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I just grabbed a generator from BiMart in Oregon City. 

I’m interested as well. 

2 hours ago, Eatfrenchfries said:

Close to 30 hours without power.

Main marine battery is keeping my reptile/invert collection alive. 

Ran out of backup batteries to keep the aquariums heated and aerated. Been manually shaking the phytoplankton cultures every hour.

 

Fingers crossed power is restored soon. 

 

I hope power comes back soon!  🤞🏻

1 hour ago, SuncrestReef said:

Glad your house wasn’t damaged.

I still think my whole-house generator was one of my best investments, even now that I no longer have the aquarium.  And I love that it automatically runs a self test each month and sends me health reports.  Total peace of mind!

My wife and I are going to be getting one this year. We switched to heat pumps from a gas furnace. A portable generator can’t run them. I didn’t even have to bring up the money saved due to not losing corals/fish. We went without power in the ice storm of 2021 for a week, so it’s a real concern. 
 

In 2021 I didn’t have an aquarium. We have a DC to AC inverter that I used power from our electric car to run the old furnace and the refrigerators. 

I'm interested in joining for a new one.

I'm happy to host. I'm in SE Portland near Reed College / Woodstock. The 27/28 weekend would be my preference.

Feels vulnerable for you all to see my setup with your own eyes.

When a member hosts, how many members do we typically attend?

8 hours ago, islandVib3s said:

Returned?

Yes! My bad, life with a 6 month old… USB is back at cuttle ready for the next person. Great device!

Reef looks great! 

I paid a deposit and have the USB meter. Jeff had both meters and says the handheld is back. I’ll return by the weekend. 

I’m hoping to make a net for my QT tank with my spare parts but I need a set of (4) corners and (4) supports from Red Sea. Wondering if anyone out there has these pieces lying around. 

I’m glad my adidas white elephant gift was stolen. Sorry Andy for sealing up the box like it was getting shipped internationally. 

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30 minutes ago, The ReefBox said:

I have a great deal on a RODI system if you look at my recent thread  plus lots of di resin 

Haha, I was looking at your 150 GPD system yesterday. I was calculating in my head how many gallons it’d take to offset the cost versus using more DI resin. 

So things have changed and I’m using way more water now that I have the 110 gallon tank. My incoming TDS have been consistently over 50 and closer to 60 the past few months. Is this because Portland Water Bureau is supplementing the water with another source? How long does it typically take to switch back? It’s burning through media much faster than I anticipated. I’d prefer to not have to purchase an RO unit.  

I’d love to have a tank that was showcase worthy. 

ICP tests and AF reef salt 

I’ll do 16 oz

I am a Supporting Member

12 minutes ago, NanoNerd said:

Is it our turn, or Lavender again [since they couldn't get it to work before it sounds like]? Otherwise I can pay deposit and get it tomorrow.

I can wait and sing up again since I'll be out of town for a portion of this week and next. Thanks for thinking of me!

Sad I can’t make it. Whoever gets the Reefi Uno will be happy. I’ve been loving mine. 

1 hour ago, CuttleFishandCoral said:

I fixed it. It’s ready to go. 

I should have called you to see if you could have helped me over the phone. 

I have the handheld and I’m waiting for Amazon to deliver a new battery. I got it with a low battery and I was hoping to take measurements the day I got it. Unfortunately that couldn’t happen already and it won’t be sooner than Tuesday to return it. I’m hoping my work schedule will allow me to drop it off Tuesday. 

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5ml/day & 13ml/day - of what solution concentrate?  (did you follow the stock solution ratio from the R2R article?)   And, 5ml and 13ml - is this Ammonia chloride or Ammonium bicarb?

What Nitrate level are you at in your tank?

I've always used the stock solutions from Randy's post. With those doses I'm maintaining 2-3 ppm for NO3. I haven't tried to test ammonia levels. I adjust the dose amounts based on the nitrate trend. I test nitrates about once a month. I keep the nitrate solution around in case the levels get too close to 0 and I want to do a quick boost.

I was dosing ammonia in my nano, and I've been dosing ammonia in my larger tank (110 gal). The nano I was having to dose nitrates and I switched to ammonia since my reading concluded that corals can utilize the ammonia directly. My larger tank has been fallow since end of august so I wanted to keep up with a bioload. I started using Ammonia chloride and have switched to ammonium bicarbonate. The main reason is so that my alkalinity isn't impacted like it is with ammonia chloride (small impact). I have a ton of ammonia chloride left if you want it. So far it's kept my nitrates up and the corals seem to love it. I have it on a dosing pump to make dosing easy and consistent.

I've been doing 5 mL/day in my 22gal and 13 mL/day on my 110.