HarryPotter Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Hello cutie-patootie Is that new? Looks great! Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Just got my mug! image.jpg THAT'S AWESOME!!! Is that new? Looks great! Super little, worried about long term survivability but was too pretty to pass up. And there's the clam cradle you sent me. I'm recently added to that list! once I noticed my red planet coloring up I thought maybe I was ready for this legendary coral... If you go the netting route, I've got some extra from when I bought the kit from BRS and you're welcome to it. Thanks, I'll have to figure something out very soon. Is this clam day or what. Nice pictures Thank you 1 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 THAT'S AWESOME!!! Super little, worried about long term survivability but was too pretty to pass up. And there's the clam cradle you sent me. Thanks, I'll have to figure something out very soon. Well it has a very careful mommy. I think you'll/ it will do great! 2 Quote Link to comment
Lauraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I distracted by the background... whats behind the mug? My algae ridden tank. 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 I'm hosting my niece's 8th birthday party today. A mani/pedi and cupcake affair at a salon. So we have her party frock all steamed and ready, just gotta pick up the cupcakes on the way. Tank is going through some changes. Mostly that I, ah, tore the left side scape apart and it is once again a work in progress. I still had SPS that needed to be glued down and no room to do it. So it started out as an attempt to get more room and ended up being a re-do. It's almost back to the very first re-iteration of the left side which everybody loved. almost. Skimmer is going crazy again with all the epoxy - it hasn't done that before so I wonder if the formulations in the epoxy changes slightly with each batch. Holdfast never made it foam up but I used aquastick gray the other day and it made it go crazy. But now even hold fast makes it crazy. I bought a used Hydor ATO system at a great price the other day. The intent was to install it on the nano but the sensor would not fit in the pump chamber so I swapped out my smart ATO on the big tank to the Hydor. I'll be writing a review for it but so far the response time of the Smart ATO is lightning fast compared to the hydor. That's probably good for the nano because too much top up will flood it and with Hydor, it takes a few seconds too many to shut it off after the level has been reached. 3 Quote Link to comment
Pinner Reef Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 You're gonna hate yourself that day you try screwin with the scape and "accidentally frag" every sps on that left island. Have fun with the littles. Tell your niece Happy B-day from all the fish nerds 1 Quote Link to comment
Lauraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I recommend tunze instant coral gum as it doesn't make skimmers go crazy and it sets nice and fast. 1 Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Tank is going through some changes. Mostly that I, ah, tore the left side scape apart and it is once again a work in progress. Oh Kat... 1 Quote Link to comment
Mirya Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Tank is going through some changes. Mostly that I, ah, tore the left side scape apart and it is once again a work in progress. 2 Quote Link to comment
Veng Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 You say changes, as if you've ever left your scape alone for a week. edit, when you're out of town doesn't count. That wasn't even half a week ago! 3 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 It's still part of the same re-scape. I take time to do it. 3 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 "This isn't a new scape, I just never finished the last one!" 4 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 Just got back from the birthday party. 'Bout 10 girls getting a manicure pedicure while moms hang around chit-chattin'. It was a blast actually! I should do one for my birthday. Manicure Pedicure and Martinis. Or maybe the fish-nerd party at the reef store again. Decisions decisions. We finished itemizing the gifts. Thankfully this age group is still reasonable with the gifts, in my nephews age group (he is 10), the gifts become outrageous, I don't approve of that. I'm not a parent I guess, but his parent doesn't approve of it either so there. OUCH. my cat just bit me. 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 Workin' workin' 4 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Alright, back from Zumba, going to work on the tank now. But first... Avast porthole pictures 12 Quote Link to comment
Chris! Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Whats that cute little pinkish whatever nub poking out on the left side in the Kat pic? Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 WWC Red dragon 2 Quote Link to comment
Chris! Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 WWC Red dragon I thought it was an RD but didn't remember you saying you had one before at all Quote Link to comment
Chris! Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I haz a lot of stix. I know, I'm normally fairly good at remembering the decent ones tho Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 I'm getting pretty annoyed with the Hydor ATO. Twice now it has over filled the sump and has started beeping the alarm. My solution to that has been taking out about 4 cups of water. This device is wasting my RO, obviously messing up my salinity. Not sure if they are all this way or something is wrong with my unit. My ATO pump is an 83GPH puny little fountain pump that came stock with my Fluval 5Gallon. The Smart ATO pump has more GPH but smaller sized tubing, could that be it - does it need smaller tubing? The instructions say: IMPORTANT: calibration of the top-up phase N.B.: For the system to function correctly, the sensor requires a top-up time of between 25 seconds and 10 minutes. Top-up time is the time required for the pump you have connected to the Smart Level Control to take the water level of your aquarium /sump from the MIN level up to the MAX level of the sensor (fig.6). The MIN and MAX levels can be shown by switching on the LEDs on the Smart Level Control.Use a pump with an adequate delivery capacity, or a delivery capacity that can be adjusted.If neither of these two alternatives is possible, the delivery capacity of the top-up pump can be reduced by applying a valve to the delivery pipe of the pump to make sure the top-up time for the aquarium/sump is between 25 seconds and 10 minutes. Quote Link to comment
Chris! Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I'm getting pretty annoyed with the Hydor ATO. Twice now it has over filled the sump and has started beeping the alarm. My solution to that has been taking out about 4 cups of water. This device is wasting my RO, obviously messing up my salinity. Not sure if they are all this way or something is wrong with my unit. My ATO pump is an 83GPH puny little fountain pump that came stock with my Fluval 5Gallon. The Smart ATO pump has more GPH but smaller sized tubing, could that be it - does it need smaller tubing? The instructions say: IMPORTANT: calibration of the top-up phase N.B.: For the system to function correctly, the sensor requires a top-up time of between 25 seconds and 10 minutes. Top-up time is the time required for the pump you have connected to the Smart Level Control to take the water level of your aquarium /sump from the MIN level up to the MAX level of the sensor (fig.6). The MIN and MAX levels can be shown by switching on the LEDs on the Smart Level Control. Use a pump with an adequate delivery capacity, or a delivery capacity that can be adjusted. If neither of these two alternatives is possible, the delivery capacity of the top-up pump can be reduced by applying a valve to the delivery pipe of the pump to make sure the top-up time for the aquarium/sump is between 25 seconds and 10 minutes. GPH are GPH as long as the tubing isn't so small its restricting the flow (unlikely at that low of GPH) to lower the gph.... is there anyway to dial back the flow on the one you have so it can safely run for 25 seconds? I know some are adjustable and some are not Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 I took out the pump and adjusted it, hopefully the overfilling problem has been fixed. Next problem, whenever I turn off the pumps for feeding, there is a back siphon of a gallon or so into the sump, it starts beeping the over fill alarm again. 1 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I took out the pump and adjusted it, hopefully the overfilling problem has been fixed. Next problem, whenever I turn off the pumps for feeding, there is a back siphon of a gallon or so into the sump, it starts beeping the over fill alarm again. You turn off the pumps during feeding? Your food doesn't sink? Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I don't turn off my pumps while feeding fish, but when spot feeding and broadcasting coral food i turn off my return pump and just leave my mp10 running Quote Link to comment
Lauraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I took out the pump and adjusted it, hopefully the overfilling problem has been fixed. Next problem, whenever I turn off the pumps for feeding, there is a back siphon of a gallon or so into the sump, it starts beeping the over fill alarm again. I can think of two ways to fix that: raise your returns closer to the surface or install a check valve. Quote Link to comment
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