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    Are Sumps Worth It?

    I agree with sneezebeetle the pic below is my first tank and it’s a Fluval Evo 13.5 gallon and does not have a sump. It’s an all in one tank meaning there’s three chambers to the side of the display tank that you can add your media, pump, and other things. My first chamber is a media basket with...
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    RFA

    Agreed that they will attach to just about anything but generally they seem to migrate toward the substrate and attach themselves to an area that it has something to anchor it. Even on the bottom of the tank under the substrate. The first one I acquired I had originally placed it on the rock...
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    Is it a bebe starfish?

    Well if you don’t like them and you start to get a sizable population of them you can always get a harlequin shrimp they will eat them until they’re gone. But after that you’ll have to feed the shrimp other starfish to keep it alive because that’s all they eat is starfish. I’ve read and heard...
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    RFA

    Where did you initially put the RFA? Generally they like to be by the edge of a rock on the substrate and attach themselves to the rock under the substrate. I have two of them now and each one stayed generally put where I placed them. I put them by the edge of the rock by the substrate so they...
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    The Economic State Of The Reefing Community

    In the meantime everybody else has to pony up the related costs...
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    The Economic State Of The Reefing Community

    It’s that speculation that raises the prices of everything else in the hobby. Just like the housing bubble with so many people having a lot more disposable income it’s easy to pay cash for a house and flip it and flip it again hence raising the prices of homes in general. Back in the 80’s there...
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    The Economic State Of The Reefing Community

    I can’t find the post right now but I’m pretty sure I saw a one polyp Zoa going for $450 and comparing it to almost $2000 on some website as if $450 is a great buy. Really? Who would pay $2000 for one polyp of any color or hard to find Zoa? Probably someone who is obsessed or someone with plenty...
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    KP Aquatics?

    Anyone heard of these guys or bought any corals or inverts from them? They sell online and are from Florida.
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    Here is something different

    The pic shows my rock flower anemone spawning, which is not unusual, but in the upper right corner you’ll see my clown fish eating the spawn released from the RFA. This is actually a screenshot of a video that I was trying to upload but I didn’t know how to do that here. The clown fish has...
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    Old Tank Syndrome

    Seems like I hear good and bad about the product not sure what to do about that in a nano system.
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    Old Tank Syndrome

    Here is an excerpt from the article by Julian Sprung about water changes: Water change Old tank syndrome symptoms can be an effect of insufficient water changes. While it is true that we can manage the accumulation of nitrate and phosphate, remove water staining organic substances, and also...
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    Old Tank Syndrome

    Here is another link on advanced aquarist the same year in 2006 but in October by Julian Sprung. The first link I posted from advanced aquarist was by Mike Paletta. https://www.advancedaquarist.com/2006/10/aafeature Has anyone tried or is using the triton method? I’m just wondering without...
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    Old Tank Syndrome

    I didn’t know about this stuff. This is the kind of information I was looking for. Is the pic I attached the product you are referring to? Seems kind of expensive on Amazon. So I’m assuming in your opinion it works pretty good? Form what the product description says it sounds like it’s bacteria...
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    Old Tank Syndrome

    Basically in a nutshell the article from advanced aquarists talks about the lack of husbandry as ONE of the culprits for old tank syndrome. I realize good husbandry will avoid many of the problems such as high phosphates and nitrates, detritus buildup etc. Blowing the rocks off is something that...
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    Old Tank Syndrome

    So I’ve been doing some reading on advanced aquarist and came across this article in the link below: https://www.advancedaquarist.com/2006/5/aafeature2 I noticed there was a few old threads on this forum as well and the article in the link above is from May 2006. Maybe there is more current...
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    Pics partially download in view slides

    Thx for your time steveb!
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    Submersible pump with metal parts?

    A way to check if they are stainless or titanium is with a magnet. Depending on how the screws were made and what type of material of stainless and or titanium they were made from the screws shouldn’t attract to it. At the very most it should be a small attraction if that’s what the screws are...
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    Pics partially download in view slides

    Still does it after purging history and data(n)
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    Pics partially download in view slides

    Could be the silly culprit but so far it seems to be consistent on on my end.
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