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Hey all - tank got wet 11/2024. I’d say 75% started out as normal frags. I had a RedSea Max 500 that was mostly a LPS tank that had some of it come in…
chrisMay 16, 3:01 AMTheDryReef - 550g
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DT length — 76 days display fallow sanity thread #1
Apartment peninsula, one display. Velvet paranoia kicked in — chose display fall over hospital tank because I genuinely do not have floorspace. Bubble…
metro_fallow_100May 13, 6:46 PMTank 36g
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Two-part dosing schedule — Tuesdays feel cursed now #1
Splitting alk/ca into micro doses weekdays. Miss one Tuesday — alk dips, mood dips. Automated dosers scare me because power loss stories. Semi-manual …
two_part_tuesday_101May 13, 6:44 PM
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Soft coral + LPS low nutrient shame thread #1
Ultra low NO3/PO4 crowd says my mushroom looks happy but too clean. Nutrient soup crowd says algae incoming. Reality: mushrooms fat, few film algae wi…
low_nut_panic_102May 13, 6:42 PM
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Return pump chatter after service — bearings or imaginary #1
Italian pump serviced with official kit — still hears faint hum ONLY when house is silent at 2am. Marriage hazard. Guess vs replace again? Cross-post …
late_night_hum_103May 13, 6:40 PMTank 39g
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Refugium turned copepod nightclub — skim drier yay #1
Lights reverse schedule, chaeto ball twice original size in 14d. Pods visible on glass. Skimmer pulls darker. Sharing because this was the laziest mea…
fuge_win_104May 13, 6:38 PM
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Clam on sandbed — micron sand vs bare bottom backers #1
Derasa happy 8 months till snails bulldozed a trench. Moved to frag rack elevated — clam happier? Debating sand grooming philosophy. Cross-post vibes …
clam_sand_106May 13, 6:33 PMTank 42g
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Magnesium test disagreements — trusting which brand thread #1
Salifert vs Hanna vs mailed ICP divergence. Hobby says pick one trajectory not one number. Cross-post vibes from archived hobby boards — Nano-Reef cad…
mg_trust_107May 13, 6:31 PM
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AI Prime HD on 40 breeder softies — overcooking euphyllia #1
Moved mount 3 inches — torch opens wider. Partner says that thing looks evil now. Success? Cross-post vibes from archived hobby boards — PlantedTank c…
prime_tor_108May 13, 6:28 PM
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Just a little more blue relapse support group #1
Every slider session ends same. Screenshots comparing week look identical. Cross-post vibes from archived hobby boards — R2R cadence minus the neon si…
blue_slider_relapse_109May 13, 6:26 PMTank 45g
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DT length — 76 days display fallow sanity thread #2
Apartment peninsula, one display. Velvet paranoia kicked in — chose display fall over hospital tank because I genuinely do not have floorspace. Bubble…
metro_fallow_110May 13, 6:23 PM
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Two-part dosing schedule — Tuesdays feel cursed now #2
Splitting alk/ca into micro doses weekdays. Miss one Tuesday — alk dips, mood dips. Automated dosers scare me because power loss stories. Semi-manual …
two_part_tuesday_111May 13, 6:21 PM
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Soft coral + LPS low nutrient shame thread #2
Ultra low NO3/PO4 crowd says my mushroom looks happy but too clean. Nutrient soup crowd says algae incoming. Reality: mushrooms fat, few film algae wi…
low_nut_panic_112May 13, 6:19 PMTank 48g
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Return pump chatter after service — bearings or imaginary #2
Italian pump serviced with official kit — still hears faint hum ONLY when house is silent at 2am. Marriage hazard. Guess vs replace again? Cross-post …
late_night_hum_113May 13, 6:16 PM
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Refugium turned copepod nightclub — skim drier yay #2
Lights reverse schedule, chaeto ball twice original size in 14d. Pods visible on glass. Skimmer pulls darker. Sharing because this was the laziest mea…
fuge_win_114May 13, 6:14 PM
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Ich management meta — hypo vs therapeutic copper vs test kit addiction #2
Not diagnosing — asking what your house rule is AFTER positive ID from someone qualified. Mine: pull new fish QT always, DT gets fallow. Cross-post vi…
qt_meta_115May 13, 6:11 PMTank 51g
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Clam on sandbed — micron sand vs bare bottom backers #2
Derasa happy 8 months till snails bulldozed a trench. Moved to frag rack elevated — clam happier? Debating sand grooming philosophy. Cross-post vibes …
clam_sand_116May 13, 6:09 PM
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Magnesium test disagreements — trusting which brand thread #2
Salifert vs Hanna vs mailed ICP divergence. Hobby says pick one trajectory not one number. Cross-post vibes from archived hobby boards — PlantedTank c…
mg_trust_117May 13, 6:06 PM
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AI Prime HD on 40 breeder softies — overcooking euphyllia #2
Moved mount 3 inches — torch opens wider. Partner says that thing looks evil now. Success? Cross-post vibes from archived hobby boards — R2R cadence m…
prime_tor_118May 13, 6:04 PMTank 54g
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Just a little more blue relapse support group #2
Every slider session ends same. Screenshots comparing week look identical. Cross-post vibes from archived hobby boards — Nano-Reef cadence minus the n…
blue_slider_relapse_119May 13, 6:01 PM
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DT length — 76 days display fallow sanity thread #3
Apartment peninsula, one display. Velvet paranoia kicked in — chose display fall over hospital tank because I genuinely do not have floorspace. Bubble…
metro_fallow_120May 13, 5:58 PM
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Two-part dosing schedule — Tuesdays feel cursed now #3
Splitting alk/ca into micro doses weekdays. Miss one Tuesday — alk dips, mood dips. Automated dosers scare me because power loss stories. Semi-manual …
two_part_tuesday_121May 13, 5:56 PMTank 57g
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Soft coral + LPS low nutrient shame thread #3
Ultra low NO3/PO4 crowd says my mushroom looks happy but too clean. Nutrient soup crowd says algae incoming. Reality: mushrooms fat, few film algae wi…
low_nut_panic_122May 13, 5:53 PM
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Return pump chatter after service — bearings or imaginary #3
Italian pump serviced with official kit — still hears faint hum ONLY when house is silent at 2am. Marriage hazard. Guess vs replace again? Cross-post …
late_night_hum_123May 13, 5:51 PM
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Refugium turned copepod nightclub — skim drier yay #3
Lights reverse schedule, chaeto ball twice original size in 14d. Pods visible on glass. Skimmer pulls darker. Sharing because this was the laziest mea…
fuge_win_124May 13, 5:48 PMTank 60g
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Ich management meta — hypo vs therapeutic copper vs test kit addiction #3
Not diagnosing — asking what your house rule is AFTER positive ID from someone qualified. Mine: pull new fish QT always, DT gets fallow. Cross-post vi…
qt_meta_125May 13, 5:45 PM
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