finch6013 Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 SO I got board today and ordered a saphire aquatics skimmer, an ATO from auto topoff.com, and a vortech mp10. Somebody take away my credit card! I HAVE ISSUES!!! I cant wait for it all to show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 If you feel really bad..... just go buy me something to make yourself feel better. Then you can tell yourself you are helping the needy!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 SO I got board today and ordered a saphire aquatics skimmer, an ATO from auto topoff.com, and a vortech mp10. Somebody take away my credit card! I HAVE ISSUES!!! I cant wait for it all to show up. hahaha you are sick! but its ok we all are ive been wanting to get a sapphire aquatics skimmer but dont wanna spend the extra 130 now..but the ATO will make your life so much easier i love mine..only have to fill my reservoir like once every 3 weeks or so and the mp10 is sweet..you will not regret your sickness though when an early christmas arrives (naughty)(rock2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 and i dont mind holding your credit card for you hahaha if some corals and a spoiler for my car show up, then somebody must of stolen it from me..identity theft! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 I might be selling some of my coral to pay for some of this. We'll see how busy work is this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 somebody is selling a used 4 month old mp20 on nano reef for 230 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 I keep telling myself that my birthday is in two months and I will just use money people give me to pay for it or tell my wife "look what you got me" but I know when the time comes I will just want more stuff. I got a smaller tank to try and save a little money and so far its not working. hahaha you are sick! but its ok we all are ive been wanting to get a sapphire aquatics skimmer but dont wanna spend the extra 130 now..but the ATO will make your life so much easier i love mine..only have to fill my reservoir like once every 3 weeks or so and the mp10 is sweet..you will not regret your sickness though when an early christmas arrives (naughty)(rock2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 thats a good price. I would rather have the mp20 but its just too much money. I got the mp10 for 170 shipped through the gb on nano reef. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 haha i do the same thing. when christmas or my bday is close i buy something and say i will use the money i get towards it and my sickness makes me just buy more stuff when i get the money lol haha well any sized tank can be expensive with all the fancy gadgets lol next you will want a controller lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 thats a good price. I would rather have the mp20 but its just too much money. I got the mp10 for 170 shipped through the gb on nano reef. yeah too bad i didnt see that because i would of spent the extra 50 on the mp20 cuz i bought my mp10 through a group buy on NR too but for 180 shipped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 cotroller??? I knew there was something I forgot! lol I want one but I think I get by just fine without it. Only thing I will be doing manually is dosing and that is easy. There is an easy way to make a dosing set up with digital timers, aqualifter pumps, and some ball valves that I might try out rather than getting a controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 haha i love mine..its controlling my lights, heater, and fan and my tank never gets above 80 anymore, no matter how hot it is outside it seems and soon my controller will be controlling my ATO and moonlights when i get more money that is that would be a cool dosing set up, let me know how that turns out if you do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 I might try the DIY dosing thing in a few months. its been three days and My tank has hardly used any calc or alk. I dono whats going on. I used to dose like crazy in my 75. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 yeah my tank doesn't seem to use much cal or alk either and i have quite a bit of sps, lps and a clam..i dose like 1/2 cup a day of kalk and thats it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 we need to see some update pics on the tank! Its been a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 on my tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted September 21, 2009 Author Share Posted September 21, 2009 yup.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 oh and did you get the dual switch ATO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted September 21, 2009 Share Posted September 21, 2009 yup.......... haha well not much has changed..but im gonna post some new pics in the next day or so, when i get my new light set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 I just got my mp10 put in the tank! I cant stop playing with it!!! I really cant decide on what mode to use. I like the wave, but I also like the reef crest and lagoon mode for my sps. For those of you that use them, what mode are you in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 awesome! i use short pulse with 1-2s intervals on 90% speed. I get a great wave and swaying motion from the corals..and my sps love it! they all have great polyp extension after getting my MP10..alot of people like reef crest but i like short pulse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 I have mine about 80 percent with about a 1 second pulse now. I think I may bump up the flow and see if it pushes the sand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason7504 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 yeah bump it up to around 90-100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 I want as much flow as possible without making a sand storm. On constant flow on 100% it maks a pretty good sand storm. How far away from the water line is your vortech? say from water line to center of pump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krux Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 don't feel too bad about your expenditures on your solana, a few years back i had about $2800.00 into a 30 gallon oceanic cube... my wife didn't like that tank so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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