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https://youtu.be/DFo_1FXhLY4 was the latest video talk. This one is great too. https://youtu.be/6ZN3VnVuaGU

Lookup telegraham on Instagram/YouTube. He has great talks and videos on this exact topic. Lots of great options depending on how far you are wanting to go. He just even was talking about the power loss from the plane that landed in the power wires and how the rare exception shouldn't mean you don't have a plan. @telegraham

Even chaeto in larger chunks break apart or been small size chunks? No reason it shouldn't thrive with nitrate/phosphate that high realistically. Chaeto really only needs light, nitrate, phosphate, iron, and small amounts of other trace to grow.

You aren't losing your eye sight sadly. After the Hawaii ban on most of their fish species the prices shot through the roof and sadly even with the ban ending on select species, the prices will probably stay up since they were still selling just fine at the higher price.

That would be RO water not RODI water I would think. DI isn't typically used on drinking water as a heads up.

Depends on the tank build and size. My 220G miracles they said 3/4 white stryofoam and my IM 25 lagoon recommend a thin yoga style mat.

Welcome and looking forward to seeing what you do with these nano/pico tanks for sure as they look great already!

I got the Bashsea SS-60 sump last year and I like it. Lots of cord management holes and dosing holes. They even now make one that fits filter rollers versus the one I got that is socks. I have no issues with it. The literal only complaint is the return pump chamber is small, but nothing other than that. There are definitely cheaper options out there, but it feels very solid. Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk

Agreed with what was posted above. We all go through it. My new 220G is covered in green rock at the moment as well. It is all part of the cycle and completely normal. Definitely make sure to get some clean up crew and even pods in there as they are great scavengers. Aaron

Dang always heart breaking to see this. Lost plenty of smaller colonies in my time with SPS. That is how Rik Leishman got out of the hobby too. This is my biggest one lost. Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk

Centreville aquarium gets live blackworms in. They are first come first serve and sell quick, so best bet is to call ahead.

The new owner of Tiki dropped the site since it was part of the deal of him buying the store and he really didn't want the hassle of it. Many just went to the various FB groups. So RIP Richmondreefers.com. Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk

Just have to double-check, but have you tested with two different tests to verify that reading. That does seem to be a bit ridiculous of a drop when you upped your doser. Were the jugs of ESV new before you left? Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk

Im not too far off 95 in North Stafford if wanting some simple acros and such.

This is always such a touchy topic these days for return pumps. Do you spend 300+ on the "name brand" pumps or spend 300 or less (sometimes way less) on one or two pumps. On my 80 frag I started out with my old trusty Jebao DCT12000 (this pump is almost 7 years old now and still works like new) and it worked great. I then switched in my even older Mag18 (over 10 years old) since I needed a controllable pump elsewhere and who doesn't love a double duty pump/heater combo. For my 220G I am setting up I highly debated getting a nice Sicce/Vectra/Octo return pump, but at the end of the day they can just as easily fail like the cheaper china knock offs. Sure they have a warranty, but that doesn't help while the tank is down. So I was able to buy two DCP18000 return pumps for the same cost as one L2/Varios 8. Hard to beat having a complete new backup. Just my 2 pennies and thoughts.

Since tapes use some form of glue adhesive and the only glue adhesive we strictly use in the hobby is cyanoacrylate, I would lean on the side of caution of trying any tape at all. Now silicone sounds like it might work for exactly what you are trying to attempt, just going to have to give it a some cure time. Plus it is fairly easy to remove silicone with no damage to the filter.

I still have a pair of DA Reef keepers running. I would possibly be interested in some things since all I have is the brain and one power bar on each system I have up.

Looking great man! Really sucks what happened to the original tank, but the 300DD has been known to split at the seams long term, so I think it was just meant to be. Plus the Planet Aquarium tank is a much much better tank in build and quality. I guess I need to sit down at some point and start my thread too

Looks great thus far man. I too need to get to work on getting a build thread for my 220G that I am setting up. Still waiting on plumbing to come in before I get water in it. Don't make your scape too nice or I may have to convince you to come help with mine. I really dislike aqua-scaping. I am having my wife and son give it a go while I work on plumbing/setup. I run the emerald39 on my 80G and it really is a good sump for the money. Can't wait to get some tester frags in there

@tonkadawgnice tank choice and absolutely need to catch up with you at some point. I am across from HH Poole Middle school.

As Lynn already stated the Alkatronic and Mastertronic are a set just as are the KH Director and Ion Director from GHL. The Mastertronic and ION Director are near impossible to find at times. I know personally the ION Director is still working through the people who pre-ordered the units last year. Neptune Trident is the most available out of the group, but is a different animal in that you need to have an APEX to use it which definitely adds to the up front cost and it only does testing with no option for dosing correction unless you buy a separate Neptune doser as well (referring to ALK specifically). The KH Director, Alkatronic, and the not mentioned KH Guardian (The KH Guardian is the cheapest up front ALK tester/doser available) all have the capability to test and dose to correct low alkalinity in a standalone form. The KH Director and Alkatronic both have cheap DIY reagents and supposedly so does the KH Guardian, but I have heard the KH Guardian can possible be bricked due to some dye coloring in their reagents. The trident only does three tests (ALK/CAL/MAG) vice the Mastertronic and ION Director which test more. Heck you could also even throw the Reefbot into the mix if that is still around since its is a big testing machine. All in all I guess you just need to decide what is most important to you or the direction you are going to head since they all are very capable units. Personally I like the look, feel, and phone app of the GHL units (hard to beat a good German engineered product) and don't like the shape/design/orange color of Neptune stuff which consequently also ruled out the Alkatronic/Mastertronic for me too. The only big perk for me with the Alkatronic/Mastertronic is they are all fairly concealed so while bulky, definitely do have a clean look. Also the GHL setup is the only one of the group that can be added to a controller later on if wanted that is tried and true. The Hydros still has bugs to work out so I don't even see that as an option yet when compared to Apex/GHL. Just my 2 pennies.

I think glass cages is in NJ. I would be interested to see who all does make glass tanks local if any.

Isn't this sheer amazing. Love it that nature is still trying to thrive!

I'm in the same boat as a few others here and I dose Neophos and NeoNitro on a doser. I am more afraid of 0's and dinos than I am elevated NO3/P04 levels. Don't be afraid to get a doser (yes even the cheapy Jebao Dosers) running. Just do proper calibration to know what you are getting and start slow. I am SPS dominant and am currently dosing about 70ml of each a week in an 100G system. Aaron

I would bet Blue Ribbon Koi would have them since they do carry plumbing parts in store.