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    What the... holy reef light

    Plop in a couple 10k bulbs with blue+ bulbs and crank those leds and you’ve got it made at 30”+ deep Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    hanna checkers

    Phos and alk. Very consistent Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    What’s your TDS?

    600. College station Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    How often do you change your water?

    Once a week. 12% Then once every few months I’ll do multiple 20% changes over the course of a week or so Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    How to fight back zoas?

    I will put 2 tablespoons in about 2 oz of water (little more than a shot glass), and stir it. It’s like warmed maple syrup when ready. Keep stirring though because it’s a suspension not a solution. I work in a hospital so I have access to helpful tools. I use a 4” 5f vessel dilator attached to...
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    The IO Reef Crystals Thread- Precipitation

    I’ve used IO and RC interchangeably now for about 8 years. Sometimes mix between the two. Whatever bucket I happen to grab. I’ve always filled the 2 buckets I’ll use with rodi water, if it’s summertime, it’s hot, if it’s winter time, it’s cold. I never bother with a heater or to cool it. I...
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    How to fight back zoas?

    Kalk paste for the win. I use it to control all corals that begin over growing. Laser was annoying. Too much time just sitting there focused on one thing. Maybe the flow thing was my problem. Because occasionally the laser would reflect onto my arm and it would feel like a fire ant bite. Sent...
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    Submersible pump with metal parts?

    I wouldn’t trust it. I recently bought a new return pump with exposed titanium screws all over. While I KNOW they’re safe it still feels weird submerging them Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Best coral nutrition product you’ve ever used?

    I for sure agree with that. Sunlight and natural seawater lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Best coral nutrition product you’ve ever used?

    I guess if I were to pick a side it would be that one. But I really am against the “this is the best way to run a reef” mentality. People’s budgets, free time, goals, and metric or success are all so different. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Best coral nutrition product you’ve ever used?

    Not the first time I’ve heard of blood causing extreme PE. I wouldn’t recommend it though. Mycobacterium marinum is a very real thing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Best coral nutrition product you’ve ever used?

    I’ve observed similar results running an ultra low nutrient system, with low alkalinity, and supplementing a lot of amino acids, as I have running a more moderate nutrient tank with higher alk and not supplementing as much on coral reefs. I can only surmise the liquid aminos are just filling in...
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    Best coral nutrition product you’ve ever used?

    I won’t claim what they can do for someone else because every tank is different. My water is probably dirty enough that it’s just not needed. But I’ve gone through probabky 2L of acro power, on 2 different occasions, and took a lengthy holiday between, and haven’t noticed any difference in my...
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    Best coral nutrition product you’ve ever used?

    Truthfully I haven’t noticed any discernible difference from any coral nutrition products, despite trying to rationalize how they’re benefiting the tank. I’ve tried the Red Sea products, acro power, KZ, and Elos. Multiple Bottles of each. Using nothing now for about 6 months and the tank looks...
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    Meeting An Anemone's Lighting Needs, Blues Vs. Whites

    Similar to coral, they’ll express different color under different light triggers. It’s hard to say what wavelengths will do what, color wise to a variety of nems. Bubble tips seem to be able to thrive in a very wide range of par. I had one parked in about 200 par for several years and it never...
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    What part of town do you live in?

    Checking back in, anyone from the College Station/Bryan area that us locals may have missed? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Lifereef or other skimmer?

    Bubble king if no lifereef. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    LED Lighting

    That will not come close to the spectrum and likely the output of your metal halides. You should look into the reef breeders photon v2 series for full spectrum, high powered, controllable led lights on a budget in an all in one presentation. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Interesting Experiment

    That’s probably why it grows so slow! And why it’s blue. It’s a temperate reef species! Blue means cold right? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
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    Interesting Experiment

    If they’re both true Oregon tort, then they’re not just the same species but clones of the original specimen. If one is just a deep blue colored fort someone is calling an Oregon tort, then you have two similarly colored acropora tortusa that can tolerate contact Sent from my iPhone using...
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