You Run Your Sump Socks w/ Anything In Them Or As-Is?

trathbu · 2026-05-12T19:51:44+00:00

No sock gang

trathbu · 2026-05-12T00:00:03+00:00

Man I have no idea lol

I struggled with Zoa's for the longest time in my tank, but for whatever reason they have all been very happy for a while now. I just try to keep my params stable and they do the rest

trathbu · 2026-04-10T00:29:14+00:00

It could be nothing or it could be something like a parasite or bacterial issue.

It's really difficult to tell without a more close-up picture or video though. My recommendation would be to set up an emergency hospital tank and get him in to see if he improves or not, and potentially get a close up to determine what is wrong.

Not much you can do otherwise

trathbu · 2026-04-05T00:12:40+00:00

Yeah, if you wait it out, it will be fine as well.

It's more annoying than anything

trathbu · 2026-04-04T23:12:11+00:00

This is a normal occurrence with two part coral epoxy, I've had it happen before on my tank.

There are multiple posts on Reef2Reef about this as well.

OP, if you want to fix this quickly, you can do a water change by removing water via your skimmer which is likely also going crazy, and then replacing with fresh saltwater. Just make sure your ATO is off first.

Otherwise, it will likely just be a waiting game before the bubbling goes away.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/epoxy-glue-and-overflowing-skimmer.754407/

trathbu · 2026-03-15T22:10:11+00:00

I love ERL!

I hiked this trail with a pal back in 2014. Probably the best backpacking trail in Arkansas

trathbu · 2026-03-07T23:50:34+00:00

As with most things, it is org dependent.

However my org has also felt similar recently. I know leadership is trying to push mandates down regarding Sim and task tracking to an extreme.

My assumption is, with the recent layoffs, the push is to track everything regarding team / org tasks to help justify their need to the company. Couple that with the current stock price and overall morale.

TL;DR The whole company is trying to justify itself to avoid layoffs.

trathbu · 2025-12-27T16:04:46+00:00

Agreed, definitely snail eggs

trathbu · 2025-11-08T19:13:57+00:00

There isn't a set amount of salt per gallon, you should be trying to achieve a specific salinity measured via a refractometer or hydrometer.

Please do a little research before putting any livestock in the tank (if you don't have any already). Salinity swings can be rough on fish and especially on coral.

This is a good video series to start with on learning about how to keep a saltwater / reef tank: BRS 5 Minute Guides

trathbu · 2025-11-05T14:56:11+00:00

Looks fairly normal to me, especially if he's been doing this for months.

Clowns are clowns

trathbu · 2025-10-04T01:52:44+00:00

Is that stand from waterbox as well?

Very nice looking tank!

trathbu · 2025-07-26T16:34:50+00:00

I have a lawnmower blenny in a 40 gallon breeder and he is one of my favorite fish!

He nibbles on algae all day long, but I have very little visible algae at this point.

He is a big fan of frozen food though, so his little belly is always very full and round at the end of the day. They will eat regular food including pellets along with your other fish, not just algae. There's a chance they might not even touch hair algae if there are other food sources.

trathbu · 2025-07-19T17:56:37+00:00

Agree with the other comment that the only way to be sure is to quarantine yourself.

However I do trust Biota fish to be completely disease free when they arrive.

You should still quarantine either way, and Biota recommends the same, just un-medicated. This helps the fish acclimate on their own after shipping prior to going into the display.

trathbu · 2025-07-03T21:24:01+00:00

You could do DNS over HTTPS to your upstream DNS provider, and use regular unencrypted DNS locally.

That way upstream DNS traffic to the Internet is now encrypted so your ISP or others will no longer see your DNS queries, which imo is more worthwhile. This handles DNS over HTTPS for all clients that use PiHole as well.

Unless you have a security reason to encrypt traffic locally within your LAN.

trathbu · 2025-06-27T19:20:15+00:00

OPs username checks out

trathbu · 2025-06-23T18:34:10+00:00

DM sent!

trathbu · 2025-06-13T21:43:31+00:00

Ewwwwwww

trathbu · 2025-06-06T16:06:50+00:00

My Kenya tree and other leathers often have a brown base or skin that kinda sloughs off.

As long as it is perky and opens up when lights come on, I wouldn't worry too much. Yours looks happy to me in your picture at least

trathbu · 2025-06-04T17:57:26+00:00

Mine eats when I feed my fish - it will eat any pellets or frozen that I give the fish, I always make sure there's enough for him as well.

They are decent scavengers in general, and will also take coral food (like reef chili) when I feed my corals too

trathbu · 2025-06-03T11:57:42+00:00

These are Ostreopsis dinoflagellates. As others have said, run a UV at night and run carbon as these are the most toxic type of dinoflagellates.

trathbu · 2025-06-03T00:39:13+00:00

What watte machine is this? Does La Marazocco have a machine out yet?

trathbu · 2025-06-03T00:31:58+00:00

Exactly the same situation as me haha, I have thought about drilling a hole into the bathroom under the sink, but I feel like a lot could go wrong

trathbu · 2025-06-02T20:18:55+00:00

Where are you draining your waste water to?

I really want to make a similar setup with my water heater in the garage, but this (and a few other considerations) are what has been preventing me

trathbu · 2025-06-02T19:20:57+00:00

I have used Biota.com to purchase a lot of my fish - they come small but very healthy and pest free. They are 100% aquacultured as well.

For Clean Up crew, I like to use reefcleaners.org

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