any cinci guys out there?

[JohnL]

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[Kurt03]

oyster eggs? phytoplankton? cyclopezze? just throwing stuff out there.
im thinking about making some homemade food using eric bournemans recipe, anyone else want some? We could make a large amount and just split it. It would be cheaper and better then buying from the store.

[30mini]

I may be up for that! I need to get some Cyclopeeze or Oyster eggs so that I can feed my corals!

[30mini]

Another split... it's been a while!

[Fusch13]

yeah it took a bit for this split....if i find it, other that yeah, why not!

[Kurt03]

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee split. i just got some oyster eggs and i can tell when i put it in the tank. feeding tentacles come out pretty fast on the favia and candycane. other sps polyps are out anyways but they prob come out farther. im sure there all eating it as it passes by. With the cyclopezze you can see the polyps actually catching it, its pretty cool.
chris i would hold off on adding any extra food till the phosphates are gone.

[30mini]

Yea, I'm rarely feed anyways b/c of how small the clowns are. I think I feed 3 times a week or so! And they eat all of the cube of Formula II, so they are good after that for a few days. Plus, there's a ton of pods in my tank, so if they want a snack, they can eat those!

[Kurt03]

sounds good, hopefully the ro water will help level your tank out quickly :) although nothing good happens quick so im sure it wont happen to fast. This might be of intrest to you, when i started using rodi water my chaeto stalled a little and slowed down. Im not sure if it finally caught up or there was something else limiting it. I read about randy using iron suppliment for it and it really helped. Im thinking my tap has some iron in it. So if it seems to stop you might want to get some iron and try that.

[30mini]

Yea, I know that Jacks carries Iron, so if it stalls, I'll get some of that, and just add a capfull every once in a while! I have noticed a decrease in the microalgea growth in my tank. It's actually starting to recede a little bit!

[30mini]

Ryan, I found a Rainbow Monti frag for $80. It's only 1", and it's from Atlantis Aquarium

[Fusch13]

too much for that!

[Fusch13]

sone was selling his for 50

[30mini]

Yea... but he said he lost his! I'll see if I can find it from somewhere else. I looked on Frags.org, but didn't find much

[Fusch13]

Haha..i finally found it..Rod's Food..

ingrediants in it are, shrimp, scallop, oeyster, clam, squid, octopus, enriched brine, krill, mysis, grouper, red plankton, brocolli, carrots, colliflower, red nori, green nori, selco, garlic, golden pearls, dts oeyster eggs, nutra rose powder, rotifers, and baby brine

[30mini]

WOW! That's a food right there!

[Fusch13]

Yeah, thats why i was trying to find it, only one place sells it

http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=RR-FOOD&Category_Code=

$29.95

[30mini]

I think that you could win a Gift Certificate to them if you join Cincyreef! If I'm not mistaken, I think it's $30 or $35.

[lovethereefer]

i remember checking on here months ago and you only had like 27 pages then and now it has split a couple of times....thats funny
-Andrew

[30mini]

Yea, so we talk a lot! Big deal... and your lips are too big for your eye sockets!!

[lovethereefer]

haha you have any idea what that means?? i have no clue

[30mini]

Nope, none what so ever!

[lovethereefer]

i was just glad he didnt say that my feet were too big for gloves, that would have made me mad lol

[Fusch13]

Wow, look what the cat drug in..lol

[30mini]

haha!! Gotta love the politics going on right now over there! I see your winning for VP... but Chris isn't doing so well on the Pres.

[Fusch13]

I should of run for Pres....haha

[lovethereefer]

haha yeah i know, i have like 4 different screen names and this one is my fav i think i am going to use it only from now on. so i am attempting to build my tank into the wall of where i am moving, that should be interesting

[30mini]

If you need help, let me and Ryan know!! We work for frags!!

[30mini]

And Ryan, you couldn't run for Pres. b/c you haven't attended 9 or 12 meetings, and haven't been a paid member for 12 months! That was a big event that went on... trust me!

[Fusch13]

where you moving? Yeah i work for frags...haha

[lovethereefer]

you sould like lawrences kid now, i made the mistake of subscribing to this thread about 10 minutes ago and now i have 7 new emails in my hotmail

[30mini]

lol!! I am subscribed, but it goes to Outlook, so I can delete it easily.

