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I have an Apex that only has the very basic setups; sure could use a "Apex config for dummies"

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Don't know if they still have it but Petland did have a great salt sale -> http://wamas.org/forums/topic/72244-cheapest-salt-in-the-dmv/

I've eggs again, probably have the 300 out of 360 days a year. The DaVinci clowns have them on a LR that can easily be removed. Let me know if you are interested.

My 2 pairs of clowns, in 2 different tanks, lay eggs all the time. I only have live rock and they seems to always laid eggs on the very same spot. Any idea how you would entice them to lay it on a tile ? Color of tile ? Position ?

I have these daVinci Clowns... How are they different from Mocha Vinci ? Or are they the same ? Got them from IncrCorals

I found this in my 16G clown fish tank. This tank only has 2 clowns with lots of BTAs. It is a bare bottom tank. Fist pic is taken from above the tank, thus the reflection, What type of worm is this ? It is about 1.5 inches long. Is it bunch of worms wound up to look like one ? Since I don't have corals in this tank, I didn't think is could be of any harm so I've not removed it. I figured I always need more scavengers in this tank and this probably is one.

Later it turns grey and you can even see the eyes of the babies..... then they disappear.. I don't have any other fishes in this 16G. I guess the 2 DaVinci clowns ate them ?

Is there a 2nd Qtr discount ?

I had my Klein for over 5 years. It got rid of all Aiptasia. No problems with corals

Dug up my Apex Receipt and noticed I have a Lab grade pH probe versus a non Lab grade. Would a Lab grade probe last longer ?

I too have used Sterling Glass for various types of glass work and will definitely return. They were referred to me by WAMAS folks, many years ago, for custom fish tanks.

I think my pH probe is ok as I did also verify the pH readings I got yesterday with my Sailfert pH test kit. I did calibrate the probes when I received them about 6 months ago. One year and you should replace your Apex probes ? Mine is not on year yet BUT when is the next WAMAS group buy for probes ? On the other hand, I understand the Neptune does not give discounts

I did what I did because I thought that it was not normal that my pH graph was a flat line instead of have a swing of 0.2 to 0.3 over the night / day cycle. Thanks for all the pointers, Tom. Now I guess I have to r]break open the shrink wrap of my Calcium and Alkaline test kits and start using it ! Yes, I'm the lazy reefer..... and too cheap to buy Calcium and Alkaline probes for my Apex if they exist !

The pH graph from my Apex was showing a range high/low from day/night, i.e. sine wave.can't remember values as Apex just keep track of 1 week worth of data. Is this true or am I just not setting the Apex correctly, I am a Apex newbie even though I have had it for months. Then recently I noticed it was flat line at 7.99 to 8.0... the rest is history.

All seems fine this morning, thanks for asking. Ph has been a constant 8.28 since late last night when I resuming turning on everything, All fishes seem normal and happy but they were never really affected since pH never went past 8.4 in the DT. I do wander if I should have left everything alone when the pH was 8.0. Sometimes it is better to not fix what is not broken.

I added white vinegar in 30cc increments, 3 times over 30 mins. Lowered Ph from 8.87 to 8.6 to 8.47 to 8.29 in the sump. Turned on every thing and now the overall pH is 8.32 My Apex pH probe earned it's cost tonight. Thanks for the vinegar tip,

How much vinegar should I add to 40G of water ?

I have a 156G DT and a 44G sump. My PH was 8.0 so I tried to raise it by adding Kalkwasser to the sump. I over did it and the PH started raising real fast, to 9+ in the sump I turned off the pump feeding the DT. The PH is the DT is now 8.38. I then emptied almost 30 gallons of the 44G sump and replaced it with fresh salt water. Problem is the PH in the sump is still 8.7 and I have run out of RODI water to make another water change. Is the high PH of 8.7 due to the cold temp of the new water ? My setup is such that the skimmer is in the sump and water then feeds back to the DT. Now that the skimmer is off, I am concerned that there is a lack of oxygen to the DT. I do have two power heads running so water is flowing in the DT. How long should I leave the skimmer off ? Any suggestions ? I am thinking of waiting for more RODI water and then do another large water change in the sump water, hoping to lower the PH.

I have a species only 16G with a pair of DaVinci clowns. For a few weeks now, I have noticed these little creatures swimming at the bottom. There are no other fishes. The only other life are a few hermits and a turbo. The previous fishes was a pair of Black Ocellaris clowns; they got moved to my 55G when the DaVincis arrived. While the Black Ocellaris had eggs very often, I have yet to notice these DaVinci lay eggs. Not saying that there were never any eggs as I may not have noticed the eggs due to the many BTAs in the tank. Could not take decent photos due to how fast these guys move. They are about 1/8 of an inch. Here the best video I could make. http://youtu.be/2GkIoa5ItiQ What do you think these creatures are ? They are getting bigger an I have seen them grabbing hold of small tiny flakes.