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You are going to play good coin to get a sump built by either of those folks. Most builders (both of us) don't mess with different colored plastics. I don't have any in the shop and I don't recall seeing any at James's place either but I have only been there twice. Most people want this super pimp custom sump with all these strange pathways and configurations but the reality is that those are REALLY difficult to construct. Acrylic is not like wood, bubble free seams take an amazing amount of precision.
there is a builder in seattle as well.
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How low is it going? Most tanks dip down to 7.8-7.9 when the lights go out.
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I have three more singles and a double. Pm me with your details and I can arrange a pickup. I have someone picking up during the workday near jatzen beach but people are always welcome to come up to my place in hockinson.
Thanks
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2 hours ago, wayboi said:
already sold but nothing else is
Just as friendly advice, your prices are kind of high for what people typically buy used gear for.
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On 1/9/2022 at 5:57 AM, Parzifal said:
You can’t just put your monitor outside in full sun and call it energy efficient lighting.
True enough. nor should energy efficiency be a primary consideration when choosing a coral light... Heat your tank with lights or heat it with heaters. Either way, your going to pay.
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All sold. If you are interested in single heads i can look at my colony tonight and see if there are any singles that can be cut without risking infection.
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All but the double heads are now spoken for.
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Any updates? One thing i do every y months is calibrtae my ph probes. They also dont last long. About 18 months is pretty good. After that they start drifting. Typically they only drift in a single direction though so that wouldn't cause fluctuations.
In these situations it comes down to what you trust. Because you have a fluctuating calicum to alk ratio and that is pretty much impossible with a CalRX, i am going to put your testing skills near the bottom of rhe list.
The problem HAS to be one of the following:
1. Unprecise testing
2. Fluctuating effluent rate.
3. Fluctuating effluent concentration.
4. Rapidly changing ALK consumption.
I say investigate 1 and 2.
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I have several dragon soul torches that I am going to be putting up for sale. These are LEGIT dragon souls and not something I picked up recently in the torch craze and decided myself that they were dragon souls. I have had this colony for over three years at this point so it is safe to say that they are aqua cultured. I cut these frags well over two months ago and so they are fully healed. I would be absolutely SHOCKED if you had a problem with them.
I have the following for sale. Prices are firm as they are well below the going rate for DS. And I don't mean retail, online shops are still in the $250-300 range per head.
1. Single large head $125
2. Single large head $125
3. Double head $220
4. HUGE double head (probably three heads in there). $250
5. Triple head $300
6. Triple head $300
I can post pictures of the actual frags. later today. Here are a couple pictures of frags I sold last year. This is a fast grower!!
Pick up at my place or I can meet near Jantzen Beach. Willing to answer any questions that you have but I will not entertain back and forth emails requesting multiple pictures, skelton shots, lineage details, etc etc etc. In my experience, those are the individuals that never end up showing up. Will try to sell them locally for a week then they go on R2R and they WILL sell in no time there.
thank you !
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10 hours ago, Parzifal said:
Hmmmm. Brian, after seeing all these photos of real tanks, I think you need to go bigger.
when you build a 2000 gallon tank I’ll buy some 12” suction cups and help you move it.
Sweet! Building a gantry crane now to be able to move the material....
Interesting tid bit. The georgia tank is not a single sheet of acrylic. The brought in sheets, glue then together and polished out the seems.
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I had the same amount of tension when I glued the last seams on my big tank
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I need to do this! very cool. Brace yourself for the most even light spread known to man !
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I could never manage more than one saltwater tank. I had 6 freshwater tanks at once. Nice looking tanks.
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That is a really low price for a kamoer but with ebay you are pretty protected. You have to know that many of these production facilities in china sell "grey market" copies..meaning they sell the product they are building out the back door so to speak.
I don't have (nor do i want) the wifi edition of the kamoer but the og one has been great.
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I would have to agree with brian. What you need is a continous duty pump. This has worked flawless for me for 2 years.
You also didn't mention what you are controlling your reactor PH with. I tried for a week to find the sweet spot with bubbles and pressure (using the hella expensive electric co2 doser). Finally just set the co2 from 6.7-6.8 on the apex and let it ride.
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We can help, but indeed we need to know the specifics. Properly set up, your calrx should be totally accurate and alk and cal will stay constant.
Don't worry about mag.do you have mag chips in your reactor?
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Likely a worn out ballast that is failing to strike the bulbs on.
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The tubing is EXPENSIVE. I once was researching and found a 50 foot roll and it was like $250 or something. Plus the length has to be just right.
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My advice.
Take $900, burn it, then delete your account here.
LOL.
Or.. go big.. at least 120 gallon.
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Lube the living shiet out of tubing and rollers with silicone grease. Should quiet it down and prolong tubing life.
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I would be absolutely SHOCKED if your ph is 8.7 naturally. Almost to the point of saying no way. I live next to the forest with minimal traffic so my co2 levels in the air are lower than most. Inner city PDX was like 440 ppm. I am around 330 now.
Fresh air will likely cure any ph issues.
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So I finally cleaned up my shop and figured it was time to fill it with acrylic shavings. I am building a tank for a friend, and maybe a tank for myself. I just got a shipment of fresh welding chemicals so I thought I would see if anyone is looking for a tank. From simple frag tanks to monster tanks. Although, I REALLY don't want to work with 1" acrylic again so nothing over 24" high.
I will beat any retail price on an acrylic tank and my prices also include the PROPER acrylic thickness which means no warping or bulging. My tanks typically deflect LESS than glass.
Not to get into a glass-vs- acrylic debate but acrylic is superior to glass IMO.
- 10X stronger than glass
- Your tank is chemically welded together, not held together with silicone that degrades over time 30 year old acrylic tank? not a problem.
- Clearer than glass
- LIGHTER than glass by a long shot.
- Scratches can be REMOVED.. yes, even with water in the aquarium. Try fixing scratched glass.
- if you think acrylic degrades with UV then you need to google a little, cast acrylic is NOT affected by UV.
- Cleaning acrylic is much easier these days with the advent of polypropylene scrubbers (magic eraser) and expanded plastic mesh scrubbies.
Anywho.. If you are serious about a new tank then drop me a line.
Cheers and happy holidays.
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As Mica said. EVERY SINGLE PLUG gets coated in grease and THEN plugged in.
Could have been a bad connection, something was causing increased resistance = heat = bad things.
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LOL 
Any local custom sump makers?
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Here you go:
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