00W's AIO Smorgasbord

[Üter]

Someone had to do it, Tom...

 

[kingranch2003]

None of mine came back but I had an AIO.

Same here on both of those. I did add one or two to the back just in case

 

[tharbin]

None of mine came back but I had an AIO.

Mine did after about eight months. I have an AIO as well but one of my chambers is a refugium.

 

[Üter]

@kingranch2003 i think I want to bring the boat down and go bayou hunting off it with you.

 

[steveschuerger]

Good eve everyone. Just waking up from my sleep.

 

[kevgib67]

Good eve everyone. Just waking up from my sleep.

Good evening Steve!

 

[steveschuerger]

Good evening Steve!

Good eve Kev. How we doing today?

 

[CoralB]

I would not buy a generator any longer. The solar generators like the Bluetti and Pecron are much more practical. They use Lithium Phosphate or Sodium Nitrate batteries. You can literally just set it on the shelf unplugged for months and it will still have a full charge. They don't require any regular maintenance or liquid fuel source.

I have the smaller Bluetti than Paul's and I just pulled it off the shelf a few days ago to use to power some stuff while I was working in the yard. It had been on the shelf for around four months and was still at full charge. When I was done, I just plugged it in and it recharged in about 20 minutes. I like it so much that I'm going to buy some solar panels for it for off-grid recharging. We had a short power outage (about two hours) just before I put it on the shelf. No drama, I just plugged the return pump into the Bluetti and turned it on. You can set it up for automatic failover and have it always plugged in. I ran it that way for a while but decided I didn't need that unless we are going away.

But how much are they ?

 

[kevgib67]

Good eve Kev. How we doing today?

I’ve been found out, my real name is Karen, only CB, she has slipped a few times and called me out.

 

[kingranch2003]

Mine did after about eight months. I have an AIO as well but one of my chambers is a refugium.

Id be very interested in hearing how yours is set up Tom. I was thinking about adding one in the new tank, but you don't see a lot of reefers doing this. There's just not much info out there

 

[CoralB]

John,

I can absolutely guarantee that my tank has a much worse Aiptasia problem than yours and I won't tear it down. I even purposely let the Aiptasia go unmolested for a few months before starting to try to control it to see if there is a natural die off point (if there is it is when there are so many Aiptasia that there is no room left for water.

Buckets, cheap or free used tanks, troughs even large tupperwareish containers are your friend. Berghia will almost always work as they are cryptic and can fit into astonishingly small spaces (I had three large adults that were living in the pores of an artificial sponge). The problem with Berghia is mainly in older established tanks as amphipods and bristleworms will eat the eggs. Shrimp and many crabs will eat the adults. Most wrasses will eat the young if they can get to them but again, they can fit into places no wrasse can reach and they are nocturnal unless starving.

Find me a beast that will 100% eat bristleworms .

 

[kingranch2003]

@kingranch2003 i think I want to bring the boat down and go bayou hunting off it with you.

It would be perfect! It's not unlike many of the old school methods of bayou craft down here. Pirouxs, The Laffitte stiff, Native American dugout etc

Gator season opens in September, and it's a lottery. If you get drawn, you can pick up to 4 people to go with you. With you being from out of state, we'd almost certainly get drawn.

 

[kingranch2003]

Good eve Kev. How we doing today?

I cant believe none of us have ever posted this gif before

 

[steveschuerger]

Id be very interested in hearing how yours is set up Tom. I was thinking about adding one in the new tank, but you don't see a lot of reefers doing this. There's just not much info out there

I had a hang on refugium even though I was using an AIO. Had extra rock and used it as a time out for misbehaving fish a couple times as well. And grew caulerpa.

 

[tbrown]

Find me a beast that will 100% eat bristleworms .

Your Halichoeres melanurus should...

 

[kingranch2003]

Find me a beast that will 100% eat bristleworms .

Will 93.6% work ?

https://www.liveaquaria.com/product...E5lJCbHEpMopKFYWvlAN1xW2cRcvkF_P9Vwyia0X-qY91

 

[ShakeyGizzard]

Man what a day, one for the books. My truck did some work today pulling to Macon GA, but that is half the story. called a buddy who lives there to do lunch with him. We met up at an Asian buffet. Our conversation amounted to a new idea.

 

[CoralB]

Thanks for the thoughtful write up Tom. Im encouraged that they'll work. I actually just got home and my wife pointed out a small patch of aiptasia right next to where I released them, that was absolutely gone! My problem is my rock work is packed with corals and honestly, I have lost a lot of corals so far. Mostly acans and anacropora.

Thanks Tom. I'm staying vigilant!

How much did you lose ?

 

[kevgib67]

It would be perfect! It's not unlike many of the old school methods of bayou craft down here. Pirouxs, The Laffitte stiff, Native American dugout etc

Gator season opens in September, and it's a lottery. If you get drawn, you can pick up to 4 people to go with you. With you being from out of state, we'd almost certainly get drawn.

If you get drawn, daddy needs a new pair of boots, belt and a wallet please!

 

[CoralB]

Come stay with me for a while! I can get you there in 3 weeks.

His wife would like that lol !!