pdxmonkeyboy

While I was in "time out" from PNWMAS, I made some serious headway on my 600.  The tank is actually all the way full now and flowing with warm water, but here is what it looked like last weekend. 

You know you have a big tank when you dump an entire 60lb bag of salt in the system and it raises the salinity .05. 

So yeah..

get the dying frags out of there!!   In that last picture I am almost certain that frag is getting beat up because it is being stung by the adjacent hammer coral. 

That is why it looks so hammered.  LOL, get it.. hammered.. because like the hammer...  ok, back to work. 

Always something to learn. I didnt know about the h2o2 dip. Can you remember what the concentration was?

I thought really or formalin was the go to.

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Sorry to hear that. At least you had the sense to treat them and cure the other ones. Brook is a killer!!

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Looking good.  It is nice that you don't have your supply RO line mounted directly to the drywall.  When it gets a little warmer, the RO line WILL be covered in condensate.  Looks like you have it mounted in tubes as it passes through the wall which is also really nice.  

So you can only make 75 gallons of saltwater at a time?

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I was able to move one anchored in a hole by picking at it with a chopstick for days on end.

It is fascinating to me though.. how does an anenome decide to move..if it doesnt have a brain?


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Reefbox also makes a lagoon style tank. Lagoons can look really cool, although if you are going to grow sps they will quickly become to short :(

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clear for life tanks have undersized acrylic panels.  They are totally safe put they should be called bowed for life.  I would avoid like the plague. 

https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/for/d/portland-200-gallon-saltwater-fish-tank/7099940675.html

 

Saw this, looks like a great deal on a big tank! 

36 minutes ago, albertareef said:

You must be in the new house then?

hello... build thread.. 

 

I could work from home... probably should work from home. But alas, we don't have a reliable internet connection.  So to the office for me!!  Starlink can not get here soon enough!!! 

 

MY truck ran out of gas last night.  I just left it on the side of the road because I don't even know where the gas goes in.  Do I open the hood? 

 

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If you can post one picture of your tank without the blue lights on, the anenome will move.


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Building my QT setup. Need another 40g breeder. I also have 20 gallon longs to sell or partial trade.

 

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Brook usually causes patches of mucus to build up on the skin..which is caused by the skin sloughing off.

If you dont see any outward signs (skin irritations, patches that "look weird" or I have seen pictures where it presents like squiggly lines) you are probably fine.

It is an external parasite and will not cause stringy poop. A 45 minute bath in formalin will kill it.

If your in pdx in the future give me a holler and I can give you some formalin. It's good to have around.



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I used their controllers on two tanks.  The first one never had an issue.  The second about 3 months in the probe crapped out.  I emailed them and they sent me the new sealed version of the probe to swap it out with.  Not sure if they have two different versions salty and not so salty, but the new probe worked great until I switched to Apex.

Something you should be aware of... Apex does not recommend that you use their plug for temperature control. I know, it's kind of ridiculous but it came straight from Terrance and I have heard him say it a couple times.

They suggest setting a high temp cutoff and using a third party controller. Supposedly it wears out the relays. Dunno, just thought I would pass it along.

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Trevor I have extra if you are in need. Shoot me a text.

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Thinks I have problems.

Doesn't have wifi.

 

PS, that is just the euro model....