IME there's a big difference in the regular stuff and the High Capacity stuff. I tried the regular in an effort to save a bit, but ended up going through it way faster and I believe ended up costing me more in the long run.

Agree, the high capacity stuff seems to last longer than the regular. I have been impressed with it.

My New Sump
 

In anticipation of the new sump I am building, I just received my new sump in the mail. It is a Reef Octopus NW110 - I fit it into the 29 gallon sump tank and it does take some good room but now that I have it I can start to really plan out how big each section is. Anyone have experience with this sump and can provide any tips/tricks?

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New Tank Build - Nano no more
 

Well, it happened. After much deliberation, promising my wife some new Tory Burch shoes, and a total excitement for the hobby I just put in an order with Denny at Concept for a 48x24x24 120 gallon tank. Once things get started I will post a new build thread basically to docuement the journey. First step will be to build the stand......

Lost a Clam Today
 

:sad::sad: Sucks today as when I got home my clam died. I noticed it acting a bit weird yesterday as the mantel was not reacting as it usually does. I inspected it and didn't see anything overly strange with it. My hope was that it was reacting to something and it would pass - rookie mistake.

Did a water test and it checks out ok:

Am: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 15
Cal: 485
kH: 7.28
Mg: 1310
Salinity: 1.026

Research suggests that this can happen, but it still sucks. I won't add another one until the new tank is set up and established.