[30mini]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8503263#post8503263 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lovethereefer
you sould like lawrences kid now,
But, I'm not annoying!!

[lovethereefer]

i am moving to montgomery, my brother is going to rent out his condo to me so that should be a good time to save a lot of cash

[30mini]

Cool, cool... not a far move then!

[30mini]

How you gonna move your 220?? You need to use that 100 gal stock tank for hold stuff while your moving?

[Fusch13]

good deal, if you need help let me know...also, the secret is make a yahoo name and address and let it all go to there..lol

[30mini]

Chris just withdrew from running!! WOW! Total respect for him... I think he would have made a great Pres. for the club!

[Fusch13]

Why did he pull out, i dont know the whole story

[30mini]

It's a long one! There was a lot of mud slinging!! hang on, I'll copy what he said.

[30mini]

To whom it may concern,

When I decided to run for president I had some ideas for the club. I talked to most of the people that attend the meetings and it seemed like those people wanted to see the same things I did. I love this club and so does my daughter Mariah. She has been a paid member for several months and has been to most of the membership meetings with me. I never intended to cause the club to split or to bring negativity to the web. I apologize for my part in all of the drama that has occurred here lately.

Effective immediately I am withdrawing from the elections as well as resigning from treasurer. Thanks to everyone that has supported me in this election but there can be no good come from this. There have already been accusations against me and my family that are simply not true. Even if I did win I fear there would be more drama. I have been accused of “fixing votes” and such. This was not about “winning” something to me. It was about wanting to serve this club and the members.

We will continue to attend the meetings and be active members of this club. I hope that all of the new PAID members will be at the meetings also. I don’t want anyone to have hard feelings. I hope we can continue to have a good time at the meetings as we always have. See ya November 17th.

Thanks for time,

Chris Bell

[Fusch13]

Ouch, soulds like someone would be a sore loser (not chris) someone else...

[30mini]

Well, you don't really know the whole of everything said. I think he is doing the right thing, and wants to better the club. There is a lot of other factors that may have come to him deciding this!

[Fusch13]

I dont know, sounds like he got bullied out of the position! But thats an outsiders point of view!

[30mini]

He may have... but I don't want to jump to any conclusions on anything. Chris is a good guy, and I think that he really does have good ideas and intentions for the club. The other people out there that think other wise said some nasty stuff. The whole board is really aggravated about things said! It's almost like the club split down the middle.

[30mini]

But, Chris was also saying some stuff that may have been taken wrongly. Even Andrew said something bad... but later retracted it b/c he knew it wasn't true!

[Fusch13]

oh well......what comes of comes of it

[lovethereefer]

well that was a slip on my part, i didnt mean to get anyone mad at me, i think i get along with almost everyone on the site, (except jenn for some reason) i didnt know that chris left until right then, humm that sucks

[30mini]

Yea, it's been a crazy election!

[30mini]

Yea, I'm not too sure on Frankie. I don't really know him at all!

[Fusch13]

Look at this acro guys...

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=964200

[30mini]

:eek2:

[lovethereefer]

yeah i am sick of the whole election thing as well, too much drama for me

[lovethereefer]

thats a sweet acro but it looks photoshopped a little bit, but keeping those colors will be tough for whoever has it

[30mini]

Yea, they said that it's probably due to heavy actinic lighting, and there was a guy that corrected the colors, and it turned real green on him. So, the colors were close to true in the first pic!

[lovethereefer]

hummm, crazy whats out there. now i guess the only election left is for vp

[Kurt03]

ryan, sounds pretty similar to bournemans food.

Check out the coral on the 3rd page of that thread too. Really amazing

[Fusch13]

Yeah everyone seems to say photoshop, but i will say...nice....put that on my must have list..lol jk

[lovethereefer]

did you ever get rid of the mantis chris?

[Fusch13]

Yeah Chris got rid of him, but the woman who took it killed it!

[30mini]

Yea, she killed him!! I was upset that she did so! Even my wife was! He was awesome to say the least!!!

[30mini]

I still have the one that we saw at Scotts!! he's still in the same hole and won't come out! He must be eating pods a plenty!!

