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Today was catch up on everything that needed doing. Had to get a sump built, fix my darn sprinklers, get a frag into an Interceptor bath, clean the skimmer and do all my water tests. The tank is doing very well, numbers-wise:



I tested Magnesium with my Salifert kit, but also did a test with a borrowed Red Sea Reef Foundation kit that Wes lent me. It still reads way too high (1600ppm), even with his kit. I'm going ...

How many of you out there have ever sat in front of your tank and sighed, remembering how exciting the hobby was when you got your first tank set up? Recalling the hours you spent staring in wonder at the infinte diversity you poured your heart and soul into building into your reef. The countless water changes performed, the meticulous testing you did and redid hoping that stubborn nitrate test wouldn't turn red. Even something a simple as seeing your first limpet stuck to the glass and thinking ...

Is it time to change your RO/DI filters? I date my system each time they are changed out, to help me keep track. They should be changed every six months, so I'm actually a month late in doing so. Whoops. However, the TDS reads zero, so there's no reason to worry, right?

Wrong.



After turning off the water source and opening the valve after the system to bleed off the pressure within, I removed ...

Ok so everyone in the reefing world knows that black friday = new reefing equipment

Anyway...I'm thinking of buying a biopellet reactor, or at least the kit to convert my BRS GFO reactor to a biopellet reactor, but I am still a bit lost in all of the info regarding biopellets. Hopefully you guys (and girls) can help me answer some questions regarding biopellets.

#1: What is the best brand of biopellets (money not being an issue) and why?

#2: What is ...

Over the weekend, I had a quick trip to Fort Myers Florida to speak to the SWFMAS club. They coupled the talks with a big frag swap, and I got a little crazy. I came home with two types of Macro Algae, about a dozen SPS, a dozen ricordias, and a giant Gorgonian. Here are all the pictures.

They were put in quarantine for about 20 hours, then dipped in ReVive for 10 minutes prior to being added to my reef last night.


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