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The more I think about it that chlorine number is insane. Typical tap water has 4 parts per million. Because 5 parts per million is unsafe for humans. And coral and fish are way more sensitive than fish to chlorine Help me out here. Am I reading that chart wrong

Did the company that did the icp make any recommendations. And I’m curious about your chlorine. Why would there be any at all. Do you top off with strait tap water ??? I ask because I believe chlorine is deadly at .3 ppm and you have 19503.1ppm. That seams completely off the charts

I am a fan of Florida aqua farms. They sell culture discs. And they will stay perfectly fine in there dormant state for six months so having a couple on hand is nice in case of a crash

Stylos. Are peaceful (as far as corals go) and don’t fare well against other corals but they can usually handle other “poras” Touching them. I say this of course with a grain of salt as all corals are individuals (I know... odd thing to say about a colony based animal) but I’m sure you...

The “live” in live sand survives because it is dormant in that state. But with that said. You can use dry aragonite if you are using established live roc. you will still go thru an ugly phase but it should be greatly reduced with the live rock. Best of luck with your new build and Keep us...

So it’s true. Even the best of us can make silly mistakes

If it’s a branching. In many cases you can cut it up with a decent pair of diagonal cutters

Is it a wall hammer or branching

I’m doing better each month. Thanks for asking. Glad to hear the crab is eating. Good job with the worms. Great to hear skimmer is going well. Looking forward to seeing pics of your tank full running and teaming with life

I understand were your coming from Pauli. But if that is a bobbit worm. It has to go. They can and will eat everything in the tank. Ocean has the advantage of numbers and elbow room and can survive a predator like the bobbit. Unfortunately aquariums can’t

Diana. Any more photos of the crab. Looks like an emerald crab to me. But the poor thing is missing so many parts. It would be easy to ID if he had one of his “thumbs”. Unfortunately they appear to be missing. Emeralds have a spoon shape on the part of the claw that is hinged. They scoop sand...

Love it. Fresh ideas are awesome. And your rock work looks great

Truly hope you all have a productive happy year and wish good fortune on each and every one of you. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

No matter the heater. I am a firm believer in a controller. I use the ink Byrd but suppose any dedicated controller on top of what ever your heater is capable of doing is the way to go. To much a stake with the heater. Just can’t skimp there and since there dosent seem to be a heater out...

Great thread Mark. I will definitely add mine to the list. Unfortunately I am not in NJ at the moment to give the machines stats. but I can tell you it’s about 9,000 watts. And is battery or pull started. Runs on gasoline propane or natural gas. One down side is even though it’s portable. It...

If you truly want easy. Get a bot. Can use pretty much any test kit. And it does everything except refills the solution bottles. Also more accurate at reading the results than you or I. Not cheap. But it’s may be my favorite piece of equipment. It has taken the hassle and inaccuracy out of my...

Happy Birthday buddy

Any VOC can cause a reaction, discomfort and even death. And yes it can and will effect different corals differently. Since no changes have been made to the tank I think the VOC is more than just likely what happened. Very sorry to hear Mark. Hope it all bounces back. One thing concerns me...

Happy Birthday Freddie (Nano 1908) Seriously hope you had a great day. Enjoy the holidays. And see ya next year :dance:

FYI. For those who care to know... (of course below is not referring to our beaches hahaha but very interesting just the same) The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Council recently voted in favor of a measure to preserve 38,000 miles of deep sea coral habitats off the Eastern Seaboard that are instrumental...