SuncrestReef

This guys sells extra-long Trident sample line clips:

https://www.harrysaquatics.com/products/neptune-apex

I nominate @obrien.david.j

I second @Micah

I can't wait to hear about your first dinner guest who mistakes this for a self-serve lemonade station.  🤣

Nice shots.  What camera and lens?

A couple of shots appear to have some distortion.  Are you keeping the lens exactly perpendicular to the tank glass?  If not, the glass refracting the light distorts the final image.

All,

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All items sold.

Last chance to buy the complete system…

11 hours ago, Parzifal said:

Thank you chief!!

Congrats, Mr. Vice President!

Thank you @Chief for always being on top of these elections.  And thank you to all of my fellow Officers for volunteering to serve.  I look forward to another successful and productive year with this great club!

We had a great turnout for today’s meeting with about 18 people despite the rainy weather!  Thank you all for making the trip, and a special thank you to Sid @IntoTheMystic for hosting and giving us a great tour and Q&A on quarantine practices.  We hope to do this again next year!

1 hour ago, IntoTheMystic said:

So, it sounds like folks are thinking about fresh albacore, Rockfish fish and chips, oysters from just upriver and other righteously fresh and delicious seafood rather than potluck. And who can blame them? As long as you're on the coast, why not tuck into the ocean's bounty?

So, should I not bring the grill, charcoal and accelerant? Up to you folks, really. I'm good either way. Just want to make sure that I cover my host responsibilities properly.

Please let me know this evening so I can plan accordingly in the morning. See you soon!

 

The wife & I plan to have brunch before the meeting, then we have reservations for dinner at 6pm, so we'll skip the put luck to save our appetites.

3 minutes ago, Nikkibabee said:

Is there a signup for the potluck?

No signup that I'm aware of.  Feel free to post what you plan to bring and maybe others will follow your lead.

10 minutes ago, Nikkibabee said:

Is this still happening this weekend?

Yes!  Saturday at 12:00 noon.

Be sure to visit this site to register and pay the $3 entry fee in advance:  https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/visitor-center

13 minutes ago, Emerald525 said:

Don’t think I haven’t been eyeing this set up for that reason.  Use what i can sell the rest. I do have a build I’m working on.Throw in your mixing station and I may not be able to resist . 😎

Sorry, the mixing station is already sold.

Bump...

This is a great deal for someone wanting a complete system, or even for someone just looking to turn a profit on reselling the individual components.

This is the world-famous SuncrestReef Apex-controlled Red Sea Reefer XL 425 as documented in my detailed Reef2Reef build thread, and the system that I referenced when I wrote my highly popular series of Apex tutorial articles.

The original retail price for all of this equipment was over $12,000.  I am offering the complete system for sale at a steeply discounted package price of $4,000.  If it is not sold within two weeks, I will consider parting out the individual components.  However, the pricing on this complete package will be substantially better than buying the individual components. 

The Apex has been reset to factory defaults and will need to be programmed from scratch, but I can provide a copy of the complete configuration for reference.

$4,000 for the complete system.  Cash or PayPal.  You pick up at my house in Beaverton.

Here's a photo and video of the tank at its peak:

Package includes:

• Red Sea Reefer XL 425 (88 gallon display) with black cabinet
  
• Trigger Systems Platinum 34 gallon sump with automated 10” roller filter.  Increases the total system volume to 122 gallons, 10 gallons larger than with the stock Red Sea sump.  Sump includes built-in probe holder, 4 built-in dosing tube holders, and an adjustable baffle to adjust the size of skimmer and refugium chambers.  Two additional rolls of filter fleece included.  Each roll lasts approximately 2 months depending on bio load.  No more cleaning filter socks!!!
  
• Customized 80/20 aluminum frame replacing the stock Red Sea center cabinet panel allowing room for a larger sump and utility shelf
  
• LED lighting inside the cabinet with motion detection on/off switch
  
• Power strip mounted inside the cabinet
• Red Sea screen lid
  
• Nyos Quantum 160 skimmer
  
• Avast Marine Swabbie automated skimmer neck cleaner
  
• Avast Marine Davey Jones Skimmate Locker with switch for Apex integration to automatically turn off skimmer when full and send alert
  
• Avast Marine breakout box for Apex
  
• Apex 2016 base unit
  
• Apex temperature, pH, salinity, and ORP probes (probes stored wet to preserve lifespan)
  
• Apex auxiliary 12v power adapter for integration with a UPS backup battery (UPS battery not included)
  
• EB832 EnergyBar
  
• Neptune COR-20 return pump
  
• Neptune SKY LED lights x 2
   
• EcoTech RMS mounting arms for SKY LED lights
  
• Neptune GRO refugium light
  
• Neptune DOS for 2-part alkalinity and calcium dosing
  
• Neptune DDR canister for alkalinity and calcium liquids
  
• Neptune Trident for automated alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium testing, and automated dosing control
  
