Gabe

I am a total DORK So I have a sick to my stomach feeling right now.:eek:(sad) We got home from running errands at noon, but I didn't check in cause I thought this was at 1 with the other one.DOH! Maybe I will have better luck at 1.(laugh) Gabe

1.024/refracto.... (scratch)Thats what the guy at the store said. I check at water changes. If the salinity is higher at the bottom then it must be really high in the sumpDOH!

I would be into a frag. Especially if it had both colors on it(clap)

I'm down with sending our support to Jody, but I am not partial to which zoas we get. They are all cool to me. So now you've heard my 2 cents. Gabe

Share the love please!!!

So I'm in for two. I would be glad to be a grower if we can work around the whole long distance thing. I could pick up a frag from Jody, then make a trip to Ptown when it's time to frag. Let me know. Gabe

Sorry to here Eric, you will be in our prayers. (sad)

Hey Eric, I like the doubling up idea, my wife wants some for the softies tank I am setting up for her. Count me in for another. Will paypal when I get off here. Thanks, Gabe

Cool, I will pay right now. If you need another grower, I would be happy to.(scary) My zoas seem to be reproducing well. (scratch) Let me know. Gabe

Share the love!!(drooler)

Is it to late to get in on this? I like pretty zoas(drooler)

Share the love! What's a favia?(scratch)

I guess that wasn't very hard LOL(laugh)

After reading newfisher's recent thread I decided to do this ATO thread. When I started my 55 build I knew I didn't want to have to keep up with evap. with a cup like I did with my 29. We are currently renting, and didn't want to drill any holes to plumb in a line to my RO/DI. I used sched 20 (thinner wall for more water volume). I used abs in a couple places simply because it is black. Material list; 10'-4" sched 20 pvc, 1-4" cap, 2-4" 90, 1-4" to 2" abs reducer, 1-2" abs 90, 1-2" abs cap, short pc. 2" pvc, 4-4" two hole pipe straps, 1/4"? poly tubing, 1-str con for tubing, 1-float valve (I found the swamp cooler variety to be the cheapest, $3, and haven't had it fail yet) So I made a big u with the pipe and the 90's. When I glued the 90's together I made sure to clock them (only about an inch from the fill end around the corner to the capped end) a little so the water will flow down, not just sit in the middle somewhere. Capped one opening, and put the reducer on the other. I used 2" to go through the wall of the stand and into the abs 90 for my fill port. At the bottom of the capped 4" I drilled and tapped 1/4 npt threads for the fitting. I used the pipe straps to hang the resivoir in the top of the stand above the sump. The float valve attaches to your sump. I made a bracket out of aluminum and siliconed it to the back of my sump instead of drilling the glass. The only thing I have had to change is the float rod was galv. steel, and started showing signs of corrosion after about a month. I have some scraps of polycarbonate in the garage, so I made a new float support, and pin. I use a 5gal water bottle to fill the res. and it is a good fit in that 2" 90. The resivoir holds about 5 gal. Since I loose just less than a gal a day, I can be gone for a week before I have any issues. This could be modified for different stand configurations I'm sure. Here are some formulas to determine your possible res. volume. *radius X radius X 3.1416 = area of circle*, *area X length = volume* There are 231 cubic inches in a galllon. Example 4" pipe 96" total length: 2x2x3.1416=12.5664, 12.5664x96=1206.3744, 1206.3744/231=5.2224gal I hope this is usefull to someone:D Thanks for looking Gabe

So what would be the easiest way to post a link to my ato diy thread(scratch) Thanks Gabe

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So ahh, aparently I haven't been paying too much attention to the fish...(whistle) I worked out of town for a while, been back for a little over a week. Just noticed my anthias is missing(scratch) Not on the floor, no where to be found. My wife and I can't even remember the last time we saw him. Oops...

If a group buy were to happen, I would be in for two buckets of Kent. Ha Ha

Thanks for the input guys. I was thinking Kent, have heard good things, and it seems to be readily avaliable. Looks to be working for some of you, so I will probably go that way. Thanks again Gabe

Ok, so I have finaly decided to upgrade my salt. Everything in the tank seems to do well, but not really thrive(flame) I think one thing that would help is to use a quality salt. Plus I have enough coralife shirts in my closet lol (laugh) So, what do you guys use? Also anything to watch out for when changing salts? I still have enough of the old stuff to do a half dozen changes, I was thinking about mixing salts at water changes for a while to ease the conversion. Thanks, Gabe

Looks like it was a lot of fun! Wish I could have made it... Kudos to Douglas and everyone who made it happen. (clap) LOL I am having fun just trying to put screen names to some of the faces(scratch) Maybe next time. Gabe

Thats too bad(sad), but like jgf86123 said that would make one cool shallow tank. Cut the one good side, and the ends in half and now you have a 70 gal shallow frag tank!!!

Thanks, I will be eagerly waiting for some updates(clap) Thanks again, Gabe

I just saw this the other day, sale-zhtvt-1735193999@craigslist.org Hope this will help your friend! Gabe