[30mini]

Check this place out! Not a huge selection, but it looks like he has a buy 2 get 1 free deal going on!
www.cyber-reef.com

[Fusch13]

yeah i briefly went on there and looked around

[Kurt03]

:o she killed him on purpose? what happend?

[30mini]

No, I'm not sure she killed him on purpose. She used rainwater for her tanks. I think there was something in the water that poisened him! She had another mantis, and that one did the same thing that walter did, so I think there is something in her rainwater that the mantids can't handle!

[Fusch13]

Rainwater....*******.....duh!

[Kurt03]

lol, never would have thought about using rain water. I mean the air the rain falls through isnt exactly clean lol. Would be better off using conditioned tap water for sure.

[30mini]

Yea, I know, but it supposedly was working well for her softy tanks! Wonder why she can't keep SPS???

[Fusch13]

Haha....because once the SPS hit her rainwater, it would shrivel and dye....lol

[Kurt03]

rain drop could have fallin threw the exhaust trail of a plane. bird poop, acid rain lol.

edit i cant type

[Fusch13]

and SPS is also one of the frustating aspects of reef aquariums, Chris can vouch for this, how some SPS do great and some can turn on you in a second!

[30mini]

Yea!! That's real frustrating!

[30mini]

At least now I have some SPS that's doing real well!! With the exception of the Rose Mille

[Kurt03]

digi still ok?
hopefully the water clears up in time for the millie

[30mini]

Digi is doing awesome!! It's starting to encrust the base!

[30mini]

The Valida was starting to encrust also when it got knocked off of Ryans plug. So, I'm hoping it starts to encrust for me too!! Only been a few days, so haven't really noticed anything, but hopefully I will soon!

[30mini]

What is really sensitive is the Clam! It's still doing AWESOME, and has been fully open ever since I got him! He is the main guy I'm worried about along with the mille, but the clam seems to be doing great!

[Kurt03]

i think clams can tollerate a little more nutrients in the water then some corals. Never owned a clam tohugh. Pretty sure it will filter some nutrients out too :)

[30mini]

If it does, then that's sweet! He seems to be doing real well. I just took this picture on Monday. You can really see how well he is doing!
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g75/CHorwarth/DSCN0525.jpg

[30mini]

And here's another one, but a little further out.
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g75/CHorwarth/DSCN0526.jpg

[30mini]

You can see the tubinaria in the Background... it's got full PE if you look real close!

[Fusch13]

Yeah i can see it, holy hair algae batman!

[30mini]

Yea, I know! That rock had a little when I first got it in there, and it just bloomed when i put the 10K bulb on there!

[Fusch13]

Yeah dang light cycle sucks, two little fishies phosban reactor... ;)

[30mini]

Or the 30mini phosban reactor that I'm working on!!

[Fusch13]

haha...wow never heard of that one, where can consumers buy it? lol

[30mini]

It'll be online shortly. Only $40, but it doesn't include the pump or media!

[Fusch13]

hAHA

[30mini]

I could make a killing, but this is already mass produced by sooo many others! It's just PVC with endcaps and threaded barb fittings. Add a sponge on each end to keep things where they whould be, and there ya go! Media in the middle of the sponges, pump pushing wather through! Basically the same idea as a UV, but w/o the twists

[Fusch13]

yep, where were you when i bought mine..lol

[30mini]

Well, I would much rather buy a prebuilt one, b/c it cuts out the pain of buying a pump and all that stuff... but I like the idea of less money being spent!

[30mini]

I even asked Andrew about one!! Didn't follow through with it, but I at least inquired!

[Fusch13]

yeah..Chris, do you think i should mount that bali in direct flow, or just leave it where it is?

[30mini]

hmmmm.... idea just popped into my head!
What if I took the drain that I have now, added a reducer fitting (1" to 2") and put that after my union and have media inside of the 2" pipe coming down to the drain, have a 2" union, then a 2" to 1" reducer to go back into the drain. That way I KNOW that water is going through!

[30mini]

I'd say leave it where it is for the time being. See what it does!! It's got some pretty good flow on it where it is at!

