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You should never let the UV run dry for more than a very short period of time as you will risk cracking the quartz sleeve. At the very least you will increase drastically increase the amount of mineral deposit on the sleeve as it drys each time.

Very cool looking but nonetheless it is one that is best left in the wild. Feeding for these is best accomplished by using an inverted half soda bottle with phyto/zooplankton rotifers and perhaps baby brine (newly hatched) daily. They will not stay where you put them so are unsuitable for a tank...

You already know your alkalinity is high, 7-10 being the average range, though I have heard of some who do keep it much higher. Not sure if you know how your alkalinity got so high so I'll share some thoughts (based on that ratio of dKh to pH) If you have been trying to raise ph by using...