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is that 30 Liters (8g), or 30 gallons? That was an impressive build. 280, 110 sump, and major remodeling to make it happen. Does it still exist?

** Post OLD Photos of your tank and setup** @mrscuito9833 Inspired this thread, by posting old tank photos from Jan 2010. So I went digging tonight. https://www.pnwmas.org/forums/topic/52649-i-knew-i-had-a-profile/ My history photo is from Sept 1997. 45 gallon, 48" long tank. Lit by four 110W VHO lights (ballast tray, with four mechanical timers on bottom right of stand). Sump is 10gallon tank, return was a fantastic Quiet One pump. Tank is setup as a giant pile of rocks, and that brain coral lived so long it ended up owning >half of future upgraded 120gallon tank. Enjoy, and post yours.

Tank is looking great! looking forward to seeing these grow out. What lights are you using on this tank? The current "white" (new) state shows the LED patterning nicely. This is what my frag tanks looked like, before coraline/algae/etc growth covers things.

Pretty awesome. I've got some old (film) photos of my earlier tanks around. You're motivating me to go digging this weekend and find them. Thanks for sharing.

Dino's no longer overrun the tank. But at the same time, I still get brown dusty gravel - aka mild dinos. So Not Gone, but under control.

I'm also one of those people trying out PNS. I'm a believer in diversity. Still too early for me to judge, but a few corals are sprouting when they hadn't for the past few months. Causation or Correlation, can't tell.

Harvest #35 complete (June 9th) Continuing to add mid-grow fertilizer kicker. Copepod cultures continue to be fed PhytoFeast, feeding daily. harvested and restarted pods This grow was 100% Poseidon Reef Fertilizer, and we're back with fully dark/dense cultures Phyto: Nannochloropsis Oculata (Original Culture, from Poseidon Reef) <-- 3 gallon jars Tetraselmis (culture from @Eatfrenchfries) <-- 2 gallon jars Copepods: Tisbe (Original Culture, from Poseidon Reef) <-- 1 gallon jar Tigriopus (culture from @Eatfrenchfries) <-- 1 gallon jar Getting ready to harvest Harvest Results, look how dark these are Pod Harvest

Sorry everyone, we're already booked this weekend and will miss. Enjoy!

@J-Dog - you posting a May picture today?

** Last Official day of Frag contest ** My Frag Entry, #20. End of May photo (Still living on the same frag rack spot, in display tank. - but Color is great this month) Frag continues to bump out, and fully encrust the plug. But It's not exploded in the last 6 months.

What perfect timing. I subscribe to Tualatin Valley Water District reports, which come out once a year. Guess what mail showed up yesterday! Attaching the report to this thread. TVWD's 2023 Water Quality Report is available at tvwd.org/wqreport. This annual publication summarizes the findings from thousands water samples taken in 2022. Thank you for enrolling to receive water quality updates by email. Join us virtually on July 12 at noon to learn more Joel Cary, Water Resources Division Manager will host an online Talkin' Water episode to further explain the water quality report and how we know your water is safe. A link to the forum and a YouTube video after the presentation can be found at tvwd.org/talkinwater. Future Water Supply Changes In 2026, TVWD will transition away from purchasing water from the Portland Water Bureau. The Willamette Water Supply System will provide high quality drinking water from a resilient system. Learn more about the system and local construction impacts at ourreliablewater.org. water_quality_report_2022_data.pdf

That was also part of my motivation for buying a new RO unit. I bought a unit with a 1:1 rejection rate. Cost a few more $, but then I'm not a Rudy level user.

@goldenbasketreef 3-5gpm is impressive! Here's my last RO unit upgrade.

And here's my thread about my 2022 battle.

Nicely done. I like the color contrasts.

Assuming the DI stage has color-changing indicator resin, and you already own it and it's installed.... Then use it and observe. If the DI get's depleted - my assumption is there's something else in your water that Carbon and a membrane aren't catching. I must be in a lucky location. My incoming TDS is regularly low, and often my DI expired indicator doesn't trigger for a year. For calibration, I use no less than 5gallons a day, mostly on evaporation top off.

whoa! I was going aquarium. All innocent after that. ...

She going to do the All-Green theme again? I throw down the challenge to make it, Everything-Red! (I you hadn't seen her all green tank, it was a looker)

Love the rock work. Plenty of options for bright light, mid light, almost shadow zone. I could even see an encrusting Monti sticking out from mid/bottom zone creating a new shelf. well done, keep the updates coming.

@Eatfrenchfries - here's an opportunity for salt.

It's a drive, but HPS Pipe and Supply, Inc. has an amazing selection. https://hpspipe.com/ 598 W Baseline St, Cornelius, OR 97113

@Stephen Sturges recently had his new tank moved into place. See who he used. (This build thread isn't up to date, but I know his tank is in place - And has water in it!)

Thank you for the kind words, AND for also being at the show.

That's pretty nice! Just posted a bunch of picts from the show.

And did anyone want more photos?