Recent content by Donya

Calcification and protein layer creation are two different things. Deposition of the protein layer happens at the front near where the opening of the shell is, which is why damage further back always remains white. When recalcification takes place further back, it's just CaCO3 and often...

The mineral component may help improve the quality of NEW shell growth, but damage to old growth can’t be repaired unless a hole or crack goes all the way through to the skin, in which case some recalcification can take place. However, even that will still look white. The original color is due...

So what you're saying is I used the wrong conjunction: my palette is maturing AND I'm just straight up losing my sense of taste! 😂

Mmmm…coffee yes. Dark roast yes yes. Now what’s funny is I used to absolutely hate anything short of burnt to a crisp on the roast scale, but as I’ve gotten older I have a few medium roasts and one light roast I quite appreciate. So either my palette is maturing or I’m just straight up losing my...

Actually I think I see at least one component of the nitrate issue. I was on my phone earlier and I couldn't see the pics very well this morning as a result, but now I'm back on my PC. Am I counting 7 fish? That's a LOT for a 100L reef unless it's hooked up to a quite big sump. FOWLRs can play...

+1 to large WC (as big as you can do w/o leaving the corals out of the water for more than a moment) with fresh mixed & heated water and also to chemical filtration to get those nitrates in check. 75ppm is kind of dire for a reef. Cut back feeding and look for detritus buildup; the cause of that...

Colin is right that the coming and going with this is a classic abscess pattern. As for the cause, the one time I have ever seen something like this was a gourami with a similar come-and-go swelling further down mostly affecting the lower jaw; it had some kind of worm embedded that eventually...

I don't know that the signing in part makes much difference to fundamental glitches in being able to search things - unles you're meaining the vast differences in results it will show based on prior search histories. The glitches are irritating - although I'm never sure if I'm up against a...

Don't do it. Having experienced a rather less intentional encounter of a brick and a toe, the ensuing pain of having a fracture in that little tippy toe bone is truly one of the sharpest and generally worst pains I have ever experienced, and I have experienced several other fractures and breaks...

Many of the original adult Planorbids I got were already very near their max size when I got them. I'd hoped they'd hang around longer, but Planorbids are not known for longevity. They are, however, known for being prolific! Slowly, one by one, the adults are maxing out and having a last hurrah...

I've had many heaters in many tanks over the years. Some very cheap, some brand name, different design types. All the ones I've had for things bigger than a small 1-2gal bowl had indicator lights somewhere to show when they were heating vs not. They all heated for a short period of time, a few...

In addition to what others have mentioned, another completely different possibility is that there are no problems with the actual heating ability or probe measurements but your built-in thermostat has a small offset (they all do really - trial and error to figure it out on setup) and the heater...

Why just eat your food when you can wear it too? ...What...you've never felt the urge to slap a sandwich on top of your head and go about your day, occasionally taking it down for a bite?