albertareef

We got lucky this time (so far). Didn’t lose power but were stuck until this afternoon when I dug out the AWD and slid down to the grocery store. Last time I tried to fire up the generator it didn’t work so glad I didn’t have to rely on that this time around. Need to get that sorted!

10 hours ago, Emerald525 said:

We have been very lucky to not lost power but we did lose our mailbox to a car sliding down the hill. We had fun watching the cars with no chains and front wheel drive try to make it up the hill. 
 

Hey Kim - didn’t that happen before right after you moved in?  No ice that time either as I recall 

Bummer!  I have a generator you could try and get running if you can make it over to NE. Last time I tried it I failed though so might not work at the moment. I do have power but only have my display up so don’t think that work work to host visitors. Tangs would probably tear each other up 😞

One member ticket for TPA please 👍

What a beauty!

3 hours ago, TheClark said:

Totally makes sense for you to have one Rudy.  If it prevents one issue with regular testing, well, that's allot of $$ saved as you run a pretty big system or 2 

No kidding!

3 hours ago, pdxmonkeyboy said:

geez.. zero shout out to the guy building your tank 😞     If you want me to check if piedmont has 1/2 marine HPDE I can.

 

Sweet!  I will have to hit you up one of these days when I get tired of the scratches in my glass tank 😄

Not convenient for you Bill but I use Homebrewers Exchange on N. Interstate (right near the Rosa Parks Frwy exit).  $16 for 5 lbs but are open Sat and Sun which is the only time I can usually get out so worth it for me.

On 2/9/2021 at 9:13 AM, SuncrestReef said:

Now that's some faith in your plumbing connections to place the reactors on top of a power switch box.

I wasn't going to say anything but...

19 hours ago, Manny Tavan said:

I am aiming for tsunami level of flow inside the tank so the mp60’s will probably run on full blast

Guessing you won't have sand - or at least not for long 😄

5 minutes ago, TheClark said:

I sure wish I could remember!  Thinking the mama came from our last fragfest?  Miss those, cannot wait until they are back.

The babies for some reason get a ton more color.  Not sure why...

 

Interesting!  Well glad to hear you are able to propagate it.  Picked up a pink boobies from Jim at his sale and would like to get some more back in the tank now that (fingers crossed) it seems to support life again.

Just now, Willapa said:

If I start collecting them in socks I’ll let you know. Only issue is I think you need to add several at a time so they can start reproducing and I would usually only find one in the socks every few days. When I saw the sale right before bed I quickly ordered enough to qualify for free shipping and as soon as I hit purchase, realized I should have checked about splitting a 25 pack.

Yeah - would have definitely been interested but should have let you know - my bad.  I tried some a while back when Christian organized a group buy and used those in my overflows where I had a problem.  Cleared out one of them but the other didn't - probably had to do with how many survived and for how long (they were a little beat up by the time I got them home and released them).  Fixed that problem by covering the overflows but still have a couple of survivors in the main tank that irritate me no end.

Cool piece!  Where did you get that one?

Just now, Willapa said:

I’ve used them in the past with good success. I didn’t see much change for several weeks but they eventually got them all and made their way into the filter socks so released those to the sump. At this price it’s a no brainer to try. I just got my order in and they were all almost 1/2” and I ordered the 1/4” ones. But after aips are gone they die. I was aip free for quite a while but they managed to reappear.....so back at it again!

How many did you get?  I'm thinking about trying it again in the tank as I have a few aptasia that have been resistant to other methods and I'm tired of them.

30 minutes ago, Bicyclebill said:

I bought 6 a week ago and the four aptasia I had are now gone. 

Well, you could send them my way if you can catch them 😄

That is a good price - especially if one went in on a batch of 50 ($3.40 each).

Missed this thread the first time around - will need to go back and read from the start but glad to see a detailed review and long term test of the ReefBot for comparison.  Love the flexibility you get with this which is an attraction if you aren't already tied to Apex.

Looking good Andrew!  I had forgotten you were Apex-free before - that will keep you busy for a while dialing that in.

On 2/2/2021 at 11:06 AM, Blackice said:

I still have the 10’ tank and hop on here from time to time!!! I guess that just makes us members😜

Good to hear you are still in the game!  Say hi to Robyn for all us "old timers" 😄

I would think that @TheClark and @danlu_gt might have some experience with this question.

2 hours ago, youcallmenny said:

Sale is on my birthday!

Well that is convenient!

2 hours ago, obrien.david.j said:

The more I think of it, the more I lean towards my negative aquascape.  This is also the first time I've tried it.  all previous tanks have been Wall-o-Boulders.   (with plenty of caves/hiding places)

This is an interesting observation.  I tend to favor a "dense" aquascape myself and have an uncovered tank.  Definitely have lost some fish but tend to be the smaller "jumpers" that you would expect to try their "luck" at some point.  I just am partial to the look despite the husbandry challenges and current preferences for the more "open" design.  Probably a good thing since I tend to also like to keep a significant fish population.

This is a really interesting article - cool that they are using a combination of sexual and asexual propagation.  Definitely a recommended read!

Wow - sorry to see that David.  You have had some pretty bad luck with jumpers lately for a covered tank.  Hope the changes keep everyone else safe.

Would make a really nice turn key setup for someone with a little clean up!