AV99's custom 600g Reef Savvy on site build-Lots of pictures
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abhishek@1985
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Its simply awe inspiring to see and learn so much from the build.
Well, I am very fortunate to have one of your named acropora from Big E - AV99's blueberry cheesecake acropora . Just a little frag for only a week old and waiting to color up . Any tips ??
Regards,
Abhishek
Well, I am very fortunate to have one of your named acropora from Big E - AV99's blueberry cheesecake acropora . Just a little frag for only a week old and waiting to color up . Any tips ??
Regards,
Abhishek
aquavista99
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Thank you for the amazing compliment, Abhishek. The AV99 Blueberry Cheesecake was one of my favorites from my last reef project years ago. It did not survive the move to the new house and reminds me of the Orange passion. Like most sticks, it does best in higher light with lots of indirect flow.
aquavista99
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I have always wanted a bonded pair of show quality Phantoms but never seen them with beautiful blue markings before. I was told by the vendor that they would not normally sell a large bonded pair like this as they would use them for brood stock to spawn eggs. I will be sure to post pictures and possibly a video of the pair in the future. Stay tuned.
aquavista99
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**Update** Perhaps the single most important piece of equipment for long-term stability of a large reef system, in my opinion, to be installed soon. It looks like I will be doing some landscape work this weekend (ie, removal of boxwood shrubs) before my electrician returns to complete this phase of my build thread for the direct benefit of my new reef project. Up next will be the installation of the whole house [natural gas] generator.
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**Update** Perhaps the single most important piece of equipment for long-term stability of a large reef system, in my opinion, to be installed soon. It looks like I will be doing some landscape work this weekend (ie, removal of boxwood shrubs) before my electrician returns to complete this phase of my build thread for the direct benefit of my new reef project. Up next will be the installation of the whole house [natural gas] generator.
That is awesome. I have been shopping around. Will 22 k run your house or just your tank? I was told that I needed at least 50 k. Difference in price is insane :-(
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aquavista99
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Thanks, Daniel! The generator is for the whole house but my primary goal is to keep the reef going during an outage and heating or cooling operational as well. There may be some limitations after we perform a load test on all the appliances though. For example, a five ton a/c unit uses about the same load as a laundry dryer ...so maybe I will not be doing laundry during an outage.
Thank you very much for the compliment & glad you found my build thread, Ross.
Good to know and thank you, Chris!
Thank you very much for the compliment & glad you found my build thread, Ross.
Good to know and thank you, Chris!
That's exactly what I need. What I do t understand is how will it k ow what to power on and what not to?
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maxxII
Super Housemonkey!
Forgive my manners in asking this, (Not trolling), but with all the high end equipment you've been using and selecting for this set up, why the American Marine Pinpoint pH controller?
I've used their pH monitors and Salinity monitors in the past and wasnt impressed with their ability to stay calibrated over a 30 day period. Some of it was admittedly due to the single junction pH probes I was using, vs the newer and better dual junction probes, but still the swing of 8.2 down to 7.2 during a 2 week period was ridiculous.
Have you not seen similar issues?
I would have figured you for an Apex or a GHL Profilux controller kind of guy and it doesnt appear that you are using a controller?
Not knocking you and not trying to be rude, but I noticed these and was just curious.
Obviously you know what you're doing, because your sps are gorgeous and the system in the making is impressive.
Thank you for sharing.
I've used their pH monitors and Salinity monitors in the past and wasnt impressed with their ability to stay calibrated over a 30 day period. Some of it was admittedly due to the single junction pH probes I was using, vs the newer and better dual junction probes, but still the swing of 8.2 down to 7.2 during a 2 week period was ridiculous.
Have you not seen similar issues?
I would have figured you for an Apex or a GHL Profilux controller kind of guy and it doesnt appear that you are using a controller?
Not knocking you and not trying to be rude, but I noticed these and was just curious.
Obviously you know what you're doing, because your sps are gorgeous and the system in the making is impressive.
Thank you for sharing.
aquavista99
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No offense taken at all and thank you for the question. Going back over a decade, I have been using Pinpoint controllers to monitor my calcium reactor. Some controllers were in operation for many years as well.
I have always had good luck with the Pinpoint pH controllers in regards to reliability and dependability. Just about every PH probe I use has a limited life span inside the calcium reactor itself, but for the most part, Pinpoint pH controllers have worked well for me in the past.
I have always maintained an old school reef where I try to keep things as simple as possible. Down the road I will probably add an Apex to the big tank or something else that will allow me to monitor my system from remote locations. I still manually add top off water to my reef too. :thumbsup:
I have always had good luck with the Pinpoint pH controllers in regards to reliability and dependability. Just about every PH probe I use has a limited life span inside the calcium reactor itself, but for the most part, Pinpoint pH controllers have worked well for me in the past.
I have always maintained an old school reef where I try to keep things as simple as possible. Down the road I will probably add an Apex to the big tank or something else that will allow me to monitor my system from remote locations. I still manually add top off water to my reef too. :thumbsup:
maxxII
Super Housemonkey!
That makes sense and it's pretty much what I had assumed.
I bought an Apex on Black Friday....it's still in the box. Once you get in the habit of doing things a certain way, it's tough to change the routine. Especially when you're as successful as you are.
Thanks for explaining, and thanks again for sharing.
I bought an Apex on Black Friday....it's still in the box. Once you get in the habit of doing things a certain way, it's tough to change the routine. Especially when you're as successful as you are.
Thanks for explaining, and thanks again for sharing.
anbosu
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Most of these generators come with an auto switch over functionality. I don't know exactly how they work, but I would imagine it detects a loss of power and fires up.
I've got the same generator
Mine turns on immediately on a power outage. Maintenance by a local generator company and 10 year warranty. Nice to have here where I live because our power goes out way too often, and typically takes a long time to get back on
Mine turns on immediately on a power outage. Maintenance by a local generator company and 10 year warranty. Nice to have here where I live because our power goes out way too often, and typically takes a long time to get back on
They do. My question was in reference to knowing what to power on and what to leave off in case of outage.
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It will only power on the circuits that are specifically wired to the generator fuse panel
That's what I was thinking of as a temp fix. I can power the hammerhead which would not be damaged by the dirty generator power of the generator I currently have. I would have to be home to crank it but it's good for a stopgap.
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