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    Gobi Spawning

    Pic no longer visible.... Any updates? I'm tagging along.
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    Growth records

    Calfo are there NO growth records anywhere?
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    Black sponge? Good, bad, or neutral in reef display

    I'm fine with them if they stay on their half of the rock, but if they take over zoanthids then they are out. I plan on running a pretty high nutrient system so they will be able to grow. I'm pretty sure I am just going to get rid of them, but was worried as I might have pieces left and they...
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    Black sponge? Good, bad, or neutral in reef display

    I found this black sponge in my qt tank on some frags I was given from another reef keeper, but it is possible they traveled to the frags from some wild caught peices that have also been in the qt for over two months. Just curious if it is something to be concerned about getting into my display...
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    Please help. Sea Star with big hole in the center. Picture?!?!?

    Morgan, define long periods of time. Many years ago many in the hobby thought if you kept a coral alive for a month then they were keeping them alive for a “long period of time”. Sadly star fish, cowries, and some urchins could take up to a year to die of malnutrition or starvation, and would...
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    Losing faith in Salifert.

    Luke, "Then checked with a lfs and the api was dead on with them. " Does your LFS have a lab or are they just using another API from the exact same batch? A lot of people on this forum seem to have really good LFS that they trust. I've made up my mind. Zero customer support means I am no...
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    Pulsing Xenia

    You could lower you salinity a little. Certain species have a rough time making it when you get to about 1.023. Just a thought, but not sure what else it might mess with in your tank, so don't get upset if it has adverse effects. The only other way I could think of would be to find an army...
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    Losing faith in Salifert.

    "That other forum", is full of threads about IO being way off while they were changing some equipment or something like that. You say there is a reason why home aquarist have gravitated towards one product, well if you look at what the stores sell most of them are selling IO. Most stores also...
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    Losing faith in Salifert.

    Suppose that depends on your LFS and how much they jack up the prices. Crystal Sea is dirt cheap around here, perhaps because we are less then an hour from Baltimore and perhaps because some LFS around here purchase it by the truck load. May be different in different locations. I have a lot...
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    Does Yellow/Black Sea Cucumber really help maintaining the health of your tank?

    Any photos finn?
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    Losing faith in Salifert.

    Crystal Sea® Marinemix With all the debates and varied opinions on salts it seems most of what I have heard from reliable salts is that most salts are the same, all vary, and some are a little bit better, but at twice the cost. Figured as long as I check Ca, Mg, and Alk and make adjustments it...
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    Losing faith in Salifert.

    I have a lot of tanks and go through about 30-35lbs a week. For me the box salt I am using has been used by a lot of local reefers for years and we are just seeing problems the last couple of months.(have been meaning to contact the manufacture, but I graduated this spring and have yet to find...
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    Losing faith in Salifert.

    My first test kit from Seachem only lasted about 10 tests and I stopped using it a long time ago, this one I have been using for a month, I have made a lot of adjustments on my tank based on the Salifert. So I realize you will learn your tanks and it will be obvious when I test kit is way off...
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    Drilling a 10 gallon

    I've drilled about 4-5 20longs with no problems.
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    Test Kits Comparison

    450 to 500? Thats a large range.
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    Pulsing Xenia

    I am not saying it didn't die from lack of flow, I think that is possible, but I am saying it for sure did not die because food items were not brought to it. Most scientists and authors are careful to mention both sides of the equation when talking about the importance of flow with corals...
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    Losing faith in Salifert.

    DonW are you still in favor of Saliferts? I realize they have had some bad batches, but if the majority of people still trust them and I'm likely to get bad results where ever I go I may stick with them. The LFS I work at also carries Salifert so I get a discount, I wouldn't be sure which...
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    Losing faith in Salifert.

    So you really need to purchase about 4-5 of each type of kit or expect that at some point you will be adding too much supplements? If you expect to get a bad one every now and again how do you compensate for it? Do the Elios and the Lamotte both have reliable references included to check for...
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    "Lab" grade test kits.

    I, like many in the hobby, am hoping to start and aquaculture biz and would like to have accurate results, so I suppose I will be looking into higher dollar test kits for Ca, Mg, and Alk. However it seems like many people seem to get good results with API. I'd like an expert to stand up and...
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    Test Kits Comparison

    "for sanity sake, you might want to take a water sample to a LFS and have them perform a Ca test. " I know LFS that use dip strips to test salt water tanks... don't think that will help. Remember what comes with the notorious acronym "LFS". Every LFS is different and most are not going to be...
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