00W's AIO Smorgasbord

[Üter]

I would definitely ask about the Generlink! I have mine wired to where I can plug the Generac into the receptacle in the garage, then flip the switch in the basement and it runs through my electrical panel.

thats what I have. on the exterior of the garage. but then down to basement to flip the switch. old house they had it on a sub station in the garage to power pre-selected things. easier but I like powering what I want on the full panel.

 

[luis angel]

I'm guessing since serial is x14....the SEER is 14 and a 4 ton unit then would be ~5900W? the hook up I had installed when the house was built they said only transfers 7500W. I had a 80's? Generac 5500W generator at the time and it struggled with the sewage grinder and couldn't run the hot water heater. so I picked up a Generac xg8000e since I wanted something the wife could start if I wasn't around. what I wish I installed at the time was a Generlink. the builder never heard of them at the time but would transfer 10k. which is better but in winter would have to shovel over to get to the meter. I told my neighbor who wanted a hook up later about it. ~$800 for the device and I think $300 for the power company to hook it up. it's great because no transfer switch separately needed. 2 years later, they never bought a generator then sold and moved. person that bought the house just had a standby installed. I think the Generlink might still be on the house though. I should ask if I pay for its removal if I can have it?

I do keep looking at those Ecoflows and the like for a 3k size to avoid the exterior generator over night for some items. but for ~$1500, it's a chunk of $ for if it would really work for what I want. Originally this was the idea for the kids playhouse but then thought of temperature extremes on that battery and just quickly buried a cable before anyone noticed.

It can be, but you need to be sure because many air conditioning models with the first serial numbers refer to the year in which they were manufactured.

 

[smitten with ocean life]

yes i put pieces of live rock in there for him.

 

[kevgib67]

Not sure if I was on last night and told the Smorg or not. So, I will say it now. I saw a post on FB Marketplace about someone getting out of the hobby. They were local to me, so I messaged them. Comes to find out, the tank was SERIOUSLY neglected, all the corals were dead and/or dying and they were just wanting to get rid of stuff. I went over because the lady said she had a Biota yellow tang. I ended up going over there and helping catch fish, CUC and what corals were left. I also set up a pump in the tank to drain the water outside. Any how, I left after rescuing the yellow tang, tomini, multiple blue leg hermits, two hammers and a duncan. I tested the water in their tank while I was there and the salinity was 1.019. No wonder the corals were dying! I acclimated the fish/corals for about an hour then put them in. I did dip the corals just in case. This morning I check on the tank and the tangs were sleeping under a rock arch and the corals were all open. I was pretty stoked since I thought the corals weren't going to make it, they looked terrible in their tank. They also had a hawk fish, coral beauty and breeding pair of clowns, but I took those to the LFS along with about 120lbs of Fiji live rock.

Pictures?

 

[Rocks reef]

thats what I have. on the exterior of the garage. but then down to basement to flip the switch. old house they had it on a sub station in the garage to power pre-selected things. easier but I like powering what I want on the full panel.

Same here, I can flip breakers to the stuff I want powered.

 

[Rocks reef]

Pictures?

I will get some when I get home brother. After acclimating everything for a while, the lights were already down. Which was good since I wanted to put the tangs in after lights out anyways.

 

[Üter]

 

[Rocks reef]

I think it's a four letter word! Not the one your are thinking Kevin.

 

[Üter]

I think it's a four letter word! Not the one your are thinking Kevin.

 

[Catawba_Valley_Reef]

still not eating. going to try hatching out some brine shrimp now

This is a copperband right? If so, I’ve had the most luck with the following:

1) Starting it out in a calmer observation tank with some pieces of live rock (preferably with aptasia) and other little critters for it to pick at. I think this is what keeps them alive while you train them to eat other foods.

2) Feeding clams (not the freezer burned clams on a half shell from the LFS). I like the little neck or manila clams. I generally freeze them. Once you drop them in they slowly open which allows the copperband first dibs.

3) Once it’s eating clams, then I like to transition to masstick on the clam shell. I find the pre-mixed masstick that comes in the little metal container works best for this.

4) Once it’s regularly eating masstick, I try to mix in some mysis shrimp with the masstick.

5) Eventually the fish will learn how to eat out of the water column. Eating this way is completely unnatural for them…so it is a learned behavior. My current CBB prefers larger chunks of food like LRS and the big PE Mysis.

