Pretty incredible the difference, isn't it? (If you watched all of the videos)
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Mr and Mrs Reef - 290g in wall build
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Pretty incredible the difference, isn't it? (If you watched all of the videos)
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OurCoralReef
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Taking the card cleaning method to a new level
Every 4 "œcards" honey we have to go on vacation my tank needs a scraping
Every 4 "œcards" honey we have to go on vacation my tank needs a scraping
Hahah! Exactly. Or your wife finds hotel key cards in your wallet "explain yourself, what are these"
"they're to clean the tank with"
"Riiiiight. That darn tank always gets pulled into our arguments somehow. Good excuse"
Haha!
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OurCoralReef
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Lol
For sure! Again, it wears out relatively quickly on the tougher coralline and harder algae. It's worth it once it's all gone, sometimes it feels like "I literally just out the new one on". But it's worth it once it's gone! Easy to maintain, not requiring new blades so often.
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Mr and Mrs Reef - 290g in wall build
So much for having the AWC up and running. Was in the fish room while it was running yesterday and the new saltwater pump (DOS) was skipping, like it wasn't getting any water. Checked the intake for it and it looks fine. When you manually make the pumps go (much slower than when doing the 6 gallons) it works fine.
Looks like I know what I'm working on this weekend!
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So much for having the AWC up and running. Was in the fish room while it was running yesterday and the new saltwater pump (DOS) was skipping, like it wasn't getting any water. Checked the intake for it and it looks fine. When you manually make the pumps go (much slower than when doing the 6 gallons) it works fine.
Looks like I know what I'm working on this weekend!
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Didn't get to the AWC this weekend. Jeremy and I came down with a nasty bug of the stomach flu that laid us up for the past 2 days. I'm traveling for work today through Sunday, looks like AWC is turned off until we figure out what's going on with the pump that's "skipping".
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Mrs. Music
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me too! I got the tunze scraper last winter and the blades for acrylic are expensive and wear out so fast. and the performance was so so. When I used my larger aquarium magnet on the outside it improved. worked alot like her flipper!
Yes! We have the Tunze scraper as well and it worked alright the first few weeks. Now it barely touches anything it's so worn down. The other major downside for me is the non floating. We have a hex front, the Tunze doesn't like that too much and fell off often even though it's rated for our thickness.
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Have a buddy whose Dr said it's time to let go of the tank due to an infection he got from the tank. We bought his fish from him, and grabbed a few more to put through QT together. We haven't added fish in a very long time, so exciting to be adding!
Currently in QT:
Desjardini sailfin tang (her colors are fantastic, nothing like I've ever seen before)
Blue hippo tang
Tomini tang
Yellow tang
Leopard wrasse (male) (have sand for him in a Pyrex and he's doing good! First day I wasn't so confident)
Flameback angel
Pair of clowns (they are a designer, forgot which type)
Surprisingly everyone is getting along great and doing well. Everyone's eating like pigs and loving nori.
AWC is up and running again. Unsure of what the problem was, hoping it was a fluke, watching it closely.
This pretty much sums up our fish list besides a few that are left, nice to see it coming together. Once these guys are out of QT (will be awhile yet) I'll be ordering another SPS frag pack. We had about 70% of the last frag pack survive and thriving. I think I've improved since then, hopefully will have a greater success and be able to add even more colors to the tank!
We are leaning strongly to the Neptune ATK for water changes. Likely pulling the trigger on that this week along with heated upgrades to the Cobalt's for our QT and mixing tank. I like the idea of no glass, and they seem to be very reliable.
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Have a buddy whose Dr said it's time to let go of the tank due to an infection he got from the tank. We bought his fish from him, and grabbed a few more to put through QT together. We haven't added fish in a very long time, so exciting to be adding!
Currently in QT:
Desjardini sailfin tang (her colors are fantastic, nothing like I've ever seen before)
Blue hippo tang
Tomini tang
Yellow tang
Leopard wrasse (male) (have sand for him in a Pyrex and he's doing good! First day I wasn't so confident)
Flameback angel
Pair of clowns (they are a designer, forgot which type)
Surprisingly everyone is getting along great and doing well. Everyone's eating like pigs and loving nori.
AWC is up and running again. Unsure of what the problem was, hoping it was a fluke, watching it closely.
This pretty much sums up our fish list besides a few that are left, nice to see it coming together. Once these guys are out of QT (will be awhile yet) I'll be ordering another SPS frag pack. We had about 70% of the last frag pack survive and thriving. I think I've improved since then, hopefully will have a greater success and be able to add even more colors to the tank!
