Blue Z Reef

Now I see it’s 9”, trim down a 12” floor tile

How big is it? What about trimming down a floor tile?

Looks like a rainbow (green center), not a rose (usually purplish center). Beautiful specimen and good deal for someone! 👍

PMd you back Yes...it is for sure a huge forum, but that gets things sold lol 😂

Yes but I lost access to my 3D printing 😞 Still have my box of stuff so I have a few left. For the Varios, you’d need this one to be setup as a skimmer pump with the Venturi https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/varios-4s-controllable-dc-skimmer-pump-reef-octopus.html?utm_term=&utm_campaign=Shopping>Octopus>Brand+(MAP)&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=7373341438&hsa_cam=846911466&hsa_grp=43012748117&hsa_ad=198729889128&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=pla-320147641346&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmpb0BRCBARIsAG7y4zbaIaFL5m_okb51cK3qmCnL0DbrBtqfIKirNRFwBfKVmnn4yGJHNGUaAnBuEALw_wcB

Bubble blasters are great pumps, well made, and very quiet. You got a good one as it lasted nearly a decade! Given its age, The safest route would be complete replacement (not just the impeller). Always good to have the pump the skimmer is designed for but I hear ya on $280 being on the spendy side. I always preferred DC pumps and have run them on all my skimmers pretty much since they came out. The part I like the most about them is they add an extra level of control you won’t have with the BB pump. BRS did a video on tuning skimmers that gets more into detail on how it can be advantageous to turn the pump speed down to reduce turbulence in the body while adjusting the skimmers outlet for the specific type of skim you are trying to achieve. typically DC skimmers, especially the newer generation of them (sign wave versions) are basically silent. A comparable DC pump by Jebao to your BB is something like a DCP5000 or 6500, which are in the $80-100 range. I used to sell pinwheel kits for these and may have one around still you could use if interested. I ran a similar pump on my last skimmer for several years with no issues.

Last bump before throwing the skimmer and light to the hounds on R2R 🐺 Make me an offer, I’d love to sell local!

Best sitter ever! 🤣

@Willapa I am in a similar scenario to you. Fortunately I am able to work from home as well. My wife works night shift in the ICU as a nurse...which is pretty much the last place you want to be these days. We use to have my parents help out and occasionally hers as well to watch my son, who is 4 now, but we aren’t doing that now. So she does 3x 12s and when it lands on weekdays, I have to keep the little guy entertained in my office while I work and she sleeps. Fortunately everyone is understanding of this so I usually don’t take phone calls those days and get in what work I can. It’s rough with childcare now but hang in there! It’s been hard on my son as he is missing preschool. We just keep telling him it’s “spring break” and everything is closed! it has been nice doing more around the house, staying out of Portland traffic, and tinkering with my tank. This last week was fun as I finally got my Trident and DOS going! Every piece of gear I add to the apex, I’m more impressed! It’s been a lot of fun lately, which is a major change from my control systems of the past! so if everyone could do our family a HUGE favor and STAY HOME, hopefully things can get under control, my wife’s stress level can come down 👩‍⚕️, and we can all go about our reefing lives 😁🐠🐡

I do but honestly at this point with the quarantine going on, I’d rather not have people over for small coral purchases. When things calm down I’d be happy to sell you a frag. For anyone in the same situation, I’d be happy to ship the light or skimmer for $10.

Super awesome Jeremy, that’s amazing stability! i just set up my trident for the first time last night. Kind of kicking myself, hope I can get more reagent soon as i only have the 2 month kit it comes with 😑 @SuncrestReef and @TheClark how close are the reagent kits coming to meeting the specified monthly testing amounts at 4 per day option?

Ok, PRICE DROP Tank - $300 Hydra 52hd - $325 Willing to trade stuff for an extra DOS if you have one laying around 🤪 still down for partial trades on LPS

Every time Jack starts a new nano build...

You would be just fine with a 100 gal tank and the vertex 180 skimmer. It is rated at 100 gal heavy demand. You would have to be fully stocked to be there. I think all your equipment would be just fine for another 48” tank. 90 gal are usually easy to come by and affordable. I personally always tell people that’s my favorite “beginner” size tank as they tend to have great stability and decent size overall for you to get going with some corals and medium sized fish. its all about what you want to do, you can scale things up over time as your tank grows out. Welcome to the site and good luck! You have any pics of your current setups to share?

