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These were cut from their big fat mama a few weeks ago. All of them have healed up and are attached to frag plugs or shells. There might be a couple more that got moved around the tank by the urchin and aren’t numbered here. Can also cut a few more freshies $15 - 1, 4, 5, $20 - 3, 6 $40 -...

I've used Fiskar garden trimmers(the small curved hand ones, not the mega in the link above) to cut coral, frag plugs, and even to crush up rock into smaller rubble when changing up my scape(granted I had the luxury of doing it outside the tank). This will really depend on your rock though. Some...

Cool setup, it's pretty much exactly how municipal wastewater treatment works :P

If it’s still available I’ll take it

I'm looking for some decent lime to lemon sized chunks, not just a couple polyps. Also not really looking for exotics, unless you're selling for dirt cheap lol. I'm thinking something like rastas or the vietnamese zoa rocks with a bit of variety and color, but not trying to spend an arm and a...

There are insane amounts of mini brittles in Huntington Harbor. I collected a bunch a while back, but I had a puffer at the time who demolished them. I haven’t been diving in a long while, but if I ever go out again, I plan on grabbing some more

Not really on a schedule, but it’s something I plan to start getting on top of from here on out. I just gave it a Deep clean yesterday actually lol. The cup does get gunked up pretty easily and prevents skimming if it isn’t cleaned, but it’s easy to forget to check lol. I’ve gotten lazy and...

I am a big fan of PNS Probio. It’s just a bummer that it’s still pretty expensive, if it were available locally I’d still buy it, but the price+shipping isn’t worth continued use for me currently. I recently started carbon dosing ~4-5 days ago, so we’ll see how things progress

You make some good points. If it were any other algae, I’d probably be able to figure it out, but I have had GHA on and off since the beginning of this tank. I always find a way to starve it out for a while, but it inevitably comes back and we’re back at square one again. I’ve tried fluconazole...

I guess I'm aiming for a little bit of both. I'm always striving for more diversity in the microbiome, but on that same note, I'm kinda hoping to find a balance that'll assist with nutrient control, which has always been a bit of an issue with the tank. I really like PNS Probio and felt like I...

It took a minute, but you just gave me the inspiration to make an ATS again(submerged version). I think a slotted frame, like a beehive, would be a solid layout for my AIO chamber. Then I can just pull out the mesh to harvest as needed. Light could pass between rows and would allow much more...

I did have a makeshift ATS trickle filter for a while, but it wasn't the greatest setup, did do a pretty good job though! But now that you mention it, With my new stand, I could probably make/buy a proper scrubber for the tank now. I was pretty limited with equipment due to having an AIO tank. I...

My tank is about 4 years old and has been through some ups and downs. I recently started using AFR and things have been MUCH easier/better for tank stability. But as always, the GHA is starting to creep in again. I skim, use carbon/GFO, filter sock, and purigen. As expected, tests don't show...

seaside tropical fish in HB usually has a couple varieties in stock(Reef Nutrition brand)