FWIW- I just tuck the skimmer cord behind the rack as I pull it out. No unplugging necessary.

juss my .02

or do that ^

Steve and Needreefunds thanks for the cable tips.

regarding the water and LR status my NO3 levels are HI.
From what I see with the salifert tests (purple color indication) its close to 100ppm! (aprox 80)

I am waiting an EXPERT tomorrow who is going to bring me some caeto ,and I am going to do 20 to 30% water change every 10 days.

Some green algae is starting to show on the rocks.I am going to measure also Phosphate tonight (I just bought a salifert).

So the LR was cured from LFS from what I can tell thats why I did not had any ammonia & NO2 spikes.

Time will tell

Thanks

I would advise against doing a water change if you are still cycling your tank, just let it do its thing and be patient.

100 seems a bit high even for a new tank. If the tank is not going to cycle because the rock is cured then you can do a water change. Get that number way way way down before stocking.

StevieT Note for record keeping: Changed MH bulb this morning. Phoenix 14K, what a difference from the Giesemann 14.5K. Let the burn in begin.

Hey Stevie I'm getting the Marineland Pro MH for my RSM for Christmas, heard anything about it?

No I have not. I just did a quick google search on it

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=216367

let us know how it works out.

I will. The only problem I could foresee is how the legs hold up and evaporation

So guys I did put the chaeto in the tank,did some water changes but the nitrate thing was FALSE ALARM
I was measuring with the salifert tests but I was looking the test vial by side (/10) !!!

SO I guess my nitrates level is about 8 to 10...

My other measurements are
No2=0, NH4=0, CA=430, dKh=11.8, PH=8.0, Mg=1290

Some brown and some green hairy algae is starting to bloom but the 2 Turbo , 4 strobus snails and 3 stomatela's are doing magnificent job.

Merry Christmass!!!

StevieT, have you ever thought of selling your own AIO?

Yes. But I have no time to even consider it and completion is no fun.

I like my little world and being original.

Set up the Marineland Pro Light system it is AMAZING

I was just reading back on some of the old stuff and I completely missed this post. This exact thing happened to me. Luckily I was sitting on the couch when it happened. I heard a loud 'tink' sound and looked over in awe to see water shooting out from the curved corner. The tank had cracked from the frontside top and then shot towards the curved corner. Luckily I was home and reacted faster than anything and grabbed a garbage can to let the water shoot into as someone ran to grab towels.

This happened on a Saturday and I made sure to get in touch with them on Monday. I had a new tank on Thursday. I lost some livestock but it could have been worse.

Wow nice save.
Do you think it was a manufacture defect ?

I didn't rip off the rim at the top to see if there were any noticeable defect in the glass at the top. I forgot to mention the tank had been up and running for 6 months. My personal belief is that it was a defect in the glass. At least the second one has been going strong for maybe a year and a half or so (crosses fingers).

Pictures have proved to refresh my memory..it was the side top to the corner.

Very lucky!

Wow joined 05 and just started posting!

Well it was 08

I'm much more of a reader as I consider myself a novice to many of you. I can usually search or read through posts to find answers. This thread has been awesome and I've modeled some of my tank after things you have done. I have the Tunze (kinda, I ordered a new one last night as my current one has issues), just ordered my second set of your media basket and Tunze cup and I have the same light.

I attached a picture above of the cracked tank.

a drr, looked at the day not year. Either way not a novice if you learned the search function

Bummer, I hate seeing those pictures. It is pretty rare but that is where they all crack.

inTank you for your order. Good to hear Red Sea sent a new tank.

Guys I also have the same light fixture (got it off a fellow reefer here).
Loving it so far becides the fact that I need to order a new bumb, as the stock one is causing crazy algae on the glass. Stevie hows the phoenix treating you ?

Let me ask you guys this......
As I got the fixture used, I noticed that the fan only comes on when the antics are on.
And when its on I guess its loud enough to notice. Is this normal ?

hey stevie i was just wandering around and saw that you have a black occy, im planning on getting one to go with my orange occy, but I have to get it ordered into my LFS, and I keep seeing them with orangish faces. How often do they have orangish faces? i think they look like butt unless theyre all black lol

just wondering, thanks

I like the new bulb. Much more blue than my last 14.5K. 100 hour burn in will be when I return to the office tomorrow.

My fan comes on when the MH turns on, that is what it is for. It is not on when the actinics are only on. It makes a fan noise, I wouldn't call it loud since a reef tank with that much light needs cooling. Loud is judged differently but yes I can hear it.

not sure what fixture u guys are talking about
but i have a sundial fixture, and it does the same thing, actinic = fans, anything else leaves the fans off

maybe because people dont usually turn on the 10000k without the actinics? i dunno

Thats what i figured.
I found it strange why the fan only comes on with antics only and not when the MH is on. I'll have to open the fixture up and see whats going on.

do you have the outer orbit or this other marineland light that was being discussed?

Stevie, how do you like the phoenix?

Mine is the exact same way.

It's the outer orbit.
Here is a response that I got from current.

Dear Sir,
Re: Outer Orbit 150w Model #1070‏
The fan turns on when the Actinic blue T5HO lamps are activated – they are usually on the longest amount of time.

Sincerely,
Current-USA, Inc.

So Stevie, are you saying that on your fixture the fan only comes on when the MH is on and not when the antic's are on ?

Correct. What happens if you turn ONLY the MH on? No fan? I hear your ballets blowing up right now.

If I turn my actinics off the fan stays on to cool the MH.

Thats good to know,
So when I get my RSM going is this what I should expect to happen ?