[30mini]

now that I think about that idea... I don't like it soo much! I would have to turn off my return pump to replace media. It was a good idea till I thought about it :lol:

[catalyst]

man, you guys added 5 pages so far today - it is impossible to keep up!

re: the frag order - I appreciate the offer- right now the reef tank is in transition, so I'm going to hold off on new frags until it is settled into its new tank

I would love to see pix of the new stuff you get!

[30mini]

Yea, I'll get some pics up when I recieve the package. It'll be next Friday!

[Kurt03]

also chris you wouldnt be able to adjust the flow going through the phosban, drain could clog to :O

just got home so im looking for the other two frags i want from him. Can you guys post your lists again? dont want to many duplicates :D
How much was it for 4 each? dont feel like going back all those pages :D

[30mini]

$74 for 4 each

[30mini]

mine is:
A. Seriopora pink/red birdnest
A. Yongie Blue Slimmer
Stylophora hot pink thin branch and
A. Millepora green Super hairy polyps

and Ryan's is:
ORA A. Tort
ORA Purple Pillow
Poccilipora Damnicornis Bright Pink
A. Cardus

[30mini]

So, they have the frame welded up to hold my light! They have to make the vertical holder for the actual light, but they have the three sided frame that will sit on top of the tank! It'll be done tomorrow. it's drilled, marked, and prepped for welding!! I'll get pictures of it when it gets put together!! I'm in the final stages!!

[Kurt03]

are they doing this for you at your work ?
sounds pretty sweet.

[30mini]

So, Kurt, I need about 15 gals of water made up! How much would you want for it?? I'll throw you a couple bucks

[30mini]

Yea, they are doing it for me here at my job! They had some extra angle iron sitting around, so they welded me up a frame to sit on top, and there was some 3/4x1/4 plate that I got 16" of, and drilled a 9/16" hole for the rod to go through. In total, the light will sit around 8-10" off the water!

[Kurt03]

lol no idea what i want for the water. you got some jugs? Your going to be eating alot of pretzles :D

you know if he has pics of these two?
A. Humulis Baby Blue
A. Humulis, branching blue tip

[Kurt03]

also is the valida this guy is selling and the one ryan has the same?

[30mini]

I think it's the same one Ryan has... but I'm not positive. Look at his website and see if you see any of those. He did say that there are some that he doesn't have pictures of, but we will not be dissappointed!

[30mini]

How about $.20 a gallon? That would be $3.00 for 15 gallons!

[30mini]

It may have to be in like 3 days worth of stuff!! B/c I may have to borrow that 5 gallon jug you have, and just bring it back to your place and fill it up after I get off

[lovethereefer]

how about using an di canister for a phosban reactor huh huh how ya like that? perfect

[Kurt03]

lol yea thats fine, or a frag of eagle eyes whenever you frag them :)
i have 2 5gal jugs if you want to barrow them a few days. I dont have any lids for them though.

Im having trouble picking the last frag, heres what i have so far.
A. Sarmentosa
Poccilipora Damnicornis green polyps pink base
A. Tenuis blue and teal

[lovethereefer]

if you need water you can get as much as you want from me, i dont mind

[30mini]

You also live right down the street from where I work at!! Doin anything tomorrow Andrew?? I need about 15 gals of water to get me started! I have the salt

[30mini]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8505126#post8505126 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lovethereefer
how about using an di canister for a phosban reactor huh huh how ya like that? perfect
Was thinking about it, but you can get PVC for cheaper than a di canister!

[30mini]

Kurt, why don't you wait on the Tenius and get that from Sone!

[lovethereefer]

I have got some tenuis that i will be fraggin in a few months. i will be off school at 11, home by 12 and will be leaving for work at 2. i will make up the water and have it in a trashcan ready to go if you want to come by at noon my cell is 937-671-4487, just bring some containers

[30mini]

Hmmm....If I can find some containers, I'll let you know! But, don't plan on me coming by unless i call you!

[Kurt03]

heres mine finally :)
A. Sarmentosa
Poccilipora Damnicornis green polyps pink base
Tri Table
Blue Acropora

some of those are from his frags.org thing so hopefully they are available too. Let me know if some of them arent and i will find something else

[30mini]

Okay! I'll send him the list now!

