My new 600 gallon reef

[jnarowe]

solution: BARE BOTTOM!

God Love the P-Touch!

[kau_cinta_ku]

dang those corals are growing very nice. but can't reveal my secret on why they grow like mad

and yes that is cheato, sorry it got in my frag tank.

[Goodwin9]

Originally posted by melev
I don't really think this will be a continuing problem, Chuck.

The housing seemed in pretty good shape, so I ordered a replacement impeller plus another spare, just incase. While I was at it, I ordered a replacement for the BL 70, since they are a different size from the 100's. A few more parts to add to my collection...

[Goodwin9]

Originally posted by kau_cinta_ku
dang those corals are growing very nice. but can't reveal my secret on why they grow like mad

and yes that is cheato, sorry it got in my frag tank.

There is diffidently something about the frags coming out of your tank, the mushrooms are getting huge...The lights in the nano aren't on timers and there are days where I forget to turn them on. I thought I read where you couldn't grow cheato??? This one piece has grown a couple of inches and seems to be much thicker than the stuff I have in my refugiums. It must be another "super strain" coming from you tank....

[Goodwin9]

Since I seem to have a problem filling tanks & sumps and forgetting to turn off the water, I found these little alarms that will hopefully prevent a major disaster.

[mdaybowls]

Chuck, it seems that the video feed for your 600 gallon reef isn't working. Just in case you didn't know. Also, where did you buy them fancy water alarms?

[rogergolf66]

Originally posted by mdaybowls
That green stringy stuff looks like Chaeto to me.

me too

[rogergolf66]

Originally posted by Goodwin9
Since I seem to have a problem filling tanks & sumps and forgetting to turn off the water, I found these little alarms that will hopefully prevent a major disaster.

where did you get it?

[jnarowe]

Hey Chuck, can you give us a rundown on how that sensor is built? What the probes are made of, etc?

[Goodwin9]

Here's a short video showing the unit in action.

[Goodwin9]

Originally posted by jnarowe
Hey Chuck, can you give us a rundown on how that sensor is built? What the probes are made of, etc?

There are little metal contacts in each leg of the unit. I'm not sure what they are made of.

[MN. Reef crzy]

i would say that is a pretty good idea, couldve saved myself a few times with something like that.

[jnarowe]

Interesting. I wonder what the contacts are made of. I guess we'll know as soon as you get SW on them. I am not sure the battery idea is good for me. I would probably forget to replace them, but I do like the portability.

So why didn't you get one that would communicate with your controller? That seems to be an integral part of controlling water damage by shutting down equipment and notifying you of the alarm.

[Goodwin9]

Originally posted by jnarowe
Interesting. I wonder what the contacts are made of. I guess we'll know as soon as you get SW on them. I am not sure the battery idea is good for me. I would probably forget to replace them, but I do like the portability.

So why didn't you get one that would communicate with your controller? That seems to be an integral part of controlling water damage by shutting down equipment and notifying you of the alarm.

A good place to use the old P-Touch... At $5.99, I bought everyone they had in stock. The batteries were $3., so for less than $10., I have got one for every tank and a couple for strategic locations in the basement.

[Goodwin9]

[roktsintst]

Where did you get them because everywhere i look they are $25!!! Thanks and a great idea!

[melev]

These were for sale on Woot recently, but I didn't buy them. Harbor Freight sells a water sensor that uses 3 AAA batteries.

http://www.woot.com/Blog/BlogEntry.a...ogEntryId=3415

[Goodwin9]

11 weeks after the warranty expired, the CO2 regulator on the tank has stuck in the open position and has to be replaced. Melev suggested a regulator from aquariumplants.com that comes with a 3 year warranty. Checked them out only to find out they are manufactured just a few miles from my home. Stopped down and picked one up. Project for tomorrow is to get it filled with the mystery juice and up and running.

[jnarowe]

Looks very nice

[Goodwin9]

Of course while I was there, I picked up a couple of bags of plants for a couple of the fresh water tanks.

[jnarowe]

I never get to buy plants for my FWP tank...it's all i can do to keep up with the trimming.

[Goodwin9]

Originally posted by jnarowe
I never get to buy plants for my FWP tank...it's all i can do to keep up with the trimming.

I only wished mine looked that good...WOW. Most of these will go into the African tank and I was told that they are pretty much indestructible. We'll see how they hold up in that tank.

[jnarowe]

I end up giving a bucket of plants away about every 4 - 6 weeks. I did some strange things when I set this tank up, like using sand from my stream and mixing in a couple of soil media with worm castings from my worm farm. I also used wood pieces I picked up in my stream. So a lot of risk involved but the rseult has been pretty good.

When the glass is clean, which is most of the time, visitors think it's a terrarium.

[Goodwin9]

After the loss of their anemone, the clowns have found a new place to hang out with the plate coral.

[jnarowe]

Clowns are so strange.