10:00 Antics turn on with the fan
12:00 Antics turn off, MH turns on but the fan stays on
9:00 Antics turn on MH turns off but the fan stays on
11:00 Antics turn off, so does the fan and LED's turn on
1:00 LED's turn off

HELP ???

Stevie, how do you like the phoenix?

Warmer than Milwaukee right now



That is a long day. Mine is 11 hrs from sunrise to sunset. Leds are on in the morning and nigh but do shut off and have a moon rise/set effect. That is up to you.

Also keep your actinics on during the MH period and if your actinics control the fan than how would it be on with your MH? Or do they both turn on the fan? you have me confused.

Damn, I did'nt even realized that you responded.
So the answer is that I will keep the antics running whilst the MH is running as the fans from the antics will keep the MH cool.
How long do you keep the MH on for.

Also the main reason I came back to your thread was to tell you the I received the RSM Media Basket and the 3 poly pads today, thank you.
Poped it in with the Poly pad on top, Chemi-pure elite in the middle chamber and purigen once I place a well needed order from MD and/or DF&S

MH is on from 8:30 am till 6pm.

Thanks again for your order.

Great looking tank, Stevie!

Well......

StevieT is not having a good Monday. Copy and paste from my thread

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...p;#entry2616668

It can happen to anyone at anytime. Trusting your entire tank to one electrical device makes life simpler, stabilizes temperatures, regulates your lighting schedule and gives you vital data to keep a successful reef aquarium.

Unless it fails

Every Monday morning for two and a half years I have been nervous to look at my tank. After leaving the tank at the office for the weekend it was always in the back of my mind that something would fail. For 2.5 years my nerves were settled when that first glimpse produced nothing but a nice reef tank, Monday after Monday after Monday.

Not today...

All corals closed up.
Bangaii Cardinal in in-take grate
Clown on opposite side of the tank where she never ventures close to the sand
Mandarin laying on a rock not moving

One touch to the glass and all my fears are confirmed. One finger in the water and my heart stops. I quickly look at my Reef Keeper lite L3 display and there in an iTemp error. I turn on my pinpoint display and the temp reads. 61°.

You have got to be kidding me.

I hook the heater back up to the RSM control panel, turn the thermostat to 79° and it begins to warm up. I investigate the temp probe and it is shot. One flick on the end makes the iTemp display switch between 90-114° quickly and then it just goes to error.

#### #### ####

The entire tank has a white gross death look. The water is not clear, the corals are a few degrees/hours from death and the fish are in hibernation mode.

Temp increasing slowly, fingers crossed for a recovery. I am sure there will be looses but my suspicion is that it failed yesterday (Sunday) and luckily not Saturday. My gut tells me the fish will be fine and most of the coarls should be, we will see about the SPS.




After warming a few degrees





















After flicking the temp probe

So sorry bro... Here's to a speedy recovery!!!

That sucks Steve. Hoping for the best considering the circumstance.

That's bad news. Exact same thing happened to me a few months ago. I lost everything. By the time I got the temperature problem fixed, my very large colony of Zenia decided to liquify and nuke the tank. I salvaged a few items for other tanks....but it was basically a total loss.

I hope you have better luck than I did.

Bah. I asked you because you spoke about it before the break-in time, and wanted to see how it was going.

Sorry about the tank man. I really am... I can't imagine it happening.

Sorry to hear about your tank Stevie. It's one of my favorites. I hope everything makes it.

sucks a bunch man i wish u best of luck i hope the andrin survives.

If not much makes it, I'm sure us nice guys will help you stock it back up

Thanks guys I appreciate it. Just another chapter to document on this thread.

The tank looked OK when I left work. Did a water change but the display was still very cloudy white. I will do another tomorrow and probably bring in my HOB and run even more chemi pure elite.

The only upside if the tank does decide to crash or goes even worse is that I will move it home so I can actually view it. But I don't want that to happen, starting over would be a blow. I hope the most for the mandarin and my clown (who is pretty hardy.) She is part of my logo and it would be a huge loss for inTank marketing. Probably a nice tax write off though

I think the biggest surprise was my purple corcea clam didn't care one bit. It was fully open the entire time.

Noob here. I hardly ever post. Just keep reading for info on my eventual tank.

But, I read this and had to say, "Sorry to hear, man." I guess things happen. Coincidentally, the Carribean is cold as hell this weekend too. Maybe not the water, but still. It's just cold everywhere this past weekend.

that suks dude a wish u the best tho

edit: I see from the other thread you ordered a Net module. Crosses Fingers IT guy doesnt give you crap getting it setup. It's super easy for him.

It must get real cold in there on the weekend. My Tank has always needed a chiller and I never need to run a heater.

Sucks, to hear....I hope everything turns out well.

My day job is at very large corporation so if I can't do it myself I do not think I can ask anyone to set it up on the IT side. It would be fun to send in a help desk ticket for my tank .


TO: ASAP USA HELP
Subject: NET module reef tank

Hi. I need to route my net module though our server/network so I can see my Reefkeeper over the internet. It will send out text messages and emails as well, please set up on blackberry server. The reef tank is the center point of the Milwaukee Super Store and mining/drilling customers purchase $600K machines because it is here.

Any questions please send me a sametime or respond to ticket.

Best Regards-
Please fire me


We have IT staff on the east cost on in Denver, CO, this isn't like a small operation where you just call a service and have them do it.

We'll see, I figured give it a try if it doesn't work I'm not out money.

New pictures taken today of the aftermath, will upload soon.