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You have to get the organics off of, or else it it will always be dingy. Soaking and a brush if necessary. H2O2, bleach or your other usual suspect of halogens will get it white again. I think that I remember somebody making a paste of sodium carbonate and h2o2.

It looks like a rock flower anemone inside of a colt coral to me. I have no idea.

35 ppt is full reef salinity. The filefish are not bullies, but they are not complete wimps either. You can usually find them at PetCo and local stores if you want to try one. They cannot get to all of the aips, just like anything else. They also are not guaranteed to eat aips and some even...

I would strongly recommend that you cruise over to reef2reef and read about how bad and unreliable ICP tests really are. You might be able to use them for something, but I would not trust them too much and I would especially not test them enough to dose off of them. If you are worried about...

4 hours of no skimmer is not going to kill you. However, the gas exchange from the pumps and surface is still significant. If it is a nice day, 20" box fans in windows will move a lot of air in and out, and are not expensive. Of course, it will be 5 degrees, like you said.

They have some nice coral up there, too. I went a few weeks ago to get a free tank and got a few pieces.

I use Rubio and Osmo on an almost-daily basis and they are great. Both are just a blend of waxes and oils. The best thing about them is that if you get damage or want to refinish, you just have to do that one area and not the whole floor. You can literally just lightly sand one square foot in...

Kind will help too. Maybe some photos. There are plenty of MH users in Colorado.

You can put dolomite into your CaRx if you do happen to need more magnesium. I never really have need to dose magneisum, either with the old ARM, the new ARM or even the Reborn when you could still get it. I only ever needed dolomite when I tried man made reactor media from Aquamedic, but that...

Need a 36" cabinet removed from our island and granite cut to accommodate a new 36" range. Anybody have the time for this job? I am in Longmont. I have cash.

First, do you live in a part of town that has chloramines? If not, then this is easier. If so, then it is important that you know and have a plan. Generally speaking, production and efficiency do not go hand in hand. 99% membranes with very little waste are available, but very low output...

You are almost certainly iron deficient. Dosing will help the chaeto grow. I know of no other reason to worry about low iron unless macro is growth limited. Your no3 is likely low because of anoxic bacteria using the oxygen and turning the no3 into nitrogen gas - this is the final step in the...

It is a more reliable maxi-jet that has an adapter that fits RO tubing easily. They don't last forever, but I get 3-5 years out of them for $20-30 a pop.

Water changes mostly, but Ferrion for a supplement. Chaeto Gro is a product that is newer on the market. Remember that high tide lifts all ships. Iron can help hair and other types of algaes grow too.

Buy a quiet one 1200. There is a fitting in the box where you can slide in ice-maker or RO sized line, or you can use 2 part putty to make a fitting. This will work for quite some time and it is cheap and easy and you won't ruin a more expensive DOS by using it continuously. You will need a...

29 dKh is solid output number. Unless you have like a MaxiJet on full blast with no ball or gate valve, then the reactor will produce more. Coralline is likely your biggest consumer - you can use pincushions to keep it down 6x18 is not that big, but it should get you more. Maybe you have a...

You might even be running it too fast. Who knows. Test the dKh and let us know.

Unless your CaRx is really small, it should be able to keep up if it has a good tune and you are not trying to "control" it with a pH probe. Some people have no interest in this, but if you do, let me know and I can show you how. Even my 4" body and 30" tall Korallin could handle a 10,000...

DOS is not made for continuous duty, but some use them for that. Probably expect a year or two instead of a decade+ from a pump made to be continuous duty. Masterflex is the one that people use that is made for continuous duty and is industrial grade. Kamoer is priced more like a DOS and made...

If you call them, it is usually around $20-30 in the winter for a larger box. The website calculates way too much. 2-3 day ground from Salt Lake City to here works fine on Dry Ice in the winter time. ALWAYS call them instead of using the website. The last few times that Scott and I ordered...