Micah

How about an open thread ?

Anything is game.

The brain corals are the main reason I started

Really?

Awesome! Is this the first since the transfer?

 

 

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Yep! Pretty cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu6IkcFcjPk&list=UUl5oQqE47uIPnFrtDt-Yx0Q

Used to live a couple blocks from the Newberg one (Pre-fire) and it was pretty decent at the time. They were the cheapest place around for Liverock. 3.75/lb or something insane like that. Even 10 years ago it was pretty cheap.

Dangit! Sorry Kevin... That's our bad.

Hey Stu' date=' you should bring a bunch of bottles of pods. Include how to culture them in your presentation and sell eek after.[/quote']

 

Definitely! I'd buy a couple of bottles for sure.

 

Also, for anybody worrying that this is too much of a pub environment, don't. It's an extremely family friendly place and usually more children than adults.

So sorry to hear that you guys..... This kind of thing should never happen TWICE to the same good people. Big thanks to Kevin for going over in the wee hours of the night to help. You're a true friend of the community Kevin.

If you two need anything during this, you let me know.

Plugging in directly is the only supported way. Doing it over wifi is not recommended as you can brick your APEX. Is the unit unusable? Or is it just not upgrading?

You need to hook your computer directly to the APEX with an ethernet cable in order to update it. Once directly connected, the Apex Flash utility should be able to find and update it.

All MP40's are wireless.

All current MP40's he means. Gen1 MP40 pumps were not wireless.. The Gen2 came out in a WWD (Wireless Wave Driver) model. Gen3's are the MP40wES with the EcoSmart features.

Thomas, if you find yourself a Gen1 MP40, I'll give you a Gen2 upgrade free.

I love that place. Cheap pH calibration solutions as well. 8 bucks for WAY more than you'd ever need.

Oh, and cool article!

Thread sanitized at NoobtoSalt's request.

Back to the love!

If everybody must know here I'll share the love. I was going through a painful marriage/divorce back in the day and had to take a break from the hobby/life. I rejoined last year and am glad I did. If you have further questions about my join date, please PM me instead of ruining a share the love thread.

Join date 2004? I guess it pays to be admin.

It's when I joined this forum/club. I was a paying member in 2004. Yes, I changed it. Good eye.

Yay!! Good to see this.

Micah texted me saying he was in too, I want to think maybe Jeff was--OH wait, I just glanced below LOL and saw Micah added himself WTH-rofl

You were taking too long. Old people... (whistle)

I monitor pH, pH in my ca reactor, temperature, amp draw and salinity. I also watch 6 different float switches. 3 in sump, 3 in ATO reservoir.

Had no idea there was a salinity probe out for controllers. Any ideas how accurate they are? That would have saved me a time or too I'm sure

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Honestly? They aren't super accurate. Proper calibration makes them really accurate at the time they are calibrated... but they seem to drift over time. What they are good for is noticing large swings. So, in Kevin's example, it would work really well. I tie salinity into my ATO code. If the salinity is lower than 33ppt, it won't ATO and will alarm/email me. Works really well. The only time it's had to cut it off, it was just a dirty probe from an excessive phyto feed. Shook it off and all better.

Jesse, let me know if you want to do the Salinity probe thing and I can help you out with code.

You will be missed! Had a great time with you on the BOD and completely understand how much time it can consume. See you around!

And you trusted him?!?!

Happy Birthday Jay!! You're the best!

Very nice. I have the non-cone version of that one. The DC pump is SO nice.

Your GSP is at cuttlefish waiting for ya.

Cool. I'll rip a bunch off tonight and bring it to Jeff tomorrow - or to the meeting. Whichever you prefer.

I have some neon GSP that I could pull some serious chunks off of.... Want me to drop them off with Jeff?

So, I have a 75gallon standard. My dad bought a 75 gallon standard from Jeramy (commented previously on this post). Jeramy was nice and provided a gate valve, I was cheap and didn't include on on mine. The instant we set up his tank at my dads house, I realized the value of the gate. Nearly instantly adjusted the overflow to a perfectly silent flow. Mine was: tap.... too much, [language filter]. tap... too little, [language filter]... .tap.. grrrr... .tap... grr... tap... grrr!!!!! SLAM....... SLAM...... SLAM.... AHHHHH!!!!

Spend the extra 10-20 bucks... get a gate valve.

As far as tuning it. I run the emergency about 1/8" above the bottom of the weir teeth. I run the main about 4-6" below the normal water level. When the overflow is working perfectly, the water is about 1.5-2" above the lower/main drain pipe. I've even gone as far as to put PVC fittings or screens over the main output to limit the flow slightly.