lynn.reef.nerd

I have this disorder ... when I get interested in something, I go overboard. I started looking at culturing phyto and this happened ... I have Nanno, Tetra, and Dun going pretty well now. I can't seem to not crash the brown ones and just made a new order to try again. Coming this week: Isochrysis galbana (Tahitian) Phaeodactylum tricornutum Chaetoceros gracilis Chlorella I'm in the hunt for a good source of Rhodomonas. While I'm at it, I also started to learn about pods. So far, success on Apocyclops but my order of tisbe and tiger with podyourreef was not good. Took 4 days to arrive and i only saw around 10 that came alive. I will have to look for a better source.

Thank you. If someone want to donate to the lynn's boat fun, i would be happy to get one

YES! My anion depletes very quickly (< 200 gal). I was talking with Tom @Origami about doing an ATI test to see if I really need the anion or not. I don't remember the specifics that he said and don't want to provide wrong answers but hopefully he can explain a bit better.

I would love to! But unfortunately, the house had a lot more issues than we expected and the fish shed build drained us pretty badly. Maybe in a few years . My husband has a kayak .... that should be good until until then

After waiting since February for the State and County to approve, we are finally starting our pier!!! FYI: that is my dog drinking water ... not me ... I didn't realize how long it takes to put in those columns but after 1 week, we only have 6 in . Probably will be a while until everything gets finish.

Thank you!

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Will do Tom!!

A big thank you for the gift certificate! Got a cool frag rack from you guys. Much appreciated!

If you plan to set up a table (tanks, heaters, etc.) see

Love the pics

Consider putting up a build thread so we can see what your tank is like and how you progress!

THIS IS GREAT!

What concentration of H2O2 do you use and for how long do you dip? What would you recommend as a concentration for cipro and for how long? I'm still getting pretty mixed experiences from people on the subject. I just do the "that looks good" approach and would like a more concrete example.

Pretty cool that you have a check list. I'm super worried to go anywhere for long. I'm lucky that one of my neighbor is also a reefer so I will have to schedule my vacation around him Good luck and have a great time.

Thanks Tom. I didn't really think about Molly either but the price of fish has gone off the roof. I wanted something that are utilitarian (algae eater) that doesn't cost an arm and a leg right now. I was also afraid of my nutrient level since my skimmer issue was taking a very long time to remedy. It would be ideal to get some bristletooth in the future. Just need to figure out a economical approach.

Mollies were a success (somewhat). 18 went in to acclimation process for about 1 week and I only lost 2. TBH, I think it was from aggression and possibly ammonia in the tank. I think next time I will try and only do a few at a time. The sad part was losing about 6 of them when they went into the tanks. I tried my best add a powerhead in the acclimation tank, but they still had a lot of trouble with the flow. I plan to get more in the next few weeks. The wild clown I picked up from a local hobbyist on Humble.fish forum did very well in QT and just went in the main system and met his new mate. I got her from a coworker who broke down his tank and she has been a lone for a very long time. They bonded within seconds! I'm pretty happy with the results. Sorry for the horrendous picture. Last minute My husband did make some covers for the frag tanks. This is great because now I don't have to think about all the cord mess I have under there. Why fix a problem when you can just hide it ... right? He used velcro to keep them up. So it's easy to remove and do what I need to do underneath. After months and months of try to source parts for this skimmer, it's finally on and running!!! Except my nutrients ended up hitting close to 0,0 and now I get to deal with dino . On the good note, the Aquabiomics order for the WAMAS meeting came in! I'm super excited to see all the results that we have in the DMV area. With such a big community here, makes me wonder what the diversity is like.

Makes sense. Most of the upgrade would be for folks with the older gen.

Is the lux for all AI primes or just the older version?

Just in case:

They make attachment for sink faucets. Most reefers make water in batches and store them in a brute trash can for use throughout. If your tank is small and you don't want to make it, you can also buy RODI water from fish stores. They are generally around $0.50 to $1.00 /gal. But you have to trust the store that they are replacing their carbon block, DI-resin, etc. timely.

Easier to link a video. This is not a bad one and its pretty short.