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I have Kalked some Aiptasia and boiling watered some. The Monti Eaters I manually removed what I could, tossed frag plugs with eggs and cut frags of the living parts.

 

[00W]

I feed my trigger garden worms in the summer, scrambled eggs once a week and various types of bugs too.
I don't really think about it.
I stick my hands in my tank regularly and I cook for a living.

 

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I feed my trigger garden worms in the summer, scrambled eggs once a week and various types of bugs too.
I don't really think about it.
I stick my hands in my tank regularly and I cook for a living.

My hands are in the tanks multiple times a day, I just make sure to wash them before and after - up to my elbows.

 

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Not the best practice for my safety but...

 

[00W]

Not the best practice for my safety but...

Agreed....
I usually have multiple small burns/cuts on my hands and arms.....

 

[Nor'easter reefer]

I have Kalked some Aiptasia and boiling watered some. The Monti Eaters I manually removed what I could, tossed frag plugs with eggs and cut frags of the living parts.

I already told the wife for my birthday I want some kp aquatics rock because I hate how sterile my tank is.... my 1st tank 8-10 years ago I used to spend hours watching thing crawl out of the rocks and sand... but my fish never thrived. I attributed it to sickness when I started watching all the brs qt videos but now I think it was more that I didn't realize how important water changes were and maintaining salinity because turns out calibrating a refractometer with ro isn't actual a accurate technique.

 

[Nor'easter reefer]

How do you boiling water coming under water? Lol

 

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I already told the wife for my birthday I want some kp aquatics rock because I hate how sterile my tank is.... my 1st tank 8-10 years ago I used to spend hours watching thing crawl out of the rocks and sand... but my fish never thrived. I attributed it to sickness when I started watching all the brs qt videos but now I think it was more that I didn't realize how important water changes were and maintaining salinity because turns out calibrating a refractometer with ro isn't actual a accurate technique.

Well... Again:

I just got my first RODI unit about 4 weeks ago from a Secret Santa. My 70 gallon tank with 30 gallon sump has 25 gallons of RODI water total out of the year it has been running. My 125 only got tap water. I do about a 5 gallon water change every 2-3 months typically... Same when I was running the 125. My 5 gallon ran for 3 years without a single water change, only using tap for top offs.

 

[00W]

How do you boiling water coming under water? Lol

I boil,suck up with a syringe and squirt
I keep it boiling on the stove.

 

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How do you boiling water coming under water? Lol

I make a coffee mug of boiling water, suck some into a syringe and blast the Aiptasia with it. It will scald any nearby fish or corals as well so beware of that...

 

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My current 70

 

[Nor'easter reefer]

Well... Again:

I just got my first RODI unit about 4 weeks ago from a Secret Santa. My 70 gallon tank with 30 gallon sump has 25 gallons of RODI water total out of the year it has been running. My 125 only got tap water. I do about a 5 gallon water change every 2-3 months typically... Same when I was running the 125. My 5 gallon ran for 3 years without a single water change, only using tap for top offs.

well friggin stop it rofl I just came to the conclusion I could do better and keep fish alive and your over hear saying "it worked for me, you just suck"

 

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Fat happy fish.

 

[Nor'easter reefer]

I boil,suck up with a syringe and squirt
I keep it boiling on the stove.

I make a coffee mug of boiling water, suck some into a syringe and blast the Aiptasia with it. It will scald any nearby fish or corals as well so beware of that...

Glass syringe i assume? Or does plastic hold up ok?

 

[BubblesandSqueak]

To be fair idk what a grain father is but he sounds like a cool dude

It's an automated brewing machine.

 

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well friggin stop it rofl I just came to the conclusion I could do better and keep fish alive and your over hear saying "it worked for me, you just suck"

No no no. I'm saying you weren't necessarily doing anything wrong. What works for me kills a lot of other people's tanks.

My water quality here is high in alkalinity and calcium but doesn't have a ton of harmful to fish stuff in it. Now that I'm using RO, I have to dose calcium, magnesium, and alkalinity.

My corals soak up phosphates and nitrates so I'm dosing both of those as well.

 

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Glass syringe i assume? Or does plastic hold up ok?

Plastic works for a bit.

 

[Nor'easter reefer]

It's an automated brewing machine.

That's pretty sweet! I'll have to google one of those. My neighbor makes meadow. We're going to try brewing beer soon.

 

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Glass syringe i assume? Or does plastic hold up ok?

I have one of the big 50 mL plastic syringes.

 

[00W]

Glass syringe i assume? Or does plastic hold up ok?

I buy 100 packs on Amazon.
Cheap.
Plastic works fine but wears out.
I use nothing glass anywhere around my tank cuz I'm a klutz.