We are leaning strongly to the Neptune ATK for water changes. Likely pulling the trigger on that this week along with heated upgrades to the Cobalt's for our QT and mixing tank. I like the idea of no glass, and they seem to be very reliable.
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Mr and Mrs Reef - 290g in wall build
Picked up the ATK, the "tasks" to set it up aren't working correctly even though we have the latest apex software. It's doubling up the tasks and asking the same question over and over. Calling apex tomorrow to see how to get it fixed. We got 2 additional eyes for it, excited to get it going. AWC is working wonderfully with the DOS, couldn't be better now that it's not skipping like it was.
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Picked up the ATK, the "tasks" to set it up aren't working correctly even though we have the latest apex software. It's doubling up the tasks and asking the same question over and over. Calling apex tomorrow to see how to get it fixed. We got 2 additional eyes for it, excited to get it going. AWC is working wonderfully with the DOS, couldn't be better now that it's not skipping like it was.
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Anyone have a good solution of a "hanging" nori clip? Looking to get something I can essentially fish out via string versus it being hung by suction cup on the front or back panels? Thinking it will def have to be DIY, but would love ideas if anyone has any.
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OurCoralReef
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I use frag plugs
I cut nori into strips wrap it around the plug
Put some braces rubber-bands to hold it in place
I take them out with my grabber but you can drill a hole and pull them out like that
I cut nori into strips wrap it around the plug
Put some braces rubber-bands to hold it in place
I take them out with my grabber but you can drill a hole and pull them out like that
McPuff
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I just use a clip like most other people I'm sure. I have tried to do some other things but haven't found anything that works well with the screen top. You could try to clip something on to the cross brace and let the nori dangle into the water. Just not sure how well that will work either.
Yea, I'm not sure how well it will work either. Jeremy is thinking this through for a new project. I'd really like something I can fish out, but the issue it I bet it just sways with the current and the tangs won't like that. As sad as this is, I know I'd put in more nori if it was or accessible. I'll keep y'all updated if we come up with a Solution.
We will see!
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kaxt
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Have you looked into the Two Little Fishies Veggie Mag? They are expensive, but I love mine. I just slide the outside magnet up the glass and then I only have to get my finger tips wet to add more nori, then just slide the outside magnet back down.
They have a "mega" version for thicker glass, but I got the original one and just bought a stronger magnet for the outside of the glass from Home Depot.
They have a "mega" version for thicker glass, but I got the original one and just bought a stronger magnet for the outside of the glass from Home Depot.
I have one for my QT and it works wonderfully. I didn't know they make a stronger one. The original I bought isn't strong enough for the thickness of our acrylic. I'll look into the stronger! Thanks for the suggestion!
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Mr and Mrs Reef - 290g in wall build
Water clarity, we don't have it! Some days our tank will be clear, somedays (more than not) it seems like there's particulate floating around. I'm going to switch the returns tonight to point further away from the overflow, it's looking like they are interrupting the flow of these particulate going down the overflow. Any other suggestions to check? Too much flow? Too little flow? I'm willing to look into any areas of improvement to get true crystal clear water!
Our front panels have some decent scratches on them from our poor buffing prior to filling. We did around 80% job I'd say. So that doesn't help with the clarity. However, the particulate will definitely make an impact when I can figure out how to get it down the overflow better.
Our frag tank, sump, fuge and cryptic fuge are crystal clear. Same with our QT (where our AWC disposal water goes) are also both crystal clear.
To me it seems as if the root of the problem is within the DT and particulate not making its way down the overflow.
I'll be cleaning the frag tank and sump this week, which will remove some detritus from each, however I don't think that's the issue considering those two tanks water are clear.
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Water clarity, we don't have it! Some days our tank will be clear, somedays (more than not) it seems like there's particulate floating around. I'm going to switch the returns tonight to point further away from the overflow, it's looking like they are interrupting the flow of these particulate going down the overflow. Any other suggestions to check? Too much flow? Too little flow? I'm willing to look into any areas of improvement to get true crystal clear water!
Our front panels have some decent scratches on them from our poor buffing prior to filling. We did around 80% job I'd say. So that doesn't help with the clarity. However, the particulate will definitely make an impact when I can figure out how to get it down the overflow better.
Our frag tank, sump, fuge and cryptic fuge are crystal clear. Same with our QT (where our AWC disposal water goes) are also both crystal clear.
To me it seems as if the root of the problem is within the DT and particulate not making its way down the overflow.
I'll be cleaning the frag tank and sump this week, which will remove some detritus from each, however I don't think that's the issue considering those two tanks water are clear.
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