Gabe

What a day! Soundsl like a blast! I only know of three stores down here. Only two have a real selection of corals. But then we do have Jody!!!

OK So I just got my first smart phone. What is a good app for an android phone to brouse the forum? Thanks Gabe

Thanks Alex, I was told you could run salt water, but hadn't tried a mixing experiment yet.

Has anyone ever run saltwater through a Kalkwasser reactor?(scratch) My evaporation rate is not high enough to adequately dose kalk to my system when connected to my top off. I was thinking about using an Aqualifter to pump sump water through my reactor. This would be controlled by an RKE based on the ph level. Turn on pump when ph drops below 8.2, turns off the pump when the ph is above 8.2. The reactors output is just upstream of the ph probe, so the controller notices small changes pretty quickly. This should keep dosings small and frequent, instead of dumping a bunch of kalk solution until the controller sees the ph swing. The ATO would go back to being independent. Thanks for your input. Gabe

Is anyone using an RKE to controll pumps in the wavemaker function? I would love a pair of MP40's, but $900 (nutty)(wife)(wife)(wife)... I have the RKE already, I have plenty of the old style Korillas, (I know they won't work well) will the new Korilla Magnums work? Any input would be great. Thanks Gabe

I have the same size tank. For a tang, I realy like my Tomini Kole Tang, he is realy mellow, just cruises the tank munchin the green stuff. I love my Leopard wrasse "common?", I had the "South African?" Leopard wrasse, beautifull blue and red, but he just dissapeared after a month. I had a pygmy dwarf angle for a year and never had a problem with him and corals, ablolutely beautiful. RIP carpet surfer. I also have a pair of black clowns, one false perc, a one eyed yellow tang, royal grahma, and a lawn mower blenny. Just some of my favs. Gabe

Good to hear, I have an RKE I got used this summer. It has the same problem, but not a real issue yet.

+1... Feel free to bounce any questions this way also, I always like to see it done right the first time. Gabe

Sounds like fun!! Let me know if you need any help after this weekend. If I can, I could run out there and play.

Thanks Eric for the props. My concern with the pinout is that if it is not in the correct order with the green pair sepperated by the blue pair most hardware will not recognize the info transmition. Some newer computers will translate any order of pinout as long as there are no crossed wires.

I don't believe that the cable is too long, I curently have a 96 foot home made patch cable between my router and x-box that we use for netflix. The cable is cat6, but I am not using cat6 terminations, so it should not perform any better than cat5. Gabe

How are the ends made up on the cat5 cable? If they are not made up in the correct sequence, some equipment will not recognize the signal. Some newer computers, and other pieces of hardware will recognize miswired connections and translate. I believe the correct sequence is orange/white---orange---green/white---blue---blue/white---green---brown/white---brown Hope this helps. Gabe

Congrats man!!! That is awsome!! Kids are so much fun!

Bump for the evening crowd.

Well, we moved.(clap) Still have the rail(sad).... It's now killing grass in my back yard(wife) Would be interested in trading for some kind of 4 door suv. 4Runner, Cherokee, ???(scratch) Let me know what you got. Thanks for looking. Gabe

I feel my brittle star is a major part of the cuc. He will seek out and devour most anything missed by the crabs. He single handedly consumed a dead fish that I couldn't get to.

What brand of heater? I just installed (like 10 minutes ago) a new Finex titanium heater because I have heard so many horror stories about the Stealth heaters.

Sand is a little too deep for my taste, and I will be re-aquascaping. I will be doing it in the next week or so, if you want some I will put some in a container in the sump so as to not kill all the good stuff.

I know I am still a drive, but you can have all the live sand you want. I have a 120 that I am about to siphon 1 to 1 1/2 inches out of. Let me know. Gabe

How much for the little clown guy at the base of the stand?!(plotting)

Hey Alex, not sure if you have already come down yet. When you do, let me know if you need some more help. Thats close, and Im always into a car recovery/restoration adventure. (rock2) Thanks Gabe Ps, those rics I got from you are doing great!!

Ahh, cmon Jody!!! It can't be that bad... can it?

I know it's a long shot(whistle) but I am still rooting for my team!!(nutty) I know, I know... thier too young to know better, but its still fun.(clap)

Dang!... I wish I lived closer.....

I have seen this in person. Very well put together. Very intense light output. Awsome color.