FarmerTy

I know you already said you're leaving Saturday AM but Austin Aqua Farms probably has the best acan selection in the nation. Rumor has it that AQUASD orders from him too but it might just be hearsay. I'm not an acan guy but I have seen no better collection than his over the years. After seeing RCA and Niko's, I'd hit up the aquadome too and Aquatek if you have time. Hope you enjoy your time in our "weird" little town of Austin and have a safe trip back. Happy holidays!

I'd dip it just to see what falls off and otherwise suspect the foxface. They are very curious by nature and like to test everything with a nibble or two. Mine never really chomped down on anything but would always taste a bit here and there.

Yeah, that CARX costs more than my entire setup!

I've had one chalice ever and it was given to me. I've just never been a chalice person.

That's a first I've heard of that! Must have been a sight!

The depth of field is better appreciated in person as the picture does no justice. It's a great setup. He put me to work for the opportunity to view it so just be careful if you want to do the same. [emoji6] I think I saw a skimmer cup that needed emptying if you wanted a peek at Megatank.

Depends on if you want them or not would be the ultimate answer to that question.

Dude, I'm all about staring at tanks. Whether it's mine or someone else's. They are all so unique. Plus, I mainly use the webcam for my own viewing pleasure. Like time with the wife's family or when stuck in a waiting room... boom, instant access to my tank to stare at.

Accusing you of dripping saltwater on the nice floors?

The browned out polyp looks like the green ones you already have in the other picture.

Agreed, most pods will eat macro but not so much the chaeto. They used to snack on the ulva I kept but chaeto appears to be unappetizing to them. My whole population down there survives on detritus and uneaten food so the fishing line in theory, should perform the same function for the pods. For the reactor, I'd just get a better reactor if ever decide to run media. Those TLF reactors are cheaply made but perform good enough. If you upgrade, I think you'll have a better experience with reactors. BRS also sells plastic hose clamps so the bumping issue will be a thing of the past.

Yes, it still has the same flaw. But to circumvent, I just hold the tongs for a second out of the water and then move directly to a towel afterwards.

Maybe if you had a webcam setup, then we could all see the tank!

Going with browned out paly for the first pic and xenia/gsp for the 2nd.

I employ a refugium and reactor in my system. I see benefits in both and with the sump space I have, there is no need for one or the other... they can play nicely together. I'm honestly contemplating removing all my chaeto and replacing it with a balled up mess of fishing line. That way I get the benefit I desire more from the macro (an area for pods and other critters to call home) but I don't have to worry about dieoff or fragmentation in my tank. Then I will just go a little heavier with the biopellets and GFO to uptake the nutrients. Honestly, the ball of chaeto I have, which is the size of a large turkey, however large, is barely going to pull enough nutrients from my 250 gal water volume to make the effort to keep worth it. Only reason I haven't removed it yet is because of the pod/brittle star farm that it has become now. I'd rather reclaim that space and put my frag tank back online down in the sump. With the inert fishing line, I can push it towards the bottom of the frag rack and not worry about it growing over my frags or not getting enough light to grow. At the same time, it'll be the perfect media to continue the pod/brittle star farm I have in the sump.

Acro eating flatworms

Man, I've been running old school and not spreading the love!

Ummm, the newest version of Tapatalk just downloaded and my thumbs up turned into a heart. Anybody else see this?

Alright, I'll just leave a box in front of my door and you can discretely drop off your AEFW infested frag Victoly... I mean... any random reefer.

It's built exactly the same as my Coralife one and that's stood the test of time so I'd imagine the same for this one.

Kind of in between so it just depends on where I'm headed most of the time.

It was from your store I believe Makena.

They have some orange ones at the aquadome.

I'm curious to try a new dip out but need a piece of coral with known AEFW to try it out on. It'll be about the same as the Bayer Insecticide experiment I did a couple years ago after seeing it on another forum but this time, with something else!

I was just at Petsmart and found these tongs for only $10. I bought my Coralife ones for $20 and had to wait to get them delivered. Pretty much the same thing except the Petsmart ones come in a matching color to my tank and at half the price. [emoji57]