AgentSPS' 300 Gallon ***DreamReef***
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Haha I tried but they are not very willing to put effort into sourcing fish that don't appear on their normal list. I found another rare fish hookup now
Thats good to hear. One of these days you might need to share that with me
AgentSPS
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For anyone interested in knowing more about where your corals come from:
http://eddie-coral-adventures.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html
For all the non-locals following my thread, Eddie used to own a LFS here in the Bay Area known as Tropical Paradise. He was quite passionate about the hobby and had a good eye for really nice SPS. Now he is putting those skills to work at the source!
http://eddie-coral-adventures.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html
For all the non-locals following my thread, Eddie used to own a LFS here in the Bay Area known as Tropical Paradise. He was quite passionate about the hobby and had a good eye for really nice SPS. Now he is putting those skills to work at the source!
drdoolittle
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Erik,
Wish i knew about those places when i was in Indo. But it looks pretty similar to the place i visited in Singapore and Malaysia. The selections was awesome/prices and for most part they were using natural sun light as well.
Wish i knew about those places when i was in Indo. But it looks pretty similar to the place i visited in Singapore and Malaysia. The selections was awesome/prices and for most part they were using natural sun light as well.
stunreefer
Reef Hugger
Eddie rocks... awesome guy, great info... and I'm jealous
His blog has been a daily stop of mine for as long as I can remember
AgentSPS
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Sorry to report that my latest update has to be the news of my prized Richmond's wrasse dying. Any help in figuring out the cause would be much appreciated. Here is the link:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1618700
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1618700
reefer on a budget
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damn erik...doing big things these days. that is one bad *ss setup.
good to see some ppl are still going all out and keeping the reefing madness alive.
good to see some ppl are still going all out and keeping the reefing madness alive.
radiolunatic
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Erik,
I guess he is still the SPS God ...
He can just show up when he like to.
reefer on a budget
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lol..how do u know thats not true.
ive been trolling rc to try and sell some equipment. surprisingly no one wants a blue wave 7 ballast for dirt cheap. give it up to you for keeping a monstrous reef in these times. running cost for that tank could fund payments on a nice car.
did you lose any of your prized corals in the transfer?
ive been trolling rc to try and sell some equipment. surprisingly no one wants a blue wave 7 ballast for dirt cheap. give it up to you for keeping a monstrous reef in these times. running cost for that tank could fund payments on a nice car.
did you lose any of your prized corals in the transfer?
AgentSPS
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Yeah its not cheap running it but surprisingly it is less than my 225 because the tank regulates temp much more efficiently. A lot more surface area for evaporation. The 225 also had a big canopy on top which trapped a lot of the heat. The chiller would eat up a lot of $$. For most of the year the chiller never even turns on with the new system.
As for losing prized corals...read the thread...I lost almost all of them. Totally unnecessary tragedy! You will be happy to know that I managed to keep the Dalton...I mean Dave...I mean Tropical Paradise Tort.
AgentSPS
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Figured I am long overdue for updates and tank shots. Im glad to report everything has been doing very well (knock on wood)! Thanks to my generous friends I have loaded up on frags which have encrusted nicely and have been coloring up. I recently purchased a few very nice colonies which are doing well too. I even got a few wild table colonies which have adapted surprisingly well. My past experience with tables is that they would often RTN after a few days. I believe it is due to inadequate water flow over the coral. In the past I used to buy colonies and immediately frag them up. Often I would have one or two frags that would make it.
I have also acquired another Richmond wrasse to replace the one I lost. In addition I also added:
small Declivas butterfly
male and female Meleagris leopard wrasse
female Bipartitus Leopard wrasse (male didn't make it)
unknown tamarin wrasse speciesFowleri Tang
Pale Lipped tang (Acanthurus leucocheilus)
Maculiceps tang
I have also completed a few projects. The first being level sensor installation in the sump and skimmer collection container. Next I made some Giesemann to PFO pigtails so that I could swap out the Giesemann ballasts for PFO. Finally I swapped out my non-controllable Tunze Stream 2's for a controllable one.
I have also acquired another Richmond wrasse to replace the one I lost. In addition I also added:
small Declivas butterfly
male and female Meleagris leopard wrasse
female Bipartitus Leopard wrasse (male didn't make it)
unknown tamarin wrasse speciesFowleri Tang
Pale Lipped tang (Acanthurus leucocheilus)
Maculiceps tang
I have also completed a few projects. The first being level sensor installation in the sump and skimmer collection container. Next I made some Giesemann to PFO pigtails so that I could swap out the Giesemann ballasts for PFO. Finally I swapped out my non-controllable Tunze Stream 2's for a controllable one.
AgentSPS
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Project1: Auto-shutoff for skimmer
Project1: Auto-shutoff for skimmer
Over the past few years I have had a number of times when my skimmer decided to go crazy and overflow all over my floors. A few months back it happened again and that was the last straw. Here is a recap of the mishap:
So I finally got smart and purchased a few float level sensors to hook up to my Profilux. I figure I spent a few thousand on the thing so I might as well take advantage of all the features. The nice thing about the Profilux is that it can support multiple float level sensors. I installed two different kinds of sensors in the sump to control the water level. They will shut off my topoff and trigger an alarm and notification. This is pretty standard stuff so I didn't bother shooting photos.
