quick update, it did have the membrane in there (took some elbow grease to get it off. The BRS system does come with a wrench, but they are for the canisters, not the tube that contains the membrane. Couple notes for anyone who wants to get one in the future: 1) It says to setup your entire system and flush, however, I disconnected the DI part as not to waste it for the hour long flush 2) It does not call for it, but since I am sure there was some dust from the carbon, I did a quick 2-3 minute flush of the membrane, so no carbon residue/dust got stuck in it. 3) The system says that 60 PSI is optimal for this system, if it approaches 40, you should get a booster. When I was doing the flush, I noticed I was only at 48 psi, and after adding on the DI, I was at about 50. We chatted with sachabballi reef and she told us she had the same type of psi when she lived in our part of leesburg (it is a restriction by the city). I have noticed last time I checked however, that the psi has risen close to 60psi (not sure why) 4) I am still making water, bit in 4 hours I made close to 18 gallons that is close to 4.5 gph or 108 gpd (much higher output than than our system specifies (75 gpd). I am not complaining, but has anyone else experienced the same type performance? 5) The tds reading going in to my DI is 7 and going out has been 0. 6) I really like the construction on this thing, and the perks, including the pressure gauge, membrane flush, automatic shutoff valve, dual tds meter, etc. So far, money well spent Here is the one I got: http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/brs-5-stage-plus-ro-di-system-75gpd.html

We have been using ESV's 2 part buffer. You guys recommend BRS instead? The reason we use the ESV, os because you can pretty much find it at any LFS.

LOL... 1/2 the people are saying... aww its cute! The other half are saying: Kill it with Fire!

Think it is going to go where the alligators go

Tannish body, white eyes with a little orange hue around the eyes. black tipped claws. fuzzy body I swear I feel like someone is trying to sabotage my corals LOL

Looks like 0.1 to me... Of course I am so bad at differentiating colors ..