Bump! Open to offers and trades as mentioned: potential partial trades: RODI unit (my buddies just fell and shattered) Meat Corals/nems/Scollys/LPS LARGE fish

Text me, I’m interested in all the livestock

Can I get some better pics of the fish? Sizing also would be good. Shoot me a text, I sent you my number in another PM

I guess this would be dependent on how your tanks are laid out in your house and the building itself also...

Just out of curiosity, is there any reason a stand alone AC unit won’t work? Like a window or freestanding unit? I always ask people that, if you are going to chill your tank, why not get some of the AC benefits for yourself at the same time? Units are selling cheap now since it’s winter.

So far the tanks inhabitants are: 2 FP clowns from my 45 1 Blue chromis Yellow eye kole tang 2 bar rabbitfish still figuring out getting better pics with current setup lol! Sorry for the iPhone pics for now! So far the causalities are 1 blue chromis 1 Kuteri Wrasse 😭 Need to talk to Jeff about these, doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with parameters. Clean up crew from Seahorse, did an assortment including a sand sifting star. Will add more later.

Hey all, here is my LONG build that I am just now sharing now the tank is finally going. Hope you enjoy! MarineLand 210 gal 6’x2’x28” Refinished MarineLand stand to match house trim/cabinets Lighting: 2x Viparspectra 300w + 2x Euroquatics blue pop 60” LED T5 bulbs Skimmer: RLSS R8i Return: Jebao DCP 10k Water movement: Gyre XF350 x2 Control: Apex full system with DOS, ATK, TRIDENT Sump: eShopps r300 Media: Marine pure block + spheres Running with sand (special grade) this time. Some rock will carry over from my cube plus some that I’ve had soaking in the garage. My cube only has 2 clowns that I’ve had for 10+ years. Looking forward to having some bigger fish again! early shot of the 45 cube Here was the tank when I brought it home (sadly in Nov 2018!). It sat in my garage as I planned and waiting to buy equipment for MONTHS. Slowly gathered some things over the months... In March 2019 I moved my 45 cube from its spot in our family room... To the dining room to free up the spot for the new tank The stand that came with the tank needed repair in a spot or two as well as paint. I wanted to match paint it to our house trim/cabinets. Tons of sanding/prep went into it for a month or so on and off. First spray by my brother in law ran really bad. I sanded it all off and did it myself with a rental from Home Depot. Came out overall pretty good and smooth as I was hoping. This was all done August 2019. Garage was full paint booth status for about a month 😂 Fast forward...now it’s October 2019. Finally bite the bullet and pick up an Apex! I have traditionally done Reefkeeper and even had a running Archon, but the company out of business has made it more of an underground following of keeping things going. Apex was the logical choice for the long run. Now I get around to painting the back of the tank black FINALLY in November 2019 I have movers bring the tank up from the garage into the house. It’s about 4 months later than I originally planned... Then the fun begins! Testing gear, plumbing, setting up my controller board, etc Just before Christmas, the tank begins to fill! Things get salty and I put in my rocks that have been marinating in unheated (whoops) saltwater for the last 6 months Now it’s time to fix my water station! Here it was before, lots of 5 gal jugs and a 55 gal barrel stuffed in there. Grabbed this beefcake 200 gal reservoir from Brian. My 4 year old for size reference Made a small stand to get things level and slightly elevated. Moved my RODI hodge podge out of the way of the big boy Got a 75 gal tank for my salt mix from Green Concepts Containers Plumbed things together and did some final clean up and organization. Before this all I ran a conduit from this up to my tank so my Apex Aquabus and top off water goes through and up to the tank (my house has the garage below the main floor).

Added picture of sump included with tank.

Yeah buddy, thanks for the deal! I love my new mixing station setup!

moved into the garage...aka the “let’s make a deal zone” potential partial trades: RODI unit (my buddies just fell and shattered) Meat Corals/nems/Scollys/LPS LARGE fish

Just my 2 cents, I’d try and get a stag of some sort like a blue or purple stag. They are pretty easy going for SPS IMO. Monticaps are easy too. I’ve personally never been a birds nest fan as you tend to get them growing great but when they have an issue BAM whole thing dies pretty fast. Can be heartbreaking.