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On the big ones, cutting an angle on the pipe helps a lot as well.  Unfortunately, the holes are already drilled so can't use a uniseal 😞

thanks for looking!  Honestly uniseals are soo often better and easier than bulkheads.  I have never had a uniseal leak. 

Looking for two schedule 40 1.5" jobers.  I don't know anyone that carrys them locally. 

Started a project.. had to cut the old ones out.. 

BtW.. i have some 1" and 3/4 schedule 80 hayward bulkheads if people are in need. 

Thanka everyone. 

Typically swollen or cloudy eyes are a result of bacterial infections.  If he is in QT then you could run a course of broad spectrum anti biotics.  

I would not worry too much unless it gets soo swolen that it looks like it is going to pop out of its head.  

Clown fish (damsel family) are about as tough as they come. 

I'm down for:

Hippo tang, clown fish, coris wrasse

efflo frag, cherry bomb, and urchin. 

I will just bring a grip of cash and see everything in person.   You still have my phone number?

parts acquired for rollers at all the key places.  stay tuned I don't think it will be enough though 😞 

Dude.  Inkbird with hot and cold plugs.  done.

No, that's a picture of 2020.

Gas powered filter mat!!   OMG love it.  Maybe I could build a water wheel to power it.  I would build a wind turbine, but I don't want to get cancer.....

I am wondering what would happen if I laid a bunch of felt strips parallel to the mat direction if that would help.  Like somehow reduce the friction..  I am going to pull it out tonight and monkey with it.  get it.. monkey with it...  

Here is a picture of it in the sump. 

First off... don't insult my voltage.  😀

The retrieval spool is a 1" piece of PVC.  It is simply riding on a U shaped piece of plastic on side and hanging on the motor shaft on the other.  I think I need to build some kind of inlet and outlet rollers as right now the paper is rolling at an angle over the edge of the acrylic.  Also, I just used acrylic rod as guides on the bottom.  I thought this would be fine.. but there is a LOT of force on them.  I used my hand to crank it and I popped the far one out of place.  

That is a nice motor and gear box Micah.. twice the torque of the one I am using.   I really don't want to pull it out of the sump to work on it but it seems that will be inevitable. You would not believe how hard it was to get this beast into place. LOL.  It is comically large. 

Hmmmmm, maybe we should just get drunk and stare at it?  

Waaahhhhh!!!   My roller mat doesn't work.  Ok, it works, I was able to filter a TON of stuff out of the aquarium substrate and the sumps but here is the deal.  The basket is soo large and there is soo much surface area, when the paper starts to clog and water levels rise, it takes a TON of force to move the roller.  and I mean like wow! I can't believe how much.   

I am using a high torque window motor.. this one.. https://www.robotshop.com/en/power-window-motor-with-coupling-right.html  which puts out 30kg/cm of torque which is pretty high.  I don't know if i should try to construct some kind of gear box?  Or, I may sand all the screens with REALLY rough sandpaper to try and reduce the amount of static friction.  They are soo smooth, the paper really adheres to them.

@Micah  help!!!   lol 

I never understood the Apex ATO kit myself.  I mean, with the apex and $10 in float switches and a pump..  instant ATO.   I am with Clark, I have float switches everywhere.  I really need to install a feed button... ahh projects

I have a tunze (the regular size one) that i will sell for cheap

I also have a spare pump.for it. 

Great deals for sure.  My internet is too slow to win anything though. 

My monster is held up by spectras handywork as well. 

Yeah.. because everyone knows that spending your saturday evening mashing the refresh button in an attempt to buy corals is straight baller lifestyle. 

Cornbred is such a joke.  That website should be called adobe corals. 

I see them on R2R for $100 a pop.  They are really nice.  Maybe i can trade you an OG bounce for some? 

Those are sunkist bounces no? 

7 hours ago, Optimusprime3605 said:

Yes he is! 

He's currently working on the Reefi Extreme Halide edition...😋

Finally seeing the light.  Hey look at my new design of the wheel!!  

I would say 4x6 timber run perpendicular to the floor joists and pier blocks every 3 feet.  Pier blocks and the simpson screw jack post things.  That is what an engineer told me on my 600. 

Man, i am sooo glad that part is over. 

Sweet!!  I love a huge tank build.  Couple hints..  pull the outlet covers off and use spray foam to seal where the wirew exist the boxes.  The warm moist air WILL get pulled into your wall in the winter. 

Home depot sells an adjustable height aluminum scaffold that is THE BOMB for tanks. 

Check out this fan unit.  It has a temp and humidty monitor that turns the fan on and off.  

 https://www.acinfinity.com/hvac-home-ventilation/inline-duct-fan-systems/cloudline-t6-quiet-inline-duct-fan-system-with-temperature-and-humidity-controller-6-inch/?gclid=CjwKCAjw4_H6BRALEiwAvgfzq-E4fKTthaG3az-OqIOtTafQOcAgvlOzYTEMuPXn8lDKTuTHlYUmuRoCIW0QAvD_BwE

I would also highly highly highly suggest a closed loop for circulation. 

You going to rock halides??   😆 

Wild fires release a ton of CO2 into the atmosphere, thereby decreasing PH. 

that is a good point.  When you think about it, it makes sense 

2 hours ago, CuttleFishandCoral said:

We've been taking in livestock from a few people. Crazy world. 

Can we leave something for 6 months? 🙃