Pili Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Ah, blah. let me see what i can do today Link to comment
Micro-Reefs Aquariums Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 We need pics,,,, we need pics,,,, okay I think you got the message.... Mike Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 ya, dude it's REALLY time for an update!!!! Link to comment
Pili Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Holy Cow, i didnt realize its been almost a month since the last FTS, OMG!!! I will get on those pics!!! Link to comment
Pili Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Pictures FTS - Notice that i am trying to get some stupid brown/red slime under control. I have some excess phosphates SPS Turaki Growth Sebea's Ric from Reefin300 Kalk reactor - Imput from RO bucket is on th bottom by the pump and the output is on top... Also, i done it, i ordered the H and S A110-F2000 skimmer and it will be here next monday. I am so excited!!! If anyone wants dibs on my Remora, pm me and we will talk Link to comment
Travis Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Nice, I can't wait till I have enough SPS to frag swap with ya Link to comment
sr71pav Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Maybe I missed it, but after you had the ATO problem, did you stop using it or did you fix whatever the problem was and are using it again? Link to comment
Pili Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Here was happened in a timeline beginning to last, kinda hard to explain other wise. From beginning to now... -Bought an in sump float switch setup from californiareefs.com. Its a good float switch for the price but i didnt purchase the snail guard which would be the problem. -Float switch was fine for months until sometime in the summer when there was a snail that was in my sump that made the float switch stick. Dumped alot of FW into the tank and overflowed the sump. -A few weeks later, because of all the water that was in the stand from the float switch stuck, i think that the board on the bottom of the stand warped and which cause the sump to crack all the way down one side. I had to take out the sump and I kinda rigged up the float switch to a mag algea cleaner so that it would work in the tank. Had that for a while but i knew that it wasnt the safest thing so i decided to bite the bullet and upgrade. -Switched the ATO to a tunze osmolator and it has worked perfectly ever since. It is almost fault proof b/c it is a double switch set up, one being a safety just incase the first one fails. It is also very accurate and is now running in the display (dont have a sump anymore). Link to comment
Sebea Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Just a reminder that you owe your brother an osmolator because he was so kind to let you use his. Link to comment
malawi freak Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 might want to harvest some of tht calerpra Link to comment
Pili Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 lol, yeah, but if try to pull it off, than the rocks just come tumbling down because the roots are so attached to the rocks. Link to comment
sr71pav Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 Any regrets about the switch from MH to T5? It looks like everything is doing well, including the clam. I'm trying to figure out my own lighting setup. Link to comment
Pili Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Well, i really like the shimmer of the MH, that is a big plus, but i dont miss the heat. I have had no trouble with heat at all since switching. Honostly though, i dont think there is a huge difference as long as you can get past the heat. I dont think that good T-5s should be so expensive so from that aspect, i dont think they are worth it but basically what switching taught me was that there is so much more to color and growth than just lighting. As long as you parameters are good (not just the basics but Mg, Ca, Alk, etc.) than you will have success with either. It just more of whether you are can get past the heat of the MH or the price of the t-5s. On another note, i pulled about a pound of feather and grape caulerpa out of the tank and added some phosguard/matrix carbon which has made a difference in the amount of algea. I am battling a pretty bad phosphate problem that i'm not totally sure where its from yet but i'm getting there. Oh, and my H and S should be here tommorow but i prolly wont have it setup until next weekend (need to stop by home depot) Link to comment
Pili Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Well, i got my H and S today but i think that they sent the wrong size pump (one size up). I have to call them later. Link to comment
malawi freak Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 you'll have time to take pics while your waiting then Link to comment
Pili Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 here... prolly not what you were expecting but... me po'ed Link to comment
Pili Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 i called them and they are sending the new pump out today Link to comment
drg0nzo1 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Tank looks awesome pili! I had problems with that slime, mostly brown, the only thing that finally got rid of it was just spending an hour in the tank with a turkey baster and adding some extra HOB filters to pull out what got stirred up. it cured my problem. Link to comment
Pili Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 H and S !!!! The setup is a little unconventional but it works well and there are very little microbubbles in the main tank. feed pump is in the main tank (mini-jet 606) and the return line goes into a AC70 shell (with some carbon/phosban) and then back into the main tank. Link to comment
malawi freak Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 lets see the tank now Link to comment
Haagenize Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 here... prolly not what you were expecting but... me po'ed oh man, that sucks! Link to comment
Zapatista Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 Well, i really like the shimmer of the MH, that is a big plus, but i dont miss the heat. I have had no trouble with heat at all since switching. Honostly though, i dont think there is a huge difference as long as you can get past the heat. I dont think that good T-5s should be so expensive so from that aspect, i dont think they are worth it but basically what switching taught me was that there is so much more to color and growth than just lighting. As long as you parameters are good (not just the basics but Mg, Ca, Alk, etc.) than you will have success with either. It just more of whether you are can get past the heat of the MH or the price of the t-5s. I dont think anyone could have said it any better Link to comment
Primeval Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 by breeders are you guys talking about reptile tanks? Link to comment
Snoop Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Pili lets see some skimmate (ive gotten banned from chat). Link to comment
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