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Good seeing everyone! Went to the aquarium after and had Mo's for dinner. Stopped in Depot Bay on the way back and saw an Orca pod. Finished it off with some saltwater taffy. A great beach day!

Same on the food for us. We're going to eat beforehand and go to the Rogue brewery after. Gotta get that KOBE BEEF!

Registered and donated! Looking forward to making a day at the beach of it with the kids. Thanks for the coordination!

It is ridiculous. Contractors are out of control on prices in recent years. Plumbers are as bad as electricians to begin with and the price hikes have driven it through the roof. While I don't disagree, these prices are pretty standard at this point if you hire professionals. You get what you pay for though too. Good work isn't cheap and has a lot of perks that doing it yourself simply doesn't provide. Like a warranty and reputable labor lol.

Wowza!

Quite a bit over, yes... lol. The tankless water heater is really nice but it definitely added several grand to the adventure.

We just had our whole house redone this year. It was about $22k and didn't include patching drywall. That was another ~$3.5k. This was from a reputable plumbing company here in Salem. We also have a sizeable house. This also included a tankless water heater and a recirculator across the entire property as well as a few new sinks/faucets etc.

Whew that hammer... 😗

I appreciate the encouragement! I'll keep y'all posted. Anecdotal at best but we woke up to a very happy tank. Happier than what we went to sleep with last night for sure. The corals seem to be enjoying it so far.

I admit I'm pretty nervous swapping such a foundational aspect on an established tank but I've given it a lot of thought and the 2-part just isn't serving me the way it should. I get tired of using two timers. Either alkalinity or calcium is alternately sliding around and that's not ideal. Chris blew me away at the meeting when he showed me his recent progress so I'm hopping on board. Your tank looks great too Kim!

I switched over today. I have Balling A and B on hand as needed. I hope this proves a little easier to keep stable than 2-part.

The amount of each added together? Yoof, that puts me at over 100mL/day. That seems like so much more than what I've seen a lot of people using.

I'm switching to AFR next week after ~6 years on BRS 2-part. @Flash21is using it to great effect. Seems like a solid product though maybe a little pricier than the alternatives.

Bummer Sean. I tried to wave you down to say hi but you were slammed with the raffle. Hopefully we can catch up in July then! It's been too long!

The tacos were so flippin' good. Group buys were out of control, shop was stocked to the gills. It was awesome seeing the club back in full force after such a surreal hiatus. Good to catch up with some folks and thank you to everyone who helped organize!

I'll be there with my older two. Looking forward to it and thank you to @IntoTheMysticfor hosting us!

Welcome back!

Right behind ya friendo!

That is where the reef is, after all.

Absolutely incredible Andy! It's been crazy seeing that thing fill in.

I hope my cooler is big enough... lol. Good thing I just added a third liferock tree. Thanks for putting this on @CuttleFishandCoraland thanks for organizing @SuncrestReef!

Holly nooooooooooooooooo! I'm so bummed to hear this.

Whoa.

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Nice, always love seeing you raise clutches of clowns. You're good at it!