6) After a while they will eat out of your hand.

Some people swear by white/black worms. My current one wasn’t super interested in the black worms. You can get them online at Eastern Aquatics if you want to try it.

They are very methodical eaters. They inspect their food for a while and if something distracts them, they get all ADD and have to start over.

My current CBB took 4 or 5 days to start eating…

Hope this helps and hope you were talking about a copperband

 

[tbrown]

I'm upstairs in bed giving my employees their end of year reviews (that sounds awkward...).

I should specify - I am at home, they are not here. My wife is downstairs watching murder documentaries and I felt it was quieter in my bedroom for the reviews.

 

[Rocks reef]

W-O-R-K. I had to space it out due to R2R TOS! LOL

 

[Rocks reef]

This is a copperband right? If so, I’ve had the most luck with the following:

1) Starting it out in a calmer observation tank with some pieces of live rock (preferably with aptasia) and other little critters for it to pick at. I think this is what keeps them alive while you train them to eat other foods.

2) Feeding clams (not the freezer burned clams on a half shell from the LFS). I like the little neck or manila clams. I generally freeze them. Once you drop them in they slowly open which allows the copperband first dibs.

3) Once it’s eating clams, then I like to transition to masstick on the clam shell. I find the pre-mixed masstick that comes in the little metal container works best for this.

4) Once it’s regularly eating masstick, I try to mix in some mysis shrimp with the masstick.

5) Eventually the fish will learn how to eat out of the water column. Eating this way is completely unnatural for them…so it is a learned behavior. My current CBB prefers larger chunks of food like LRS and the big PE Mysis.

6) After a while they will eat out of your hand.

Some people swear by white/black worms. My current one wasn’t super interested in the black worms. You can get them online at Eastern Aquatics if you want to try it.

They are very methodical eaters. They inspect their food for a while and if something distracts them, they get all ADD and have to start over.

My current CBB took 4 or 5 days to start eating…

Hope this helps and hope you were talking about a copperband

We need to make this a sticky on the Smorg board if that's possible!

 

[Rocks reef]

I'm upstairs in bed giving my employees their end of year reviews (that sounds awkward...).

I should specify - I am at home, they are not here. My wife is downstairs watching murder documentaries and I felt it was quieter in my bedroom for the reviews.

Yup, definitely awkward Tim.

 

[Üter]

just pulled some more scapes for dinner.

 

[Üter]

Garlic just started it process with the scapes. I think these will be pretty good this year. So the big Q is if I should cover them to prevent Saturdays rain?

 

[tbrown]

And now that I'm sitting in bed I'm really considering a nap...

 

[smitten with ocean life]

This is a copperband right? If so, I’ve had the most luck with the following:

1) Starting it out in a calmer observation tank with some pieces of live rock (preferably with aptasia) and other little critters for it to pick at. I think this is what keeps them alive while you train them to eat other foods.

2) Feeding clams (not the freezer burned clams on a half shell from the LFS). I like the little neck or manila clams. I generally freeze them. Once you drop them in they slowly open which allows the copperband first dibs.

3) Once it’s eating clams, then I like to transition to masstick on the clam shell. I find the pre-mixed masstick that comes in the little metal container works best for this.

4) Once it’s regularly eating masstick, I try to mix in some mysis shrimp with the masstick.

5) Eventually the fish will learn how to eat out of the water column. Eating this way is completely unnatural for them…so it is a learned behavior. My current CBB prefers larger chunks of food like LRS and the big PE Mysis.

6) After a while they will eat out of your hand.

Some people swear by white/black worms. My current one wasn’t super interested in the black worms. You can get them online at Eastern Aquatics if you want to try it.

They are very methodical eaters. They inspect their food for a while and if something distracts them, they get all ADD and have to start over.

My current CBB took 4 or 5 days to start eating…

Hope this helps and hope you were talking about a copperband

thank you, i was! i didnt realize that eating out of the water column is not natural for them! i have a 13 gal set up with just him in it. and pieces of live rock. its set up in a quiet room away from people. i have a white worm culture but so far he hasnt shown interest. ill have to see if i can find some clams like you are talking about!

 

[luis angel]

And now that I'm sitting in bed I'm really considering a nap...

I just woke up from that one lol

 

[Üter]

just pulled some more scapes for dinner.

Picked some more