Pete's 110 build

[mapn4reef]

Looks great...where'd you get the Rics from, online anywhere?

 

[psteeleb]

Looks great...where'd you get the Rics from, online anywhere?

most of the rics I got from ccritters in the keys. great people

I use to live in Goodlettsville, TN, from 91- 95, small world

 

[aquaph8]

Your corals look fantastic in your video, great color.

 

[psteeleb]

Your corals look fantastic in your video, great color.

thanks Brett, for the most part everythign is doing great

The Bryopsis came back, but I want to let the Mg drop before I try hitting it again with the TechM

My I/O box for the APEX should be here tommorow so I should have my skimmer collection device complete this weekend along with the other level alarms

 

[psteeleb]

A trip around the tank on 6/22

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[syedjilani]

beautiful.... Corals are very healthy...

 

[crvz]

Pete, everything looks great. I'm extremely jealous. Keep it up!

 

[drummereef]

Man, that birdsnest is getting HUGE! Tank is looking fantastic Pete. :thumbsup:

 

[psteeleb]

beautiful.... Corals are very healthy...

thanks SJ

Pete, everything looks great. I'm extremely jealous. Keep it up!

believe me it works both ways :lol:

Man, that birdsnest is getting HUGE! Tank is looking fantastic Pete. :thumbsup:

thanks Brett and I definitly need to chop up that birds nest


I picked up a coral beauty and yellow tang at our local fish store today

The Neptune Systems I/O box came in from back order today and I see they improved on the wire connections. They use to have some spring loaded levers and changed them to a more traditional screw type.

 

[aquaph8]

Another great video Pete. Do you have any problems with your encrusting monti's invading other corals? Mine are trying to take over.

 

[psteeleb]

Another great video Pete. Do you have any problems with your encrusting monti's invading other corals? Mine are trying to take over.

I do believe if left unchecked my sunset monte will take over the entire tank. My other montes are still small but the sunset wins over acroporas, algea and even zoas.

and I also believe the ocean reefs will eventually all be orange and green

 

[aquaph8]

Are you just cutting it back then?

 

[psteeleb]

Are you just cutting it back then?

Not yet but I need to. I'll probably hack chunks off where it is plating and/or kill it with some kalc paste. As for other areas I can clip it off and sell frags; an example would be like where it is plating out trying to cover up my candy apple red zoas

 

[psteeleb]

our new yellow tang entertained us tonight for a few minutes

Sycho Tang
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[drummereef]

:lol: Great vid of your new tang! Hahaha. I think he's more like... WooHoo, check out my new digs. Freedom at last!!!

 

[crvz]

You can mail me some chunks, Pete. No need to go killing it off.

 

[psteeleb]

:lol: Great vid of your new tang! Hahaha. I think he's more like... WooHoo, check out my new digs. Freedom at last!!!

exactly

You can mail me some chunks, Pete. No need to go killing it off.

let me know if you are in the area and I'll clip some off for you

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I built the skimmer overflow storage today

items:

cereal container = $3.50
float valve = $6.00
misc pvc parts = $4.00

total cost under $15.00

the inlet is a tubing connector that threads into a 1/2" pvc coupling that is glued to the top
the vent is made from some 1 1/2" pvc parts to allow for threading off the vent, removing the top and placing a bag of carbon inside the vent
the float valve was attached by drilling and tapping a standard 1/8" NPT hole for threading the float valve to

vent

float valve

 

[psteeleb]

even though the blues show up as purple in this video, the colors are still awesome

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[drummereef]

Great job on the skimmer overflow container. :thumbsup: So the float valve will trigger the skimmer to shut down when the container is full?

 

[psteeleb]

Great job on the skimmer overflow container. :thumbsup: So the float valve will trigger the skimmer to shut down when the container is full?

yes it does and it sounds an alarm. I'll see if I can make a demo video of it working.