Acronics Statement of the Art

[reefmutt]

Come on.... Just a tiny, itsy bitsy peek....

 

[Acronic]

Yes glad to be back! Hello everyone :wave: Thanks for all the bumps and sorry if I made you guys think I died or something! I can feel the love.

I see much has changed! All the good ol' boys really stepped up their game while i was gone :beer: cheers to all that eye candy.

The tank, as you all know it, is no longer up. However! don't panic that is by no means to say I'm not still in the game hoarding my box of crayons.

My wife's company was bought out in late 2014 so that gave us the opportunity to move back to Ottawa closer to good friends and family. Now between that, starting a new business and us expecting a new addition to the family, I had to take a step back and focus on those things. Now that the dust has settled, I'm ready to jump back in the hot seat and pursue my passion.

A new 340g system (same DT) has been built and the kinks are being ironed out. (yes, I am hooked for life) Ill get a pic of it for you guys. My brother is getting married in a few weeks but shortly there after I will get the gravy train running again.

Cheers

 

[reefmutt]

Hey! Congrats on the new addition and all the good life news.
Now... 340gallon system...
That's what I'm talking about! :dance:

 

[mhucasey]

Yes glad to be back! Hello everyone :wave: Thanks for all the bumps and sorry if I made you guys think I died or something! I can feel the love.

I see much has changed! All the good ol' boys really stepped up their game while i was gone :beer: cheers to all that eye candy.

The tank, as you all know it, is no longer up. However! don't panic that is by no means to say I'm not still in the game hoarding my box of crayons.

My wife's company was bought out in late 2014 so that gave us the opportunity to move back to Ottawa closer to good friends and family. Now between that, starting a new business and us expecting a new addition to the family, I had to take a step back and focus on those things. Now that the dust has settled, I'm ready to jump back in the hot seat and pursue my passion.

A new 340g system (same DT) has been built and the kinks are being ironed out. (yes, I am hooked for life) Ill get a pic of it for you guys. My brother is getting married in a few weeks but shortly there after I will get the gravy train running again.

Cheers

Woohoo! New Reef tank!!!....I mean, congratulations on the new baby. Ahem. Seriously, though, its good to see you back here. It weighs heavy on my heart when I see reefers that have talent and passion give up or disappear and I'm so very happy to see you were just taking a break. Feel free to post as much as you like, it will be cool to hear you plan the system out as you go and then see it come to fruition

 

[sahin]

Kevin is back!!! :beer: Congrats on the new addition to the family.

I look forward to the new tank build and great photography.

 

[Acronic]

Hey! Congrats on the new addition and all the good life news.
Now... 340gallon system...
That's what I'm talking about! :dance:

Thanks Matt! Life is good

Woohoo! New Reef tank!!!....I mean, congratulations on the new baby. Ahem. Seriously, though, its good to see you back here. It weighs heavy on my heart when I see reefers that have talent and passion give up or disappear and I'm so very happy to see you were just taking a break. Feel free to post as much as you like, it will be cool to hear you plan the system out as you go and then see it come to fruition

Thanks Matt! Sorry for that... Ill try to make up for it with some nice visuals Ill post some of the pics of the system coming together

Kevin is back!!! :beer: Congrats on the new addition to the family.

I look forward to the new tank build and great photography.

Thanks Sahin!

 

[Acronic]

So I've taken over a room in the basement as space has increasingly become a commodity in this household.

The new set up is about practicality more so over aesthetics on the exterior. My passion lies more with the inhabitants and the aquascape than the overall setup anyway.

I've been know to spend more than I should on certain aspects but I am also frugal. Like how I could have spent $100+ on a skimate chamber. Instead I build this hunk of junk;

com'on now don't be snobby.. Its automatic! haha


So this is the relative start of the build

Just as water went in and the overflow baffle siliconed in and dry.

And because I need more space

A Little progress later

My not so little anymore helper checking over my glue joints

Just so you know... This was made in Canada... Ya that's a fluidized sand filter thats just how I roll ok

 

[Acronic]

Ive reached a point where alot of my equipment is starting to show its age.

Like this damn GHL doser... The screen is on believe it or not!

Ive replaced the screen on this thing 3 times now and its dead again. (oh, and so is the screen on my profilux II plus) This is such a PITA. Especially since GHL has just swept this issue under the rug and passed the buck to the customer.

Dead pixles and the screen is so dim you cant see it in daylight. Those who have experienced this fist hand, my condolences. Others can google it. Its no secret GHL your screens are junk. period.

I was recently quoted $133 shipped for a replacment.. Thats almost double what I use to get them for.

