SuncrestReef

I have not started dosing anything other than calcium and alkalinity, and target feeding my corals a couple times per week.. I've thought about dosing other elements, but my corals seem happy so I'm hesitant to do anything new. I also think my auto daily water changes with Red Sea Coral Pro is probably giving the corals some of the other elements they need.

See this thread: http://www.pnwmas.org/forums/topic/44569-february-pics-from-pdxmonkeyboys-meeting/

You could use dead acroporas as forks.

Wow, that's a huge decision, but probably a good financial strategy. It's such an awesome house, so this is a good time to get the most out of a sale. I'd be happy to re-home or short term adopt your smaller fish like the anthias and tailspot, but don't think my tank is big enough for any tangs. And I always have more room for smaller frags. Good luck!

Thanks for documenting this. It’s fascinating to follow!

Wow! We may have found our winner.

Bump. Who hasn't posted their final measurements yet?

It's unlikely the nudibranchs will find their way into the sump. They tend to cling tightly to the rocks.

I stumbled across this 1.5 hour video of all sorts of unique marine creatures in Indonesia. Incredible footage!

Feel free to bring any side dish or beverage of your choice, but it's not required.

Don't worry Sean, you can come see the frags you didn't get in my tank at the August meeting. 🤣

If you aren't there, who will be bagging the frags? (I always assumed Holly has some dirt on you to make you do this)

I always wonder what her neighbors think when all these people show up carrying buckets and/or walking out with small plastic bags. 😂 🚔

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In my experience, I didn't notice much impact on the aiptasia for the first couple weeks, but then a few prominent ones mysteriously disappeared over night. After 2 months, they were completely gone. Just be patient. Also, you will rarely see the nudibranchs. At night with a flashlight you might see one or two on occasion. They're really good at hiding.

Woo Hoo!!! Last time I showed up a couple minutes early and there were already some people in line. Maybe I'll just set up camp in your driveway on Friday afternoon to guarantee my spot! 🤣

All the planning in the world doesn't matter if you don't pay attention to the "This Side Up" markings on a Gyre...🙄

I know a lot of members have been in the hobby for a long time, but I'm curious to know the longest a single tank has been running amongst our members. 10 years? 20 years? 50 years???

I'm not sure you should be running at your age! 🤣

Sean, you don't look a day over 79! Happy birthday! 😃

We all know that @albertareef look.

Kids are welcome! We have a 1 acre lot so the kids will have plenty of space to run around or play lawn games.

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First I accidentally killed my pipefish. Now, while swapping out my powerheads for routine cleaning, I didn't notice that I put the spare Gyre in the tank upside down. When I turned it on, it shot a jet of water about 12" straight up out of the tank and onto my UPS battery sitting on the floor. (It normally pushes water sideways and down). I quickly turned off the Gyre and wiped off the UPS with a towel. I flipped the UPS upside down so any water that went into the air vents would hopefully drain out. The UPS seemed fine for about 20 minutes, but then suddenly my entire tank shut down and the UPS started squealing a horribly loud alarm. I unplugged it and tried to turn it off, but none of the buttons would respond, including the alarm silence button. I had to disconnect the battery to silence it. For now I have everything plugged into a wall outlet, and thankfully I still have my whole house generator in the event of a power failure, but there's a 30 second delay before the generator kicks in which is why I still want the UPS. Looks like I'll be ordering a replacement. Another rookie mistake I won't make again...