25 gallon cube build
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Now for some recent additions:
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Ok so hopefully the pictures worked this time. If not then ill have to go back to doing this on my computer as opposed to tapatalk.
I finally was able to get the potters to start eating. Yesterday he started picking on some nutrimar ova. So I was a pretty happy reefer yesterday! And as of now he still has not shown any tendencies to nip at any corals which is good.
I plan to make my own homemade fish food tomorrow after I pick up some of the remaining ingredients I don't have. I haven't given much thought to quantities yet but my raw ingredient list is as follows:
Nutrimar ova
Brine shrimp
Mysis
Phytoplankton
Formula two pellet
Nori
Squid
Clam
Shrimp
Scallop
My plan for the seafood is to go to an Asian market and grab a bag of assorted frozen seafood. I'll post pictures of the process tomorrow when I do it.
I finally was able to get the potters to start eating. Yesterday he started picking on some nutrimar ova. So I was a pretty happy reefer yesterday! And as of now he still has not shown any tendencies to nip at any corals which is good.
I plan to make my own homemade fish food tomorrow after I pick up some of the remaining ingredients I don't have. I haven't given much thought to quantities yet but my raw ingredient list is as follows:
Nutrimar ova
Brine shrimp
Mysis
Phytoplankton
Formula two pellet
Nori
Squid
Clam
Shrimp
Scallop
My plan for the seafood is to go to an Asian market and grab a bag of assorted frozen seafood. I'll post pictures of the process tomorrow when I do it.
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Now for some recent additions:
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Ok finally! I don't know why tapatalk wasn't loading the pictures but I believe it is working now
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I've been having issues with my ato setup on my RKE and I think my float switch isn't working properly. So i was browsing ebay and saw a stainless steel float switch. Anyone have any opinions on this? or should I just stick with the plastic ones?
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No I bought the float switch when I bought the reef keeper elite. The controller is registering that the switch is opening and closing when I manually open and close it, but it won't turn on the ato pump. I ordered two new plastic ones so we'll see if its just the float or an issue with my sl1
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I'm not sure what you mean to function off the top off but I had the program set to switch as follows
Device:switch B
On when: open
Timer: none
Device: PC4 outlet 3
Off when: closed
The PC4 will run it if I set it to just ON but it won't turn it on with the switch program. I have 3 PC4s and it won't work on any PC4 which is leading me to believe faulty sl1
Device:switch B
On when: open
Timer: none
Device: PC4 outlet 3
Off when: closed
The PC4 will run it if I set it to just ON but it won't turn it on with the switch program. I have 3 PC4s and it won't work on any PC4 which is leading me to believe faulty sl1
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Ya see that is why I'm so confused. I posted in the digital aquatics forum yesterday and have to check for a response
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I just gave it a go on my first batch of homemade fish food. I think it went pretty well. The ingredients I used were:
I package mysis shrimp
1/2 package brine shrimp
3 sheets of nori
1/2 cup formula 2 pellets
1 clove of garlic
1/2 cup phytoplankton (all I had left)
2 ounces whole silverfish
10 ounces assorted frozen seafood (contained squid, mussel, clam, shrimp)
Fish eggs
1/2 package of nutrimar ova
4 teaspoons of spirulina powder
I added all but the spirulina powder, fish eggs, pellets, and nutrimar to the blender and mixed all up. I then added the fish eggs, pellets, spirulina, and nutrimar and mixed those in by hand.
It came out pretty well. My only concerns are that I added too much nori (the food is pretty green) and I'm nervous it might have been mixed too fine, but it does seems to have a good consistency and to be chunky enough for the size fish that will be in my 30 cube (smaller fish=smaller mouths).
I cut 6 12x6 cube strips of egg crate. I know most people just freeze it in a bag but I liked the idea of being able to just pop out a cube. There is a sheet of wax paper between each piece of egg crate to prevent it from all freezing into a giant glob.
I package mysis shrimp
1/2 package brine shrimp
3 sheets of nori
1/2 cup formula 2 pellets
1 clove of garlic
1/2 cup phytoplankton (all I had left)
2 ounces whole silverfish
10 ounces assorted frozen seafood (contained squid, mussel, clam, shrimp)
Fish eggs
1/2 package of nutrimar ova
4 teaspoons of spirulina powder
I added all but the spirulina powder, fish eggs, pellets, and nutrimar to the blender and mixed all up. I then added the fish eggs, pellets, spirulina, and nutrimar and mixed those in by hand.
It came out pretty well. My only concerns are that I added too much nori (the food is pretty green) and I'm nervous it might have been mixed too fine, but it does seems to have a good consistency and to be chunky enough for the size fish that will be in my 30 cube (smaller fish=smaller mouths).
I cut 6 12x6 cube strips of egg crate. I know most people just freeze it in a bag but I liked the idea of being able to just pop out a cube. There is a sheet of wax paper between each piece of egg crate to prevent it from all freezing into a giant glob.
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I just gave it a go on my first batch of homemade fish food. I think it went pretty well. The ingredients I used were:
I package mysis shrimp
1/2 package brine shrimp
3 sheets of nori
1/2 cup formula 2 pellets
1 clove of garlic
1/2 cup phytoplankton (all I had left)
2 ounces whole silverfish
10 ounces assorted frozen seafood (contained squid, mussel, clam, shrimp)
Fish eggs
1/2 package of nutrimar ova
4 teaspoons of spirulina powder
I added all but the spirulina powder, fish eggs, pellets, and nutrimar to the blender and mixed all up. I then added the fish eggs, pellets, spirulina, and nutrimar and mixed those in by hand.
It came out pretty well. My only concerns are that I added too much nori (the food is pretty green) and I'm nervous it might have been mixed too fine, but it does seems to have a good consistency and to be chunky enough for the size fish that will be in my 30 cube (smaller fish=smaller mouths).
I cut 6 12x6 cube strips of egg crate. I know most people just freeze it in a bag but I liked the idea of being able to just pop out a cube. There is a sheet of wax paper between each piece of egg crate to prevent it from all freezing into a giant glob.
I package mysis shrimp
1/2 package brine shrimp
3 sheets of nori
1/2 cup formula 2 pellets
1 clove of garlic
1/2 cup phytoplankton (all I had left)
2 ounces whole silverfish
10 ounces assorted frozen seafood (contained squid, mussel, clam, shrimp)
Fish eggs
1/2 package of nutrimar ova
4 teaspoons of spirulina powder
I added all but the spirulina powder, fish eggs, pellets, and nutrimar to the blender and mixed all up. I then added the fish eggs, pellets, spirulina, and nutrimar and mixed those in by hand.
It came out pretty well. My only concerns are that I added too much nori (the food is pretty green) and I'm nervous it might have been mixed too fine, but it does seems to have a good consistency and to be chunky enough for the size fish that will be in my 30 cube (smaller fish=smaller mouths).
I cut 6 12x6 cube strips of egg crate. I know most people just freeze it in a bag but I liked the idea of being able to just pop out a cube. There is a sheet of wax paper between each piece of egg crate to prevent it from all freezing into a giant glob.
smartwater101
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Great build so far. And I really like the idea of freezing your own cubes of mixed food.
