alanbates12
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Wow, very nice!
My 500 + gallon system. Last 13 years to now. Build, Aquascaping & more. Lots of pics
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slief
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Nothing wrong with the Genesis. I prefer the Litermeter III as its more versatile as you can add up to 4 pumps. Its a bit more expensive but I think the added expense is worth it.
Thank you!
jansonnick
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Hey Scott how is ReefTech LED doing? How douse corals react to it after a wile?
TheFishTeen
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Hey Scott, any updates, or plans for updates?
slief
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Lights are doing well and the corals seem to be just fine under them. A couple of my soft corals dont like it when I adjust my intensity up but they always seem to be fine after a couple days.
Nothing on the burner right now as far as LA fish guys goes.
Funny story though. A couple days ago I got a fox face rabbit fish. I usually use my hand to transfer the new recruits from the acclimation bucket to the tank instead of using a net.. When I picked this little guy up and was moving it to the tank, it flared its fins and stuck me in the palm with one of his dorsal spikes.. At first it started to burn. About 15 minutes later my hand stated to ache which I found to be a bit surprising and a bit alarming. At that point I started digging around on line to see if they were poisonous. Sure enough they are which I found to be kind of humorous as I felt pretty stupid. After reading a few horror stories about rabbit fish stings, I read about soaking the area in question in scalding hot water in order to neutralize the poison.That seemed pretty extreme to me and not very comfortable. Instead I sterilized a safety pin with a lighter and dug the hole out where I got stung making sure there was no part of the dorsal spike in there while also making sure to get to the bottom of the puncture. I then flooded it with hydrogen peroxide. That did the trick as the pain and burning sensation was gone about 30 minutes later.. Note to self.. Dont pick up da wabbit fish.
Other than that, nothing new to report. All fish and other inhabitants are happy. My last electric bill was down to $275 which is the cheapest I have seen it in the 15 years I have owned the house.
bullitr
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Sorry about the sting Scott ouch !
But I am glad about the electric bill
Between LEDs and fans it save you so much money.
Mine was -$38..something for may and maybe - $50+ or maybe higher in June
and I have a very small solar system 4.1kwh if this continue SCE will owe me money by the end of the year!
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But I am glad about the electric bill
Between LEDs and fans it save you so much money.
Mine was -$38..something for may and maybe - $50+ or maybe higher in June
and I have a very small solar system 4.1kwh if this continue SCE will owe me money by the end of the year! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Jason F
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Hey Scott
Where did you get your par meter ? How much those cost ? I haven´t seen anywhere.
"....That did the trick as the pain and burning sensation..."
I´m sorry to hear that, but believe me I know that feeling.
Short version: 1 month ago my right leg just paralyzed without no reason. Today I went to the hospital and they did some tests, example ENMG. That burn my leg really much. Can´t even count how many times I´ve been hospital...
Where did you get your par meter ? How much those cost ? I haven´t seen anywhere.
"....That did the trick as the pain and burning sensation..."
I´m sorry to hear that, but believe me I know that feeling.
Short version: 1 month ago my right leg just paralyzed without no reason. Today I went to the hospital and they did some tests, example ENMG. That burn my leg really much. Can´t even count how many times I´ve been hospital...
slief
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I got my par meter from Apogee directly. I think I got the MQ-200 which was around $349 if memory serves me.
Hope your leg is doing better!
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jansonnick
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That sucks man, hope you feeling better. i got long gloves from marine depot i think i payed $15-20 We think how much we love fish and do for them they would not atack us )))))) Gloves are hevy duty i like them plus good way to avoid getting hert and getting unnesessery oils and such in to the system from our hands that then will mess with skimmer and corals. FYI alot of things like ink on your hands from a pen has huge ammount of havy matals. But number one be safe. Glad You are doing better Scott
slief
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Pain only lasted about 30 minutes. Within 10 minutes my hand started to ache which was when I started reading. It didnt take me much more than 5 minutes of reading to decide I was going to take action. Within 5 minutes of cleaning the puncture out, the pain was completely gone.
As for gloves.... In 25 years of saltwater tanks, I have never used a pair of gloves and never had a problem. At least not up until now. I have been poked by rocks and fish, bitten by a 5' morray, nipped by my sharks and still have all my fingers and no scars. I don't see myself using gloves anytime soon though as ignorant as that might sound. Next time I handle a rabbit fish, I will just be more careful or use a net.
I actually have a set of those gloves at my office for when I had jellyfish and never used them even then.
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slief
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I would definately qualify for the part..sounds like Steve Irwin, wow you're a brave man!
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slief
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The white tips were about 18" at the time and the moray was about 5'. These pictures were taken just before I upgraded the tank to a 480G which was twice the footprint of the original tank. Once the sharks hit 3' they went to new homes. One went to the Mirage hotel in Vegas and had a nice new home behind registration in a huge multi thousand gallon tank.
My tank was a bit undersized at the time as I was younger and dumber but the fish were well fed, the water quality as good as it gets and the fish were truley loved, fat and happy. I got the white tips when they were just over 12" and when they got just over 18", I upgraded to a tank that was twice as big. The eel eventually went to a dentist office. I lost touch with it shortly there after and truley missed him ever since. That eel was by far my favorite fish and pet that I ever had. He had personality and really loved to interact and be handled. His favorite treat was a good chin and body rubbing. I really miss him and if I could find him, I would set a new tank up just for him. He really was a cool animal.
My tank was a bit undersized at the time as I was younger and dumber but the fish were well fed, the water quality as good as it gets and the fish were truley loved, fat and happy. I got the white tips when they were just over 12" and when they got just over 18", I upgraded to a tank that was twice as big. The eel eventually went to a dentist office. I lost touch with it shortly there after and truley missed him ever since. That eel was by far my favorite fish and pet that I ever had. He had personality and really loved to interact and be handled. His favorite treat was a good chin and body rubbing. I really miss him and if I could find him, I would set a new tank up just for him. He really was a cool animal.
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slief
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how were the white tips to care for? I've always wanted a really huge mixed reef with a couple white or black tip pups, that would be a cool microcosm
The White Tips were by far one of the easiest sharks to keep. They would eat within minutes of being acclimated to the tanks. The key to shipping them was making sure they didnt eat for days prior. That way they didnt puke or crap in the water they were crated in and were hungry upon arrival. They always ate by hand and would eat anything you put in front of them. For a reef tank, I dont think it would work well as they do like to hand on the bottom and will find holes in the rocks to hide and would likely knock everything over. My main diet for them was cleaned squid and red snapper. Red snapper was always cheap at the grocery store so it was my preferred food for them. The constant feeding alone would create problems in a reef tank. One thing about the white tips is that they will spend as much time as they can lazing around on the bottom. The more you feed them, the less they swim.
I had black tips and lemons as well. Black tips are can be pretty tough as they really never stop swimming and if they are not constantly fed, they will decline. An obvious sign of an unhappy black tip is one that swims with its tail below its head and not level with it. Its something that is very common with many captive black tips and not something I would suggest for most people. Lemons are carriers of fish lice and are a real pain to keep long term as well.
In the end, I got burnt out on the sharks as they need too much attention and care.
TheFishTeen
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Scott can we see the new tangs? Any new coral?
jansonnick
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Hey Scott. Getting Maxspect Mazarra P-Series LED Lighting System do you know anything about this system?
