Megabite's 180 Reef - Round 2

New page, new pic. Tank after feeding some AB+.

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Brackets painted and installed. Still need to see how I want to attach the wires and how difficult it is dealing with the lights lower to the water when doing stuff without removing. Remove is super quick, but still another step.

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Nicely done.
 
Early Aqua Delight update as I'm out of town starting tomorrow until Sunday night.

With the recent the lighting change, I'm getting much more light at the base where the thick arrow is. I'm curious how long and if that section starts coloring up now with the light repositioning.

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Early Aqua Delight update as I'm out of town starting tomorrow until Sunday night.

With the recent the lighting change, I'm getting much more light at the base where the thick arrow is. I'm curious how long and if that section starts coloring up now with the light repositioning.

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Still looks amazing mane
 
Still looks amazing mane
Thanks man. I'm so happy with this one. The Pink Caddy is starting to come alive and the Sniper's Blue looks great but doesn't grow at all! Go figure. Same tank, lighting, flow, and husbandry.
 
Well this thread is fun. Awesome pics and tank. I’m going to have to try your multiple white peak schedule with my Meridians.
Thanks NC. It's on the community tab in the app. I've recently tweaked it a little so it's a bit different. Careful with intensity changes as I don't know if mine is higher or lower than you have yours.
 
Designed and printed some clips to manage the wires on the new arms. I love having a 3D printer.
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Those look great Orly. My display tank would have been almost unusable without my 3d printer due to the small but significant design flaws. I suppose I could have hacked something together eventually but nothing beats just designing and printing your own custom pieces.
 
Those look great Orly. My display tank would have been almost unusable without my 3d printer due to the small but significant design flaws. I suppose I could have hacked something together eventually but nothing beats just designing and printing your own custom pieces.
So many uses for 3D printing. More than I would have thought of before getting a printer.

Seems like that Orly guy has spent some of all the free time he has learning how to use Fusion. More than I can say but my printer stand is still nicer than his.
 
Designed and printed some clips to manage the wires on the new arms. I love having a 3D printer.
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This is a neat setup. I assume that's a reefbreeders edge bar, but why do you want it so close to the tank?

Edit: I scrolled back and see your reasoning now, to reduce the shadowing. I also saw some of your amazing picture of your mandarin gobies, what Camera/Lens are you using?
 
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So many uses for 3D printing. More than I would have thought of before getting a printer.

Seems like that Orly guy has spent some of all the free time he has learning how to use Fusion. More than I can say but my printer stand is still nicer than his.
Currently working on fixing mine. 🙄

"Failed to extrude" error. Tore the hotend and all apart and removed a small chunk of plastic but still no go. Going to have to tear it down a little more.
 
Currently working on fixing mine. 🙄

"Failed to extrude" error. Tore the hotend and all apart and removed a small chunk of plastic but still no go. Going to have to tear it down a little more.
The Ender or the P1S?
 
The Ender or the P1S?
P1S. I got it tore down and removed a small piece of filament jamming it. I removed that and didn't dig any further into it but it's still doing it. Might be the tension spring. We're at a party right now but I'll probably take time tomorrow to work on it some more except the pool pump piping started leaking so I get to repair that tomorrow.
 
So many uses for 3D printing. More than I would have thought of before getting a printer.

Seems like that Orly guy has spent some of all the free time he has learning how to use Fusion. More than I can say but my printer stand is still nicer than his.
Took me about 15 minutes to design the clip. I’m starting to get more proficient with Fusion. As for the stand, that’s debatable. 😊

This is a neat setup. I assume that's a reefbreeders edge bar, but why do you want it so close to the tank?

Edit: I scrolled back and see your reasoning now, to reduce the shadowing. I also saw some of your amazing picture of your mandarin gobies, what Camera/Lens are you using?
Most pictures with a Canon D7 and most recent with a Canon M6 R6. Macro shots with a 100mm macro lens and others with 24mm-105mm lens or iPhone.

Currently working on fixing mine. 🙄

"Failed to extrude" error. Tore the hotend and all apart and removed a small chunk of plastic but still no go. Going to have to tear it down a little more.
On my P2S I broke the temp sensor wires that attaches behind the extruder. Had to replace the sensor. It’s 2 little wires and break easily.
 
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Took me about 15 minutes to design the clip. I’m starting to get more proficient with Fusion. As for the stand, that’s debatable. 😊


Most pictures with a Canon D7 and most recent with a Canon M6. Macro shots with a 100mm macro lens and others with 24mm-105mm lens or iPhone.


On my P2S I broke the temp sensor wires that attaches behind the extruder. Had to replace the sensor. It’s 2 little wires and break easily.
I had to replace the hotend heating block in my A1 when I had a blob-of-death happen. I thought for sure I was going to break the thermistor wires. I bought a spare thermistor and hot end fan just in case but lucked out on both.
 
P1S. I got it tore down and removed a small piece of filament jamming it. I removed that and didn't dig any further into it but it's still doing it. Might be the tension spring. We're at a party right now but I'll probably take time tomorrow to work on it some more except the pool pump piping started leaking so I get to repair that tomorrow.
Figured as the only error message I ever got from my Ender was smoke but since you have multiple printers, thought I'd ask.
 

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