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also have a similarly sized tank and had some similar yo-yos early on with alk. Since you have relatively high ca but alk is dropping, i would put it down to microbial activity / carbon cycle changing more than precipitation, although i'm sure you have precipitation. Microbial metabolism often...

Haha this was my first thought on seeing this too. there's a whole geologic record there. you could core it.

i know.... :cry: as a relatively recent transplant to this area I still can't reconcile there being 13 million people here and yet everything is an hour away from any given spot

Disclaimer, never been a part of reef clubs but have been member of hobby clubs (orchids). I would definitely be down to hang out with a local reef club, the main constraint is travel time I think, it seems there's not that much of a density of reefers (just guessing from forum tags) within...

FWIW i was in on the last reefcleaners groupbuy and got a chiton but it was DOA (only DOA out of the group i think). Not knocking reefcleaners, they're great, but just my recent experience with a chiton, maybe delicate?

If it helps, i've been on the lookout for a couple ORA MIMF mariculture corals, so if they need something else to special order, i could add two or three corals. something tells me that's not tipping the scales enough, but just throwing it out there.

I'd be down for this too. Do a reefcleaners-style group buy from AB? Also looks like Ocean Gardens also has them listed in a slightly larger size for slightly more. that green is nice! edit: or if you think we can convince someone to order locally if there's enough interest, definitely count...

I mean that ORA doesn't seem to have them in stock frequently, but I don't know if that's a post-covid thing since I've only been back in the hobby in the last twoish years? What I do know is that because they're not the most common/popular clams in the aquarium market, most of the aquarium...

How long do you think the batch of hippos will last? I haven't been back in reefing long enough, but i've been keeping an eye out for hippopus fairly actively for the last year and not seen any around, would hate to miss out. As in, you clam pros think there'll be a couple month supply so a shot...

Please do let us know if you hear someone local has them! I'm also on the lookout for a hippopus.

Target feed with a kessil and an IV bag of calcium lol. I kid, but light is really all they need even tiny. just make sure they don't get knocked over too much (and so not getting expected light), that was my issue when mine was about that size, smaller than the conch so it got bulldozed almost...

gotta get one of these - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochia_nilotica Maybe that's what dinocraft has got?

Free, no worries, usually trim every week or two so just shoot me a message once you've got it set up.

others are probably closer (I'm in pasadena) but i can give you some

PM-ing you! I've also got some Halimeda opuntia, want me to bring some by? Also gotta ask.... how are you keeping up with calcium demand in that thing??? Insane dosing or plumbed into another system? Regardless, an engineering feat and a beautiful tank!

Pasadena is probably too far, but I've got plenty of the standard / beige kenya tree

I like Mrs. Wage's Pickling Lime. Cheap, consistently available, and works well for me.

Thanks again for making this happen and being the hub! Feels so good to beef up my invert diversity without even hitting the cost of shipping :)

I'm in if there's still room! PM-ing you a list

In Pasadena, but if you can make it up here I can give you a good sized handful for free