SuncrestReef

Nice looking tank!

They need something to hold onto, so not sure how that would work out. They normally crawl along rocks.

You will need more than one berghia nudibranch. They need to breed in order to effectively hunt and feed. They actually work in "packs" to attack aiptasia.

My nudibranchs arrived shortly after I posted above. (I ordered mine on Sunday night) They arrived alive and healthy. The packaging included a heat packet inside of a styrofoam lined box, then a sealed plastic tub with the water bag inside: Everyone always says they never see their nudibranchs after putting them in the tank. Here's why...watch how they can disappear in a tiny hole:

I've seen a few posts recently from people looking for berghia. FYI, they are on sale for 50% off with free shipping for orders over $75 at SaltyUnderground today. Usually the shipping cost is what puts people off buying them online. See https://saltyunderground.com/product/1-4-inch-berghia-nudibranch I gave up on using my laser to eliminate aiptasia since I can't get to the ones hiding behind rocks or in my sump. I still zap the ones I can see - just for the pure gratification - but I ordered a dozen berghia to hopefully control the rest. Maybe someone should put together a quick group buy if you don't want to spend $75. Just wanted to give everyone the heads-up on this deal!

Ha Ha! It looks like they're slow dancing.🤣

I've added several new corals over the past month. Here's an updated full-tank video:

Looks like you have a lot of room to fill in! Where did you get that acrylic lid?

Thanks to @pdxmonkeyboy for an excellent frag swap/meeting. Awesome house and amazing tanks! And thanks for the "frammer" frag. Here are some of the photos I shot from your reef tank:

Just curious, did you pick up some test kits at Seahorse today so you can check the water parameters on your own? That's a long drive from Hood River! If you did, you should test the parameters of some freshly mixed saltwater so you can gauge how water changes could adjust your tank water parameters.

I found this YouTube video about the filtration system for their jellyfish tank. Pretty cool setup: I should have tried to get a behind the scenes tour while I was there.

When I entered my street, it couldn’t find it. But then I replaced SW with Southwest and it came up. Just an FYI to others if you run into the same problem.

I have my Reefer XL 425 about 3.5" from the wall. That gives me just enough room to reach behind it if necessary, but I wish I gave it about another 1/2" like you did.

Added!

Yes, it’s working for me now. Cool! Thanks.

FYI: here’s the error message we see

I’m in San Diego for the week, staying at the Catamaran Resort. Their restaurant has a large cylindrical jellyfish tank, about 5 feet diameter and 6 feet tall. The jellyfish are about 8” to 14” each, and just mesmerizing to watch while eating lunch. Take a look:

I’m in San Diego for my birthday, so my tank sitter is dealing with the crab drama. For now I’m enjoying fish tacos, margaritas, and a great sunset. Who knows what I’ll find when I get back!

Wow, if my math is correct, that's 1,240 gallons once the big tank comes online. Even without it, that's still a lot of water. Photos, please. 😀 Welcome aboard!

Every aquarium sold should come with a complimentary orange filter for cell phone photos. It would do wonders for the industry.

I have a hard time believing this is actually a 5 Watt laser. 500 MilliWatts perhaps, but unlikely 5 watts. Mine is a 4000 mW (or 4 Watt) laser and it cost significantly more. I did a ton of research before buying mine and found a guy on YouTube who frequently tests popular lasers with a sensor that reads the actual laser power. Many that said they were 3 Watt or 4 Watt were actually 300 mW or 400 mW. Apparently there are a lot of mislabeled products out there. The seller doesn't say what class this laser it. See http://www.laserpointersafety.com/laserclasses.html. You will want a Class 4 laser.

When I posted last month's update, my frag was doing well, but about a week or so later it started browning at the tips. I'm guessing this was due to parameter swings after I did several large water changes in late December/early January to combat the brown jelly outbreak. It has recovered a bit, but one branch did lose some flesh. I've also noticed my red bug infestation has now spread to this frag. My new pipe fish still haven't gone near the infested frags, perhaps because they're in higher flow areas of my tank. I'll probably give them about a month and if they haven't started grazing on the red bugs I'll need to try Interceptor instead. I highly doubt I will win this growout contest.

OK, things have escalated between these two. Right now they are stuck in a standoff where the hermit crab has clamped down on the emerald's claw and is tucked inside his shell. Who will let go first? The emerald can still eat in this situation with its other claw, but the hermit is sort of trapped. So much drama.

It’s no problem on the glass. The beam is only hot at its focus point, and I’ve even used it through my acrylic top-down portal with no damage to the acrylic. I usually hit the aiptasia for about 10-20 seconds, until there’s hardly anything left of it.

The lasers are real, and they do work, as long as you have an unobstructed line of sight to the aiptasia. I started a thread about this back in November with photos and a video of zapping an aiptasia: The only problem is that any aiptasia that grow in spots you can't hit with the laser will continue to multiply.