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kalk dosing at 20ml/hr.... put some to 10ml/hr...
lowered kalk stirrer to 5 seconds of stir every 53 minutes. kalk continues to come out clear.
dunno why consumption seems low... I see the corals growing... my pH taking a hit...

My in-laws on got me the partner membership swag for my birthday... Was Wacky Wednesday after all!

Just ordered a new tube to use for MKII kalk stirrer.
 
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2022-09-15 9:39 PMAlkalinity12
2022-09-15 9:42 PMCalcium480
2022-09-15 9:47 PMMagnesium1395

Thank goodness! starting to see the alk drop!
Good day today!
Figured out and got some AWS configs done on a webpage I'm working on.
Got a new variation of Hammer Coral @ $5/head - I got 3 frags (5 heads) of it.
Finally went to Blue Line Coral and picked up a frag I won at auction (early August). It got nuked in-house and they gave me a $20 credit for a different coral and they gave me a deal on a nice sps frag.
Showed them some of the sock holders I'm printing and the kalk stirrer and they're interested in selling my stuff on consignment for store credit or cash. I left them with two sock holders.
And I sold a sock holder and a doser mount on eBay earlier this week and got those shipped out.
and I got a $100 New Ender 3 Pro - now I need to sell that much 3D stuff...
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My softer side.
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Alk dropping too fast now... I'll be increasing kalk during the photoperiod and giving a little manual booster dose now.
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any changes are going to be slow.
 
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Traded a guy locally. I printed a couple of these for him:
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Hanna Checker Stand by RobBzReef

Note: I get a lot of questions on how to modify this in fusion using the provided f3d file. Search for my youtube channel (robbzreef) and there is a step by step 'how to' video there. If you find that helpful a like and subscribe is greatly appreciated.https://www.youtube.com/@RobBzReef v3...
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He really hooked me up. I've been thinking of a surprise to make for him and drop on his doorstep.
 
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Mschmidt said:
Quite true. And I have the wood, don't have a 3d printer.
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I used the 3D printer to make the CNC router:
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MultiBot CNC v2 by reality_boy

This take two on my mostly 3D printed CNC Router. This was heavily inspired by Nikodem Bartnik's DIY Dremel CNC, however all parts are original designs by me. https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-3D-Printed-Dremel-CNC/ You can find Laser accessories for this project here...
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I designed wire management for it:
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MultiBotCNCv2 Wire Management v1 by ProjectsWithSam

Wire Management with integrated Arduino case for the MultiBot CNC v2 by Reality_boy. The metal bar is from the hardware store. 1" x 1/8th inch aluminum flat bar. It is used to support both the x and y axis cable-chains. Everything is mounted with M3 screws similar to those needed for the build...
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and did 10 videos about building it.
 
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Projects with Sam said:
I used the 3D printer to make the CNC router:
www.thingiverse.com

MultiBot CNC v2 by reality_boy

This take two on my mostly 3D printed CNC Router. This was heavily inspired by Nikodem Bartnik's DIY Dremel CNC, however all parts are original designs by me. https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-3D-Printed-Dremel-CNC/ You can find Laser accessories for this project here...
www.thingiverse.com www.thingiverse.com
I designed wire management for it:
www.thingiverse.com

MultiBotCNCv2 Wire Management v1 by ProjectsWithSam

Wire Management with integrated Arduino case for the MultiBot CNC v2 by Reality_boy. The metal bar is from the hardware store. 1" x 1/8th inch aluminum flat bar. It is used to support both the x and y axis cable-chains. Everything is mounted with M3 screws similar to those needed for the build...
www.thingiverse.com www.thingiverse.com
and did 10 videos about building it.
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And I thought "need a tool, make a tool" was just for simple tools! That's wild!
 
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Projects with Sam said:
I used the 3D printer to make the CNC router:
www.thingiverse.com

MultiBot CNC v2 by reality_boy

This take two on my mostly 3D printed CNC Router. This was heavily inspired by Nikodem Bartnik's DIY Dremel CNC, however all parts are original designs by me. https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-3D-Printed-Dremel-CNC/ You can find Laser accessories for this project here...
www.thingiverse.com www.thingiverse.com
I designed wire management for it:
www.thingiverse.com

MultiBotCNCv2 Wire Management v1 by ProjectsWithSam

Wire Management with integrated Arduino case for the MultiBot CNC v2 by Reality_boy. The metal bar is from the hardware store. 1" x 1/8th inch aluminum flat bar. It is used to support both the x and y axis cable-chains. Everything is mounted with M3 screws similar to those needed for the build...
www.thingiverse.com www.thingiverse.com
and did 10 videos about building it.
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Pineapple Wow GIF

I'm pretty blown away by those....

Can you share something you aren't good at? Just to even the score and a little :grinning-squinting-face: ;)
 
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Pineapple Wow GIF

I'm pretty blown away by those....

Can you share something you aren't good at? Just to even the score and a little :grinning-squinting-face: ;)
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lol... just ask my wife... she'll give you a list.
 
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lol... just ask my wife... she'll give you a list.
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a LIST? Nahhh, I don’t believe you for a second. ;)

I’m sure she’s super lucky to have you. I’m lucky to be able to read your posts on here.
 
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a LIST? Nahhh, I don’t believe you for a second. ;)

I’m sure she’s super lucky to have you. I’m lucky to be able to read your posts on here.
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wow you're too kind! I'm hoping to get some more good posts out soon ;)
 
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Hey, speaking of Hanna Checkers, the LFS finally responded to my message. They called me a liar and a moron and said it was very inappropriate to call their lying technician a liar while he was lying to the GM of the store about what he did/told a valued customer....
 
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Your name is purple!!
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My in-laws hooked me up! I was complaining Reef2Reef didn't have any swag to sell... That side of the family are really good gifters.
 
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