[lovethereefer]

sounds good

[Kurt03]

what do you want for the tenius frag lovethereefer?

[30mini]

Kurt, lovethereefer is Andrew who used to run Little Shop of Corals!

[lovethereefer]

you'll have to hit me up in jan, maybe 10 bucks

[Kurt03]

ahh hi andrew :D

[30mini]

You still doing the ORA order in january Andrew?

[lovethereefer]

yeah your quick

[lovethereefer]

yeah still plannin on that too, got to get the tank moved, settled, new lights, and a wavebox but other than that yep doin the order still

[30mini]

sweeeeet!!

[30mini]

Let us know if you need help moving the tank!! I'll help ya!

[lovethereefer]

as of right now i have 4 big boys helping me so if any of them fall through i will call on chris's scrawny butt :) j/k

[30mini]

ASSS!!!!
Okay, So, I got the price on all the frags, and figured out what everyone owes!
Chris=$72
Ryan=$95
Kurt=$80

It's $205 total plus $40 shipping for all of them.

[30mini]

and here is what he sent me
A. Sarmentosa
Poccilipora Damnicornis green polyps pink base
Blue Acropora
A. Seriopora pink/red birdnest
A. Yongie Blue Slimmer
Stylophora hot pink thin branch and
A. Millepora green Super hairy polyps
Poccilipora Damnicornis Bright Pink
A. Cardus
@ 15.00 each = 135.00

ORA A. Tort 25.00
ORA Purple Pillow 25.00
Tri Table Validia 20.00

Total = 205.00 plus shipping.

[30mini]

Ryan, i gave him my word on the Tort and Pillow! He is holding them for you, and they are the last of his frags! He has people banging on his door for those frags!

[Fusch13]

Andrew, put me down for a 10 dollar frag of Tenius!

[Fusch13]

You know i wont both those....Chris, he has nothing to worry about!

[Fusch13]

Kurt, used the epoxy, skimmer is not acting crazy or anything....so far!

[30mini]

Ryan, you called last night... I tried calling you back, but you didn't answer! I didn't b/c the inlaws were over for dinner and I didn't want to be rude!

[Fusch13]

nah thats fine...just thought id shoot the ****...

[30mini]

Yea, heard that!! Tried to call you back, but you didn't answer! No big deal... I was a little busy after the inlaws left anyways ;)

[30mini]

Oh, hey, I found a house over in Mt. Healthy. It's a fairly new division that was built in '98 and it's right behind the woods from the Highschool Field. They want $189K and it has 4 br 2 full/2 half bath

[Fusch13]

Sounds pretty good, but just drive the neighbor hood make sure its not shady if you know what i mean, but i think i know where your talking and at least when i was around its pretty decent

[30mini]

Yea, the other houses in the hood are around the same if not more than this house! It's down Adams Road, to where it splits off... here's a map http://www.zillow.com/search/Search.htm?addrstrthood=9650+Fallshill+Cir&citystatezip=Cincinnati&mode=search

[Fusch13]

looks pretty good, but you can get a lot of nice places for 189,000...take your time and find the right place, my wife and i shopped houses for a yr, did open houses even before we were buying to get a feel for what we wanted!

[30mini]

here look at it!! It's actually really nice
http://www.sibcycline.com/viewlisting.asp?mls=1025681&b=CIN&p=RESI&s=SFRD&m=1

[Fusch13]

Now, i went to my address on there, i bought my house for 168,000 and the zestimate is 232,000......

[Fusch13]

Looks pretty nice man! But now its all on wife..haha

[30mini]

Go to www.zillow.com and put it in

[30mini]

Yea, it is all on the wife, and she said that she likes it and wants to go drive past it, but doesn't want to start the process of looking at it and getting preapproved and what not! I'm like COME ON!!! Let's do this thing!

[Fusch13]

When is your lease up? Yeah thats where i put in our house, zillow.com estimate is 222,000 but i then adjusted some stuff they had wrong, and it jumped to 230,000

[30mini]

Our lease is up in July, but we have to give a 60 day notice of us leaving! So, that puts us in April that we have to give the notice of leaving!

