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Added a bunch of frags from a generous friend. I am hoping these will take off and prove I have my stuff more in control. Also got back some stuff from an LFS where I had given frags of colonies that had died off during the recent unpleasantness! They were happy to let me take them back.

I adjusted the effluent pH of calcium reactor today, it was at 6.7 so I upped the CO2 bubble count a little, trying for 6.5. It never occurred to me that I could just take a cup of effluent and stick my regular probe in it for a reading. Plus, you get to hear the Apex alarm go off when it thinks...

I need to enhance my bubble trapping, since I swapped my return pump I am getting too many microbubbles in the display, even with the baffles in my sump. There was a rock tower thing people were using, a pipe full of rocks, maybe will give that a try.

Doug-- The DCx boxes specifically DO NOT work with the new 2016 Apex, they only work with the Classic model which is one reason I bought that one. Some people have had weird problems with the new gadget too, like having it shut everything down. I am sure these are just teething problems with the...

Two other things -- I bought a replacement cleanup crew from Reefcleaners. Very nice they were generous with the numbers but I somehow didnt pick up on the fact that it didnt include any big snails like turbos, just big nerites and hundreds of little snails. Giving a try, though I am gonna need...

Stuff automated through the Apex so far-- Return pump 3X300W Heaters Skimmer and Bubble Pump Skimmer Nick Wiper Topoff System Kalk Reactor Stir Calcium Reactor Circulation Pump Calcium Reactor CO2 (pH Control) Utility Pump (Water Changes and such) Sump Light

WHERE WERE WE? Q-- So what now? A--I went to MACNA because that usually gets me fired up about my hobby. It didn`t get me fired up this time. This was a sort of small scale MACNA and somehow I wasn`t feeing it. I decided on retail therapy. I went to a lot of Neptune Apex sessions at MACNA and...

SO WHERE WERE WE?..... Its been months since I posted any kind of an update on my tank. I need to summarize whats been going on with it and my new direction. I thinnk I`m gonna interview myself. Q--What happened? A--I continued to try to replicate my early success with acro and coral growth...

In an ironic note my return pump (sequence Dart) seized up overnight! For no reason! I got it to restart by banging on the volute, probably some Ca buildup in there. Lessen Again: Clean the blasted pump! I hate servicing that pump but we have to make a date now....I'll probably just swap in my...

In an ironic note my return pump (sequence Dart) seized up overnight! For no reason! I got it to restart my banging on the volute, probably some Ca buildup in there. Lessen Again: Clean the blasted pump! I hate servicing that pump but we have to make a date now....I'll probably just swap in my...

Today's project was to thoroughly tear down the big Reef Octo 5000EXT Skimmer. I was seeing a degradation in performance including large bubbles in the column, plus a lot of coralline and other algaes growing in there. I disassembled the whole thing for the first time since I set it up and...

I've had some problems with my reef recently. I think the phosphates got high (0.15) but that doesn't explain it. I have dosed some dosing of Lanthanum Chloride, which helped lower phosphate, but it's tricky due to the precipitate. I lost a lot of corals gradually, while others do fine. My...

I added a bunch of new fish with some mixed results. 1) I got a good deal on an adult regal angel. I put it in the tank and within a few days, the other big angels and the purple tang beat it to death. It had a huge gash on one side, first time I've seen that. 2) That p1ssed me off, so I put in...

Target shooting, collecting old gum machines, lately I've been collecting Peter Hedgehogs, volunteering as an EMT is kid of a hobby, I guess. Takes up a lot of my time, anyway.

I have a couple of big Lumenarc Reflectors with 250/400W SE MH Sockets, plus a ton of free bulbs. Does anyone still use MH? Doesn't have to be for reefs! We don't judge! Anyway, $50 for both or $30 each because I'm a tool.

Sorry I only saw you guys the one time. I was visiting my sis in Falls Church so couldn't spend as much time at the show as I wanted to.

I'm getting rid of some external pumps Iwaki 100RLT somewhat rusty but works fine $90 Iwaki 100RLT very rusty still works fine $75 Pan World NH200PS $80 Kangaroo 224 pump with 2 new tubing sets $25

I didn't upgrade that one since it already works with EcoSmart live. The MP40s are noticeably quiter.

My son is having trouble adjusting to college and for some reason that means we have to go see him.

Is there any interest in older VorTech MP40W WWD Drivers? I upgraded to the new style drivers which work with the Reeflink. They could be used to convert non-wireless MP40s to wireless MP40Ws. Would $20 each be too much? They are easy to install.