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Mr. Saltwater, on a SaltwaterAquarium.com series, recently raved about the Hydros salinity probe. Without naming names, he said it was the best out there. (He also has a Neptune controller, so you know what he was comparing it to.)

I think I might have figured it out. They look like two different pumps - maybe the Champion version was the original: https://www.championlighting.com/images/product/Dosing%20Pump%20Pro2.png And, the BRS one is newer, with "X1" added to its name...

Actually, they were in last week's BRS Wednesday Weekly Gems offer. They were less than $90, I can't remember exactly. That offer expired yesterday. I am glad I didn't buy one from them, now I can buy two! :) This week, BRS has Reef Factory's Dosing Pump ATO System for $121.79 vs the $202.99...

I've thought for a while that the Reef Factory Dosing Pump Pro was the best dosing pump currently available. Stepper motor, reversible flow functionality, under $100 when on sale, runs independently of a Reef Factory controller, Wi-Fi controllable, minute dose amounts if wanted, yada, yada... I...

Ah, yes ~ good old Tubifex worms. Useless for us, they lasted about three seconds in salt water. They used to be collected from open sewage lines but lost popularity because of fecal bacteria they would carry.

Just sell the rock!

Here's a site that sells live blackworms: https://easternaquatics.com/ I'm not too sure how reliable they are. My LFS won't do business with them. You can buy a 1/8th pound from them and keep them alive in one of these...

Per something I read somewhere, I experimented with some frozen blood worms for my Copper Band. They need to be chopped into smaller pieces. The CB ate them, but all my other fish turned up their noses at them. The Mastick is worth a shot. I got my Moorish Idol going on it. Then I began...

Bulk Reef Supply is having a two-day sale on their house brand GFO HC. It, and I believe their other house branded Carbon and GFOs, are going for $25% OFF. They're the lowest recent prices I've seen.

I get mine at Something Fishy. They usually have some in stock, but you'd better call ahead!

I just discovered that Salt Water Aquarium (SaltwaterAquarium - Aquarium Supplies) is carrying BRS GFO HC for a little less than BRS sells it for on both regular and sale prices. Probably true for BRS ROX Carbon too, but I didn't check those prices.

This AutoAqua has something no other dosers have. It has built-in optical sensors that can detect when a dosing line is empty and then send you a warning alarm that the container housing what you're dosing is empty! Anybody need any cheap BRS Dosers? I find that alarm enough to switch - I...

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ORA Hippopus Clam, 4 inch, $90 https://www.oceansgarden.com/product/ora-hippopus-clam-4-inch/ It'been a while since I saw one offered. Caveat 1: the Banner says "4 inch" but lower down on the page it says 3-3.5 inches. Caveat 2: these babies can grow to 30 inches. (I'd get one myself, but...