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My opinion is that GFO should only be used if you have out of control Po4 levels or a nuisance algae problem. A mature system should find equilibrium around the level your seeing unless the fish load is super high or over feeding is a problem.
The rigs in the Gulf once you get past 40-50 miles offshore in the blue water are loaded with LPS.
Do not see why this wouldn't work as long as the larvae are viable.
Way to cold for any cool fish or peppermint shrimp.
You might get some blennies or skilletfish but that would be about it.
Summer is a much better time July-September would be the best months.
@oguzman my thoughts exactly, this person just comes off as narcissistic.
How dare other people use such inferior salts!
insert gif of Kermit the frog sipping tea here, while I continue to use IORC
The white one on the bottom may be a bryozoan and not a macro algae. It has been over a decade since I had to ID any non-animal that came out of Galveston, but that looks like one to me.
The dark red one should be gracilaria.
Every hobby I'm involved has increased in price the last few years but really seems like 2020 onwards everything has became immensely popular.
People working from home more plus having more free time combined with either saving money from lockdowns / closures and then stimulus payments - add...
I'm pretty religious when it comes to following the same process of testing alk with a Hanna checker. Always store the vials with RODI, rinse with tank water before testing, vial wiped of all figure prints, face the same way ect...
Also have come to expect the variance when opening a new...
Update:
Got a Salifert kit from ADG, did two tests and got alkalinity results in the high 12 / low 13 range compared to the hanna which tested at 11.9 today.
I can only think that the first reagent bottle went bad, or was bad to begin with. I know that I purchased it in September from my BRS...
Background info: 120g / 29g sump. Mostly SPS from colonies to 1inch nubs.
So my alkalinity usually is between 8 to 8.5, but started to trend down into the 7s in late October/November so I figured it was due to keeping the windows open and subsequently getting a nice pH boost and increased...
+1 for Reeftopia.
I bought some frags a number of years ago and was blown away by his reef "shed."
Fully grown angels and Green Slimers with branches as think as your arm, cant recall ever seeing that even in a public aquarium.
Lucky!
Your not far from me and I lost it around 130 In the morning.
Fired up the generator once the wind stopped, hoping that the cloud cover stays and it doesn’t get to warm out.
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