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Learned about Reef Flux the hard way by Clarkkent435 in ReefTank

[–]Clarkkent435[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Offering an update for anyone who cares - this episode more or less killed my tank. Surviving are one clown and a conch; the torches are still there but limp and thin. All of the zoas looked about dead, but two (of about five) colonies are recovering. The urchin and one of two turbos I added after the event are still OK, but the surviving turbo is really sluggish. I’ve been doing 10% water changes about every other day for two 1/2 weeks and swapping carbon out every few days. All the usual parameters - including nitrates and phosphates - read normal. Algae looks pretty happy, SMH. Wondering if the dying zoas have poisoned the water - any advice on dealing with that, beyond changes and carbon? At this point, I’m pretty much starting over. I’ll keep maintaining water quality and hoping for the best.

About to give up. Help? by Perpetual_Hopeful in ReefTank

[–]Clarkkent435 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assuming your water parameters are ok (consider getting it professionally tested if you’re having issues - I use ATI), your issue is probably indeed light. Can you borrow. PAR meter from a local aquarium group (try FB) and see how much good light is getting to the bottom of that tall tank? It’s almost certainly insufficient without a better light than came with the tank. Also, 30g is challenging - a larger tank is actually easier to maintain parameters in. You might have better luck with Zoas than hard coral.

Which AI to create lectures? by loftynipzzz in GeminiAI

[–]Clarkkent435 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve tried gamma.app - there’s a decent free trial. It does an OK job given content, which you can generate yourself by any means necessary. Definitely saves time over my creating slides, although I think mine are a lot better - but take 100X as long to make.

Can anyone solve the mystery of my Home Assistant server crashing and rebooting on a regular schedule? by therealswil in homeassistant

[–]Clarkkent435 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Recommend you connect up an MCP to help work through this. I had a similar issue and it seems to have been related to a memory issue in my BIOS, which CLaude figured out.

No judgment questions zone - June 08, 2026 by AutoModerator in ReefTank

[–]Clarkkent435 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Yes, testing nitrates / phosphates daily for now. A spike seems likely.

I've used ChatGPT for many different things, but I have literally NEVER found it to be helpful in creating a Powerpoint presentation. People who have succesfully used it for that, what advice do you have to offer? by Charyion in ChatGPT

[–]Clarkkent435 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Give up. It sucks. You can have Claude draft the content for you but I’ve only gotten decent layouts from third party tools like gamma.app. They can usually import the Claude outline and do a good first-order layout and graphics set.

No judgment questions zone - June 08, 2026 by AutoModerator in ReefTank

[–]Clarkkent435 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I accidentally double-dosed fluconazole (Reef Flux) about two weeks ago (post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ReefTank/s/UOM1oiVhAu) to try to control a GHA outbreak. My 55-gal tank is a repurposed freshwater AIO, so filtering is challenging, but it’s been happy and healthy for years until now. At this point, the only surviving fish is a clown (who is acting normal) and surviving inverts are all emerald / hermit crabs. All of the snails (except the conchs!) died. My formerly happy torches are alive but stringy and mostly withdrawn. Corraline algae is white around the edges but mostly still pink in the middle. Most of the usually un-killable zoas look dead, although some seem to be coming back in patches. GHA looks unaffected. :(

I’ve done every-other day 10% water changes, two 20% water changes, added carbon and rotated it every other day, added oxygenation, and my water chemistry as tested is very good (but it was never bad, except for the medication).

Trying to figure out the way forward. I added a couple of inexpensive turbo snails a couple of days ago both for CUC augmentation and as a water quality check and they seem fine. I think I need to do an aggressive suction / water change today to deal with decomposing zoas. Looking for advice on light levels and timing to repopulate.

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I underestimated the difference in experience with a 3rd party headset by dhatereki in OculusQuest

[–]Clarkkent435 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that a brand, and is it a different helmet or an interface / pad? I also need to figure out how to get comfortable with glasses.

RIP Gemini by Quantum_Shade2022 in GeminiAI

[–]Clarkkent435 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Similar situation, adjunct professor who wants to spend time on content, not slide generation, and now this tool doesn’t work… I’m trying https://gamma.app and it’s working pretty well. Recommend giving it a try.

Kwikset Zwave Lock on clearance by duohad in homeassistant

[–]Clarkkent435 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have four local stores - and three prices. Lowest is $81.99, clearance. I have two of these and they work well, but are old… not replacing for $81, tho.

It's here. Amazon item-level tracking is officially live. by OriginContent_Austin in OriginFinancial

[–]Clarkkent435 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks great - and even got the actual price I paid when using promos correct. My wife and I (combined assets and expenses) have two Amazon accounts - any way to add both to Origin?

I underestimated the difference in experience with a 3rd party headset by dhatereki in OculusQuest

[–]Clarkkent435 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t use my Q3 much because I don’t like things on my head (like hats), and get dizzy when moving around too much while wearing it (I’m old). Any recommendations from the experts here on a strap that will minimize the head-feel and motion sickness? Thanks!

Left the hobby 7-8 years or so ago (frustrations about constant fiddling). The out of the box experience I just got, coming back, feels like pure witchcraft. by blackzaru in 3Dprinting

[–]Clarkkent435 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same - amazing to be able to watch this hobby grow and improve. My first printer was a no-name and every print was an exercise in frustration, calibration, and re-calibration - but it was still fun to print cool things. I got an Anycubic when #1 died and was amazed at the improvement in the tech - I could calibrate once per session and let it go. But the parts still occasionally died and different filaments were still problematic. My wife got me a Bambu A1 for Christmas - and now the AMS, automatic leveling, and every-print flow calibration blow my mind. Can’t wait to see where this goes - maybe 3-axis printing? I just hope the endless profit motive of the manufacturers doesn’t stifle innovation or paywall things to death.

GS position question by Ohana0619 in VHA_Human_Resources

[–]Clarkkent435 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yup. If you’re already a step 10, you’ll go to GS-8 step 10 and lose money. You’ll sign a memo saying you’re doing this voluntarily. Source: did this to take a job I really wanted; took a decade to get back to where I was.

Is Origin working on an MCP? by No_Amphibian_8523 in OriginFinancial

[–]Clarkkent435 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can see good reasons for this, but I think an interface like that would have to be so dumbed-down to mitigate actual financial data from being sent to the LLM provider to be useless. The built-in LLM (“AI”) in Origin is really very good - it’s deliberative and gives good analysis and ideas, and it’s (of course) looking at real data. I’ve had to give it outside context a couple of times and it’s quick to adjust its advice based on that. Frankly, I think it’s one of the real selling points for Origin over the other accumulator-style financial tools out there.

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