What I am more excited about is the auto-shutoff for the skimmer. This has been the cause of many a sleepless night for me and I am glad I found the solution! Basically I fabricated a bracket which will hold a float level sensor inside the skimmate collection container. When the skimmate level gets too high, the sensor trips and the Profilix shuts power to the skimmer preventing a major mess.
Here are some shots I took.
Skimmate collection container modified with float level sensor:
You will notice that I cut the 9' cord for the float level sensor short and spliced the male cat6 plug on the end. I purchased a cat6 (male to female) extension cable from Fry's which is what runs from the Profilux down to the container. having the ability to disconnect at the collection container makes emptying much quicker. It also prevents ware and tare on the Profilux as I am not constantly unplugging and plugging the cable into the unit.
Here is a shot showing the modified lid next to an unmodified one. As a side note it took MarineDepot 3 tries to get me a skimmate collection container undamaged. Spare parts!
A little closer....
Real close... Here you can see how I did it. I purchased an acrylic cube from Tap plastic and tapped out some threads to insert plastic screws. Got rid of the ping pong ball (which doesnt work anyway). Works pretty well!
Project1: Auto-shutoff for skimmer
Over the past few years I have had a number of times when my skimmer decided to go crazy and overflow all over my floors. A few months back it happened again and that was the last straw. Here is a recap of the mishap:
So I finally got smart and purchased a few float level sensors to hook up to my Profilux. I figure I spent a few thousand on the thing so I might as well take advantage of all the features. The nice thing about the Profilux is that it can support multiple float level sensors. I installed two different kinds of sensors in the sump to control the water level. They will shut off my topoff and trigger an alarm and notification. This is pretty standard stuff so I didn't bother shooting photos.
What I am more excited about is the auto-shutoff for the skimmer. This has been the cause of many a sleepless night for me and I am glad I found the solution! Basically I fabricated a bracket which will hold a float level sensor inside the skimmate collection container. When the skimmate level gets too high, the sensor trips and the Profilix shuts power to the skimmer preventing a major mess.
Here are some shots I took.
Skimmate collection container modified with float level sensor:
You will notice that I cut the 9' cord for the float level sensor short and spliced the male cat6 plug on the end. I purchased a cat6 (male to female) extension cable from Fry's which is what runs from the Profilux down to the container. having the ability to disconnect at the collection container makes emptying much quicker. It also prevents ware and tare on the Profilux as I am not constantly unplugging and plugging the cable into the unit.
Here is a shot showing the modified lid next to an unmodified one. As a side note it took MarineDepot 3 tries to get me a skimmate collection container undamaged. Spare parts!
A little closer....
Real close... Here you can see how I did it. I purchased an acrylic cube from Tap plastic and tapped out some threads to insert plastic screws. Got rid of the ping pong ball (which doesnt work anyway). Works pretty well!
AgentSPS
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Project2: Pigtails for Giesemann to PFO Conversion
Project2: Pigtails for Giesemann to PFO Conversion
Ever since setting up the tank I have not been impressed with the Giesemann 250w HQI ballasts. Running Reeflux 250w 12,000K bulbs, the Giesemann ballasts would fire them yellower that my PFO's. So I decided to swap them out. I also opted to upgrade the center position of the Spectra to a 400W as the rockwork in the center of the tank is lower than the left and right. The result, BTW, is perfect. The two different wattage bulbs blend well.
So first I ordered female Giesemann connectors. These are very easy to use as there are just two screws holding them together and they pop right open.
I also ordered some PFO cords from MarineDepot (not shown).
After figuring out how to convert US electrical to European:
<img src=http://www.pamia.org/techtips/images/acode.gif>
I then did some cutting and splicing and voila!
Project2: Pigtails for Giesemann to PFO Conversion
Ever since setting up the tank I have not been impressed with the Giesemann 250w HQI ballasts. Running Reeflux 250w 12,000K bulbs, the Giesemann ballasts would fire them yellower that my PFO's. So I decided to swap them out. I also opted to upgrade the center position of the Spectra to a 400W as the rockwork in the center of the tank is lower than the left and right. The result, BTW, is perfect. The two different wattage bulbs blend well.
So first I ordered female Giesemann connectors. These are very easy to use as there are just two screws holding them together and they pop right open.
I also ordered some PFO cords from MarineDepot (not shown).
After figuring out how to convert US electrical to European:
<img src=http://www.pamia.org/techtips/images/acode.gif>
I then did some cutting and splicing and voila!
AgentSPS
New member
Project3: Swap out Tunze Stream2 6085's for 6105's
Project3: Swap out Tunze Stream2 6085's for 6105's
Not much of a project I guess...well selling the 6085's turned out to be a project but thats another story for another day...
OUT:
IN:
This thing SCREAMS!
I have this controlled off the Profilux. I can only have it at max 80% otherwise it creates a standing wave at the opposite end of the tank (72" away!).
Project3: Swap out Tunze Stream2 6085's for 6105's
Not much of a project I guess...well selling the 6085's turned out to be a project but thats another story for another day...
OUT:
IN:
This thing SCREAMS!
I have this controlled off the Profilux. I can only have it at max 80% otherwise it creates a standing wave at the opposite end of the tank (72" away!).
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