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removed dieing cheato, and added top off water.
What did you do to your tank today
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LoL!!
Your are the worker.. She doesn't have to top it off because the is the Eye Candy in the equation..
Your are the worker.. She doesn't have to top it off because the is the Eye Candy in the equation..
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Um said wife was awake at 11:30 and no hubby here... Anyway, wife can't hear worth a crap and therefore did not know the ATOs were gurgling. They were just topped off on Tuesday night, geez...cr500_af;552712 wrote: Got home at 11:30 and heard both ATOs gurgling... somebody's wife never checks the topoff water.
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Oh and today I mag floated my glass just before the light went off for the night!
Well, I posted that at 12:12, which was after I had run 4g of RO water and put some in each reservior... so if I'm off it is only by a few minutes. Maybe you didn't hear me.
Tonight I didn't do much other than get a big batch of inspiration to get cracking on my build after seeing Simon's reef tank... I don't know how to describe it other than to say that I've never seen a nicer tank in person.
I did move two fish, an ORA striped fanged blenny (AKA the famous iBlenny) and a whipfin fairy wrasse, from my frag tank to the DT so that I can do a little work to the frag tank this weekend.
I added some top off water and stared at the tank until my eyes started hurting. Tried messing with the controller for my lights, but didn't get it to work. I took some more pictures as well as a video.
Today... was not a good day..
well.. it was, I guess, considering what I got done..
Friday evening I noticed some salt creep forming a stalagtite (mite? - whichever one hangs from the ceiling) on one of my return lines... I did a little searching and found it.. a bulkhead looked to be leaking from the right overflow. crap.. I didn't wanna have to do "this" this weekend..
today, I ripped out every piece of equipment and every inch of pipe under the cabinet. completely cleaned and checked everything (glued up a couple drain fittings that I had just left to friction fit - on purpose), scrubbed the skimmer till it shined like a new penny, same with the return manifold/return pump (blew the pump out with compressed air to give the housing/coil a good clean) and then put it all back together (along with changing out about 28 gallons - the sump holds 22). I changed the manifold and distribution on the return lines (upgraded the nylon flex to 1" from 3/4"), and jammed everything tight to the "ceiling". I also changed the setup on the return manifold to include a couple john guest fittings & a valve so that I could bring the calcium reactor and the GFO reactor online (since I had everything in parts, might as well plan for the near future)..
the whole thing took about 7 hours (including trips to ACE. H-D, and Marine Designs)
btw, Marine Designs now has a plumbing section with every size/configuration of locline/bulkheads/barb fittings/nylon hose that you can think of.... I even saw 3-4 tubes of WELD-ON 16 !!
Great to see someone stocking this stuff in town..
well.. it was, I guess, considering what I got done..
Friday evening I noticed some salt creep forming a stalagtite (mite? - whichever one hangs from the ceiling) on one of my return lines... I did a little searching and found it.. a bulkhead looked to be leaking from the right overflow. crap.. I didn't wanna have to do "this" this weekend..
today, I ripped out every piece of equipment and every inch of pipe under the cabinet. completely cleaned and checked everything (glued up a couple drain fittings that I had just left to friction fit - on purpose), scrubbed the skimmer till it shined like a new penny, same with the return manifold/return pump (blew the pump out with compressed air to give the housing/coil a good clean) and then put it all back together (along with changing out about 28 gallons - the sump holds 22). I changed the manifold and distribution on the return lines (upgraded the nylon flex to 1" from 3/4"), and jammed everything tight to the "ceiling". I also changed the setup on the return manifold to include a couple john guest fittings & a valve so that I could bring the calcium reactor and the GFO reactor online (since I had everything in parts, might as well plan for the near future)..
the whole thing took about 7 hours (including trips to ACE. H-D, and Marine Designs)
btw, Marine Designs now has a plumbing section with every size/configuration of locline/bulkheads/barb fittings/nylon hose that you can think of.... I even saw 3-4 tubes of WELD-ON 16 !!
Great to see someone stocking this stuff in town..
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Moved my new koralia evolution to try to make my corals happy
well i purchased a 75 gallon tank, which i will pick up on tuesday.:yay:
i fed my fish in the 40 gallon, drew 15 gallons of RODI water, salted it and shoved a bubbler in.
Took a few photos cos i LOVE my tank, watched Bonnie tackle Domino for possession of a condi (and then wondered *** is wrong with my fish)
then i called my mom, my best friend, my husband and several other people to tell them about my new tank...
and then came on here
i fed my fish in the 40 gallon, drew 15 gallons of RODI water, salted it and shoved a bubbler in.
Took a few photos cos i LOVE my tank, watched Bonnie tackle Domino for possession of a condi (and then wondered *** is wrong with my fish)
then i called my mom, my best friend, my husband and several other people to tell them about my new tank...
and then came on here
25g water change, during which I managed to hose down an outlet strip...
So, I also had to go to the basement and reset a breaker after replacing said strip.
DOH!
Did I mention that I am SOOOO automating water changes on the new build???
So, I also had to go to the basement and reset a breaker after replacing said strip.
DOH!
Did I mention that I am SOOOO automating water changes on the new build???
i fed my new chili coral with the lights out, since thats the only time its fully opened and topped off the water...**** this little biocube evaporates alot...cant imagine whatt larger open top tanks need for top offs...cant wait for 29 HQI with the glass lid
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About to plum my chiller into my return
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Im installing some loc-line finally for my return. Hopefully it will hit the dead spot Ive got in the rocks...
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