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I'm trying to increase the pH in the 55g reeftank, so today I hooked up an airpump in the garage that pushes in "fresh" air into the tank. The outlet of the tubing blows into

New corals, new invert
melev | 31 May
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This evening, I pulled out the sump/refugium under the 29g reef to make a couple of alterations. I needed to trim the baffle before the return section about half an inch, to

Routing an existing sump's baffle
melev | 26 May
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Finally! The BTA is done splitting. It only took about two months for it to finish.

I now have three baby BTAs in my 29g. I would have had four, but

Longest BTA split session completed
melev | 24 May
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All the return pumps were cleaned tonight. While working on that, I pulled out the Aqua C Ev-200 protein skimmer and cleaned it thoroughly, because it wasn't pulling out enough

Maintenance day
melev | 23 May
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My 10,000K XM bulbs arrived today, so I swapped them out with the one year old 10,000K Ushios. I got them for a good price, and now I just hope they have the right coloration

Fresh bulbs arrived
melev | 20 May
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What is the difference between a Whelk and a Nassarius snail? Here's an image below. The creature on the left is a Nassarius, the one on the right is a whelk. Btw, whelks get

What's a whelk?
melev | 19 May
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Here's a webpage about cooling your tank, if you feel the need. Summer is almost here, and this

A new page has been added
melev | 17 May
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Running the T-5s today, I noticed two things. The tank looked the same as when I've run VHO actinics, so the new bulbs are working out perfectly. The other thing I noticed is

Found a very lost clownfish after being missing for weeks!
melev | 15 May
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Two new things to share today:

I installed the new High Output lighting to supplement my Metal Halides, because I felt they would save me money in bulbs and in wattage

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Two new things to discuss
melev | 14 May
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I added some cooling fans to the 55g's canopy finally. Since the water temperature has been reaching 83F and we aren't even in summer yet, I knew it was time to get this done.

Cooling with fans
melev | 11 May
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