Fish building/man cave build!

So, I was discussing the age of the tang I got from my buddy. He started digging back through Facebook and found out when he bought it.

Y’all aren’t gonna believe this:

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Not sure how it was when he got it.

What’s your oldest fish?
 
Btw water change station is done and I came up with a way to better organize/hide wires.

Also got the topoff container moved so I can roll out the water change waste can.

Pics in a bit when I finish.
 
Ok here the screen I can up with. I can actually mount controllers and such to it when I have time.

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Here’s the topoff reservoir in the new location

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18 gallons of fresh saltwater mixed up to 1.025 and ready for a water change Saturday.

After that, I’m gonna setup the AWC using the GHL maxi doser and then do an 18 gallon once a month on top of the 1 gallon a day.
 
Ok here the screen I can up with. I can actually mount controllers and such to it when I have time.

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Here’s the topoff reservoir in the new location

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18 gallons of fresh saltwater mixed up to 1.025 and ready for a water change Saturday.

After that, I’m gonna setup the AWC using the GHL maxi doser and then do an 18 gallon once a month on top of the 1 gallon a day.
That looks really clean and easy to maintain.
 
That looks really clean and easy to maintain.
It's a foamed pvc sheet so it can be wiped down easily and moved anywhere needed.
 
So, my scale is way off. Good thing I measured salinity when I said it was 1.025.

I went by weight but noticed it was way more salt than the first time I did it. So I put in about what I thought was in the beaker last time. It hit 1.025 but instead of saying 2718 it said 1516! So, I took 4 AA batteries and put on the scale. (They should weight right about 100grams), the scale said 88.

I was using a kitchen scale. Not known for accuracy long term but super cheap.

I decided to get a 6000g capable lab scale and a 100 gram lab grade reference weight. Will be here in a couple days.

Lesson learned. On something where accuracy is this important, don't cheap out.

I also tuned up my refractometer. I highly recommend getting a 35ppt reference solution and cleaning your refractometer well and calibrating often.

After this week's water change I am sending off an ICP test.
 

IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 56 57.1%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 6 6.1%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 4.1%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 3.1%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 1 1.0%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 19 19.4%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 4 4.1%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 1 1.0%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 3 3.1%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.0%
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