weather

I wanted to ask what people thought about related to the temperatures of when to use a heat pack, cold pack, and when not to use one. I'm under the assumption that temperatures will drop overnight during transit and therefore even if I'm shipping from a location thats 80F to another location...

I am starting a new Biocube 32 reef tank, but I live in Maine and often experience power outages. These often last 2-3 days and every few years we get some that last a week or more. Last year I lost power for 7 days, had it back for 1 and lost it again for another 2 days due to bad snow and ice...

pH: normally ~8.49 - 8.55, now its ~8.35 - 8.45 (apex, re-calibration confirmed accurate. As accurate as apex can be anyway. Rabble Rabble) Alk: normally ~9.2 - 9.5, now its ~9.6 - 9.9 (alkatronic, re-calibration confirmed accurate. Also confirmed with Hanna & Red Sea) Neither is a big...