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Late posting of Harvest #7 complete. (harvest happened on May 12th) But there's a new wrinkle in the Pod culture. They're CHEWING through the Phyto in record time! (3-4days, from 64oz of phyto to CLEAR.) Harvested 50% of pods, added to the tank. (1st time since starting this venture) 7th Harvest (May 12th) Restarted, and Pods got 64oz of fresh Phyto (May 12th) Notice - Pods (left jar) is fully green with fresh phyto Three days later (May 15th) Pods have basically consumed all the phyto! Notice - Pods (left jar) is basically clear - meaning all phyto have been consumed

It's an old acrylic fish trap I have. Loaned it to Flash21 to catch his fish. Don't think it's been made for years.

I see you're in Springfield. Any chance you're in Portland, or have a way to get some to Portland, any time in the next few weeks? I'm interested in a couple, but I don't have any trips south on the horizon. PM me if you've got some ways to work it out.

from my personal experience with Dino's... Stop the rocket fuel (any form of Amino's, eg: AB+) until after you're above zero on both NO3 and PO4. If you've got to dose NeoNitro every day (matched with testing every day to monitor it), then do it. Lots of people does NeoNitro. Of course, be paranoid about your readings. Borrow a friends test kit, try new reagents, ... don't go off the deep end at once. But I bottomed out my NO3 and PO4's a number of times in 2021, and it was a very bad and humbling experience.

This place is the Bomb. Amazing selection in wide range of sizes.

what size bottle, and how should I think about quantity of copepods in each bottle? Pict?

I missed it, by less than you did. So I was < 3.7 seconds. (Yes, I was sitting there constantly hitting refresh too) and **AMAZING** job this trio. Thank You! @SuncrestReef, @CuttleFishandCoral, @Gil&Fin

I agree. Time to upgrade, soon. My suggesting is you jump on this thread. Seriously, Welcome to this fun hobby!

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Welcome to Oregon, and welcome to PNWMAS!

When I upgraded to an iPhone 13 Pro, the three cameras no longer fit in the standard clip on kit. So I'm now using this one, which is bigger and works great. https://www.saltwateraquarium.com/2021-extra-wide-52mm-smartphone-coral-lens-kit-4-lens-w-storage-box-orphek/

Don't forget about the 9 tutorials he's written and posted to R2R. Super helpful. (This is a search on R2R, in Articles only, for author SunCrestReef) https://www.reef2reef.com/search/3268058/

Please add me to the BackUp list.

Harvest #6 complete. still adding ~32oz/day, all is well.

The selfish side of me says, No Way! The friend side of me says, Congratulations for starting and running a successful business for >20 years - and being able to sell it, and enjoy life. There is a way to have the best of both worlds, travel and a reef tank. Just hire a maintenance service. No matter how long you're gone, tank will be three running and waiting for you when you get back.

Your plans sound good. I grew up catching bluegill and crappie. You haven't lived until you bring home canoe paddle size crappie! Super fun.

Sorry this happened to you. This is not the right way for any of us to behave.

Adaptive Reef offers them on their website. I haven't bought any, but filed the link away for future reference. https://www.adaptivereef.com/plumbing

I'm interested. PM sent.

I was there when these pieces were "made" (accidently snap). It's a beautiful coral, and already looks good glued into my newly created Stag Corner.

Phyto harvest #5 complete. All continues well. Still adding 32oz / day to the tank. (most days) I use 250ml from each harvest, to restart the next batch (three cups on the left feed the three empty jars in back) I put a safety culture into a single new water bottle, in case I crash. (red label, saved for three weeks) The ~rest goes into 32oz bottles. (seven visible)

A few years ago I hunted down my water source, and signed up for water quality reports. I'm a TVWD customer. (west side of Portland, just north of Beaverton) Besides the numeric's, I found the source info interesting. And changes that are coming in the future. Sources: Portland Water Bureau: Last fiscal year, TVWD purchased about 5.95 billion gallons (72%) of water from the City of Portland. Portland’s primary source is water from the Bull Run watershed in the Mt. Hood National Forest. Portland also uses pumped groundwater from the Columbia South Shore Well Field next to the Columbia River to augment the Bull Run supply when needed. Joint Water Commission: Last fiscal year, about 2.37 billion gallons (28%) of water came from the Joint Water Commission (JWC), which is jointly owned by the District and the cities of Beaverton, Hillsboro and Forest Grove. JWC water sources are Hagg Lake and Barney Reservoir, as well as the seasonal flow of the Tualatin River. Water from these sources is treated at the JWC water treatment plant located near Forest Grove. Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR): During the winter when water is plentiful, TVWD stores treated drinking water underground in the aquifer surrounding the Grabhorn well on Cooper Mountain. During the hot summer months, the stored water is pumped from the aquifer to help meet peak water demands. The Grabhorn ASR well is capable of storing in excess of 300 million gallons of treated water. With an interesting note for my future: A new water source is coming in 2026, when TVWD transitions 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 at ourreliablewater.org. The Portland Water Bureau has started changing their drinking water treatment process. These changes will make the water less corrosive to lead and other metals in plumbing by adjusting the alkalinity and pH of the water. Learn more at tvwd.org/corrosioncontrol. Here's a clip from the email I got, with the link to the report: Thank you for enrolling to receive water quality updates. The 2022 Water Quality Report is now available at tvwd.org/wqreport. This publication summarizes the findings from more than 6,000 water samples taken in 2021.

What kind of copepods? In my battle with dino, my research summarizes down to: Tisbe copepods have been directly observed to eat dinos Tigriopus copepods do not eat dinos. (but are generically good, and thus excellent additions)