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Hello friends, I hadn’t planned on posting after the low I hit today but something happened that gave me a smile and #honestyinreefing a bit misty in the eye area. I had forgot about a package from a friend coming in today. I opened it and it’s a swank acrylic seaweed clip that will keep my...

Hey Salt Heads hope everyone is having a good weekend and staying healthy safe and sane! #honestyinreefing I killed bulbs on new ATI sunpower :-( I did a factory reset but didn’t know/ check the fan settings. Once bulbs were shutting down did better research and found the settings were jacked...

...to determine final resting places. I feel weird doing all this, cause I know it's all getting sold... but I'm gonna share a mental #honestyinreefing moment with ya'll. My mind and soul are already out west. The anxiety and downright boredom of not working during this shutdown has made me...

...my demand is high. I'm considering that a good sign. If they were dying I don't think they would be sucking up alk this quickly. #honestyinreefing So what kind of redundancy could I work in? I have a redundant valve sitting on my desk, I just haven't installed it. It will take 5 minutes to...

...Rich your threads the 55 and this “learning curve” will live on here and have no doubt helped untold numbers of reefers with your #honestyinreefing. I know it’s was matter of time for this tank as you prepare for a great adventure following your weather dreams but know the reefing bug has...

#honestyinreefing Ok, time for an update on the Calc Rx. I fought it all last night and ended up shutting it down again. This morning it dawned on me what I was doing wrong. Yesterday, after fighting the CO2 leaks, I picked up some silicone grease to help the O-ring to seal. I thought that was...

#honestyinreefing haven’t tested in cpl weeks and the big three fell quite a bit. I was going by look if my Kenya Xenia and mushrooms which look good but will prolly look better as I bring Ca Mg and DKH back to happier range over next two days. The corraline growth which slowed (duh big three...

#honestyinreefing Ok.. I made a mistake today when I changed my dosing rate. I changed my dosing rate from 288ml to 312ml this morning but I also switched from dosing 12 times a day to spreading it out over 24 additions a day. And.. my KH director took its afternoon test. Alkalinity spiked...

Test dKh and Ca just now to see how my dosing recommendations from seachem calculator faired. I think I miscalculated my twv... put 140.. with rock and equipment displacement, its prolly closer to 100g or so. Dkh 9.1 Ca 460 Was aiming for 8.5 and 440. Whoops. #honestyinreefing #learningcurve

...with page and post and do same with wins good stuff then pg and post gif videos? Thoughts on plan? I’d like new folks checking thread to be able to find my boo boos easily if they like to learn from. Thus could take some time as I have been quite the screwup over time..... #honestyinreefing

These are the before pictures. Ten days of neglect. I waited until lights on to show how bad it was. I am posting these to compel myself to stay focused and clean the tank TODAY! Cleaning glass, pumps, rocks, floor, wall, etc, etc, everything! FUNKY!!! ;Hilarious #honestyinreefing

...too funny this guy has stones. So quick to get comfortable in tank and with us approaching the glass feeling good on chances. #honestyinreefing lta got mad and moved to back right corner again out of the created hole. Not sure what triggered it other than perhaps hunger since no changes to...

I have this blue sponge but it is not doing so good, I changed its location. Hoping for recovery #honestyinreefing ;Eggonface

...I will be monitoring the kH and Ca in the coming days to ensure everything is ok and that I am dosing the correct quantities. #honestyinreefing I noticed aiptasia and bristle worms like never before in my tank. I hope the banded shrimp and the yellow wrasse will help with the worms. I...

#honestyinreefing When I drained the tank and drilled it last year I shimmed the right side of the stand to help with old saggy floors. Well, I didnt shim enough and the downstream effects have reared their ugly heads. Found salt creep forming along the rim on the lower trim coming up on the...

...base to keep it stable. Of course, since it was a quick job, I didn't pull out my stool or remove the cover. Tried to adjust it by sliding my arm in. End result? The rock still isn't straight and I have large pieces of purple and green monti caps laying on my sandbed. grrr. #honestyinreefing

#honestyinreefing I am losing my Euphyllia. Frog spawn is losing heads and I am down to only a few left of both. Lost my old Hammer about month and half ago also. New hammer is unaffected so far. Not sure what is causing this. NO3 is 50 but everything else is where it should be. No jelly that...

Hello all got a cpl pics #honestyinreefing they are not pretty in and of themselves, but in the timeframe of battle GHA it’s positive. I’ve turned hop arch back upright position. The gha underneath was fairly easy to remove. Overall algae removal today went well pulled a good 16oz of crud out...

...it’s pulling little easier again. With more corraline showing glass and overflow still moving tight direction. Have 25 gallons mixing for tomorrow. #honestyinreefing haven’t changed water in 2 weeks so nitrates on me. Still pretty happy they are what they are missing cpl wc’s Stay salty and...

...2 weeks ago and ran into problems. Figured out what I had done wrong and got it to work this morning. Of course, here is where the #honestyinreefing comes in. I had made backups 2 weeks ago and hadn't changed any programming since so figured it would be good. Besides, I've never had to use a...

Sounded like Elmer fudd huntin' wabbits for a minute! Ha #honestyinreefing

...sight of progress but if boss is happier after 6 days vaca I must be on track lol Gave the fish a LRS fish frenzy treat today since I forgot em yesterday DOH. Numbers are next on agenda 2 nite. I ticked gorg and Kenya off moving em to pull gha #honestyinreefing still a bit ugly but getting...

...issues, all related to nutrients. Talking about the perfect storm, I'm just lucky that I don't fear nutrients! So what happened? #honestyinreefing Problem 1: Autofeeder overfed. I used a piece of tape over part of the dispenser opening to limit how much food was fed. The tape fell off at...

...fish some LRS fish frenzy boy did they dig that after 6 days of late feeding and a day skipped here and there. Overall feeling good going to get WC this weekend maybe tomorrow since I’m off and pull gha out. Here’s link to what she looks like today #honestyinreefing she ain’t pretty but...

#honestyinreefing Just got home. Never flipped the power channel for the heaters back on after the wc. Nem has moved to under the frag rack. Temp is at 68ish. Nothing really looks mad tho... I cant believe it. The torches are pulled back but still have polyps out. And the utter chaos zoas...