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What size tank, what’s your livestock, and what’s your feeding schedule? You could try a flocculant, but may want to consider a more frequent water change schedule, since your PO4 is that elevated (if from food, or other additives) you may have several other unwanted organics in the tank that...

Well I ended up making the decision to take down my WaterBox 60.2 SPS system, and added those coral to my 75 gallon mixed reef. Pretty happy with how it came out, should grow nicely once I get alk/cal dialed in with the increased consumption. Had my hands in the tank for a bit, and definitely...

How old is this tank? Rocks and sand look off the shelf new. Has it cycled yet?

It’s all open, there’s no door on it. It’s an entirely separate unit that the tank itself, to the side. All this Hydros gear is IP65 rated as well. Not the power strip on the left, but everything else can get soaked no problem.

Spent the better part of the evening tearing my old cabinet down and putting this one up. Bit more room and not as top heavy. Hydros control all day. Still need to add ESV Nitrate and Transition Elements to the doser. Other than that, we’re straight.

When is your trip? You can always do a trial run of it while you’re home so you can monitor water quality and see how it goes.

8 days worth of block food I don’t see leading to anything good. I’d def recommend getting a feeder setup.

How long is your vaca, what’s your live stock situation?

I’ve never used blocks in a reef tank for feeding. What are you planning on using? Auto feeders are very easy to setup and program, and are a good tool to have anyways, maybe consider it a good time to add one…

Current tank shot after a bit of maintenance. She’s on the back end of a Dino outbreak and things are finally settling back down. SPS are colored and euphyllia are getting fluffy again.

This is pretty cool… I was very active on this forum about 10 years ago. I’d like to start posting and interacting again… hopefully there are some reefers here still 😉

It’s Forest Fire digitata. Hoping to add 4-5 more montipora species and get rid of some of the overgrown pieces of hammer soon.

Haven’t logged on for a long time, the forum has a new look. Figured I’d upload a pic… tank has had its ups and downs!

All glass rimless tanks should have 3/4” plywood under them with the neoprene mat to smooth out any imperfections.

Anyways, here’s what I’ve been working on…

Bribo! I hear you… this forum definitely used to be my go-to for help, chit chat, and other reef keeping banter. It seemed to fizzle out here. While I am slightly involved in other forums, it’s not nearly as social as this was always was. I remember having actual conversations through this...

Ahh yes. The cyclical nature of reefing has struck again.

Hard to tell from pics but if inside looks good and no bubbles you should be ok. I’d email Fluval with pics and see what they say.

Onward! Good luck… [emoji1303]

I’m not a silicone expert but I’m under the impression any air bubbles are not good whatsoever and the seam will fail. May want to consult a custom builder like Glass Cages or SCA Aquariums they’ll likely help answer your question.

How are you cycling the tank? Once nitrites hit 0, then yes, you’ll want a second round of exposure to ammonia to help the bacterial load grow. Just be aware that if you’ve hit 40ppm NO3 after the first round, you’ll like be around 80ppm after the second round. This will require a large, 80-90%...

It is in the saltwater aquaria forum.

You should only be interested in moving an anemone if you are removing it from the tank. As Sniper said damage is a life sentence for them. Anemones will move to where they’re comfortable in the system, and it’s futile to attempt to change their location for them. They’ll just move right back.

For peace of mind I’d replace all the filters and membranes, but that’s me. Does it have an TDS meter, before and/or after the DI resin? If so, depending on those readings, will be a good indication of what filters could be salvaged for the time being. But for the low expense of new filters...