Well after some hard searching, the screen alone can be purchased from a Polish parts supplier.... FOR $12.50 USD!!!!!! Needless to say, I ordered 4. Take THAT GHL. Link for the screen http://www.tme.eu/en/details/dem162...splays/display-elektronik/dem-16228-sbh-pw-n/

I am happy that I found a reasonable alternative to this issue as I love my GHL doser. When it works, it works well.

 

[mhucasey]

So I've taken over a room in the basement as space has increasingly become a commodity in this household.

The new set up is about practicality more so over aesthetics on the exterior. My passion lies more with the inhabitants and the aquascape than the overall setup anyway.

I've been know to spend more than I should on certain aspects but I am also frugal. Like how I could have spent $100+ on a skimate chamber. Instead I build this hunk of junk;

com'on now don't be snobby.. Its automatic! haha


So this is the relative start of the build

Just as water went in and the overflow baffle siliconed in and dry.

And because I need more space

A Little progress later

My not so little anymore helper checking over my glue joints

Just so you know... This was made in Canada... Ya that's a fluidized sand filter thats just how I roll ok

That will be a sweet room to hang out in with the pup and the acros! You've made a heck of a lot of progress already, I'm impressed. Made in Canada...thats hard for my mind to deal with for some reason. At least you know their customer service people will be super nice:lmao:

 

[mhucasey]

Ive reached a point where alot of my equipment is starting to show its age.

Like this damn GHL doser... The screen is on believe it or not!

Ive replaced the screen on this thing 3 times now and its dead again. (oh, and so is the screen on my profilux II plus) This is such a PITA. Especially since GHL has just swept this issue under the rug and passed the buck to the customer.

Dead pixles and the screen is so dim you cant see it in daylight. Those who have experienced this fist hand, my condolences. Others can google it. Its no secret GHL your screens are junk. period.

I was recently quoted $133 shipped for a replacment.. Thats almost double what I use to get them for.

Well after some hard searching, the screen alone can be purchased from a Polish parts supplier.... FOR $12.50 USD!!!!!! Needless to say, I ordered 4. Take THAT GHL. Link for the screen http://www.tme.eu/en/details/dem162...splays/display-elektronik/dem-16228-sbh-pw-n/

I am happy that I found a reasonable alternative to this issue as I love my GHL doser. When it works, it works well.

The internet can be awesome when it comes to this sort of thing

 

[Acronic]

We are only nice if you give us timbits and maple syrup. The couches are gone but some nice seating will be put in just for that!

Its amazing what can be accomplished on-the-line

 

[M007]

We are only nice if you give us timbits and maple syrup. The couches are gone but some nice seating will be put in just for that!

Its amazing what can be accomplished on-the-line

Thanks for posting that link. I too have a P2 with a dead screen. Is the link you posted for the P2 or for the doser and is it plug and play?

 

[Acronic]

Thanks for posting that link. I too have a P2 with a dead screen. Is the link you posted for the P2 or for the doser and is it plug and play?

Its just the screen part of the board. Soldering skills required!!!! not plug and play.

I haven't opened my P2 yet to see but i assume its the same screen. I use it on a PC though so I dont need the screen.

 

[M007]

Its just the screen part of the board. Soldering skills required!!!! not plug and play.

I haven't opened my P2 yet to see but i assume its the same screen. I use it on a PC though so I dont need the screen.

Soldering skills not a problem here. I can use P2 with PC too but I would like to have the screen for quick view vs. firing up PC and cable, blah blah. Are you going to fix your P2? I'm currently running a P3 but would like to put my old P2 back in action for another project.

 

[Acronic]

Ah good question. I'll have 3 spare screens so I could. I'm undecided though, I may just save them for the doser since the standalone version runs a different back board so is not controllable on PC.. I use the DA reef keeper for temp PH and ORP also have a separate temp controller.

 

[drawman]

Good work on the screen pick up! Got to love the mark up.

 

[Acronic]

Well to be fair, they send the replacment with their proprietary board with processor and buttons they can't even solder straight (as seen in the pics lol) so that it's a simple plug and play fix for everyone to repair.

The real PITA is that they know they have crappy screens and they are monetizing a fault in their product. At least offer a solution ie send the screen only for those of us that can get more hands on.

 

[afernandez]

So excited to see this come back up!

Congrats on the new addition to the family! :celeb2:

 

[SkullV]

Everything looks great! That GHL doser looks almost identical to the Jebao DP4, I wonder if you could use parts from Jebao in the future (although with three spares you probably won't need it).

 

[Acronic]

Thanks!!!


Maybe... But it sounds sacraligious. Better say three Hail Marys beforehand