nickjqz Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I like gadgets. So... I like the checkers. I wasn't aware when purchasing them that I would need to buy additional reagents (spelling?) if I wanted to do more than like 6 tests. I personally have a lot of difficulty matching colors with API test kits- and I'm 100% sure I am not even slightly color blind as that was a requirement for the job I had in the military... The Red Sea test kits that I have are awesome compared to API- so if their basic kits (nitrate, phos, alk, etc) are anything like the ones I have- I would be happy to use those. Do you think it is worth buying the extra reagents? Or would you rather use the other test kits? Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 At $8.99 for 25 extra tests of each kit... In the long run, Hanna is about evenly priced with Red Sea. I think I'd be happy with either one- but I lean towards the Hanna just because it's digital. Link to comment
nickjqz Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 At $8.99 for 25 extra tests of each kit... In the long run, Hanna is about evenly priced with Red Sea. I think I'd be happy with either one- but I lean towards the Hanna just because it's digital. Cool, I am on the fence about Hanna but I think that I will get one and try it out. Which test do you think is the most important? Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 They offer Phos, Cal and Alk... I'd say whatever API test kit (or whatever brand color change test tube) you're most frustrated with is what you should go for. I hear- as in, don't know for a fact- that most color-change Phosphate test kits we use in the hobby are extremely inaccurate. Maybe that would be the best one to start with. Link to comment
nickjqz Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 They offer Phos, Cal and Alk... I'd say whatever API test kit (or whatever brand color change test tube) you're most frustrated with is what you should go for. I hear- as in, don't know for a fact- that most color-change Phosphate test kits we use in the hobby are extremely inaccurate. Maybe that would be the best one to start with. Cool! Thank you for the help. Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 Nat Geo special tonight on Mantis Shrimp- 09:00 PM to 10:00 PMGo on the trail of a sharpshooting inhabitant of the coral reefs - the record-breaking, thumb-splitting mantis shrimp. At the beautiful coral reefs of Thailand, witness mantis shrimps in the wild. Then at university labs in the USA, learn about their eyesight - the most complicated in the animal kingdom - and their incredible hard-hitting claws. With ninja-like precision, mantis shrimps can strike with the acceleration of a bullet and can crack a crabs shell with a single blow. Link to comment
ajmckay Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 That was a huuuuge dump! ;p Hahaha! Anyways, tank looks great! Like seriously it looks awesome. I wish I had $$ to buy frags (unfortunately in my world diapers > corals)... Oh well, let's just say I'm focusing on the "minimalist look"... BTW I'll post some pics pretty soon ! Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Not everyone can have a real job AND live in their mom's house... Haha. what time? 9pm. Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Boo. I unsubscribed myself from everything. Sigh. Re-subscribing. Maybe I should say Gobble Gobble. Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 Alright... Here's the plan. Before Christmas I'm going to work 24 hours of overtime to justify my next silly reef purchase. Hint #1- $829.99 Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Are you buying gold crabs from John?! Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 I totally take back anything good I said about Ecotech's Coral Glue. I've had a bunch of frags randomly fall off my rocks weeks after setting them. Going back to epoxy putty and TLF glue. Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 You're hiring a taxidermist?! Who died? Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 23, 2011 Author Share Posted November 23, 2011 No... But now that you mention it... next jumper I have is getting put into epoxy resin and made into a paperweight. Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Hey buddy where are you, I'm bursting with nooz. I got a black shrimp in the tank, WTF, and the panorama pro just arrived. What do I do first?!!!! Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 A little less than seven hours until Black Friday sales kick off. Not. Sleeping. EVAR. Planning on raiding the following- Live Aquaria Foster & Smith LEDgroupbuy And I'm refreshing ReefBuilders every once in a while to see if anything else pops up. Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 you have got to STOP putting ideas in my head! Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 you have got to STOP putting ideas in my head! It's BLACK FRIDAY (in just over 4 hours), Kat! TIME TO BUY THAT 75 GALLON! (90 is hard for me to reach the bottom of, so I will no longer recommend you go that big.) Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 Just some notes for myself.... Edison LEDs (this is my 135 watt fixture) BoostLED UV 400nm BoostLED B 442nm BoostLED CW 450-460nm Cree (potential DIY parts) LEDgb TV 420nm LEDgb RB 450-465nm LEDgb B 465-485nm LEDgb CW LEDgb NW LEGgb WW LEDgb Trq 495nm LEDgb G 525-535nm LEDgb CreeRed 620-630nm LEDgb DeepRed 660nm Link to comment
kgoldy Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 Really need to learn some forum friendly codes to make this neater... ------------------------------------------------------------ DIY LED featured in Coral Magazine 90 Blue 45 White 15 UV 15 Cyan 15 Red Same project reduced from 6.5 feet long to 4 feet (120 LEDs) 60 Blue 30 White 10 UV 10 Cyan 10 Red ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ecotech Radion x 3 (102 LEDs) 30 RB 24 B 24 CW 12 G 12 R Note- EcoTech burns their XP-G CW at 5w instead of 3w. Probably best to move up to XM-L to burn brighter and keep it at 3w. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Fason's Magic Mix according to the "LED Aesthetics: What do you really think of your color?" thread 4 RB 2 B 3 CW (warmer bin) 3 NW 1 Deep Red Multiplied to cover 90 gallon (104 LEDs) 32 RB 16 B 24 CW 24 NW 8 DeepRed Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Choose one option: 1. Kat shreds her credit cards before midnight 2. Kat cuts the internet cable Link to comment
castiel Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 3. Kat maxes her credit cards on black friday deals? Link to comment
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