obrien.david.j Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 Conclusion, changing settings on six lights is a repetitive/pain-in-the-<> process. Spent time this morning setting up profiles for overriding the lights. Like "a guest is here, just turn on the lights", "it's night time, lets watch the tank in the dark.", "I want to try out a new single setting, let's just use One profile to practice with." Ho Ho Ho, this is Christmas Mode. (Thanks @SuncrestReef for the programming guide and thoughtful examples.) If Output Force-LED-ON = ON Then LED-AllRed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 46 minutes ago, obrien.david.j said: Conclusion, changing settings on six lights is a repetitive/pain-in-the-<> process. Did you use the Copy button to apply the settings from one Radion to the next? I hope you didn’t actually make all the settings manually on each light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 34 minutes ago, SuncrestReef said: Did you use the Copy button to apply the settings from one Radion to the next? I hope you didn’t actually make all the settings manually on each light. Oh yes! I found the copy button. One slight flaw in my setup. display tank: six radion Gen4 Pros Frag tanks: three radion Gen3 Pros, one radion Gen4 Pro. Copy button cant copy G3<->G4. Oh well Maybe I'll look for a Gen3Pro in good shape, and make the frag tanks all consistent. (or, some day in the future, find a killer deal on Three more Gen4 Pros, and Upgrade the frag tank to be all G4.) I'm really bummed ecotech made G5's incompatible with Apex. I love having one integrated control system. ** BTW - anyone have two diffusers for Gen4's they'd sell reasonable? I have four diffusers, and six lights over the display thank. must find two more to equal it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 1 hour ago, obrien.david.j said: If Output Force-LED-ON = ON Then LED-AllRed You should probably change the profile name: If Output FORCE-LED-ON = ON Then LED-Algae-Grow 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 34 minutes ago, SuncrestReef said: You should probably change the profile name: If Output FORCE-LED-ON = ON Then LED-Algae-Grow 🤣 Noooo This is the stage to not grow algae. (Normally the lights are low, and very blue.) My son wants me to change the outlet name... If Output Red-Light-District = ON Then LED-Algae-Grow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Looking great David! Love the way those sliding light racks turned out - nice design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 (edited) Holiday's Update; Used one of the nice days to clean the salt water mixing container, and the rest of the time is all on the stand. Mounting power supplies, and painting the hood/skin. 1st coat of primer is on. Pro Tip, scrub brush on a stick didn't really clean the mixing container. But Muriatic Acid does a fine job! Cleaning Mixing Container: Edited December 26, 2020 by obrien.david.j 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 And the hood & skin. Ready for painting, the supplies, and 1st coat of primer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 I was really tempted to clean my mixing tank this week, but was too lazy and busy with last minute Xmas stuff. But the next nice day I'll tackle it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted December 26, 2020 Author Share Posted December 26, 2020 5 hours ago, SuncrestReef said: I was really tempted to clean my mixing tank this week, but was too lazy and busy with last minute Xmas stuff. But the next nice day I'll tackle it. Just start with the acid. Much easier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Great progress. You've been pretty consistent in making some gains on this. Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 (edited) On 12/26/2020 at 6:11 PM, Higher Thinking said: Great progress. You've been pretty consistent in making some gains on this. Looks great! Thanks. This is the lemonade I've made out of covid. Edited December 29, 2020 by obrien.david.j 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 Little bit of a late update, but the hood and skin is primed, painted, installed - and doing great! I've moved on to the obvious cable management that's needed underneath. What's cool about a tank that's 3' wide, and doesn't have any plumbing under it ... I can completely climb inside to work on it. Although there's always something More to tweak or do, this tank is officially moving onto the Focus on Livestock stage. Stand & Hood: Some Electrical Work: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 First the tank, then the skin&stand. Next came painting the brick fireplace and new mantel. Still working exactly what to hold the TV - but the family room remodel is looking good! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Wow, this turned out amazingly well! Excellent work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Tavan Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Who needs a tv when you have a tank like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 27 minutes ago, Manny Tavan said: Who needs a tv when you have a tank like that... There's a TV? I didn't even notice any TV! 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 51 minutes ago, SuncrestReef said: There's a TV? I didn't even notice any TV! 🤣 Its just the black thing, to visually pull your attention to the right - towards the fish tank. Thanks for the complements everyone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 Some new additions. Thanks Jeff @CuttleFishandCoral, the tank now has a nice large Blond Naso Tang and the frag tanks have a new Copper Banded Butterfly who's eating well and a simple scopas tang. There's some junk in the tank that needs cleaning up. New Naso Full Tank Crew, a shot of the aquascape, and I'm in the uglies phase still. Little Scopas for frag tank cleanup Copper banded butterfly, eating well right into the tank Eating Hikari frozen cubes of Spirulina Brine Shrimp IMG_9258.MOV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 I installed The Plank on one end of the tank last weekend, which meant the screen had to be pulled back ~2". And I haven't rebuilt it yet. Isn't that the time the Diamond Goby (who I have barely even seen) chooses to check out the surface. OR, my netting has too big of holes. In either case, rebuilding the screen means going to smaller netting and covering the whole tank surface. What's wrong with this picture? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 And RIP for the little scopas tang for frag tank cleanup. He was pecking at food, nothing as aggressive as the copper banded butterfly. Tonight, his body has been scavenged by the cleanup crew. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titus'reef Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 On 1/20/2021 at 7:04 PM, obrien.david.j said: I installed The Plank on one end of the tank last weekend, which meant the screen had to be pulled back ~2". And I haven't rebuilt it yet. Isn't that the time the Diamond Goby (who I have barely even seen) chooses to check out the surface. OR, my netting has too big of holes. In either case, rebuilding the screen means going to smaller netting and covering the whole tank surface. What's wrong with this picture? What is wrong with the picture ? The composition is perfect I would say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/22/2021 at 9:31 PM, titus'reef said: What is wrong with the picture ? The composition is perfect I would say. Thanks to @titus'reef help Friday, the tank now has a diamond goby again. Settled in right away, and just like the last one, is hard to find in this tank. FYI, smaller lid mesh netting is on order, and should be here the end of this week. Gotta protect this jumper. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titus'reef Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 7 hours ago, obrien.david.j said: Thanks to @titus'reef help Friday, the tank now has a diamond goby again. Settled in right away, and just like the last one, is hard to find in this tank. FYI, smaller lid mesh netting is on order, and should be here the end of this week. Gotta protect this jumper. It was nice meeting you Dave. He is truly a jumper. How do you think I got him out? He jumped out under my watch. Now I have sellers remorse. I miss my clean sand already. I guess I can’t have both, Clean sand and corals in the sand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 Just now, titus'reef said: It was nice meeting you Dave. He is truly a jumper. How do you think I got him out? He jumped out under my watch. Now I have sellers remorse. I miss my clean sand already. I guess I can’t have both, Clean sand and corals in the sand. Think of it this way, you sent him to a tank with Plenty of dirty sand that needs cleaning. He should be One Happy Fish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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