I’ve got a spare Calcium checker if you are interested. I struggled to get consistent numbers so I shelved it. Maybe user error or issues with my RODI which the Hanna Ca checker requires.
Good investment. My aiptasia problems were completely reversed in two to three months after adding berghia. Thought my wrasse ate them all and it was wasted money at first until I slowly noticed them aiptasia disappearing.
Corals Anonymous has them too. I believe they are in OC.
https://coralsanonymous.com/products/wysiwyg-grand-master-krakatoa-zoa?_pos=1&_sid=5c7faadbd&_ss=r
Good discussion! I have been trying to figure out a good solution until a longer term fix like solar panels and a Tesla power wall fit into the budget. What solar generator/battery are you using? Anyone with a gas/propane generator hooked up to the main panel?
I also had good success with a combo of reef flux and vibrant on a mix of GHA and bryopsis. I pulled my chaeto prior to using vibrant and kept a close watch on nutrients. Make sure to run the skimmer with the cup off during the intital reef flux treatment to maintain oxygenation. Took me about...
I have the CaribSea life rock in my tank of about 12 months for that very reason to avoid pests. But I’ve also had trouble some have described with SPS in a dry/manufactured rock tank despite stable parameters from lack of biodiversity. Sounds like I might have to wait it out for the tank to...