[Fusch13]

yeah you better get moving..lol My wife and i favorite house is going up for auction in madeira

[30mini]

really... where at? I may swipe up from under you! LOL, j/k!

[Fusch13]

its on Euclid, the large house with wrap around porch!

[30mini]

Ryan and Kurt, what do you guys have going on this Saturday around 12 or 1? I need some help moving my reef so I can satisfy the wife and let her get a tarp under it b/c the floor is wet under it. I only need help lifting and moving, and the more people I have the smoother it will go! I'll provide some food and drinks, and my wife will watch your kids Ryan! Let me know if you guys are available!!

[30mini]

Oh, yea, I know what house your talking about!! I've seen it a few times before!

[Fusch13]

dont know why their moving, but theres ano open house on Sunday we are walking through it!

[Fusch13]

i used that epoxy, and the damn turbos keep knocking over the valida before it can set!

[30mini]

Well that's BS man!! Take the turbos out for a day and put them in the sump till it sets!

[Fusch13]

yeah once i typed that i thought about that! haha

[30mini]

lol!! It sounds good till you type it!

[Fusch13]

well, so the 95 is the total including the shipping right Chris?

[30mini]

Yes! I factored that in already!

[lovethereefer]

man you guys get going early dont you

[30mini]

Yea, we sure do! Ryan's at work @ 530, and I'm here at around 745

[lovethereefer]

ridiculous, but that explains why you guys now have in the thousands of posts lol

[30mini]

well, I post over in the mantis forum, and the DIY forums! That's really about it though

[lovethereefer]

so you guys are going to make it to the meeting right?

[Fusch13]

Yeah im trying to get grandma of to watch kids!

[30mini]

I'll be there for sure!!

[lovethereefer]

yeah that would be a must lol

[30mini]

Kurt, you should come to b/c I'll have the frags there that we bought!! Unless I can get the money from you guys earlier and we can do it on another day.
I'm trying to find a maxi for cheap so that I can do the mod!

[lovethereefer]

ive got an extra one i would give it to you for 10 bucks

[30mini]

SOLD!

[lovethereefer]

cool, i will bring it with me

[30mini]

Hey, I still have a $15 gift card from you that I got at the meeting @ CBells house... is that still valid??

[lovethereefer]

nope lol i dont have n e thing setup anymore, no longer a sponsor, didnt i say that i would bring you something to the frag swap. i told 2 other people that and they showed up and for their gc i gave them a full colony of some sweet zoos

[Fusch13]

Chris if we can get two out you can have one of mine, and if i cant make it, ill have to ask one of you too, to mod mine..please

[30mini]

DANGIT man!! I couldn't make it to the swap b/c I was cave crawling!! S*IT!

[30mini]

I'll mod it for ya Ryan! No problem!

[lovethereefer]

i hope it was worth it lol

[lovethereefer]

i wouldnt miss a frag swap to go spelunking (thats the hardest word to spell and i butchered it)

[30mini]

bastard!! Well, that's okay, no big deal! I did have fun crawling through a 9" space that was 100 yards long! It was very fun!

[30mini]

I had to! It was for my Father-in-laws Birthday!

[Fusch13]

Use that gift card Chris for the ORA order...haha

[30mini]

I'm probably not allowed to... b/c Andrews hands are too big for his socks!!

[lovethereefer]

man, ive known girls with those dimensions chris lol

[lovethereefer]

well i am going to hook u guys up at cost on the ora order so that will be your discount how does that sound

[lovethereefer]

spelunking
One entry found for spelunking.


Main Entry: spe·lunk·ing
Pronunciation: -ki[ng]
Function: noun
: the hobby or practice of exploring caves

ha i did spell it right

[30mini]

That's all good Andrew, I'll take that deal! Yes, I know, I'm skinny, so what? In fat in the pants, and that's how the ladies like it!

[lovethereefer]

yeah right w/ those dimensions its like tossing a hot dog down a hallway

[30mini]

Hi, my name is Stiffler, and I'm 6 inches..... AROUND

[Kurt03]

is the meeting next friday? whens the last date to get the request in for the mods?

[30mini]

Yea, the meeting is next Friday.

