SuncrestReef

I'd be concerned about parasites. I guess if you completely dry it out that may be less of a risk. My other concern would be that the seaweed species is completely different than what most typical tropical fish are expecting due to the cold waters of the Oregon/Washington coast.

Just to clarify, what you listed as a Netgear WiFi Router actually looks like a Netgear WNCE-2001 WIreless Adapter that is commonly used to connect the Apex Classic to an existing home wireless network. Correct?

I'll be in on Sunday to pick up mine and the one for @Lexinverts at his request.

I’m hoping for a “Mystery Egg Assortment” pack. 🤞😬🤣

Agreed. For reference, I just purchased a RMS mount for my new ReeFi and it was $93 alone.

Try catching one with a net so you can examine it out of the water.

I'm guessing they are orange tigriopus californicus copepods. Every time I add live copepods into my tank I'm always amazed at how fast they can move.

Unfortunately the two photos were all I had from the same angle, but one was taken in the evening and the other was mid day. So it's a combination of different ambient lighting in the room, different LED spectrum, and I think one was taken without my orange iPhone filter. If I had planned ahead to do an exact comparison I wouldn't have introduced so many variables.

Before: After

Last year my tank had a brown jelly outbreak that killed about 20% of my corals. At that time I looked at samples under my microscope and saw the Helicostoma nonatum ciliates commonly associated with brown jelly. It took about a month to get things cleaned up and my tank back to good health. Today I saw symptoms of brown jelly on a hammer coral that's already lost about 3 heads this week. I took another sample to view under the microscope, and sure enough I found those same ciliates. However, I also found some much larger worm-like creatures swimming rapidly in the sample. Any ideas what they are, and if they are good or bad? See this video from a single drop of water:

I reduced them to 80% acclimation over 7 days. I have no scientific analysis whether that's the correct amount, but just following gut instinct.

My 3rd RMS mount arm arrived today, so I finally have all 3 ReeFi’s mounted. Looks great!

This has been covered in the Neptune Community Forums. It's called a toggling momentary switch, and requires some virtual outputs to track the current state. Here's a modified version for your light: [Light] <-- EB832 output controlling your light If Output ToggleSet = ON Then ON If Output ToggleRst = ON Then OFF [ToggleSet] <-- virtual output Set OFF If Switchname CLOSED Then ON If Output Light = ON Then OFF Defer 000:01 Then ON Defer 000:05 Then OFF [ToggleRst] <-- virtual output Set OFF If Switchname CLOSED Then ON If Output Light = OFF Then OFF Defer 000:01 Then ON Defer 000:05 Then OFF You need to hold the push button for 1 second to toggle the light, and you need to wait 5 seconds in between turning it On and turning it Off. It can be tricky because if you hold the button too long it will toggle on and off and on and off. I agree with @GreenJeans that a physical toggle switch is a simpler solution. Source: https://forum.neptunesystems.com/showthread.php?25351-Push-button-on-off

Yes, as @albertareef said I have been using my Trident to both test frequently and to dynamically adjust my dosing throughout the day. However, one thing you can do to help smooth out swings is to adjust your dosing schedule based on your lighting schedule. Prior to using the Trident, I would test alk & cal once per day each morning at 9am. My daily swings didn't look bad and I was pretty happy with it. However, after setting up the Trident, I quickly learned how much the alk was changing throughout the day and night in between my daily tests: The red dots show my manual testing schedule, and the orange is the automated Trident testing. These daily swings are caused by the corals are soaking up way more alk during the afternoon and into the evening. Compare the lighting schedule below with the alk for a single day: To combat these swings,I adjusted my dosing schedule to add more when the lights were on, and less when off: You said you occasionally test every few hours. Have you determined what your daily swing looks like, and have you adjusted your dosing to compensate? While I didn't directly address your question about long term stability, I believe more stable daily conditions contribute to longer term stability.

I use Tropic Eden Reefflakes. It’s available in a variety of sizes: Aragasnow - 0.5mm Tonga Special Pink - 0.8mm Miniflakes - 2.0mm Mesoflakes - 2.7mm Reefflakes - 3.0mm Reefflakes Grand Select - 4.5mm For my tank the 3mm size provides a good balance of not blowing around but still looks nice and snails/shrimp/fish can still work with it for cleanup.

It looks like the same power adapter is shared across many AI light models: https://www.amazon.com/Accessory-USA-Adapter-AquaIllumination-TwentySix/dp/B075JDB9T3

The problem with all chemical treatments is that you need to have physical access to the aiptasia. The majority of mine are in places I can't get to or intermixed with corals. That's the reason I'm going the predator route.

Last year when I had an aiptasia outbreak, I added a dozen berghia nudibranchs to my tank and they wiped out the aiptasia in 2 months. This year, the aiptasia are back, and I added more nudibranchs but the only difference is I now have a melanurus wrasse, and I think the wrasse has hunted down the nudibranchs because I'm not seeing the same progress as last time and haven't seen a single nudibranch at night for over a month. Last time I would frequently find them with a flashlight at night. Now I'm considering adding a copperband butterflyfish to see if it will help. I've read they can be hit or miss on attacking aiptasia. I've also read they can be difficult to quarantine. And I've read they can sometimes nip at LPS. To be honest, I'm not terribly concerned about my LPS since I'm going more and more towards all SPS. Questions: 1. How successful have others been with copperbands for aiptasia control? 2. Is it worth the risk to add a copperband without going through quarantine? Any other advice?

Yep, that's pretty typical in my setup where the Trident controls my DOS for 2-part. Cool that you can also achieve it with a calcium reactor.

I'm in !!!

I've been amazed with the AirPod Pro noise cancelling capabilities. I have a John Deere lawn tractor and I always listen to music while mowing the lawn. After upgrading to the AirPod Pro's, I can barely hear the engine and need to pause the music when I'm starting the engine to know when to release the ignition key. I'm sure you had a funny story to tell when you returned to the conference call! 🤣

Mystery solved!

Wow, I have never heard of this happening, and no idea what could cause it. Have you examined the network port on the Apex to see if there's any corrosion or debris inside the socket?

Pretty cool. During lockdown, I've spent some time just staring at and exploring the small pond in my back yard. I haven't taken any samples yet, but it might be fun to see what I can find under my microscope. Mostly I just enjoy listening to the multiple frogs in my pond. 🐸🐸🙂