vlangel Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 I know what you mean about not being ready for uglies. I keep expecting the worst to show up any day now! 2 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 2 hours ago, vlangel said: I know what you mean about not being ready for uglies. I keep expecting the worst to show up any day now! I'll have my peroxide ready for them when they come! I thought I'd see some nasties show up quicker than this. But I guess like teeny said with all these 100% water changes its hard to say when they'll show up. 8 hours ago, Clown79 said: Love it. Super cute reef Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 I've been getting the hair algae, but I've been draining out the water to drip peroxide on it. In a jar it's easy to get ahead of it and stay ahead! ...I hope 1 1 Quote Link to comment
dmw913 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 I just think this pico looks amazing! I love the GSP up front with the macro and the rest building toward the rear all in a little, tiny pot. Very well designed and creative. It's looking bomber! 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 5 minutes ago, dmw913 said: I just think this pico looks amazing! I love the GSP up front with the macro and the rest building toward the rear all in a little, tiny pot. Very well designed and creative. It's looking bomber! Thanks! Quote Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 On 12/3/2017 at 1:10 PM, fishfreak0114 said: Thanks Weetie! Haven't seen you around a whole lot lately, how are things? This little pico has been a pretty fun adventure so far! I can't wait to see what happens over the coming months. I'm working in Retail now and since this is the busiest shopping season of the year, my work schedule has been pretty full, hasn't left me much downtime. I'm still around though!! If I had entered this contest, a Coffeepot Pico is one of the things I had considered doing, and I know you'll do a much better job of it than I would have with my schedule, so thanks for giving me an opportunity to watch it!! 2 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 2 hours ago, Weetabix7 said: I'm working in Retail now and since this is the busiest shopping season of the year, my work schedule has been pretty full, hasn't left me much downtime. I'm still around though!! If I had entered this contest, a Coffeepot Pico is one of the things I had considered doing, and I know you'll do a much better job of it than I would have with my schedule, so thanks for giving me an opportunity to watch it!! I can only imagine how hectic retail must be this time of year! I'm glad to have you following along! Last night I put a white spot anemone shrimp in here. He wasn't very happy to leave the RFA in my other tank, but I thought it was time that Jacob, my porcelain crab, got to return to the nem that he had first dibs on. The shrimp kicked him off a while back, and he has since lived on the bottom of the tank sadly fanning away. He seems happy to have his nem back The shrimp seems to have made the move fine, he's been chilling on the toadstool. It's pretty nice having something active in the pot. Up close, I can really appreciate the beautiful clear body of him and the little markings. I didn't even have to acclimate him since I did a 100% water change using water from my other tank. Pics later today I hope!! 3 Quote Link to comment
tanacharison Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Everything looks good! I thought about adding a shrimp in mine... I wish I could catch one of my peppermints. 3 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 48 minutes ago, tanacharison said: Everything looks good! I thought about adding a shrimp in mine... I wish I could catch one of my peppermints. I had 2 peppermints in my jar and they immediately began robbing the acans and blastos of the mysis I was feeding them. Maybe they won't be able to get up onto your coral but are resourceful little buggers! Needless to say, mine were banished to the seahorse tank where I was hoping they were not going to be an expensive shrimp dinner. I still see them under the rockwork so that arrangement has worked out. 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 55 minutes ago, tanacharison said: Everything looks good! I thought about adding a shrimp in mine... I wish I could catch one of my peppermints. Thanks! At least if you had a peppermint shrimp go coral munching in a jar it would be easier to catch! 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I had the same thought about catching one of the peppermints...and then I had the same thought about the mayhem they'd create living in close proximity to all the corals 4 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 PC050642 by orb1915, on Flickr 7 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 My lid was very poorly constructed. I just adhered the two pieces together with a little coral glue. It was quite brittle. As I knew would eventually happen, it fell apart when I took it off the tank. In order to prevent it from happening again, I siliconed it together yesterday morning 1 Quote Link to comment
Polarcollision Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 omg! this is adorable. and brilliant. please tell me the tank is heated by the base element??? 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Polarcollision said: omg! this is adorable. and brilliant. please tell me the tank is heated by the base element??? Thanks I wish I could say the heating was as cool as that, but I cut the cord off first thing. It has a rather chunky 50w tetra preset heater. Quote Link to comment
MainelyReefer Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 5 hours ago, fishfreak0114 said: Thanks I wish I could say the heating was as cool as that, but I cut the cord off first thing. It has a rather chunky 50w tetra preset heater. You should just find another coffee maker and rig up the heating to use the base element, you would win one of the prizes I bet as everyone mentions it. Your tank is one of my favorite so far! 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 5 hours ago, GraniteReefer said: You should just find another coffee maker and rig up the heating to use the base element, you would win one of the prizes I bet as everyone mentions it. Your tank is one of my favorite so far! I'll give it some thought. I'm very, well, bad at anything DIY or electrical. It would take a lot of effort and probably frustration to get it going. At the same time, I'm not sure how I feel about having this heater in here long term. I'm not sure how it'll hold up in saltwater And thanks! There's some pretty amazing picos in this contest, so I'm pretty honoured that you said mine is one of your favorites Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 I'm not a coffee drinker, and I don't really understand how the machines work. Does one switch turn the whole thing on? Because then wouldn't it start trying to make coffee and heat the base? Or are there separate controls for those things? I was just thinking about how that whole element heating thing would work. If the machine was on so that the element was on but it was plugged into an inkbird to turn it off at the right time it wouldn't cook the reef? Or is there a better/easier way to do that? Sorry for all the questions, the equipment side of reefing is my weak spot... Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 One switch for all the coffee makers I have owned. A controller would be a must in my opinion. 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 7 minutes ago, debbeach13 said: One switch for all the coffee makers I have owned. A controller would be a must in my opinion. I would definitely use a controller! Would I have to somehow remove the part of the machine that wants to make coffee? Or would leaving it on do nothing? Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I am not sure but I think would cut those wires if I could. 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 It might even have a timed shutoff. If you took it apart, you could probably figure out where the heating element gets it's power. If not, you could probably just replace the heating element with this 4W pad. 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 1 hour ago, debbeach13 said: I am not sure but I think would cut those wires if I could. I will keep reading. Perhaps if I buy another coffee maker I could pull the current one apart to see what it's like inside. 1 hour ago, seabass said: It might even have a timed shutoff. If you took it apart, you could probably figure out where the heating element gets it's power. If not, you could probably just replace the heating element with this 4W pad. An automatic shut off for which part? The coffee making part? A 4w pad would be a good back up. Before I can do anything though, I need to run it past my mom. I doubt she'd be thrilled since she keeps telling me to stop spending every pay check on fish! Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 35 minutes ago, fishfreak0114 said: An automatic shut off for which part? For the heater part, so it doesn't stay on all day long. Sometimes it's as short a 30 minutes. It's something that you might have to deal with if you try to use it. 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 52 minutes ago, seabass said: For the heater part, so it doesn't stay on all day long. Sometimes it's as short a 30 minutes. It's something that you might have to deal with if you try to use it. Ah thanks, I didn't realize they did that. I'm wondering if it would be better to put a heat pad under the pot. I need to read more about the auto shut off thing. Quote Link to comment
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