SuncrestReef

Wait...I have to ask...Did you hire Platinum Painting to spray paint your stand with Rustoleum??? 🤣

Looks great! Let me know when you have time to give a tour. Good to see you today at Holly's frag sale!

I'm not the burliest guy here, but I'm willing to lend a hand. PM me the details.

@Gil&Fin Holly, you are a cornerstone to our local reefing community. I was lucky to first meet you at @CuttleFishandCoral when I was still very new to reefing and learned about your upcoming $10 frag sale which helped me populate my still-new tank before I really knew what I was doing. Now as I look back at my tank after 2 years, so much of my reef is populated by your amazing corals! Your generosity and hospitality is invaluable to new and seasoned reefers alike. We all love you for what you do and appreciate it more than you probably realize. Sincere thanks!

This photo in particular caught my eye. Not only does it capture the color and beauty of the torch, but it also shows the movement even in a static photo. Well done. 👍

Now serving number 137...Number 137? Going once...Going twice... OK, number 138...

What spectrum on the lights?

Very nice! Which lens, and what settings are your ReeFi's on for the photos?

I donated the chairs to Habitat for Humanity. You all missed out!!! 🤣

@Gil&Fin You'll finally get a chance to use the Frag Sale switch on your Apex!!! Remember, set it to AUTO rather than ON. In AUTO it will automatically turn itself off after 2.5 hours.

Share the pods!

I'm working out some of the details for my big home addition, and one of those details is what flooring material to use below my new display tank. The surrounding room will have slate tiles, but I know they would crack under the weight. What material would you recommend, and any styling ideas for the transition from that material to the slate tiles?

I've been using this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00176AZ4C I'm sure there are other cheaper options, but I like the consistency of it.

Thanks for all the kind words!

Nevermind. I realize this is just another pineapple sponge. I hadn't seen one from this angle before, so that opening made me think of a tunicate.

This morning the sun was shining into my tank for about 5 minutes, and it allowed me to capture this macro photo in natural light. I'm not sure if this is a sponge or a tunicate, but its structure is very cool! All of those tiny hairs have captured a lot of detritus. The actual size of this specimen is about 1/4" diameter.

I'm sorry, but you need to explain more clearly what you're trying to accomplish, and where your pumps and tubing is connected. From your original post, it sounded to me like you want to use a DOS in place of a traditional ATK, so I assume the DOS is pumping water from a RO/DI reservoir into your sump whenever the sump water level is low. Separately, you're asking about auto water changes. Are you doing these changes where water is first drained and then later refilled, or using the built-in AWC task where old water is removed at the exact same time when new water is added? The latter is the normal method using the DOS AWC task, so in that situation the ATO functions as normal since the water level only changes due to evaporation and no separate scheduling is required. I want to help, but you need to be 100% explicit in what you're trying to accomplish.

I can’t explain why, but there’s always something magical about receiving a shipment of valves! 🤓

I keep my salinity probe mounted upside down in my sump so any bubbles easily float up and out of the tube. Another trick I use is to calibrate my probe with the solution inside a probe storage bottle, again tipping it upside down so any bubbles float out of the probe. https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/brs-ph-orp-probe-tip-soaker-bottle.html If you don't have a probe storage bottle, you can achieve the same result by using a plastic bag and a rubber band during calibration. My probe has been rock-solid since inverting it.

Just to clarify, you want a Neptune DOS to act as your ATO pump? If so, it's really easy. On the DOS head that's drawing water from your RO/DI reservoir, add this code under the DOS Advanced tab: (you'll need to substitute the names of your ATK low water and high water sensors) Set OFF If ATK_LO OPEN Then ON If ATK_HI CLOSED Then OFF When On > 005:00 Then OFF Defer 000:10 Then ON Defer 000:04 Then OFF Min Time 060:00 Then OFF This is basically the same code that's normally used on the ATK for the Neptune PMUP pump. But the same principle applies...Leave the DOS off until the low sensor is dry, then turn on the DOS. Once the low sensor detects water, it turn the DOS off. If for some reason the low sensor fails and allows it to continue running, then the high sensor also tries to turn it off. Lastly, if both sensors fail, the WHEN timer forces it to turn off after 5 minutes (adjust this value to be appropriate for your size tank). Lastly, it will only run every hour (due to the Min Time) to avoid repeatedly turning on and off as the water level changes.

Approximately how many linear feet of pipe does the heated water flow through to reach the frag tanks? That would be interesting to see the temperature differential.

Just browse through the photos in the Golden Basket subforum on this site for examples of Rudy's work:

Nice work! Looks great. I miss having a woodshop...

Admit it Jeff, you want these chairs! You'll be dreaming about them every night until you finally have them. 🤣