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Coming back to this hobby...it won't let you go
jaggedfire replied to jaggedfire's topic in Reef Keeping
Thank you Tim for the welcome and links. I have tried to stay up with all the research, watched a million videos and did managed to keep my 20L tank with some livestock running since 2014....up until this freeze wiped me out. It is nice to see the acceptance of important bacteria is and not just 'you have to change 10% water/week' gaining ground. -
It has been some time since I saw the faces or spoke with some of you guys. Lots of new faces and site has changed a bit! Few years out of keeping a real tank, I started a 200gal build last year (not posted) but Covid/House move and other things caused delay after delay. But things are settling in and I am starting this back in earnest. I have tried to catch up in the last 2 or so years of posts/videos and new with quite a bit of accepted knowledge has changed. Hope to hear some good news from you guys and start stocking tanks soon.
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So how 'SLOW' are Lettuce Nudi's really? This guy has done a lap around the 6ft tank already in 36hrs.
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What is with people agreeing to something and then backing out????
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The people in this hobby are incredible
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Just moved....and lost all my sps. What a horrible week
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Is water on the floor just an accepted way of life with a tank?
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The brown gorg I believe is a Green Lace and the Purple in the back is a Plexaura sp (NPS). -
I also saved all the extra baby medication syringes for dosing/filing test vials. Bamboo skewers for temp hold downs and props when mounting corals. I glued two end to end (cut at angle) for a thin tool to get into small areas and keep my hands dry. I reuse the kids jello cups for salt measuring cups, thawing frozen foods and holding dishes for frags. 1/2 cup measuring at the ready. When acclimating several species at the same time on a drip, I use a plastic air manifold to drip into different holding containers. Let's me control the flow on each. Laser pointer! An unraveled plastic loufa washing scrubber is a great netting for holding softies until they mount to crushed coral. Just cut the center tie holding everything together and cut to length. Not as fine as toile, but let's the water flow better. I use small plastic harbor freight clamps for holding power heads in places and when mixing small buckets of new water.
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I've used the cheap $.50 leggings you find on the women's hosiery isle for awhile. Come two to a bubble pack and can be loaded as needed, tied off twice with two knots. Then cut in between the knots and the next is ready later. They don't leave fibers floating everywhere!
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Actinic's only. Clarkii posing.
