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Asking purely for my own knowledge and hopefully to help others (not trying to be a smart-ass). If you use live rock from an established tank and live sand (pre-bagged stuff) couldn't you have a very quick cycle (I guess I get the point that it wouldn't be an instant cycle and there would be...

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@Kstar86 have you been checking for ammonia? Having patience is the biggest thing in this hobby and it seems you are doing a great job there. As you used live rock and live sand, you very well may have insta-cycled the tank. That being said, no harm can come from taking it slow

Fish food and feeding was the leading topic for tomorrow’s meeting as well. Maybe something a few of us who are closer to each other can do together as it seems you get a ton of food this way as well

Welcome! I like your aquascaping! Is that the RS-100 sump? If so, I have the same one and it holds a good 10 gallons with my skimmer on. As others have mentioned, the sump is great for hiding equipment. If the heater fits down there, you can move it to get it out if the display tank. This is an...

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Hey Everyone! Kinda late to the party here. I'm lucky where my wife and I can both work remotely. Work is really busy, but I can't complain as I know many have it much worse than me. It is interesting working from home full time with two young kids (3 and 6). They are going crazy, but we...

Thanks everyone for the feedback. Can I change my vote? lol. Feeding would be a great topic. Update: I did vote for feeding. I guess I was thinking ahead ;)

I’ve been doing a lot of research on fish food and it seems even the good brand frozen mysis and brine shrimp cubes aren’t that nutritious. Saw BSR and other videos on making homemade fish food. Also saw that Rods Food can be a good alternative. What do you guys and gals do in terms of ensuring...

I think that is all of our problem. Lol. Good luck with the build. Excited to follow along!

New member here. What time do the meetings usually begin? I'd love to attend.

Sorry to hear that ☹️ Yeah, this entire week sucked. On the bright side, weekend can only get better

I have noticed a little more evaporation since I made the change. Nothing drastic though in a 75 gal. I don't have an ATO yet, but that is the end game and then you don't need to worry about it at all. For me, I would usually top the sump off in the morning and at night. I've been noticing...

https://rossiaquarium.wordpress.com/2020/07/09/diy-mesh-top/ What I used and my experience. I love the mesh top!

Awesome fish room. When the kids are older and on their way outta the house I hope to do something similar in my basement!

WOW! Yeah, it has already grown a lot since I got it. But don’t they drop a branch it it kinda free swims until it attaches elsewhere? I’m worried about it taking over but don’t want to get rid of it either...

I actually just saw that. Looking at YouTube videos on them now. Do you need a controller to ramp up and down the intensity (dawn/dusk) or can that be done through the lighting system itself?

Yeah. The Viparspectra keep coming up on all my forum searches as well. Sounds like for a four foot tank two 165s would be better than one 300, right?

No worries. I can see if my LFS has one they rent out. Phosphates are a little high (.45 but have phos-guard running now). All other parameters were just checked and came back good.

So I really screwed up with the lighting.... Knowing how picky and analytical I get over things (and that it puts me way over budget), my wife and I agreed to give a LFS a set budget(ish) and have him work on getting the gear we needed for our tank. I have to say I'm quite happy with...