• 2 month Trident reagent supply
  
• 1 gallon Trident waste storage bottle
• Neptune ATK with FMM for optical sensors
  
• Neptune FMM for flow sensors and leak sensors
  
• Two Neptune leak sensors (one low-profile to fit in tight spaces)
  
• Neptune PMK with PAR monitor mounted on a long handle
  
• Neptune WAV x 2
  
• Maxspect Gyre XF-230 powerheads x 2
  
• IceCap Gyre interface for Apex to control Gyre speed and direction via 0-10v variable speed outputs
  
• Neptune AFS
  
• Neptune PM2 for additional salinity and/or temperature probes
  
• Custom 6-button toggle box for Apex automation
  
• Neptune Display Module (black version)
  
• Finnex 300w heater
• AquaUV 15w UV sterilizer with new UV bulb
  
• Customized orange 1” PVC hard plumbing with Schedule 80 unions at all critical connections to allow easy disassembly or cleaning, gate valve for quiet overflow adjustment, and ball valves for UV bypass.
  
• Neptune 1” flow sensor on return line
  
• Dual VCA Random Flow Generator return nozzles on LocLine Y-splitter
  
• Flipper 4" magnifier glass
  

On 5/16/2022 at 12:44 PM, IntoTheMystic said:

Hey folks!

At long last, I have finally dropped the piano and am responding to this thread. Couple things:

1. I can't tell you all how much I'm looking forward to hosting a meeting and seeing you all again.

2. Some necessary changes have taken place since the last time I hosted a meeting. Chiefly, reservations are now required to visit the Visitor's Center, primarily to control the number of people in the VC at any one time due to OSU's COVID protocols. Also, there is a modest $3 per person fee. This is something that we've been thinking about for a long time in order to staff the VC properly and implement some much-needed exhibit improvements, which are an ongoing process.

Website for reservations can be found here:

https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/visitor-center

Since the meeting doesn't begin until 12, please feel free to reserve your spots anytime before then and tour the VC at your leisure.

Although we love dogs around HMSC, they will not be allowed on campus for the meeting.

Feel free to reach out with any other questions about this meeting. I'll see you all soon!

 

I booked my reservation.  Simple process.

3 hours ago, Parzifal said:

Lol,  you need another tank because you bought too many frags 😉

You're like the pot calling the kettle black...🙄

One more note about the Aux power adapter: It can be used to power the Apex base unit if you don’t own an EnergyBar.  In this configuration the Apex would only be used to monitor an aquarium, but not actually control any devices.

8 minutes ago, John Vinson said:

Hi John,

I was looking at your diagram on this tutorial and noticed you have the Apex plugged into a wall outlet using the Auxiliary Power Adapter - wouldn't it be powered off in the event of a power outage (since it's not plugged into the UPS)?  Or will it still get power from the Aquabus line from the EB832?  Thanks!

If you read the tutorial carefully, I explain that the aux power adapter is how the Apex detects when the power fails.  The aux adapter is an optional component purchased separately because the Apex is normally powered through the AquaBus cable plugged into the EnergyBar.  In this configuration, the EnergyBar is plugged into the UPS battery, so when the power goes out the EnergyBar still has power, but the Aux power adapter goes dead, so the Apex knows there’s a power outage.

Think of it this way:  the aux power adapter is not being used to power the Apex, but instead acting as a sensor.

@Chief Thanks for always being on top of these elections!

14 minutes ago, Layton said:

Awesome I will check it out for sure!   I did order an Apex for this build this go around.  Exciting to see how far monitoring and automation have come in the last 12 years since I took a break from the hobby.  I am a total tech nerd, so all very appealing.

Be sure to check out all the other tutorial topics in my Apex series:  https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/authors/suncrestreef.93940/

If you have an Apex, it can be integrated with a UPS battery to detect when there’s a power failure and turn off high-powered devices to preserve the battery life for water movement.  It can also send you an alert about the power.

I explained how to do this in my tutorial on Apex Power Monitoring:

https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/neptune-apex-programming-tutorials-part-4-power-monitoring.698/

(scroll down about half way to the section on UPS)

18 minutes ago, islandVib3s said:

Sorry is it going to be randomly picked as to what you could win or individually like at the meetings in separate bags? Lol

You choose which items you want to enter raffle tickets for.

The group buys are now closed.  Here's a summary of the lucky winners.  55 people collectively claimed 200 frags.  @Parzifal and @jtarmitage got the most at 10 each!

All frags will be available for pickup at tomorrow's meeting/party at Cuttlefish & Corals starting at 1:00 pm.