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  1. Balling equipment isses, take 3

    Back in Nov 17th I posted about some issues I had with my Balling dosing pump+hose. Well... those were not the last of my issues.

    On Dec 1st, I was greeted with this "beautiful" view as I opened the cabinet where ATO and Balling reside:
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    Not good huh?

    Initial inspection, turning the pump on and observing, revealed the silicone hose had burst open, with a hole pointing towards the cabinet wall.

    Why? ...
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  2. Aiptasias did survive in the sump

    Back in Jan 6th I posted a blog about how Aiptasias had apparently been eradicated from my tank, since I hadn't had peppermint shrimp for 2 months and no Aiptasias were found neither in my sump nor in my DT.

    Well, up until Oct 9th, when I added peppermint shrimp to the tank again no Aiptasias had appeared in the DT nor in the sump.

    But, on Nov 24th I spotted this in my sump:
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    Yep, Aiptasia. So, either that one was hiding ...
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