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  1. Something still isn't right in my reef

    I'm not sure what is going on, but some of my corals have lost their color. I tend to not overreact and deal with issues as they arise systematically. I've noticed certain corals are just lackluster in color, to the point I'd like to add food coloring to get it right again.

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    Last night I did the full battery of tests to figure out what was off, but surprisingly every single parameter came in correct:

    pH: 8.01 (at ...
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  2. A new clutch of eggs

    The clownfish are bag to laying eggs again. The female jumped from the tank a couple of weeks ago and took a hard landing on the tile, but seems to be fine.

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  3. Do you ever do something dumb?

    Yesterday I noticed one of the Vortech pump drivers wasn't staying on in the normal glowing color. It was flashing green, while all the others were constantly lit up green. I powered it off and on again via the button on the driver, but no change. I thought it was odd, but didn't really dwell on it.

    Today I looked at one of the Mp60s and the propeller was cycling on and off, rather than running full tilt. When I checked the driver, it flashed all red, then all blue, then off again. ...
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  4. Update of life from the desert 8-2014

    8-24-2014
    Holy cow its been a while. Sorry Melve
    I have sold all of the previous systems before we sold our home. We bought a new home and remodeled it to fit my new tank. This is a 234 cube custom built by Lemar. It is 30 x 60 x 30 open top. The sump is located in the basement in a new room we framed in and set up for a fully self contained fish room. It has its own sink, floor drain and dedicated power. In the cold storage behind we have fish storage to keep it ...

    Updated 08-26-2014 at 12:52 AM by melev

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  5. 1000Gal--Part 8 (Cabinetry)---Sorry for the Delay part 6 and 7 will be posted later

    Well...........Sorry folks there has been a lot going on and the blogs kinda got put on the back burner. My deepest apologies but we are back on track. Boy oh boy do we have a lot to cover, but we will do this in future blogs. The short and sweet, I moved, I purchased a business, I'm 3 remodels deep, I signed 2 new accounts, lots going on so bear with me on timing. Ok now to cover this blogs topic of the new cabinetry.


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    Ok we have ...
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