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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)

Welcome! Were are you moving from, and tell us about your previous aquarium experience. Hey wait, I fall into one of those catagories.

Bump. Thanks to a PM, I'm picking up a Blue Steel Stag frag this weekend. Anyone have with Red or Brown stag available? Or another interesting variety.

Phyto harvest #4 complete. All continues well. Still adding 32oz / day to the tank. (most days) Boring photo, just showing the three phyto culture jars restarted (light color on the right hand side). I tried to harvest the pods culture (left jar) on Friday, but the population is just too low. So reset with full two liters of Phyto and increased air bubble rate slightly. (darker color left jar).

Can you shoot me a pict with better colors/lighting? I've got some non-stags in the tank that are teal already. But if it's more Purple, than teal,...

Shawn! One of the bali slimers I have is from you. Went to your page, are you referring to your purple teal stag? Otherwise, I didn't see any others listed.

All, I'm looking to setup the back left corner of my tank as Stag Corner. I've got two versions of green slimer sticks there now, about 3" each. Tank is 6' long by 3' front to back, so there's space to grow. Anyone have 2-3+" stag sticks willing to sell? I'd like some color varieties, including classic brown stag. Brown Stag Red Stags Vibrant Blue, maybe a steele blue look Purple Thanks.

Hood River Rocks! Thanks for the update. (we've got friends who live there)

Phyto harvest #3 complete. All continues well. Still adding 32oz / day to the tank. If you're wondering about the one 500ml water bottle used in the middle of the basket. I'm setting aside this every week as an emergency re-starter culture, in case of a crash. Nanno should be viable for up to 30days in the fridge, so these bottles get dated with a sharpie and I'm not using them. Thus building up a small stockpile. Debate time: Add Phyto during the day, evening before tank lights to out, or in the morning before lights come on?

Heck Yes! it's beautiful out this morning.

I ordered my last batch from Salty Underground. Berghia worked wonderfully for me, for years. And this year they Didn't. I did some research, and turns out Amphipods eat the eggs. And I'd been adding 100's of amphiods per week, for about two months. (setup a regular shipment from a company) So my tank has tons of amphipods, and berghia didn't work for me. That's why I went with two dozen peppermint shrimp. (assuming you've seen my other thread) https://www.saltyunderground.com/8-berghia-nudibranch

What lighting are you running today?

https://poseidonreefsystems.com/ And it's obvious to me you don't have to buy this pre-made everything from them. But I wanted it turn key, rather than stumbling through the learning curve.

Phyto Harvest week#2 complete. Looking good. I'm adding ~32oz of phyto a day to the system. (~350 gallon total volume, 250gal display tank)

Did you add any lettuce nudibranchs, or have any reason for one to be a hitch hiker? I've never seen one just "show up." If not, I'd start by assuming Pest.