My 55 Thread (Photo Intense)

[fdokinawa]

I need an IV too!!

 

[vest0830]

noted.

just a FYI, im dripping right now...ive had to adjust that thing 3 times since I started it yesterday. 2 last night, one this morning.

 

[jeffb3t]

Man, I never have to adjust mine. I set it once and it's done.

 

[Donstuprich]

Leather Mushroom has it's polyps tucked in. He's usually my sal indicator, but my sal is 1.025. He does not usually ball up until it's higher, like 1.027. I did my water change a couple of hours ago, and I'll top off with RO tomorrow. Here's my levels:

PH 8.2
ALK 4meq/l
NH3/NH4 .25ppm
PO4 0ppm
CU 0ppm
NO2 .05ppm
NO3 5ppm
Calcium 450ppm
Salinity 1.025
Temp 24.9c

My nitrates are up a little. not too hairy, but still up a little. I just sugar dosed half a table spoon. Also just changed out my carbon, so that should help.

 

[vest0830]

Are you running a chiller?

 

[Donstuprich]

nope. ac set to 24 and i have a hang on the back blower. that thing kicks ace. my highest temp is 25.5 during the day, and it hovers around 24.5 at night. the heater kicks on around 24.2, back to 25. before getting the blower I'd tap 27 with my AC on 24 all the time.

 

[vest0830]

My temps chill at a steady 30c. lol.

 

[Donstuprich]

You have a chiller?

 

[jeffb3t]

He's got something better...A/C with free electricity

 

[hot4teacher]

You guys are all HATERS of the free electricity!

I am too! That's why my tank is on base and not at home!

Dana

 

[vest0830]

A/C...yeah, thats my chiller. lol.

I dont have a chiller, I do have a heater though. 2; 250w halides. :lol:

 

[Donstuprich]

haha. I had another seio crap out on me today. It turned into a heater, temp spiked to 26.7

 

[vest0830]

My mag pump needs a little smack smack kick start everytime I re-start it. Maybe the seio needs the same?

BTW don, you should look at the new
oceans motions revolutions system

Theyve got a few videos of it. Might be a decent way to get some real nice flow through the tank...

 

[jeffb3t]

Gee, with all the seios crapping out on you, I don't think I will buy one. Too risky. I would like to put an OM squirt on my closed loop but that all depends on how much money I have or what I have to trade... My system is being built on a major budget of how cheap can I really get. So far, I am only into $150.

 

[Donstuprich]

Yeah it's the same one that crapped out before. it's eating props.

Those revos look pretty cool. I am really looking at those vortechs as well. no added temp/voltage. Inlaws will leave first of november. maybe right after that.

 

[jeffb3t]

Well, If you do get one make sure you let us know how it works out for you.

 

[vest0830]

You should get one Jeff and tell us how it works out. :lol:

at $25 a pop...and you already have that huge pump, whats $100 for some awsome random motion...not to mention in a SPS tank, and you could probably still get 2 or 3 jets off of that.

Ohh yeah, Don, you still want this dripper?

 

[Donstuprich]

Yeah, going to zamami tomorrow for a night. Just got our open dive cert, so we are going to go on a couple boat dives. I'll call you on sunday or sat evening.

 

[vest0830]

sounds good

 

[Donstuprich]

Back from Zamami. We did two dives and saw some amazing clown/anem groupings. SPS for miles as well.

Anyways, just got my ro and sw. Plan to do a 10% change over tmorrow as I am weary from travel. I did manage to pick up a small 5 polyp green on green zoo bunch from PPM today. First time I have ever super-glued a living thing to a rock. But it looks like it's gonna be a winner. Will post pictures later.