[Kurt03]

ok cool, i might be able to make it then. hopefully since its close this time :D

[lovethereefer]

well i am going to order them probably sunday night so i know for sure that they will be here in time

[30mini]

I'll take one! So chalk me up for it!

[lovethereefer]

jeez this is going to cost me a ton of cash! crap!

[lovethereefer]

got you down, gots to goes to class now. latas

[30mini]

Peace homie!

[Fusch13]

ORA at cost, wonder what that is...

[30mini]

IDK, but I don't care!! It's ORA

[30mini]

Ryan, Kurt, you guys going to be able to help me on Saturday??

[Fusch13]

Whats on Saturday?

[30mini]

I have to move my reef to satisfy the wife. The wall behind it is getting salt spray, and the floor under it is wet, so she wants me to move it over and away from the wall and put a tarp under it.

[Fusch13]

get a piece of wall protection (plexi), fasten it to wall, that will get the salt spray.......easy wipe....for underneath, i would do the same.....all water hits plexi...what do you think?

[30mini]

I have plexi, and I totally agree, but I still need help moving it

[Kurt03]

I think i will be out sat :/ sunday i might be able to though

[30mini]

Okay, well, I'll see if Ryan is free, and if I have to wait till Sunday, I will. I just have to satisfy the wife and move it

[Fusch13]

but i dont have anything planned!

[Kurt03]

whys it getting wet underneith anyways?

[30mini]

There have been times that power has cut out, and the sump has ovefilled a little bit. That's the only reason! Sweet, Ryan, if you can come over and help, your more than welcome to bring the kids, and let them hang out with my wife while we move it!

[Fusch13]

Yeah, should be no problem....i work for frags....haha joking!

Also, you might want to use a piece of 1/4" plywood with plexi over it, then fasten this to the floor, is it concrete floor, or wood?

[30mini]

It's a second floor. and it's carpet! That's why we were thinking a tarp, and then the plexi over it!

[30mini]

Allthough, the plywood would work well too!! Tarp/plywood/plexi/stand

[Fusch13]

i wouldnt even use the tarp, the plywood base a bit larger with plexi over will help the overflow issue onto carpet, the tarp will only cause a moisture collector which would creat mold....if the carpet is stained, get some oxyclean, trust i can get any stain out with it....trust me...also another reason for no tarp, is the visual appeal..no tarp is a cleaner more visually clean look!

[30mini]

Yea, good point! I have some particle board that was used for a water bed... think I could use that, or should I get some plywood?

[Fusch13]

Particle board is fine, i would just paint it to seal it!

[Kurt03]

can you fit your sump thing inside a larger container? or have something around it that can catch any water. I think you would be better off if you can solve the overflow problem then you dont have to worry about the bottom. is the overflow or the return syphoning to much water when the power goes off?
if it is then you either need to just raise the overflow or drill a syphon break in your return a little higher.

[30mini]

Yea, I can get some Killz from my in-laws. Or, just buy a can tomorrow and cut/paint the wood tomorrow night.

[30mini]

I need to drill a siphon break higher. The overflow stops pretty quick when the power goes out! It's the back siphon that causes it!! It's only happened once or twice, but it's had a good amount of water come out and onto the floor.

[30mini]

That's the thing Kurt... I don't have a whole lot of room to fit anything else in there!! I want to run a remote sump and have it in my close like you do Kurt... but the wife isn't too keen on that! It would allow me to have a bigger return and such, but she doesn't want me to do it.

[Kurt03]

do yo uhave s syphon break at all? Just drill it and be done with it. Tons easier then making a board to put under it, which will just make the water roll off farther out a get the carpet farther out wet.

[Fusch13]

Well, the wife rules....lol

[30mini]

I have one Kurt, it's just not high enough!! Probably not big enough either! What the wife wants, you have to do... trust me and Ryan on that!

[Kurt03]

ryan, glad the epoxy isnt overflowing the skimmer. hopefully the turbos leave it alone long enough. it says it hardens in 20min, full strength in 24hr.

