Pjanssen Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 F###! My Vectra S2 pump controller just fell into the sump!! $108 to replace it 4 2 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 On 7/8/2021 at 9:27 PM, FISHnChix said: This is what I did . Built a small shelf. Behind the controller board it has another shelf for the dosers How does the board stand in the cabinet? Is it removable if you need to get behind it? 1 Quote Link to comment
FISHnChix Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Pjanssen said: How does the board stand in the cabinet? Is it removable if you need to get behind it? The whole thing is just a little table kinda deal I built real quick out of aluminum angle iron I had let over from a job.. kinda messy in there now bc I have pretty much giving up on reefing😅 1 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, FISHnChix said: The whole thing is just a little table kinda deal I built real quick out of aluminum angle iron I had let over from a job.. kinda messy in there now bc I have pretty much giving up on reefing😅 Whata ya mean you're giving up on reefing!!? Quote Link to comment
FISHnChix Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Just now, Pjanssen said: Whata ya mean you're giving up on reefing!!? Ahhh just tired of messing with it. And really it's the lack of livestock locally for me. And the crazy prices they want now are just dumb... 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 21 minutes ago, FISHnChix said: Ahhh just tired of messing with it. And really it's the lack of livestock locally for me. And the crazy prices they want now are just dumb... Are you going to be breaking your system down, or just kind of slowing down a bit? So sad. Seems everybody is tiring of the hobby for various reasons. TBH, I'm wishing I had just got out when the 29 went. But the grandson cried when I mentioned it, so here I am. SO back to the topic at hand...The front panel doesn't have to be aluminum for any reason does it, like heat dispersion or something? I can make it from wood? Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 You can do wood it will work just fine. The 100 I had was all wood and so was the RS750. Both tanks had control boards for all the equipment. 1 Quote Link to comment
Xj reefing Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 7 hours ago, Pjanssen said: How do you transfer mushrooms-getting them off of the rock they are on and getting them to take hold of new rock I used a chizeI to try and get some rock to come with it but because it was deep in a crevice that did not happen. I put it on a container for 2 weeks with it being surrounded by rocks and now it is happy. 1 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 36 minutes ago, Xj reefing said: I used a chizeI to try and get some rock to come with it but because it was deep in a crevice that did not happen. I put it on a container for 2 weeks with it being surrounded by rocks and now it is happy. Hmmm. Ok. But I have a whole colony of them to transfer to this sparkling clean tank, Definitely don't want to transfer any of the algae ridden rock that they are growing on into this system. Maybe I should just get rid of them all together. Or only keep 1 of each variant. Quote Link to comment
FISHnChix Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Pjanssen said: back to the topic at hand...The front panel doesn't have to be aluminum for any reason does it, like heat dispersion or something? I can make it from wood? Nan wood is fine, just got to figure put how you attach it for easy removal. The old man used magnets on his and I think that worked out well 1 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Mine was all built into the stand. Magnets only held the doors on the stand. Quote Link to comment
ECLS Reefer Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 You know instead of that manual switch board which was fairly explained, you could get a wifi capable individual switch power strip- I’ve got one on both tanks and I can remotely turn off for whatever I need plus it allows you to schedule feeding time with pumps off, sans the whole expedience Neptune controller. I got mine off Amazon and I liked them so much I’ve got them all over the house 1 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 10 hours ago, ECLS Reefer said: You know instead of that manual switch board which was fairly explained, you could get a wifi capable individual switch power strip- I’ve got one on both tanks and I can remotely turn off for whatever I need plus it allows you to schedule feeding time with pumps off, sans the whole expedience Neptune controller. I got mine off Amazon and I liked them so much I’ve got them all over the house I'll check it out, thanks 3 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 Diatoms have shown up. 2 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 Ordered a clean up crew from Reef Cleaners. 3 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 14 hours ago, Pjanssen said: Ordered a clean up crew from Reef Cleaners. What pack did you go for?. 1 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Murphych said: What pack did you go for?. 55 gallon rimless snails only. 1 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 Last night I put an astrea snail in from my 14. You can see a clear path of his wanderings 1 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Pjanssen said: 55 gallon rimless snails only. That's a solid pack of snails that 2 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 Waiting for the arrival of the replacement controller for the vectra pump. Thought I could get away with just running the gyre as I did while cycling the tank. Nope, getting lots of film stuff that I'd like to filter out. Decided to just put the Sicce 1.5 from the 29 in. Well, it's filtering a little I suppose, but I'm glad I don't have any corals in there yet! 2 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 Snails have been in for a day and a half and gone to town on the diatoms. Like wow! I hope they have enough to eat moving forward. Tomorrow a.m. I will do a water change and move the clowns and any corals that don't have algae growing on them from the 29. The replacement controller for the vectra came today, so finally properly filtering/circulating the water. Tomorrow will be spent mounting controllers, tying up wires, getting doser ready etc... 3 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 Did a water test Nitrates: 2-5✅ Phosphates: 0-.03✅ Alkalinity: 6.6 Normal for natural sea water✅ Calcium: 440✅ Temp: 76*✅ Was planning to do a water change before transferring things over, but I'm not so sure I need to. with PO4 being close to 0, I don't really want it to go any lower considering I have a couple little macros in there. Actually wondering if I should dose a little bit? I'm amazed at how great of a job the snails have done on the rocks. I've got a bit of a film on the glass, which I will have to play snail and clean it off myself. MMMM, film for breakfast. Hooked up the new controller for the pump and the pump is working great. But I can't get the controller to connect to the app. Naturally Ecotech is only open Monday through Friday. Built a little shelf box to go under the cabinet. Got to go paint it before the hubby starts and messes it up-sorry love, but you know it's true. 1 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 I just witnessed Hawkeye grab a little cerith and carry it to a spot in the back of the tank where I discovered more little snail shells. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 39 minutes ago, Pjanssen said: I just witnessed Hawkeye grab a little cerith and carry it to a spot in the back of the tank where I discovered more little snail shells. See this is why I love a sump.. that little bast needs a cool down period in the jail/sump 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 Nemo and Merlin acclimating with Duncan 5 Quote Link to comment
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