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Sounds like a very good reason to avoid them! I've got a 90G O'Dell tank in operation for about 45 years now...

I believe the concept of mangrove filtration for a reef tank is highly overrated. FWIW, I recollect that Julian wrote a Part 1 article in FAMA many years back, and that he never wrote (or published) the Part 2 on the results of his experimentation with mangrove pods and nitrate & phosphate...

Good luck keeping it alive! Nudibranchs are INCREDIBLY prey specific. (Berghia for example, only eat Aiptasia.) The chances of you keeping the prey that it only eats in your reef, are slim to none. And, if the prey happens to already be in your reef, it won't last long when this nudi finds it...

Keep a tight lid on your tank! It could become the Mushroom that ate The Bronx!

Biota breeds them and says they eat aiptasia...

ORA Hippopus Clam, 4 inch, $90 https://www.oceansgarden.com/product/ora-hippopus-clam-4-inch/ It'been a while since I saw one offered. Caveat 1: the Banner says "4 inch" but lower down on the page it says 3-3.5 inches. Caveat 2: these babies can hit 30 inches. (I'd get one myself, but clam...

For what it's worth, I just noticed that Premium Aquatics is now carrying the Reef Kinetics product line. https://premiumaquatics.com/

I guess it isn't worth your driving to north NJ for some free Xenia...

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MACNAs were always better, but it looks like MASNA has hit some serious issues (financial?) with the last and next ones being cancelled. Putting on a MACNA is an act of love for the hobby by the local hobbyists in the club who do all the work. The work load is heavy and if you're lucky you'll...

I got my last bulk resin batch here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/155523192641?var=455761941097

FWIW, the 11365 Zip code is for Flushing, in Queens...

Cespitularia?

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