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ICP shows Phosphate to be 0.03 ppm. But my Hanna checker shows 0.19 ppm I don't really trust the ICP test, which is crazy since it should be more accurate.

Personally, I feel it's a bit easier to maintain a 8-9 dKh (most salts) than 12 dKh (RS Coral Pro). Anyways, the stability is more important than the salt brand. But as long as you keep it stable, most popular brands are fine. No need to overthink it, and keep it simple. Consistent water...

Like on the bottom of your stand, you had some cross beams front to back. Did you add any at the top?

For new reefer, I would say Hydros. But I already had the head unit that I was hording from way before, and just went down that rabbit hole. Now, it is too cost prohibitive to make the change. APEX has a steep learning curve with their coding, not great for non-techy reefers IMO.

I think he means that if an Earthquake hits, and your tank weight starts going side to side...that stand may collapse sideways. You need something to prevent sideway movement like corner braces, even if it is added to the back corners. Also, the nails you screwed at the top, I can see it is...

For a tank that size, I would stick with cheap but decent salt like Instant Ocean salt, and consistently water change. It will solve a lot of your problems from nutrient extort to keeping elements stable. This is why I suggested an AWC type of system, but if that is out of budget, then just...

True. I wiped out my 1st tank using FWE. Do the dip, and see how many comes off. I think you'll be shocked how quickly they multiply. You don't want to just leave it alone. It can overtake your tank quickly without any control. One of the reason I keep the springeri damsel and yellow coris...

The powder brown, powder blue, and naso came from another reefer's tank that was exiting the hobby. And I was told they all got along in his tank. I added them about a month or two ago. But powders have been chasing each other ever since I added them to my tank. Now I don't know if the...

I've heard good things about Biodigest. I've been mainly using PNS Prodbio and Biospira.

My tank is definitely not calm. I don't know what the hell has gotten into my fishes. I expected the Powder Blue and Powder Brown tangs to fight a bit, but they are also chasing the smaller Desjardini tang. The naso tang is the pig of the tank, and he throws his weight around when getting...

Yeah, I'm using the E-marco 400, but my plug is covered in brown algae within a week. My tank may not be that mature (~6mo). When you say, you keep a good mix of bacteria, what bacteria are you dosing?

Still available. Rated for up to 260 gal. https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/bubble-king-double-cone-200-bk-dc-24v-protein-skimmer-royal-exclusiv.html

Dang! Your tank is looking nice and filled already. And awesome tangs! You definitely put in some work to get it this well dialed in. It's awesome when you can start a tank and have no issues like dinos or nuisance algae. I think that established live rock was the key.

Manually can be done as well. Just have to stay consistent.

I bought this barely used BK DC200 skimmer + RD3 Speedy pump in 2021 for my build, but never got to set it up or get it wet. You can check out the original transaction and photos in RC. https://forums.reefcentral.com/threads/bubble-king-dc-200-with-dc-pump.2040449/#post-29220406 I'll take an...

Hopefully, the fox face will recover in the sump. Sorry that happened. My fishes are also curious whenever I add frags or snails, and will check it out. I’ve been sucking up some BRS insta-set into a needled syringe, and adding drops to the superglue. It usually hardens within 10 seconds.

Maybe sea swirls for returns. That would be awesome.

When I place the newly made plugs into the tank, it builds up some diatom or browning over it very quickly. It seemed to have killed my cyphastrea frag that I glued onto it. I've placed the other newly made plugs into a bucket with saltwater, and hoping it can cure it a bit. Your plugs looks...

For a tank that size, the best way to control automatically is to set up an AWC if you can.

I have it all over my sump as well. They are sponges.