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  1. RuffReef

    Nick, how is the octo doing?

    Still have the tank up? Any recent updates? Make any changes to the tank to stop him from escaping?
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    Snails to munch on my rock

    I am noticing algae growing on my rocks after I brought my po4 down, it's like a fine fuzz. What are the best snails to combat this? I had to take my uv offline for warranty repair which I'm sure didn't help the situation.
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    My carpet anemone found dinner!

    It's the third snail/hermit it has ate lol
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    WTB: rocks covered aiptasia

    The more aiptasia the better
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    Ozone users, how often do you recharge your airdryer?

    Been reading up on airdryers and some people are saying you need to bake the beads DAILY?!??!?! Is this true or do you not need to bake them so often? What happens if you don't use an airdryer or bake the beads that often? I would to get a month if possible, but anything is better than daily.
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    Where to buy Bulk Reef Supply supplements?

    I was going to order some Magnesium and Calcium from BRS but they wanted $46 to ship it! Can you buy this local anywhere?
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    Just went on the offensive!

    SO after taking my po4 from 10 to .1 in a week my tank started to be taken over by red valve algae! I took my trusty 1/4" ID hose, toothbrush and a few 5g buckets and declared war! In the end I decimated their forces and they are on the retreat but I am sure the will be back, I'll just keep my...
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    I'm going ozone, is this all I need

    I want my fish to float in mid air, is this all I need? Reef Octopus Ozone Reactor Reef octopus 250mg Ozone Generator This will be wired to my APEX to keep my ORP between 350-375.
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    New Club: IDGAFWTCNI, I'm president and now taking applications for members.....

    'I Don't Give a **** What The Corals Name' Is is now official, if you would like to be a member please sign in here. In order to be a member you need to abide by one rule, like coral for their natural beauty not because of their ridiculous name some fat guy in his moms basement decided to give...
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    Found a way to run my fans with the APEX temp feature and OSC feature...

    So I was trying to find a way to do three things: 1) Have ventilation fans come on for 3 minutes every 15 minutes 2) Come on when TANK temperature reaches 79* 3) Come on when AIR temperature reaches 80* I had to create two virtual outlets and called them OSC and AIR_TEMP and put this in the...
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    APEX is a brick, need some help

    This controller is a pain in my ***, I tried to update it and it keeps failing with this error: Error sending block 3: Operation timed out Now my entire APEX is a brick... I've done the unplug APEX, start updater, plug in apex and same error No I am not on wireless
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    Ok, help on setting up profiles with an APEX...

    I was trying to do what toomuch420 has to have my vent fan use the OSC feature with the profile and then set the outlet to temp.. He shows this screen.. I don't have this screen, this is what mine shows: On the web interface I only have these options: How do I setup OSC with a profile?
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    Calcium reactor and GFO online, I'll update daily so offer your insight

    Parameters as of today: ALK: 8 CA: 380 P04: 2 pH: 8.23 Calcium reactor settings: 12 Bubble per Minute 29 Drops per Minute GFO: 3/4 of a cup of Pura PhosLock I'll be testing everyday so please feel free to comment on any changes ideas you have.
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    Got home and my wife tested the tank...

    Alk: 10 CA: 380 P04: 5+ :blink: Going to do a 75g water change right now.
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    Ok, time to get the tank back in shape! My phosphate levels are are WOWZERS!

    Been swamped with work and life in general so I haven't paid as much attention to the tank as I should have, especially during my angel period of sadness. When I was fighting the angels I fed VERY heavy so I could see if they'll leave the coral alone but you all know how that went down.... So...
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    Can you use the Apex's OSC feature AND temp feature?

    I have a vent fan that I want to do 3 things: 1) Turn on for 3 minutes every 15 minutes 2) When tank temp gets above 79.5* to turn on 3) When air temp gets above 79.5* to turn on I tried this code but it doesn't work: Fallback ON OSC 000:00/005:00/010:00 Then ON If Temp1 > 79.5 then ON If...
  17. RuffReef

    FS: Flame Angel & Golden Angel

    BEWARE this Golden Angel loves to eat LPS, he cleaned my tank out over the past 6 months. Flame never ate any coral and eats pellets, both are fairly good sized. A lot of members have seen these fish in person. Golden: $75 Flame: $20 Both are caught and in the sump.
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    Ok, I'm about ready to set my tank on fire to kill this Angel fish

    Buddy talked me into a Golden Angel because 'They never eat corals' yea well I should have known better. This little **** ate my entire hammer coral, half my frogspawn, giant lobo colony, giant war coral and now I was gone all weekend and this little **** rag of a fish decided he liked chalices...
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    FS: BNIB AI SOL Black & Ecotech Radion

    Forgot I had these from when I was switching between light systems and found them while looking for some fish supplies in my cabinet last night. These two are brand new in the box and unopened. AI SOL Black: $375 (this is the blue model) Ecotech Radion: $625 *** Radion on hold for scav1180...
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    Lemon Drop anemone

    Looking to buy 2 of them.
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