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As if there is such a thing in this hobby 😏

Can’t say I didn’t try 👍

I would expect nothing less 😃

Glad you found that. Seems strange it didn't come with one as Blue Z mentioned. Good luck!

Good info. Would make an interesting experiment if one had a shared water system with different lighting (Holly’s for instance).

You forgot to apply the pdxmonkeyboy sarcasm filter. The whole “how many tangs in a tiny tank” thing is a bit of a running joke here. Just ask the tang police.

Yep - I should have mentioned that also. The setups usually come with a bypass for this purpose.

Given your reported 1:10 ratio I would start on the inlet side to make sure you are providing sufficient feed pressure. BRS had a nice video where they looked at output vs inlet pressure. That suggested you at least wanted to be at 60 but increases beyond that (booster pump) continued to increase efficiency up to at least 90 psi (if I remember correctly). As to the question about portability - if you have potable water going in and maintain your system (no bacteria) it should be potable “waste water”. If you think about it, at a “good” 1:4 ratio, the impurities in you waste water are only going to be 20% higher than they were in the tap water (at worst). Now, if your tap water is bad to start with that is a different story. When I do use my home RODI setup, I would run the waste water into our washing machine and do laundry in it. Always thought about setting up a catch barrel to water the plants but have been too lazy.

Pretty scary - good thing you were home. Would also be curious what actually failed but seems unlikely they will either diagnos or share.

Seems really hit or miss - Holly has had her 300 gallon dd tank for several years issue free. Hope I didn’t just jinx her @Gil&Fin

This is the first thing that came to mind - “land cichlid”.

Guess I should blow up the pic next time... or find my glasses 😀

Lots of interesting stuff in there! Sadly, due to my tank reboot I don't really have anything to trade unless you are interested in some (I believe) forrest green psammacora - that is the one thing that survived the recent tank crash and is now thriving.

So they were just going for realism... hard to diss that 😀 I have never seen that kind of SPS density in a tank before - crazy.

This would have been my take as well. The contrast between the new growth and the mature section is kind of cool though.

Incoming....

Awesome setup Andrew... I have a few projects in mind at my house if you are bored now 😃

Go ahead... rub it in why don't you 😀

Must be growing slowly 😀

I think Barrier Reef Aquarium is up near there. They are a sponsor for PNWMAS and take part in activities such as the annual Frag Fest we host in the Vancouver/PDX area. Definitely worth a look. https://www.barrierreefaquariums.com You can browse our sponsor section to see some of the other options or check out the LFS group on our "Member Map" page - although the majority of those are closer to Portland. There will be another shop opening up in Vancouver in the not too distant future so you will probably hear more about that on the site soon. There are several good shops in Portland and points South if you want to take a road trip at some point (Cuttlefish and Coral, Seahorse Aquarium Supply, Paradise Corals, Upscales, All Things Aquarium, The Premium Aquarium) but I am sure others will chime in with options.

Welcome Boydreef! Good luck with the move and finding a lagoon tank that works for you. Definitely a lot of positives to those shallow tanks for sure - I think you will find a lot of other fans of those on the site.

Thanks Mark. Don't think I can fit the rock so hopefully someone scores it who has a bit more room. Keep me posted on the fascinations and GLWS!

BTW - how big is that shelf rock? Would love to have the fascination favia if it’s still available.

Thanks for figuring out how to get all the pictures on the poll @milesmiles902!

Those all look really nice - great pics too!