householdofpayne

New location maybe has less flow, meaning less food?

Share the love! First time ive seen this idea!

 

On 8/30/2019 at 5:55 PM, Kingtriton92 said:

Householdofpayne it's the Max nano.  20 gallon AIO.

Nice I have a MAXX 170 that I have been very happy with!

Digging the rockwork, is that a nano, or a 170?

Man that sand is wild!

On 8/14/2019 at 4:42 PM, lewisriverfisherman said:

@householdofpayne it your turn for the  USB par meter 

I will pass on this go around. Doing some house work, and need to move my tank to another room. 

I'll take those for my grandmothers tank, depending on where your located

15 hours ago, Brazzy said:

$10 and attached to a single small rock

I'll take that today if your attending the meeting!

 

Wont hurt me any 😲 I was scrubbing frags I was moving to my grandmothers tank, trying to keep hers pest free as long as I can. 

Is that ricordea mushroom easy to separate? How much for that?

6 hours ago, SuncrestReef said:

How big is “very large”?  I have 3 turbos that are about 1.5”, but now that my tank is maturing and I don’t have much algae, I’m thinking of cutting back to just one turbo.  You’re welcome to have two of mine if you like.  And they come with a lot of my famous coraline algae!

OMG If they pass I will take that bad mamajama. I want some of that vibrant coraline! 

5 minutes ago, Oregonic said:

Thats exactly why I asked, I always got a false positive with the API ammonia test kit. If it is .25 in my experience that is 0. 

Ok I’ll bring some into a LFS and see what they get then. Any input on high PH?

2 minutes ago, Oregonic said:

What ammonia test are you using?  You could try adding some ammonia getting it to 1-2ppm and see if it drops back down in 24 hours.  If you do this make sure you get ammonia without any added scents or other additives, Ace Hardware has it. 

It’s an API test kit. I just realized it’s a freshwater master kit. I don’t remember my API kit at home indicating it freshwater or saltwater. Is there a difference between saltwater and freshwater tests for ammonia, PH, nitrite, and nitrate?

 

Another thing I havnt read up on yet is her PH. Her tank location gets a lot of natural light so the Ph gets up to 8.4. Is this something that corals will withstand or will she have to dose something to bring Ph down? Mine stays between 7.8-8.2

So i have been helping my grandma set up and cycle her new waterbox. It seems to have a very slow cycle or maybe the algae is consuming the nitrates so they never show on tests? Last week we added some snails to help consume some of the algae. It’s also really weird, a lot more string like then the hair algae that I have had in my tank. 

 

Some history. She purchased the rock dry and I placed it in a cooler with water and filter floss from my tank. It sat like that for about 2-3 weeks before we moved it into her tank. I never did test that cooler water to monitor the cycle. The live sand was bagged caribsea. For the 2 weeks she added seachem stability at the recommended dose age. The following 2 weeks she added intstant ocean biospira at the recommended doesage. I also placed a new large piece of filter floss in her tank that came from my tank.

 

Once the tank was set up there has been a single clownfish to introduce ammonia. She has been feeding twice a week as much as the fish eats. We have done a 25% water change once a week for the last month.

 

My questions are has the cycle even started? Did it maybe spike during the time in the cooler? Should I stop doing water changes? I’m worried about the ammonia going above .50 with the clown and the snails. Is there a snail I should add that eats this type of algae? 

1 hour ago, Tandor69 said:

Any update on this? Did anyone get their results? I haven't gotten anything yet. Just curious btw, not complaining about a free service.

Not complaining either just giving feedback, have not heard anything yet.

11 hours ago, Manny Tavan said:

18 months ago I put a jawbreaker mushroom in my tank. Now the rock is covered. How would to go about getting some of them off the rock? Is taking the rock out and breaking up some of it the only way? The ricordias are also growing pretty well

I'd be interested in some to!

 

9 minutes ago, Manny Tavan said:

I could but I don't have a pH kit or buffer solution to match the pH

I have food grade bicarb by the ton 😂

5 hours ago, SuncrestReef said:

OK, this confirms it.  I cleaned off the coralline and found the Two Little Fishies logo underneath.  Mystery solved!

Thanks @Lazyreefer

Ahhhh man that disk could have been the seed for the other post asking for coraline 😂

I added snails that had them on the shells, then I scraped a little bit off to free float in the water volume when I put them in. I also noticed that an acentic t5 bulb really made it take off like crazy. 

8 hours ago, CrabbyCrabs said:

All I can say is don't offer delivery to a local store without your added stipulations. My girlfriend is also a reefer that would be using the kit, just not as active on the site. Just ask TaylorW,  she met her. Sometimes the people in Oregon are just not worth dealing with.

Think about the scenario of online community sales. If you were getting something off of craigslist or Facebook market place, would you expect the person to drop the stuff off inside Fred Meyer at the customer service desk? Or would you use the public space as somewhere neutral to make an exchange? @SuncrestReef is a very personable, and giving person. This is not the first thing that I've seen come up for free from him. Many others would post this at a reduced price, but he would rather give back to the community and make a positive interaction out of the deal as well. Not to mention I'm sure like me, everyone is constantly looking for an excuse to go into CNC. In the little time since I have joined this club, I have found the members to be positive, welcoming, and tight knit more like a reefing family. I would take a step back assess the scenario before you continue creating the reputation of being crabby. 

Thanks

house hold of payneful love

1 hour ago, Emerald525 said:

Correction ! We are booked at the RV park that is walking distance ! Party at the RV!!

We bought an RV we havnt used yet, which RV park is PNWMAS taking over?

[mention=16522]householdofpayne[/mention] How hot do the LED's get?  Are you concerned about the diffuser plastic melting because it's so close to the lights?

We shall see I will keep an eye on it that’s a good concern. I’m running the light at around 2w-5w. I doubt it will be an issue.


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Petco is the best pricing I’ve found. Look up the scu on their website and they will price match. Online it’s normally like 50% off

On 5/16/2019 at 9:39 PM, SuncrestReef said:

My Radion diffusers have a thin layer of smokey-white plastic. I've seen some school supply notepads that have a similar material as the front cover.  You might want to peruse the school supply aisle at Office Depot or Target.  Or possibly check Michaels or other craft stores, or art supply stores for similar materials.

 

@SuncrestReef for the win! Went to Michaels and found a binder protector. Cut it to size and I’m happy with the $5 result!!