u/Minimum_Appearance41

I’m literally in shock right now. Guest booked for 1 night. Seemed legitimate by our communication; they stated they were coming in town with their kids to visit family which is typical for our area. (How disgusting to lie about having children)

I get a phone call from law enforcement at 2:30am saying an estimated 200 people were at my property and 2 were stabbed!! One with severe injuries.

I go back to check their profile and it’s brand new with no reviews. SMH. I can’t believe I let this one slip through the cracks when I’ve been hosting for 5 years, and know the red flags to look for. The way they were communicating seemed totally normal which is rare for these types of guests.

This is more of a venting session. I don’t have cameras at my properties but this is literally the second time in 1 week I’ve had a party thrown. (Out of 11 STR’s). Will be purchasing cameras immediately. My neighbors are reallyyyy going to hate me.

We received multiple reports from neighbors who have seen a huge amount of cars parked on the street, people entering and exiting frequently, and marijuana smell. Guest only listed 1 adult on reservation. I don’t have cameras on the property unfortunately. I reached out to the guest via message and calls. I’m in contact with Airbnb support, but the guest is not responding to them either.

Should I go to the property at this point? Not sure how to address this situation further.

I’ve been looking for an FX4 for quite some time. Have been hesitant because it’s so expensive. Recently found one in seemingly good condition on marketplace for $150 and thinking about buying it. I’m slightly nervous because 1. It’s been used for several months. 2. I’ve never owned a canister filter and don’t really know what to look for other than leaks in the hoses and hose connections. 3. Is there such thing as cross contamination between tanks? I know people use cycled media from LFS/other tanks all the time, but my tank is a fishless cycle from scratch and I’m nervous about introducing anything foreign outside of new plants and fish. I hope this makes sense. Let me know if there’s anything specific I should look out for! Thanks in advance

I’m cycling a 75 gal and dream to have discus, but my tap is pretty hard. I don’t have gh/kh tests, but I know from other local fishkeepers that we have hard water. Tap comes out with a ph of 8.0. I am considering doing half RO/half tap, but I’m not sure how I would keep the ratios consistent during water changes. I already have a standard water filter installed under my sink, but it’s not RO. I don’t really want to waste the installed system and replace it with an RO system, but I guess if it comes to it I will.

Any advice welcome.