My Big Beautiful Budget Breeder Build

[Victoria M]

Nursing Randal back to health when he was 1 yo. The gloves gave me confidence when handling him. Don't need them anymore.

 

[Retro Reefer]

Nursing Randal back to health when he was 1 yo. The gloves gave me confidence when handling him. Don't need them anymore.

What a cutie Love his colors, I better keep addy away from this thread .. nice looking enclosure it’s very natural, we are still just using a 5 gallon with paper towels covering the bottom along with her hide and a couple rocks and oh and her bathroom which is a little jar laying on its side with a piece of paper towel in it, she has done her business in the same spot in that jar since we bought her home over a year ago so her enclosure stays spotless which is a pleasant change from other reptiles I have had in the past.. thank you for sharing

 

[Victoria M]

I do like how they poop in the same spot. makes clean up a breeze.

 

[najer]

They are both cute, I'm so tempted to get a reptile again.

 

[NY_Caveman]

Nursing Randal back to health when he was 1 yo. The gloves gave me confidence when handling him. Don't need them anymore.

Beautiful fellow!

 

[Katrina71]

Did the Hulk improve any?

 

[Retro Reefer]

Did the Hulk improve any?

Sadly the Hulk has been defeated LA issued a refund so I may try another one.

 

[Retro Reefer]

May I suggest that you put a FTS on the first page, and updated occasionally. [emoji16]

Thanks for the suggestion! I finally took the time to add FTS to my first post

 

[Retro Reefer]

So I’m about to start dosing 2 part as I’m struggling to keep calcium above 400 by just dripping Kalkwasser, not sure why except I’m battling a pelage of Spirorbid Worms I have scraped literally hundreds of them off my glass in the last few weeks and I’m sure they are sucking up lots calcium to build their shells.. hopefully I can get it back to where I want it and then keep it there with Kalkwasser, I’m currently dripping 36oz per day but I’m ordering components to set up a dosing system for Kalkwasser so I can push the amount up to closely match evaporation.

 

[Retro Reefer]

My 5L container for Kalkwasser arrived yesterday, I would typically just DYI something like this but caught this one on a Black Friday sale for like $45 shipped so I treated myself I like that it matches my sump, it’s set up with john guest Fittings and graduated for easy estimation of amounts being used.

 

[Retro Reefer]

I picked up a new Taylor thermometer for cooking our turkey this year and it came with a free event timer.. it’s very small, works great for timed testing and even has a dry board for recording notes.

 

[Katrina71]

Speaking of dosing containers...nice score! I guess now I'm going to have to DIY some.

 

[Retro Reefer]

Speaking of dosing containers...nice score! I guess now I'm going to have to DIY some.

Haven’t even opened the box and I’m already having buyers remorse.. lol ;Facepalm Thinking I probably should have DIY one as well, a $3 dollar John guest bulkhead fitting and a cheap container would basically give me the same results at a fraction of the cost but so far I have been very frugal with this build so I guess I can splurge a little

 

[Victoria M]

Haven’t even opened the box and I’m already having buyers remorse.. lol ;Facepalm Thinking I probably should have DIY one as well, a $3 dollar John guest bulkhead fitting and a cheap container would basically give me the same results at a fraction of the cost but so far I have been very frugal with this build so I guess I can splurge a little

But it would not be as beautiful !!

 

[Retro Reefer]

Snagged a Hanna Alk tester for a great price during the Black Friday sales event at BRS, it’s extremely easy to use and accurate.

 

[NY_Caveman]

This is awesome! I want one. The dry erase with it makes it.

EDIT: LOL, that was easy. Just ordered one for me and one for the spouse for Christmas.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Nice grabs bub... I'm jelly

 

[Retro Reefer]

Break out! :mad: Rounded up 4 escaped snails from behind my tank this morning, have no idea how long they have been there but at least a couple are still alive.. I’m thinking 14 days solitaire confinement is in order

 

[Retro Reefer]

Love looking down on my tank when pumps are off..

 

[Victoria M]

Me too!