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  1. Sally, I'm sorry.

    I recently found my alkalinity went to 6.1 dkh. I dosed within a few hours to bring to 7.1 in a 24 period. Will dose again to bring to 8.0 ish... So, I was cleaning the tank this morning and was saddened to see my Sally Light Foot Crab "belly up" on the bottom I know invertebrates are often sensitive to ph and alk swings.... Here are a few pics that I took, morbid curiosity.

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    But, as always in ...

    Updated 05-20-2011 at 02:32 AM by reefocd

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  2. West Coast Coral source minus one

    I used to drop in to ReefHotSpot a few miles from LAX to pickup a coral or two. Noticed their website said, under construction. Well, I took a drive and found that "under construction" meant LITERALLY .... Empty warehouse all tanks gone, building for rent. Spoke to a guy inside and he said his buddy bought the biz. That's all I got. Don't know when or where they will resurface. The previous owner had redid the whole place and built it out nicely. Won't speculate on why, could be the ...
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