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The only think I know about electrical s**t is I dont know nothing about electrical s**t...lol Really good build tho...JohnnieUpdate for those following along
Water is halfway. Moved live rock over and started running gfo and carbon to get a jump on nutrients. Can't finish aquascaping until more water is added but here of some pictures.
Current;y trying to organize this rats nest
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Update.
Diatom bloom is going full force making the skimmer earn its keep
Picked up a couple fans and made a mount for the sump. So sick of those clip on fans that never seem to point the right direction. Also made a holder for the ozone reactor which wants to float away. The fans are 200 mm 166 cfm at 37 decibals
Diatom bloom is going full force making the skimmer earn its keep
Picked up a couple fans and made a mount for the sump. So sick of those clip on fans that never seem to point the right direction. Also made a holder for the ozone reactor which wants to float away. The fans are 200 mm 166 cfm at 37 decibals
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Looking real good Rick.... Shoot me a email man so we can work something into our schedules and get the boxes going....
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Wow-eeeee I think if it wasn't for CPS being called on me I'd kick my kids out before they grew up haha one day thanks for the inspiration !
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Btw skimmer looks like it's doing good...;)
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Thanks, will get with you on them, one of the pumps has a bad voltage supply.
Loving the empty nest, its alomost like getting a raise lol. Thanks for looking
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Thanks, kind of forming up a loose list right now that include. Just ordered the clean up crew tonight
3-5 convict tangs
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That skimmer is pulling out some nasty looking stuff :)
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Looking great. I can't wait to see more pics!
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Quick update, not a whole lot new.
Calcium reactor up and running as of Sunday.
Diatoms are either dying off or being consumed. Snails spawning leaving egg trails on the sides. Coraline algae is popping up on the bottom of the tank. All good signs the tank is settling in, not bad for less than 2 weeks.
Picked up 5 convict tangs and added them to the tank. Managed to catch my red sea sailfin tang and put him in the big tank. He is very social and likes to hang out with other tangs. He and the chevron were good buddies in the 80 and now he runs with the convicts like he was one of them. The convicts still aren't eating any thing I put in the tank but graze nonstop. I was hoping the sailfin would show them how to eat and where the food comes from, but they are oblivious to nori and any pellots, flakes or frozen food I put in the tank.
Had an electrical short that was zapping me. Finally tracked it down to a Tunze. So out of the initial 6 Tunzes I put in the tank, 2 bad power supplies and 1 bad motor. Not off to a good start there.
Have a ballast that is having trouble lighting the radium. Its a dimmable coralvue. I tried shortening the cord between the lamp and the ballast, no help. It wont fire unless nothing else is on. Need to check some more things but its on a back burner for the moment.
Picked up a few pieces of coral, in quarantine atm. 3 scolys, blastos, favia, maze brain(forget the name), red robin acro. I'll get some pics up soon
Calcium reactor up and running as of Sunday.
Diatoms are either dying off or being consumed. Snails spawning leaving egg trails on the sides. Coraline algae is popping up on the bottom of the tank. All good signs the tank is settling in, not bad for less than 2 weeks.
Picked up 5 convict tangs and added them to the tank. Managed to catch my red sea sailfin tang and put him in the big tank. He is very social and likes to hang out with other tangs. He and the chevron were good buddies in the 80 and now he runs with the convicts like he was one of them. The convicts still aren't eating any thing I put in the tank but graze nonstop. I was hoping the sailfin would show them how to eat and where the food comes from, but they are oblivious to nori and any pellots, flakes or frozen food I put in the tank.
Had an electrical short that was zapping me. Finally tracked it down to a Tunze. So out of the initial 6 Tunzes I put in the tank, 2 bad power supplies and 1 bad motor. Not off to a good start there.
Have a ballast that is having trouble lighting the radium. Its a dimmable coralvue. I tried shortening the cord between the lamp and the ballast, no help. It wont fire unless nothing else is on. Need to check some more things but its on a back burner for the moment.
Picked up a few pieces of coral, in quarantine atm. 3 scolys, blastos, favia, maze brain(forget the name), red robin acro. I'll get some pics up soon
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hows the yellow corris doing with no sand rick???
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That's funny lol... Great observation..
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