albertthiel Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 (edited) I just bought an MP10 That's a killer pump that can handle a lot of head pressure .... Goodbye oh sorry Good Buy .... Edited June 24, 2012 by albertthiel Quote Link to comment
Jessy-Ray Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Yay!!!!! so exciting Kat, did you go wireless?? That's a killer pump that can handle a lot of head pressure .... Goodbye oh sorry Good Buy .... Head pressure??? Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Yay!!!!! so exciting Kat, did you go wireless?? Head pressure??? NUmber of feet of the water column it has to push up against e.g. from the sump to the tank Albert Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 (edited) NUmber of feet of the water column it has to push up against e.g. from the sump to the tan I was confused about the head pressure comment as well. No no, this is a power head, the expensive ones we were discussing yesterday or the day before: a vortech MP10. The sump is getting a mag 5 utility pump. Yay!!!!! so exciting Kat, did you go wireless?? Actually I bought a used Blue box at a great price, I really needed a better powerhead than the koralia I have. I'm considering getting 2 current white box models a little later down the road. With a sump and lifereef overflow and the blue box in this weeks purchases, I'm holding off on shoes for another couple of weeks. Edited June 25, 2012 by metrokat Quote Link to comment
Jessy-Ray Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 NUmber of feet of the water column it has to push up against e.g. from the sump to the tank Albert But the mp10 is in the DT?, not sure we're on the same page here. Quote Link to comment
got2envy Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 (edited) I just bought an MP10 Get ready for Vorsechs powah!! best piece of equipment for any reef...amazing the difference that it makes with the corals...I keep mine at 75% in reef crest mode Edited June 25, 2012 by got2envy Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 Get ready for Vorsechs powah!! best piece of equipment for any reef...amazing the difference that it makes with the corals...I keep mine at 75% in reef crest mode This reminds me of He-man. I has powah. RAWR. Quote Link to comment
msscha Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 (edited) Though I've had a couple offline discussion of tank aesthetics with Pooja, I thought all of you might enjoy these two great articles on Tank Aesthetics. FWIW, I agree totally with the "less is more" theory and emphasis on clean sand bed– though in early tank setup stages it might be best to acclimate corals on the sand bed to find the best positioning. http://www.reefsmagazine.com/forum/reefs-m...quascaping.html http://www.reefsmagazine.com/forum/reefs-m...g-part-2-a.html Great links -- thanks! I'm actually getting to the point where I'm considering taking out some stuff, though personally, I like the cottage garden look -- swirling color and life makes me happy . Great pics, Kat! I love the baby dragon. Edited June 25, 2012 by msscha Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 These might be one of my fav zoanthids, not sure what they are called Maria helped me ID these as Carlitos Alien Eyes! Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 So I spent a good part of the afternoon packing and shipping corals and macros. Oh boy! The most stressful shipment was the custom sized frags someone in Michigan wanted. Both were thin branching SPS like my ORA green bird. I sent nearly a mini colony, and I hope and pray they make it okay to them tomorrow. Shipped out a skimmer, lights. And there went my afternoon. Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Maria helped me ID these as Carlitos Alien Eyes! Always amazed at the names people come up with for Z's and P's Here are some odd ones ... Eagle Eyes Green Bay Packers Mohawk Carlitos Alien Eyes (other look) And as we all know there are tons of other names ... as I said .. who on earth comes up with these names and how do you manage to keep them apart and recognize them unless you use what the seller called them and that may be just what they decided to call it :0 I have also seen corals that have a common name on the East coast but when you go to the West coast that same common name is used for something else ... Gets confusing I guess at times but hey that is one of the pleasures of the hobby: ID'ing and find the common name that seems to be accepted by most. FWIW Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted June 26, 2012 Author Share Posted June 26, 2012 LIFEREEF OVERFLOW HAS SHIPPED! Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 dKH 6.4 Calc 490 PH 8.2 Ammonia 0 Nitrate 0 Nitrite 0 Phosphates 0 Quote Link to comment
d'Espresso Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Hi kat.. All i see is Heels in this thread. lol how are you missy! Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 Hi kat.. All i see is Heels in this thread. lol how are you missy! I thought there were more corals than shoes. I'm good David, thanks for asking. How are the new scolys doing? Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Your alk and calcium levels make me see duckies. Quote Link to comment
d'Espresso Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 They are pretty happy, these are my beginning scolys, testing to see if I can keep them happy and then I will be able to drop big top dollar on the war paint scoly and bleeding apple scoly. I just can't do that now. Quote Link to comment
msscha Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Always amazed at the names people come up with for Z's and P's It's a conspiracy between the marine industry and the nail polish industry -- the latter also specializing in the wacky and quirky. Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 It's a conspiracy between the marine industry and the nail polish industry -- the latter also specializing in the wacky and quirky. Indded .. was looking at the names of the nail polish my wife uses and you are right those names are even wackier than some of the small polyps we have. Who ever comes up with the names for the Zoas must have an unlimited imagination ... interesting that most of them never tell you the scientific names :0 Quote Link to comment
Spirofucci Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 It's a conspiracy between the marine industry and the nail polish industry -- the latter also specializing in the wacky and quirky. Don't forget Marvel Comics! Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) Indded .. was looking at the names of the nail polish my wife uses and you are right those names are even wackier than some of the small polyps we have. Who ever comes up with the names for the Zoas must have an unlimited supply of drugs... interesting that most of them never tell you the scientific names :0 fixed that for you. Edited June 27, 2012 by jedimasterben Quote Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 fixed that for you. Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) It's pretty much true. There are very few reefers out there that I know personally that aren't also riefers, if you know what I'm sayin'. Edited June 27, 2012 by jedimasterben Quote Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 It's pretty much true. There are very few reefers out there that I know personally that aren't also riefers, if you know what I'm sayin'. True. They seem to go hand in hand Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 Hello from Starbucks, the caffeine capital of every city. So this week I have managed to sell and ship a heck of a lot of corals and macros. My first attempt at shipping SPS overnight to MI didn't turn out steller but the buyer was pleased at punch at the size of the frags, almost mini colonies, for the price. Let's hope the frags make it. The problem was that the SPS poked through the bags causing leaks. Ill have to research more on how to package SPS. Shipped out macros, equipment, corals. Still have more to ship this week. After all of it the macro fuge has a little room to beathe. But I have lots of SPS yet to sell. Quote Link to comment
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