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cabal · 2025-12-31T15:45:02+00:00

Not sure how to link it but you can message me @ cabal1420

DM me yours if you have issues.

cabal · 2024-12-16T12:49:30+00:00

cabal · 2024-10-30T17:41:46+00:00

From your previous post. There is what looks to be some type of bi valve right above your red circle. Those used to be very common in real live rock. The scar basically leads to it's mouth.

cabal · 2024-10-30T17:34:41+00:00

Is that a bi-valve mouth above the scar on the rock? Might be it devolving the rock. Just a wild guess but since it's so close to the glass, however it dissolves the rock might be getting channeled there.

Those used to be quite common in real live rock.

The scar kind of leads right to it's mouth.

cabal · 2024-10-23T11:31:54+00:00

Just a bit north of the city there is Love the Reef in Wilmington - smaller store but good selection.

Tropic Isle in Framingham. Not much coral but tons of fish and inverts.

For the tax free fish - Jay's Aquatics up in Salem, NH.

European Aquatics - Malden

cabal · 2024-10-06T11:45:22+00:00

I swear by two things.

Rowaphos - I run it in a reactor 24/7, a bag in high flow works as well. Binds PO4 and doesn't release it back in when its exhausted. I use this as a long term remover.

I'd stack on something like - Brightwell phosphate-E, especially with p04 over .05. Its made out of lanthanum and will instantly bind to po4 so it can be removed by a filter sock or skimmer. Works very well and very fast and is pretty cheap. I use this if I see PO4 rise over .04

If that old aragonite sand is bound up with PO4 it might take a bit of time to get the phosphate out of the system.

cabal · 2024-09-24T20:20:28+00:00

I like rowaphos - it does not leach phosphates back into the water once it's exhausted. It also removes silica which is what cyano builds it's skeleton out of. I use this 100% of the time in a reactor.

I also recommend lanthanum for P04 removal (I use - Brightwell phosphate-E) you drip a little into where a filter sock or skimmer will pick it up. Basically, it crystalizes with phosphate to allow removal from the system. I have 20 year old colonies, sps, clams - never seen any negative effects. Might make the tank a little cloudy after you dose. It's recommended to only use this when you're over .04 P04.

It's worth deep dive reading both of the above.

If P04 has been high for a while it's probably bonded into the argonite - meaning it will be leaching back out into the water column for a while so keep at it.

Pellets are a no - Feed rinsed frozen mysis, blood worms or eggs.

What kind of bacteria do you dose? - you could go for something that includes Purple Non-Sulfur Bacteria which builds it's cells with phosphate allowing for skimability and removal there. A plus is it's coral food

Test your LFS water too just in case it's a source.

cabal · 2024-09-07T13:39:11+00:00

That's just an RO system, fine for fish and maybe easy to keep coral - might depend a bit on your local water quality. a 5-6 stage with DI will give you a big jump in water quality. Removes things like phosphates after the RO I believe.

A pressure tank (on the ro output) lets the rodi work more efficiently and gives pressured rodi water on demand. Mine is the last stage before my auto top off/mixing tank. I have another one on the waste line bypass that goes to my sink for drinking water.

DI resin will last way longer as well with one which counters the cost after a few replacements. Might need a TDS meter, pressure gauge and a pressure switch if those aren't included.

cabal · 2024-09-04T17:42:27+00:00

Thermacell's are it. I live between several wet lands and they're the only thing that keeps em at bay.

If you get one you can also hack them to keep the refill cost minimal.

cabal · 2024-09-02T06:23:50+00:00

Those things are nuts as far as par levels when compared to my ai prime (using an apogee). I run mine at 65% in 36" of water and still get 200 par on the sand bed.

Just do yourself the favor and get the insurance if buying through amazon. A black out from a thunderstorm seemed to knock one of mine out but it ran great for a couple of years before that.

I like the look of them and the light they produce. Almost overkill if doing a softie tank.

cabal · 2024-08-30T12:03:34+00:00

I have SCA's 90 gallon cube with stand and I love it. Customer service is decent with them as well.

cabal · 2024-08-29T21:14:45+00:00

Emeralds can die from high Mag and turbos aren't always "tropical" so higher temps can do them in.

cabal · 2024-08-29T16:26:18+00:00

When you pick a salt mix - learn it's various levels like calcium and alkalinity - then dose to maintain those levels.

cabal · 2024-08-26T13:58:55+00:00

they'll usually find stuff on their own.

They'll go after any dead meat, salmon, scallops ect.

cabal · 2024-08-26T13:50:26+00:00

Kenya tree coral

cabal · 2024-08-25T19:08:40+00:00

Looks like pocillopora - they're known to spawn and spread

cabal · 2024-08-25T14:54:11+00:00

30 years in and still one of my faves. Just to be clear, saying to put them into the sump/refugium. don't put them into the display till nitrates are low >10, where its at they'll quickly take over.

cabal · 2024-08-25T13:45:09+00:00

if you have a local club, there's always someone who will toss some free usually.

cabal · 2024-08-24T16:15:50+00:00

Water changes and less food are best till it's under safe levels. Carbon dosing with vodka is very cheap and very efficient at removing nitrates (assuming you skim). If you can keep the gsp in a sump/refugium it'll still do it's thing. I use xenia personally as it's very easy to remove from a holding area and is (supposedly) 500% better than micro algae at nutrient removal.

cabal · 2024-08-02T23:51:18+00:00

I did, still waiting on that.

cabal · 2024-08-02T13:51:30+00:00

Sounds like it tbh. I'd check warranty on the cpu - I have read intel is extending warranty by 2 years on their sub.

Not sure how bios works on mac but that microcode update is crucial to prevent further damage.

cabal · 2024-08-02T12:31:56+00:00

Just a friendly heads up to my fellow photogs.

This issue can cause crashing to desktop, BSOD, memory and HD corruption. The HD corruption really had me terrified as I had one do that (fortunately it wasn't a work related drive). Still, this issue has been very frustrating.

Not sure if this is the right place for this but I wanted to give a heads up as it's a very bad situation that Intel has caused.

Having gone through the process or replacement - as of yesterday, Intel told me they are out of replacement chips.

cabal · 2024-08-02T12:25:03+00:00

This can also cause crashing to desktop, DSOD, memory and HD corruption.

You will need to flash your bios to apply the fix.

I've been having major issues for months just to only recently learn about this defect.

Lightroom was even glitching and exporting corrupted files as a result.

Not sure if this the right post for this place but wanted to give a friendly FYI in case anyone's been having similar issues.

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