The LFS guy talked me OUT of a purchase today
Went in for a rainbow shark for my 20 gallon. He said no and explained why. That store gets my money forever now.
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@coralcass · 📍 San Diego, CA · joined Jan 2026 · Level 4
Zoas and LPS grown under T5 hybrids. Dip everything anyway.
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Lost a colony to a heater failure
Reminder to put your heaters on a controller. $18 of prevention would have saved me a two-year breeding project. Gutted.
Show me your rehomes
Took in a twelve year old clown loach group from someone moving overseas. They own the 125 now. Anyone else running a retirement home?
Water change day across the fish room
Nine tanks, two hours, one wet floor. Worth it every single week. How often is everyone else changing water on stock tanks?
Why are airline check valves so bad now
Third one this year that flows backwards fine and blocks forward. Anyone have a brand that actually works?
Snail eggs in a buce order, again
Second time this month from a different seller. People, dip your plants before they ship, not just after they arrive. Reputation is everything on a platform like this.
Auction sniping etiquette?
Do you bid early to scare people off or snipe in the last minute? Genuinely curious what this community considers fair play.
Dip everything: a case study
Got flatworm eggs on a plug from a very reputable source last month. Nobody's clean 100% of the time. Bayer dip + plug scrub, every time, no exceptions.
Friday frag rack tour
T5 hybrid growout is at capacity again. Zoas hit different under blurple, but they GROW under T5. Fight me.