steveweast

How about bacterial processes affecting the results? Hanna results are instantaneous but ICP takes days, weeks or even a month. Could bacteria within the sample over the long shipping time diminish the PO4 results? I know that that all my ICP test results show lower than Hanna too.

I used a GoPro 10. It can shoot in 4K.

Actually….I shot that video entirely on a GoPro….both inside and outside of the display tank. They are good up to 30 feet….so they are limited for diving, but work great for our aquariums.

Aug 2023 400 Gal Mixed Reef https://youtu.be/XYaOJs_Fe3Y

I’ll send them a link to my recent video….although I have been making changes recently.

Maybe. I haven’t seen Vic in years.

Mine is really too small to frag. It does have several new branches but still needs time to grow out. To tell you the truth, I find it a little ho hum. I think that the Oregon tort is more blue. That could change as it grows out though. For me….Jake’s full grown colony was more interesting in shape rather than color.

I’ll be there. Looks like we can buy tickets at the door.

I purchased the Oxolinic acid online from Cascade Pond Supply. A simple google search will get you there.

It is my understanding that Oxolinic acid is a more targeted antibiotic that targets gram negative bacterial issues (like STN and RTN can be) along with brown jelly issues on LPS. It is similar to cipro (which targets everything)…but less harsh. It has been around a long time but is mostly used on koi fish. The in display tank dosage that I was instructed to use was 1/2 gram per 10 gallons…..three treatments every other day…..then the typical water change and carbon. Oxolinic can easily be sourced online. It goes for about $1 per gram. There isn’t much information out there on reef use. It’s just now being looked at as a less harsh alternative than cipro. I was having an issue with some base up STN and some brown jelly on a torch…..and this treatment stopped it cold. I learned of it from my conversations with Jake Adams before his fateful Bali trip. He was using it in his studio on similar issues. I believe that he was turned onto it by Chris Meckley. Your mileage may vary…..this is more of a cutting edge treatment. I’m sure that good bacteria could be affected as well….which could open the door to other issues like Dino’s. Much is unknown right now. I rolled the dice and it did work for me on both the SPS and torch though.

The Newberg hardware store on HWY 99 (maybe an Ace) has a large selection.

Nope. Just the livestock.

I went back to my roots with just a regular mixed reef. I just converted my old empty 400-gal coldwater tank which was just sitting there housing spiders for years. It's still a work in progress....but getting there.

I started again about 8 months ago after about a decade gap. I guess it never really goes away.

This tank is mostly Puget Sound livestock (55F temp) with some Australian temperate boxfish.