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I am sure I can come up with something also

I am going to be thinning out my business and moving on to some new endeavors (still aquarium related!). I have most of my maintenance accounts accounted for but I still have some up here in Portland that are up for grabs.

One is a doctors office, a 300+ gallon fully stocked reef tank, visited once a week, looking to graduate to more SPS.

One is a restaurant, visited twice montly, lightly stocked reef wanting to enhance their tank.

One is a residence, visited twice monthly, lightly stocked reef

I am going to be giving them my notice of ending service that takes effect around the first week of November. I would love to be able to recommend someone capable and eligible to take over them. I would like to make the transition as fluid as possible for them as they have taken care of me for many years. This is a great opportunity for someone to bring in extra money to their store and/or business

Must have valid business license and experience. It can go two ways. I can just give them your contact info and they can possibly give you a call if they want to inquire about services when I am no longer doing the tanks. Or the method I prefer, we can work together, I can show you the in's and out's of the tanks, give you the notes I have taken about what made it a success for me, and you can even come with me on some services to see the buildings, the tanks, meet people and make it a transitional period. I would also share my payment schedule and prices so you can make a smooth transition with them. I prefer this method as it is best for the customer, I will share info that will help you get AND keep the account.

I am not looking to sell these accounts, I am just looking to help the customers and keep a good name in the business and hobby. Simply to hand over the keys.

PM me for more info

Remington 870 express is what i would recommend, they come in 20 and 12 gauge. I am not a mossberg fan but they are decent i guess.

Wow, that's some thick acrylic!

 

What is it being set with? Is that a urethane sealant like they use in automotive windshields?

Dow Corning 795 silicone building sealant.

Some new pics

Here we got some acrylic, just a few thousand dollars worth...the thick sheets are 2 inches thick.

Here is Shane cutting them to spec...I dont envy that job

Here we are caulking out the silicone...silicone 795..the good stuff. Took 24 tubes per window! This isnt a cheap project!

Here we are placing the panel. Only get one shot at this!

Agreed. But I think that me over dosing alk is what caused the precipitation. I just don't know how to balance everything out.

Its the carbonate that is the issue. Bicarbonate wont do that. Use majority of bicarbonate to do the increase and use a little carbonate to keep the pH stable (bicarbonate will lower it maybe .1-.2 pH points but a little carbonate will bump it back up)

To do large raises I use 75% sodium bicarbonate and 25% sodium carbonate. This will allow you to raise it more at a time without the pH increases and precipitate issues that you get from using sodium carbonate by itself.

+1 on galaxia

PS only a few days left to get a season pass for 50% off!

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I have been helping the guys at The Oregon Aquarium. Got some fish in today. Thought I would share some pics. I have some of the consteuction process I just need to compile them...its been a long day!

Lookdowns:

Baby hammerheads!

Also got some southern stingrays about 20 inches in diameter and some rainbow runners.

More photos to come after they acclimate a bit

I like miracles. Shipping is reasonable considering its crossing national borders and such large/heavy/fragile objects. Good quality and service. Starfire. The whole nine yards. I believe they are warrantied also

How deep is your substrate? How old is the tank? Depending on answers, I am guessing you have a buildup of detritus somewhere. Could be dead spots, sump, bioballs, filter sock etc. Anywhere it can buildup

Nice^^^^^^^

I guess i forgot to mention dart frogs. Anyone into RC stuff? My buddy has some cool helicopter...just what I need, another money pit

Syereotypical badass over here

Haha...maybe. but I was definitely raised by one. Its in my blood.

Here is one of my two 14 gun safes. Both crammed full. My dad also has two full ones.

Motorcycles, muscle cars and firearms

Looks like you have plenty of people willing to help but in a pinch you can always bake baking soda (arm and hammer) at 300 degrees for 40 mins or so. That gives you sodium carbonate (soda ash).

Nice system! Nice price too! I am sure he can hook you up with some nice LEDs and a skimmer too! Haha

Last time i tried to handle stuff through pm they were posted publicly. There is no point lol

In your plan c: soaking the rock. Can you expand on that? Soak in what? How long? Etc?

Thanks for the heads up. I have a pit/lab mix but he looks pit. They need to trace who made that...I know facebook has policies against that kinf of stuff, and usually work with authorities to find out who it is. I wouldnt want to be found out if I was them, have a lot of angry pits abd their owners after you

I usually have the blues set on 10-13 hours and all lights 6-8 hours depending on the clients desires

IME. Photosynthesis/respiration rates have much more to do with co2 concentration than atmospheric difference. I am not arguing more co2 will lower pH (respiring corals at night produce co2 instead of o2 which is the main cause of day/night pH swings) but I have never noticed anything from atmosperic differences.

But the relationship between alk/pH is linear. It seems like you are stating co2 has no effect on alk, which I never stated. I originally stated pH and alk have a relationship. There is also a carbonate/bicarbonate balance. That is why there are two 2-part recipes. More carbonate will take up that extra proton taking care of the acid part (that is why they tell you to use soda ash (carbonate) if you tend to have lower ph, as it willtake up the protons). Higher carbonate to bi carbonate ratios will help keep pH up by taking on the proton from the reaction you described. Higher bicarbonate to carbonate ratio tend to leave the proton letting it lower pH slighly or not at all, which is why the recommend bicarbonate if you PH runs high, it wont take it higher

Here is alink for any "non-believers." I found it after someone wanted to know why its better than kalk. I have used it a lot in customers tanks. It is cheap and doesnt throw off the calcium/alk balance that kalk would if I used that in the amount I have used. I slurp up the dead aiptasia along with excess "aiptasia assassin" or "underwater fire" (my two names for it). No dead aiptasia floating around and no pH swings. It is very localized. I have no problem letting people try it. Its reagent grade NaOH and ro water. Not as adhesive as aiptasia x, but their syringe works well. If you have an empty bottle of aiptasia x and their syringe and want to try it, Ill fill er up lol

http://www.reefscapes.net/articles/breefcase/aiptasia_control.html

Also taken from previous article

"Within the pH range of most reef tanks (up to about pH 8.5 or so), the amount of carbonate present is approximately linear with the hydrogen ion (H + ) concentration because of the relationship seen in equation (5). So if the pH rises from 7.5 to 8.5, there is approximately a ten-fold increase in the carbonate concentration. From pH 8.0 to 8.5, the increase in carbonate is about threefold."

Carbonate is alk. Carbonates go up, pH goes up