no694terry Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 on a side note, i've been battling a vibrating RO/DI for some time. its a BRS 75gpd 4 stage value unit. It worked well for a bout 6 months then started making a hum/vibration for a second or two every half hour or so. Now when my cans full and the float valve lifts, the unit will stop making rodi water but water continues to come out of the waste line and it vibrates horribly. I replaced the check valve, tried differnet pressures. One thing i noticed is it keeps getting air in the DI cartidge. I found a minor leek on one of the connection and fixed it but still getting air inside. Lately i been noticing a air hissing noise from the flush valve, when i play handle the valve without turning the lever, the noise changes like it has an external leak. So i tokk it off, witht he valve closed I can still blow through it? And then i tried putting th ehole vlave under water, lifted the float and the unti shut off like it was supposed to without humming Quote Link to comment
no694terry Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 current photo, i think i like starting from scratch with no food in the tank to feed algae 1 Quote Link to comment
no694terry Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 levels still undetectable. no water changes yet. the 3 inhabitants are "happy" 1 Quote Link to comment
no694terry Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 swung by aquaworld. They have a fist size rock i like covered in Zoas and what looked like a brain coral. It was the only coral covered rock they had. Then they also had a variety of what looked like dollar bill sized tonga shelf frags with a good number of mushrooms on them. I'm as much interested in the microfauna hitchikers as I am the low light coral so I'm leaning towards the more expensive rock. 1 Quote Link to comment
no694terry Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 looks like I'm going to need some diatom eaters. And my hermit had GHA growing on its shell this morning. I took him out and gave him a good scrub lol. Aint no algae gonna happen again. no way! 1 Quote Link to comment
no694terry Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 got my RC pack today. John really loaded in the dwarfs this time. I went with the 14g pack since he usually goes over, order was ~16 drawfs, counted over 70 so far lol good thing my diatoms really popped over the last couple days. 1 Quote Link to comment
vilenarios Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Great thread Terry. I am just starting my own column nano (fluval 12g edge) so it was nice to read your story and check out your scapes. I can absolutely vouch for planted tanks having algae too, and it is NOT fun when you can't figure it out. I have no clue if it is safe for saltwater, but on my planted tanks i sometimes use hydrogen peroxide in a small syringe to blast stubborn algae, on top of manual removal. I'm glad you got back into it, although I would imagine I wouldn't get much work done if id had a nano reef at my desk. My RC pack should be coming next week... Can't wait! Quote Link to comment
no694terry Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 thanks. depending on my work load around lunch time, i might make the run back out to aquaworld and get the zoa rock i like and possibly a fish. This regal damsel in the tank is making me worried. Hes pecking at the snails and crabs that come near its "spot". I was hoping i got a peaceful one but doesnt appear that way. Might be time to give him to my daughter in a 5 gallon at home Quote Link to comment
no694terry Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 i made a quick fish trap from a coworkers water bottle, two staples and the string from his blinds now hopefully its occupied before lunch so i can run to the store Quote Link to comment
no694terry Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 got the rock, let there be diversity! Didnt get a fish or any other frags, 2 Quote Link to comment
no694terry Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 one not from my cell phone 2 Quote Link to comment
no694terry Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 I got a new fish, it was another damsel. An electric blus one with a stipe over its eye like my dottyback at home. Any who, the resident regal was being an A-hole to the new guy so mr regal is in a bag now, Mr Regal is going to go home and live in my 90 gallons sump and be on extra food int he overflow patrol Quote Link to comment
no694terry Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Against my better judgement, i put mr regal in the 90g display instead of the sump out of pitty. So far so good. Hes getting along well with the residents 1 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Against my better judgement, i put mr regal in the 90g display instead of the sump out of pitty. So far so good. Hes getting along well with the residents He will be an awesome addison to the 90. Quote Link to comment
no694terry Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 I went down to that bridgeville burtons for another bucket of $54 reef crystals and they were sold out. I dont wanna pay 75 at petco Quote Link to comment
no694terry Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 He will be an awesome addison to the 90. Video of him Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 It looks like its gonna fit in well in the 90 gallon. Quote Link to comment
no694terry Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 found a fish thats compatible with my damsel in the 15g 1 1 Quote Link to comment
MS37 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 that zoa covered rock looks cool Quote Link to comment
no694terry Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 my CUC has pretty much wiped every diatom and slight sahde of green out of the tank. What do they eat now? 1 Quote Link to comment
no694terry Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 zoa rock came with an aptasia 1 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 my CUC has pretty much wiped every diatom and slight sahde of green out of the tank. What do they eat now? Drop them a shrimp pellet every so often. zoa rock came with an aptasia :-( Quote Link to comment
no694terry Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 I stopped by the store again. picked up another nice zoa rock and a yellow damsel. I expected by blue damsel to be rather stubborn but he/she's actually been quite the nice host. No aggression what so ever and seems to me making attempts to socialize with the new, cranky yellow damsel. They've been keeping to themselves for the most part now the yellow one is trying to socialize, but blue is nervous. Blue doesnt care for yellow laying in blue's hole in the sand Quote Link to comment
dcom Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Nice process looking forward for more updates Quote Link to comment
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