mew Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Well you could ditch the phosban reactor (sell it) and use the canister as a media reactor. I'm still left strugling to come up with a clean ato soution for my tank. I should be able to fire up the 15k xm tonight, but I'll definitely be keeping an eye on how your radium turns out as that would be my first choice if the 15k sucks. short of rigging up a DIY ato float switch with clear acrylic (i think juliet might have done that), there isn't really a clean ATO solution. I struggled with this before I ended up just sumping my tank with clear overflow and a lily pipe return. I think this solution was way cleaner than having any equipment in tank. *shrug* Maybe I'm deluding myself. Radium 20k is indeed the best bulb ever, especially on the right ballasts, but I ended up switching back to the Phoenix 14k just for the growth. Link to comment
fiction101 Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 That must require some major cleaning. Link to comment
Withers Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 No doubt! I think I'm just going to put some monti digitatas and A. milleporas up there and hope that they eventually help hide it. I did spray my ATO black though, it blends in a lot better now. Link to comment
Withers Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 So you would think after all the experience I have that I would have avoided such a noob mistake as this... Last night I decided it was finally time to install the ATO I've had sitting in the tank for weeks. So I get it all plumbed up and plug it in and it starts to fill the tank. Everything is working great, or so I thought. It ends up filling it past the point where I thought it would so I just assume that maybe I haven't judged the height of the switch right or maybe there's a bubble in it, but eventually I realize that it's not stopping, so I remove it all from the tank and and test out the switch, it's not working, the pump won't turn off. Then I realize that it's because I had plugged the pump straight into the wall instead of using the relay on the switch. D'OH. So now the water level is way too high and the salinity is obviously way too low. So what do I do? Like an idiot, I decide to pour a little salt directly into the tank, thinking that the vortech will dissolve it instantly. NOPE, it filters down and lands on my zoanthids and the Acan, which is now royally pissed off. I guess I'll see what the damage is today at lunch, but everything was still looking pretty pissed this morning. Link to comment
nanoreef-R Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I'm sorry but that made me smile! How bad can it be? In the wild zoas and Acans get oil on them and sometimes they're fine! Link to comment
Withers Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 I think the zoanthids will be fine, I'm not too sure about the Acan. It thought it was food. Link to comment
divecj5 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I've had the same exact thing happen to me Jason. Always sucks no matter how long you've been in the hobby. Hope that Acan looks better during lunch Link to comment
Withers Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 So the Acan looks a little better but all the zoanthids are still closed up. Oh well, lesson learned. Link to comment
divecj5 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I imagine if the Acan is lookin' better, the zoanthids should pull through as well. They're usually pretty hardy bastards. Link to comment
Withers Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 Still low By the time it evaporates to it's normal level it should be ok though I think. Link to comment
techguy Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I just found this thread and really love the setup, very clean. I'm looking forward to seeing photo updates. Link to comment
lgreen Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Haha. It happens to the best of us. How much top off would you say you're doing? I swear I'm adding like a gallon of ro/di water per day and that's not even with the lights running as much as they will be. Link to comment
Withers Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 A lot. I don't know how much exactly either though. Link to comment
schgr.cube Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Jason, what's going on with this? You're leaving me anxious. Link to comment
divecj5 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Was just wondering the same thing...hope all is well man. -Adam Link to comment
Withers Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 I keep forgetting to update this, yeah all of the corals survived and are doing fine but they don't look nearly as nice as they did when I last photographed them. We're moving in mid-August so I'm trying not to buy too many new things until that point Link to comment
rockhead01 Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Beautiful set up & gorgeous photos. Good Job! Link to comment
reeftankguy Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I was enjoying this ride! More Pictures Please Link to comment
fewskillz Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 We're moving in mid-August Fun! I'm done with moving tanks for a long time. Glad everything survived the salinity mishap. Link to comment
Withers Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 Yeah no kidding, at least this tank will fit in 5 buckets though I'll try to take some shots this evening. Link to comment
Withers Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 From Myrtle Beach to Murrells Inlet, which is about 30 minutes south. We're moving from an apartment into our own house Link to comment
fewskillz Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 From Myrtle Beach to Murrells Inlet, which is about 30 minutes south. We're moving from an apartment into our own house Congrats! You're moving in the wrong direction though... Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Murrell's Inlet used to have this cool human maze, lol. I did it once. Link to comment
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