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Places shutting down and then shipping basically grinding to a halt led to prices going way up. My wife and I laugh at some of the prices on live aquaria but that is the new reality.
Did a long term blackout as well, almost two full weeks. Yeah lost some corals but got rid of the dinos. What size is your display and what is in there right now? Also, there is an article on reef builders about brining temp up and that seems to help.
Glasscages you will find reviews on both ends, amazing tanks and great customer support to sloppy silicones tanked and the worst customer service. It seems there is no in between. However they will probably be the best price for a custom tank. If they changed management and got better, I would...
Yes we lost corals but we did a short one, like a week, then when they came back two weeks later we did the longer one. We lost sps, our lps and clams were just fine. Some sps made it and look better than ever
Reef builders ran an article that is saying elevated temps can help with dinos. Very new theory so be cautious. We just went with the 2 week blackout with the algae barn dino kit and that worked for us.