Elliott's Reef: 900g DT , 400g sumps
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thank you kinlayan, your tank has inspired me as well as so many others on this forum
Love the Haddoni
thanks Daniel62, what's so cool about this one is that it came directly from the ocean with the two clown fish inside it, so they were hosting out on the reef
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Nice build
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Reefing is my middle name
Can you pimp out your photographer because those are some beautiful shots. He has taken macro shots to a whole different level.
I agree :artist:
Hi Elliott,...I just read your thread. So much good information! I have a couple questions for you myself. On your quarantine set up with the submerged trays, you said the over flow goes into the sink drain. What is your water flow through @ hour? are you constantly replenishing the 180 water then?
I like your auto feed also as a lot of other guys have. I don't see how you reload it...dose it come out of the frig? and I assume all the feed pvc's are drilled through(I can't see) so the food will fall into the feed tube? If so, when you fill it dose it not leak where it sit on its base? Has me scratching my head. I can't quite see the hair dryers either, are there two, a big and a small?
Sorry for all the questions, I bet you thought you had answered them all, since no one has asked for any more info in a while,...than I come along. lol Thanks Elliott---Rick
I like your auto feed also as a lot of other guys have. I don't see how you reload it...dose it come out of the frig? and I assume all the feed pvc's are drilled through(I can't see) so the food will fall into the feed tube? If so, when you fill it dose it not leak where it sit on its base? Has me scratching my head. I can't quite see the hair dryers either, are there two, a big and a small?
Sorry for all the questions, I bet you thought you had answered them all, since no one has asked for any more info in a while,...than I come along. lol Thanks Elliott---Rick
Hi Rick,
I'm happy to answer questions, which is the purpose of this thread :beer:
So, the submerged trays are fed from the display tank, not the 180 they are sitting in. Water is siphoned from the overflow of the DT and slowly dripped into the trays. The trays then overflow into the sink drain.
The auto feeder is manually loaded. The PVC holders are loaded with frozen food so they don't leak and they are all sitting over exact sized holes so that when they are over the single cutout over the feeding tube their contents free falls into the tube. When a PVC holder rests completely over the feeding tube the hair dryer comes on briefly to ensure the contents are dislodged. There is only one hair dryer.
Make sense?
Thanks Elliott,...yes for the most part, on the trays, are you floating them to help with temp.? and how fast are you feeding them? I'm curious how much water your sending to the drain from your DT? Is this just a percentage of your auto water change.
I understand how your feeder works now. Do you just break pieces off various large frozen foods to fill the pvc's? Is there any type of measurements?
I think I see the hair dryer, its kind of a funny shape. I guess the smaller part is the handle with the cord hanging off it.:crazy1: Got it---Rick
So I'm loading the PVC holders with frozen cubes mostly from packages however I also make my own frozen food and make a large frozen "plug" that fits just inside the PVC holders, in fact I use PVC to as the mold
Then when they drop they float until they dissolve, inside the large PVC reservoir at the bottom of the fridge, which is in line to the return pump
I'm feeding twice daily, so I refill the holder every two weeks. I can also feed once a day for a month if needed.
I'm sending a few gallons per day through the submerged trays to the drain but it serves as part of my water changes.
Yes, the green hair dryer is the travel type that folds, works great
Just watched your video again,... about the sixth time. Love it! Reminds me of a dive off Cozumel. So natural looking, simply beautiful.
I seen your following Andrews thread. I can't wait to see his equipment list lol. Should really be amazing!
Hey Elliott, here is a link to another RC member on his auto feeder for liquids, using air...its pretty simple and you can get little air pumps on ebay that a controller could bring on/off as required. Kind of cool. See what you think---Rick
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1529370 read BLAcK PeRcUIA starting with post #4 Neat idea!and simple with just some jugs in the frig. I suppose you could get creative as you want by sizing lines and air pumps
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1pcx-Miniature-Air-Pump-DC-3V-Diaphragm-Pump-for-Fish-Tank-Aeration-Pump-/261356334792?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cda0d2ec8
I seen your following Andrews thread. I can't wait to see his equipment list lol. Should really be amazing!
Hey Elliott, here is a link to another RC member on his auto feeder for liquids, using air...its pretty simple and you can get little air pumps on ebay that a controller could bring on/off as required. Kind of cool. See what you think---Rick
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1529370 read BLAcK PeRcUIA starting with post #4 Neat idea!and simple with just some jugs in the frig. I suppose you could get creative as you want by sizing lines and air pumps
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1pcx-Miniature-Air-Pump-DC-3V-Diaphragm-Pump-for-Fish-Tank-Aeration-Pump-/261356334792?pt=Radio_Control_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3cda0d2ec8
yes, very clever, thanks
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