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@lynn.reef.nerd @YHSublime ban this scammer please?

Awesome. I look forward to seeing that build thread.

Do it! What did you get?

Last week I was in Orlando and visited WWC and Top Shelf Aquatics. I ended up getting several pieces from TSA shipped home. Blue & Green Sympodium TSA Grizzly Galaxea No name acro Finger leather Turbinaria Heronensis (Hero Coral) 2 x D. deformis anemone hermit crabs 8 x blue/green chromis I combined my selection with a friend and TSA shipped everything home at no cost after our trip. All items were expertly packaged and arrived exactly as they appeared in the shop. 10/10 would recommend TSA.

Not yet.There is an MP40 on the far right side and also a couple Jebao powerheads on the back that you can't see.

Oh no! Man, that sucks! In my old house I added a water powered emergency back up. It just comes off of the cold water supply in the house and has it's on float switch. NO POWER REQUIRED. It uses water to pump water and drains straight out the drain you already have. More reliable, and cheaper, than a marine battery backup. (This only works if you have a city water supply - not a well - as your well pump will not run if you have no power). This is what I installed. https://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Pumps-SJ10-Discharge-SumpJet/dp/B0013H94MO/ref=asc_df_B0013H94MO/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=193984242218&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6737807743115442258&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9006599&hvtargid=pla-338104954514&psc=1

I’ve been driving pH higher with a homemade CO2 scrubber and Kalkwasser since last week. I moved the probe two nights ago and everything went haywire. I recalibrated with 7.01 & 10.1 solution and the results remain unchanged. I’ll need to test pH manually and compare. I also bought a new probe from BRS as the current probe is 5 years old. Alkalinity remains at 8.4 dKH. The CO2 media looks good but I picked up a new reactor today from a friend. Yesterday I plumbed up the frag tank, adding about 40-45 gallons to the overall water volume. I’ve been dealing with this fish injury/illness the past couple of days. On Saturday afternoon I noticed a curvature in the mandarin’s spine and odd swimming behavior. A few hours later it was spiraling ipward into the water column. Here is the R2R thread. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/seemingly-healthy-mandarin-now-swimming-in-spirals-has-lost-control-of-its-balance-buoyancy.1005777/#post-11716690 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I got it from Randy B. in Severna Park. I think he got it as a wild coral from Soheil. I call it the “Randy B. Rare Neptheidae” aka “RBR Neptheidae.” I haven’t tried to narrow it down from there but the lack of sclerites, the lines along the trunk, and the random babies twisting off I’d guess a capnella. Two of my RBR’s are 10+ inch corals and they drop babies at the same time then stop for a month or two. A baby from the same coral is pictured center (leaning right, to the right of the pajamas). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yesterday I welcomed two new pajamas, a starry blenny, and a second fighting conch. Acclimated everyone for 20 mins and dumped them in. I’ve learned nothing and have chosen to forego QT, again. [emoji1317] Praise be to UV[emoji1317] The pajamas immediately fell into the school with the other five. They are really a delight to watch when gathered together. The blenny found the perfect cave within 30 seconds and I may only see his head for the next few days. Blenny in cave… I’ve lost some acros. The lights were too hot (PAR) and so I raised them a few inches and turned them down. The softies have long stalks and are reaching up for the light now. I’ll have to find a balance. This week I’d like to mount a few pieces that I have on islands in the back and also cut the tips off of my burnt acros. I’ve also lost the birdsnest colony. My gorgeous nem also split. It has the most exceptional bubbles. It’s bubbles even have bubbles. I couldn’t be happier with this $5 nem from the last frag swap at TFP. A few more updates on sponges and corals. The neptheas are pinching off lots of babies that are collecting in one area of the tank and even attaching to the back glass. It’s my favorite coral in the tank and is pictured as the last photo in this post so to have more is a win. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I really like your setup, and those lights look killer, nice canopy design. How are the fish doing? Have you added anything that has an appetite for GHA?

I was finally able to plumb water to both of the sinks in the fish room. Lots of pex ring crimping. Both drain into the same macerator pump. Our contractor is working in the basement today so the tank has been given the serial killer bed sheet. 🫣 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have seen the same thing with my (presumably mysid) larvae. By morning they are swirling around the center of the Vossen and bouncing off of the mesh. This can last for several days as they stay suspended and seem to be unharmed. Not that I recommend leaving them in the trap. Like @Kathryn Lawson, my shrimp have carried eggs yet I struggle to get them into the trap. My return pump ramps down at night and two of my three powerheads turn off. I may shift the light schedule forward two hours so that I have more time to stay up and collect and relocate. Have you seen this breeding site? http://www.mbisite.org/Species.aspx @Kathryn Lawson you may find this link specific to Sexy Shrimp breeding journals helpful. http://www.mbisite.org/Search.aspx?Species=181

Wow - outstanding job. The insert and twist design for the skimmer cup was excellent forethought. This is a much better design than the HOB refugium air lifter that I've been thinking of setting up as a larval trap. I run the vossen trap overnight, but have been thinking of adding an air solenoid and an LED powered by one of the EB832's 24V DC accessory ports. Have you thought about adding timers to the air lifter and light? Reading the title I was hoping you actually printed a "Pelagic Larva". If you do decide to print a larva please send via local post to A. Haynos, Lebanon, PA.

As far as inverts that were intentionally added. There is one sea cucumber, one banded serpent starfish, 350 hermit crabs, 100 asterina snails, 5 peppermint shrimp, five emerald crabs, and 1 skunk cleaner shrimp. At some point i must have added some mysid (maybe from macroalgae or a piece of live rock).

This thread is officially a dumpster fire. There is no way for me to edit the title or previous posts so whoever reads this thread, God Bless'm. @Kathryn Lawson, have you started your Sexy Shrimp thread?