Ocean-Aquarium Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Hello INDMAS members! I am working on developing educational topics for the fall INDMAS meetings. I wanted to open this thread to allow all members to suggest potential educational topics. What do you want to know more about for your reefing? Let me know and I'll get to work! Brian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetesFolly Posted July 16, 2020 Report Share Posted July 16, 2020 Some of these have been covered in the past and for some these may seem to basic but I thought I would through some ideas out there to get the conversation started. Lighting: pro's and con's of the different types. Sump/Refugium set-ups and best practices Methods for keeping Phosphates in check As Apex continues to gain in popularity; programming your APEX to get the most out of it Water flow in a reef aquarium Sand Using a calcium reactor; pro's and con's and how to set them up correctly Hardware Update to simplify keeping a marine aquarium; automation, ATO's, other system outside of APEX, water testing, leak detection, auto water changes, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryansweet Posted July 17, 2020 Report Share Posted July 17, 2020 Aside from the topics we’ve already communicated on, I was staring at my tank and one of my wrasses jumped out... So, what about a tank cover topic? What’s better? Glass tops, large gap screen covers, DIY vs store bought, etc. Also, how do these covers effect lighting, o2 exchange? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeto2004 Posted July 18, 2020 Report Share Posted July 18, 2020 Maybe rudimentary - reef chemistry - why are we doing the things we do? I’m sure you covered this in the past but sure a refresher would be reasonable I would be interested in learning more about taxonomy of corals Recently I was start to think if crystal properties of CaCO3 dictates the shape of corals or are they indeed limitless 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOWRY_PT Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 Dosing and feedings.. sump layout. to UV or not skimmer schedules and why you run 24 hours or not and how to tune it Maximizing flow and plumbing. connecting all the dots below the tank.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apeterson Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 Methods of waste removal would be interesting. Pros and cons of: Refugium (different types of algaes and setups) Biological filtration (vibrant, biopellets, phosphate RX, nopox, gfo, ect) Skimmers Deep sandbed Water changes Algae scrubbers Aiptasia scrubber (a really bizzar one, but one I have heard rumors about) Filter floss/socks/roller Zeovit and triton methods are also something that can be touched 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean-Aquarium Posted August 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 all excellent responses! I will consider these over the next couple of days and post a suggested topic or two for the September meeting! More soon! Brian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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