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  1. Video: Kessil AP700 Preview/Review

    I got to check out the newest Kessil LED last week, which will be on display at MACNA next weekend. I was impressed by the look it provided.

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  2. Bus Tour - it's really fun!

    For the third year in a row, our club got a chartered air-conditioned bus and spent the day visiting a few LFS (Local Fish Store) that are club sponsors. We visited five stores that day, and I ended up with more fish food and a couple of new corals. With 50+ of us shopping that day, I'd estimate that we spent about $7500 supporting the local economy - which is a great thing for those stores. And the best part, I remembered to film it.

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  3. Alkalinity Swing

    I recently had an alkalinity swing creep up on my reef. Normally I like to keep the tank around 8 dKH, and yesterday I noticed the duncans in my frag tank (part of the same system) were closed up. One bad habit I've developed over the years is to watch the corals for indication of problems instead of water tests each Saturday like I used to perform. I need to get better about that. I did a quick check with my Elos Alkalinity test kit and was shocked when it hit 21 dKH. So I tested again, and ...
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  4. Video: 22 months

    New video posted on the melevsreef youtube channel. This just gives you about five minutes' to view my reeflings.

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  5. Day 669 - 22 months update

    The reef continues to do well. I mentioned on the first what I'd done for the reef. I treated the tank with Phosphate Rx to knock down PO4, and have pretty much only kept up with wiping the glass down every couple of days. The CO2 tank ran dry so last Friday I refilled it at the liquor store, which maintains the lower pH in the calcium reactor around the clock. I'm keeping that level at 7.0 to dissolve the media gradually.

    Here are a few pictures. Note the clarity of the water ...
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