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thanks, Pedro! So were 9 days out of 14 in. I will do a 30% water change this upcoming Monday. the corals are visibly happier. I still have not put my skimmer cup back on, although they say you can after day 3. The many years ago I used it, I remember the tips turning white, and dramatically wilting algae away. This time it’s not as dramatic, but it is working, the algae is simply disappearing. the tank looks clearer, the water looks clearer, and nothing seems to be effected except for the algae. Hopefully this will be a permanent fix!

For whatever reason, that frag tank keeps popping up with algae. I've broken it down, and scrubbed everything, and set it back up again. I've added a giant CUC, and I've even done a skimmer and aggressive water changes, and added an MP10 for flow. No matter what, it always starts to take a hold again. So I've started a fluconazole treatment. It doesn't look like bryopsis, but at this stage, 100% natural has not been working on this particular tank. It's only been 3 days, but I'm going to keep my skimmer offline. No visible differences yet, other than the coral seem to be "brighter" or more opened up. This tank also grows coraline really well.

Wow, next update everything will will be out of the water

Thanks! I have a little frag tank (11gallons) as well, but there’s no plan for it.

Wish I had some for you. i think it’s still like the good ol days where you can get it for free, at least i hope so!

I bought some orphek lenses for my iPhone. Took a bit of messing around to get what I wanted, and not there yet, but brats breaking out the DSLR…

I’m in Hyattsville. About a mile from the NE DC line, and college park the other way. Tropical Lagoon in Silver Spring is probably closest, but I only buy food from there. I’m still a big coral guy, I’m down to a 33 gallon tank, so I’ve got 2 ORA clowns that I’ve had for a decade, and a captive bred cardinal fish.

My new tank is setup for filter socks. They seem to be doing a wonderful job, but are also the bane of my existence. Two questions: If you have a roller mat, how frequently are you having to replace the roll? Does the cost outweigh the maintenance time? Changing out filter socks isn't really that hard to do, and once they clog up, my sump gets very loud, letting me know it's time to change them. I could essentially spend another $60 or so and have enough socks on hand to only have to clean them every two months or so. I guess I'm wondering if the roller mat technology has gotten to where it's worth it, especially on a smaller tank.

Expensive is relative. You're going to pay more for QT'd, especially prophylactically treated fish. I honestly don't know how anybody can do it properly with a brick and mortar overhead, and make money. - I agree with Miggs, Reefescape is doing a great job. Visited the store for the first time last month, and it's one of the cleanest shops I've been to in a while. - Capital Exotic Fish is in the process of breaking down all their saltwater stuff in DC, might check with them and see if they have any fish left. - Exotic Reef Creations I think has slowed down/possibly stopped all together on their fish. As far as I know, they were the only local place that was doing a 100% proper QT. I also don't know very many hobbyists that properly QT everything that goes into their tanks anyways, don't know how important that is to you. - Blue Ribbon Koi, but I have not had much interaction with them since I moved to MD 5 years ago. - Supreme Reefs does fish, but I have not had much interaction with them since I moved to MD 5 years ago.

The SPS you have is pretty hearty stuff, once you regain stability, I suspect it will bounce back great. I've been on the fence about getting a trident. FWIW, the darth maul porites has always seemed to enjoy lower light. Used to be a very expensive piece that nobody seems to care about anymore, glad to see it's still kicking around.

Things are looking good! If I've learned anything from my downsizing, it's trim, baby, trim! If you're gonni is starting to sting and extend, then trim it back. I have NEVER had luck with gonni, up until I have had one for like 2 years now that generally does OK, but at night extends out fully, but never during the day. I also had a ton of angelfish, so we will see if anything changes, I'm starting to see polyps on SPS that I've not seen before

Thanks, I cant see whatever you posted! I don't think it really matters now, I've been tracking data for a few weeks, when I had a smaller metrics sample, it seemed more important, but now that it's just day #1 data, I can chalk it up to "Oh, that's because I was setting them up and calibrating" vs every other day!

Tank is doing great. i replaced the pinwheel on my RO skimmer and it’s dead silent, and performing wonderfully. Never saw a cycle, and I’m starting to get algae every few days, so cleaning the glass more frequently. hooked up my ATO and top off box, evaporation on this tank is way less than on my 80, which was essentially open (tank and sump) so this makes sense. i installed the Apex and DOS, and have been keeping rock steady numbers at 9.1 dKH and 450 for calcium. First time ever I’ve been able to consistently hit the same number every day for a month, so that’s a W for the DOS. There’s x2 new wall hammers, a golden one, and a yellow one. I’m maxed on space already, so letting growth happen and trimming back is the only way forward. Looking forward to growing out the SPS. thrilled the Gig stays in the corner, hope it continues to do so. iPhone 14+ photos

Yeah, I think you can plug it into anybody’sapex and have them “clear” it for you, but I’m not positive.

Sure, but you’ll want to get into it no matter what and see. somebody more Apex Savvy then me can probably answer better, but I suspect you can have a friend with an Apex connect it to theirs and reset everything for you, but wouldn’t you rather just get it figured out first if you have to do it anyways?

I'm right there with you, I agree that there doesn't seem to be anything that needs fixing. Keep an eye on it on the chance you see rapid depletion, etc. As Forrest Gump would say, "one less thing..."

I'd be skeptical that the TDS meter is calibrated, but if I'm being honest, I'd probably roll the dice in that situation as well! I'll just throw out an oz of prevention is worth a lb of cure, that way if it comes back and bites you, I look very wise.

Lord of the Reefs!

Even if they’re sitting wet, I’d absolutely replace them, at least the DI Filter and the RO membrane. I’d be shocked if you got a 0 TDS reading. The filters will continue to break down over time, even if you’re not using them.

From what I can tell, it's mixing at 1.025, clear, nothing in solution, and then over the next few days it continues to drop a few points. I did move the bags from a box and pour them into a bucket, I don't know if that has any effect. Either way, looks like I've gotta wait a few days until I do water changes after mixing salt, not a problem. FWIW, I pulled the ATO off the tank and it leveled out after 2-3 days of evap, I had a few pieces of SPS brown out, but they should bounce back in no time. I have ATO hooked back up and salinity and alk have been rock solid for the past week since this post.

Love to see it! Cool idea @Kathryn Lawson never heard of that before!

Nems gonna go where it wants until it’s happy!

This. probably abut as much insurance as using friends, but I’ve used Task Rabbit for tank moves at my house.

That's great customer service, love to hear it!