Melev's new 280g Starfire tank thread

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7956864#post7956864 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
Brian: can you post a link to where you got the recorder?
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Jonathan,

I posted a link in the project Community Issues forum, if you had, cough cough, checked that :D

Mark: It was bounced around the car a little, I had to brake hard to avoid another idiot driver yesterday and it flew off the seat onto the floor, didn't seem to bother it at all. But it will be going through the shake tests probably later this week.

Cuby2k: This is where I purchased the temperature recorder:

http://www.microdaq.com/logtag/trix-8.php

They have LOTS of choices though, I just went with what would work for what I wanted to test and it was one of the cheaper ones :)

Brian
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7956962#post7956962 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CirolanidHunter
Jonathan,

I posted a link in the project Community Issues forum, if you had, cough cough, checked that :D

Mark: It was bounced around the car a little, I had to brake hard to avoid another idiot driver yesterday and it flew off the seat onto the floor, didn't seem to bother it at all. But it will be going through the shake tests probably later this week.

Cuby2k: This is where I purchased the temperature recorder:

http://www.microdaq.com/logtag/trix-8.php

They have LOTS of choices though, I just went with what would work for what I wanted to test and it was one of the cheaper ones :)

Brian
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Don't choke! :lol: Well I don't get email notifications from the entire DIBS project...is there a way to subscribe to that section of the forum?

Thanks for the link! :)
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7957046#post7957046 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by RocketSeason
I'll gladly give you two dollars tomorrow, for a 24 meg video today.
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:lol: I know it wasn't amazing, but it was something that was happening yesterday and I thought I'd share it.
 
Today when I awoke, the sound of the Tunze alarm was going off. That means one of my Stream pumps wasn't running. I flipped off the switch to that one, and tried to visually inspect the problem just by staring through the glass. Nothing obvious was seen.

So I grabbed the water and muriatic acid I had sitting on the back porch, poured some in a 6g bucket and dropped both Tunzes in the solution. (Kids, don't try this at home). First, I removed all snails that were on the pumps, putting them back in the reef. Both pumps are running in that solution, cleaning up the innards, destroying any algae and softening up the coralline. Next, I'll dissassemble & clean them in rinse water, and reinstall the flow in the reef.

Coincidentally my VorTech was off (both green and red light were on), and a snail is still inside that housing. I think the snails were trying to shut down the reef last night. :lol:

As soon as the Tunzes are in, I'll clean the VorTech.
 
The funny thing is I'm in the mood to order another 100 snails. I was just thinking about that an hour ago. Mine seem less inclined to work for some reason.
 
My snails never get involved with the overflow or any equipment other than trying to hitch a ride on the Hammerhead magnet. :)
 
I've had a snail in my Vortech, pump was still running and it made a racket, both snail and pump seemed to survive ok :D
 
I just saw a peppermint shrimp (new arrival) get stuck in a Vortech. He had quite an expression on his face. :D I unplugged the unit and it swam away...
 
After cleaning the pumps, all my SPS are sucked in. Apparently flow increased in the reef substantially.
 
how you liking the vortec yet marc?

tell Evan to get on it! i remember him promising that editing and reefcasts would be flying out the doors from now on (episode 10):rolleyes:

Lunchbucket
 
I can't even get him to return my calls. :(

I still like my VorTech. It is the beta model from January.
 
Sounds like customer no service to me.. Kinda reminds me of a few other places I can think of. MOD WITH THE MAXI boycott,,LOL
 
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