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Thank you. It’s been a rough year. I am not “out of the woods” yet but it’s close, I hope. I have been so discouraged as I lost some amazing corals this year and I have not wanted to try to replace any. I hope that I can start maybe January. I don’t want to go too fast.

I love all the Montis on the back glass. Looks good.

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They once in a while would jockey for pecking order. That has long been determined and no more aggression. Not even during feeding.

Thank you. I have a way to go but it’s getting there

They almost dance as they swim

I constantly trim mine and give away frags. (I’ve been waiting until the dinos are completely gone to give away more) I have not run into to much brown as I drag it alot

Thank you. I like sharing these too. I also love my Biota fish. (Just an FYI I am not sponsored by Bioto, or anyone else for that matter). I have thought about spotted mandarin many times but I like the green aka psychedelic mandarin too much. Also I won’t get other dragonets as I want my GM to have access to all the food source without competition.

I will be doing part 2 today or tomorrow

I ordered from them years ago before they were bought out. I don’t really know anything about them now that they are under new ownership. Sorry I can’t help.

@@mr.reefsafe9186thanks for your reply. Have you had any bad experiences with biota? Do you plan to quarantine the fish beyond the acclimation?

I personally have never had a problem with biota fish. I have also never quarantined a biota fish. IMIO (in my inflated opinion) they don’t need to be. Biota is not going to raise fish on a system that will have parasites or disease. IF IF IF I were to get a biota fish from a 3rd party I would definitely quarantine it.

Thank you. You too!!

As far as I know, and I have checked, no. There is no way to calibrate a Hanna checker or master checker yourself. Here is the number for Hanna: (401) 450-6051 They will help you to set up a servicing for your devices.

One gallon cultures are great and easy to do. Also consider a 2 liter bottle. A bit smaller but also easy and super cheap to set up

I agree with most of what you wrote. It definitely has flaws and issues galore. This needs to be one of the products the retool. That being said I still like it (I do understand it’s not for everyone). I use a big bowl under it when I am working on it or take it down. These steps make the mess…less but not completely without a little frustration. This is a “C-“ product for most reefers.

I completely understand. I have touched too many over the years and accidentally touched one this week. When this happens I cover it in superglue. A good, thick amount. Once dried, as long as it’s fairly thick, it’s easy to peal it off bristles and all.

​@@mr.reefsafe9186tbh i was just picking creatures but I try not to hurt them and the god-damned sea cucumber made the bristle worm's bristle made it deeper because of the sticky stuff

Thank you

In your opinion! In my opinion. In most everyone’s opinion that has what to deal with it. Thank you. I love the scape too

Me too. I had a few fish die due to dinos so I am very happy it made it.

I did more than a dozen videos on phytoplankton and rotofers. I did a few different filter mediums for rotofers but it was a couple years ago and not sure what ones I did. I don’t culture them anymore as the place I was renting the AC died and the landlord didn’t want to replace it. After the 4th repair and failure again I was done losing all my cultures, corals and live rock I was culturing

It’s doing awesome, despite my issue with dinoflagellates. They did kill a few of my fish as they released toxins into the water but the CB didn’t seem to even notice

In my experience, no. I cannot say they will all be model citizens, but the ones I have had have been good

Mono’s grow fairly fast. Not an ideal candidate for smaller tanks.

Thank you. I do love the contrast. Great at Halloween for sure. The green one in the back is either Spongoties or anacropora depending on which “expert” you ask. Imio (in my inflated opinion) it is Anacropora

@@mr.reefsafe9186 😆 awesome!

I absolutely love mine!

Thank you

Hi. I’m happy to give my opinion on this matter. First I’ll say it is a difficult issue as tangs in any aquarium is a “hot button” topic. IMIO (in my inflated opinion) a 50 gallon aio is too small. Keep in mind that 50 is the overall volume. You need to subtract the sand, rock, filtration area and a small amount for the top of the tank (where the water is under the lip). Also many tank manufacturers will say “50 gallons”, or __ gallons when it is really less. I’m my cast I have a 180 gallon waterbox, HOWEVER, the Maine display is only 130 gallons and I have to account for sand rock coral and an overflow box… it’s likely 115 gallons when all of that is calculated in… 🫤 1. How many hiding places they have. The more the better!!! 2. How much free swimming area is there? The next thing is how many fish you have and what kinds of other fish you have. 1. Having similar fish can cause more aggression. 2. Having only 2 tangs in a, let’s face it, small tank, will definitively cause more aggression as they grow!! 3. The sex of the tangs. 2 males. A LOT of aggression!! 1 male 1 female. A lot of aggression towards the female. 2 females, best case scenario but still aggression. As to how long you can safely, well cared for, keep them there. Less than 6 months. Yes they could be there for life BUT remember Sea World keeping Orcas for life… not good for anyone especially the orca. No matter what you choose I will not get on your case BUT I would urge you to consider giving them up if you cannot provide a much bigger habit for them.

It’s difficult to say for sure without seeing it but it SEEMS like it maybe phyto that has settled. Try increasing the bubbles/circulation. It should be like a steady boiling pot.

I’ll work on that one

Could you just top off?

In theory you “can” but you are very likely to crash the culture doing it that way

@@mr.reefsafe9186 thanks good to know hope to start one soon

Hi. I’m not following what you are asking. I want to help can you give more information on what you are wanting please

I am sorry I only had a few minutes. I would like to do a more in depth interview and video sometime.

I honestly couldn’t tell you

Thank you. I clean it about once a year

It is a glass Voss water bottle. 900 ml.

I will agree to disagree with you. I would argue they are not doing perfect even in such a large tank. It is just not possible to provide them what they need in a home aquarium. “We” were able to keep Orca’s in captivity for decades. That doesn’t mean they had what they needed. Not even close. I am glad that yours are adaptable to their habit.

@@mr.reefsafe9186 what do I need to give them that I am not?

Sorry. I just saw this. When engineer “gobies” reach maturity they start to dig tunnels. These tunnels go 20’ deep in a 20-30 radius. This is not something most public aquariums could even mimic. On top of they the ones that could likely wouldn’t want to as the fish becomes reclusive at that point and hardly ventures out of its tunnel system

What do you want to know

They can be gotten on Amazon

Turns out it was low manganese and iron. One I upped the dosage it was “happy” again

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Well, you can only test one at a time, the amount of time takes the exact same. For me that is not a reason enough to get the other ones. However, if you only want to test a few of the parameters, then the other ones make more sense because you can spend less money to get them. I do recommend this because I really do it and the convenience of having it all together. It is personal preference and I’m good either way.

My point is, if you have the individual tests, you don't need to wait for one test to complete before you can start the next. We don't all have a spare day each week to test. Testing needs to be quick and easy

I see your point. I think the individual testers would be better as when it comes to Hanna I only use it for No3 Po4. No need to spend north of $450 for 2 tests.

The power source is AC. Just plug it into the wall outlet

I admit, I had to look this item up. Great option to make it easy to change out for sure. 👍🏻

I believe they are seasonal, however you can get captive breed ones from Biota

Good question, I think you could but it would be in such a small scale it wouldn’t really make a difference. It would also probably be messy BUT it’s an interesting idea.

@@mr.reefsafe9186 good point. I wonder how big it'd have to be elon might buy it 🤣

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I am not sure what you mean. Sorry if I’m missing the obvious

I had to do some deep digging on this. You are RIGHT! I stand corrected. Thank you for pointing that out. Like the Catilina Goby this fish is from cooler waters.