[catalyst]

umm, mini

about the wet carpet ...

my tank had a slow drip that ran down a powerhead cord to the carpet

a year later, there was black growing inside the carpet in front of the tank - I pulled back the carpet and the entire area was wet - seems that even though the water evaporates, the salt remains behind and absorbs water from the atmosphere and the carpet stays wet, perpetually

you may want to evaluate your situation with the carpet when you move the tank out of the way

you don't want to trap wet or salt residue beneath a tarp/plexi combo ... water or salt + no air + no light will equal black death mold

:shudder:

[Kurt03]

well i would think fixing the problem so it wont overflow at all is better then just putting something under it to catch it.

[catalyst]

agreed

[catalyst]

just offerring what I have seen in the past

bought a FW tank from one guy and when we moved the stand, the white carpet under the stand was solid BLACK

just don't know what you'll find until the tank is moved ...

[30mini]

Yea, It's only been there since about August, so I know there will be something under there, but what I'm waiting to see! I have a carpet cleaner, and I'll clean it as best as I can, you know. Nothing has come through the cieling yet, and trust me, I have been watching, but I probably should put it up a little, like putting the wood under it, and then have the plexi over the wood just for added security. I'm going to fix the siphon break too

[Fusch13]

Chris, ill bring a bag of Oxy. just in case!

Hey has anyone heard of Coral Vitalizer, Amino Acids, i keep reading about succesful reefs dosing this!

[30mini]

Cool, thanks Ryan!!

I've never heard of it, but I'd be willing to read up on it!

[Fusch13]

So far ive seen a few people who dose it daily and wow their tanks, i just want to make sure my corals grow, glow, and prosper...lol

[30mini]

Maybe worth doing a little research on!

[Kurt03]

i think its along the lines of zeovit, just not as aggressive. Its made to be added to the tank for coral food. Ive seen some theads where people actually got there tanks to low on the nutrients and there colors faded. they either add fish and feed more, while skimming alot, or try the prodibo/zeovit/coralvit etc food. They only used the food part of these programs i think, ill see if i can find the thread. Ive been reading quite a bit about it lately as my corals all seem to lighten up over time. Im pretty sure my nutrients are very low since i only had 2 clowns in my 55 for a long time. That combined with skimming with a skimmer rated for 220 not sure theres much left in the water. i think the skimmer should be rated to around 150-180 really though. I started feeding a ton more and keeping that tang i got really fat. So we will see if that helps :)

I remember alot of theads where people just started feeding more and or got more fish and it helped. As long as you have the nutrient export to still keep them down. I think the goal is to get as much food/waste from fish in there while still being able to skim and chaeto to absorb it out.

[Fusch13]

well, yeah ive read over populated fish tanks with sps, color up good, but my fish connection is no long there..lol

[30mini]

sorry :(

[Fusch13]

thats ok, ill just have to use scott.....But 39.99 for 50 ml bottle..ouch, thats expensive

[Kurt03]

what fish do you have now? Yea, overpopulated with fish, but the key here is a skimmer/macro that can keep up with it :)
Are your corals lighting up?
you have a g3x right? whats that rated for?

[Fusch13]

Hey guys in July when i need to change my other bulb, do you think i should get a 10k, and mix it with a 14 k?

[Fusch13]

g1x....wated for i think 200..dont know, right now i only have 2 clowns, 4 chromis!

[Kurt03]

i would go with 10ks if you have the actinics to balance it. otherwise stick to the 14k or see if theres another bulb that puts out more par then the 14khamaltons.

are you getting lightening of your sps ryan?

[30mini]

Go with 2 10K XM's or Usios!! If you mix, you will have a night/day effect with your lights!

[Fusch13]

nope not really...everything looks good......

[Kurt03]

oh just noticed your talking about one 10k and one 14k. i would stick to both the same, otherwise half the tank would be one color and the other half another :) would be cool to see the diffrence in growth/color of one side vs the other though.

[Fusch13]

Chris, i noticed the polyps out on Bali, little last night!

[30mini]

SWEET!! The Valida is happy as can be in my tank! PE is great, and the color is coming back on the side that was sitting in the sand!

[Fusch13]

yeah thats my biggets thing, getting those pieces that kept falling to harden!

[Kurt03]

sweet, try some cyclopezze and or oyster eggs. Wonder if there just not out since theres nothing to catch? do you feed anything other then just fish food?