Fish building/man cave build!

[dantimdad]

Might have found my springers and the tang may change to a white tail bristle tooth. Super price on the bristle tooth if they come in to my LFS.

Barred dart gobies are really hard to find that aren't just stupid expensive.

Copper band still doing very well.

 

[dantimdad]

reactor setup with a little carbon just to make sure it works right.

glass clean, filter floss change and salinity test.

I printed a bristle worm trap and baited it overnight twice and didn't catch any. Hopefully this means I didn't bring many over from the last setup. I will continue this weekend with different bait and see what happens.

I am needing another a360x. I don't want to go to xe yet.

So far, so good.

I knocked this out for a buddy's coral business. Also working on a set of baffles for a sump.

 

[dantimdad]

My buddy showed up with the coral pack. WOW!

5 kinds of zoas
2 kinds of mushrooms
neon sinularia

Super happy.

I had just cleaned the glass, stirred the sand bed and replaced floss so the tank is still a little cloudy.

I will get pics when it clears and the corals open up.

 

[dantimdad]

My buddy just came by to drop off a cold bag Ioaned him and some new frozen food to try AND he brought me a gorgeous lunar wrasse! Beautiful male with streamers. Just too big for his tank now.

 

[dantimdad]

Well I found my third a360x. Someone from R2R sent me a message because they read I was looking for one.

Great deal and should ship tomorrow.

Pretty stoked.

I have to redesign the mounts that attach them to the 2020 profile. The quick ones I did sag a bit.

 

[dantimdad]

Terrible photos

 

[dantimdad]

I have a few true Tongan Nassarius and a sand sifter star.

What else do you all do to keep the sand bed clean besides stirring it?

 

[Mschmidt]

The best decision I ever made for my sand bed, and one of the top 10 maybe ever was getting a sleeper goby.

 

[dantimdad]

Ordered more clean up crew from reefs by Steele. Man, Tonga nassarius are in short supply everywhere.

My LFS (well sort of local) ordered a golden head sleeper for me. Hope it comes in soon.

 

[Dierks]

ordered a golden head sleeper for me

They are nice fish. Very simple, but those golden heads are striking on a plain white fish. Glad to see all is well around here as its been a while since I last checked in.

 

[dantimdad]

They are nice fish. Very simple, but those golden heads are striking on a plain white fish. Glad to see all is well around here as its been a while since I last checked in.

Thanks for checking in!

Hopefully will have decent photos this weekend.

 

[dantimdad]

Third light showed up today.

Redesigned my 2020 mounts and have 3 printing now. Will reinstall them tomorrow and tone the power down a bit to compensate for the extra light for about a week or two.

 

[Dierks]

Third light showed up today.

Redesigned my 2020 mounts and have 3 printing now. Will reinstall them tomorrow and tone the power down a bit to compensate for the extra light for about a week or two.

What do you print in?? Everything I have made had gotten brittle over about 4 years next to the salt and getting baked under the lights and heat.

 

[dantimdad]

I print most things that aren't toys in ABS now.

I have used PETG and PLA (plain not matte or any kind of finish) and not had a problem but ABS is just so much stronger.

I designed and printed an air cleaner for my truck in ABS 5 months ago and it has held up in the Alabama heat and humidity.

Yes, the fuel filter has been moved. :)

 

[dantimdad]

On a side note, the truck is coming along. I am putting in the new clutch, u joints, fuel filler neck and HEI ignition next weekend and then it's ready for body work starting with patching floor pans and the extra holes in the doors where big mirrors were.

I have decided to stop trying to find a bed and go flatbed.

 

[X-37B]

Ordered more clean up crew from reefs by Steele. Man, Tonga nassarius are in short supply everywhere.

My LFS (well sort of local) ordered a golden head sleeper for me. Hope it comes in soon.

If you can get a pair of the yellow headed sleeper gobies. I have a pair in my rs170 and I never touch the sand. Keep in mind they spew sand everywhere and you will be blowing it off rock and corals instead of stirring the sand, lol.
Cool fish in a pair though.

 

[dantimdad]

Welp, the store got my fish and ick. Ugh!

 

[dantimdad]

If you can get a pair of the yellow headed sleeper gobies. I have a pair in my rs170 and I never touch the sand. Keep in mind they spew sand everywhere and you will be blowing it off rock and corals instead of stirring the sand, lol.
Cool fish in a pair though.

Man that is just a gorgeous setup!

 

[dantimdad]

So Doug at Alien Reef came through for me again. He is coming this way from Mississippi next week and will have a blue eyed kole, a small school of yellow tail chrysiptera and some more corals. :)

I try to not just create things my customers want, but also build relationships with them. Keep your customers happy and they will keep you happy!

 

[dantimdad]

Lost the copper band overnight.

Not sure what happened. He looked fine yesterday. Everyone else is doing well.