Serpentman's 300g upgrade

[adddo]

Ouch that looks like it hurts.

Any more photos from the party?

 

[Kreeger1]

Ouch man, that looks no good.

 

[serpentman]

Looks worse than it feels. Maybe because the nerves were singed, lol. It was my own stupidity and it was kinda funny though...

Ironically, I had every intent to take pictures. However, I got to BSing and never got around to it. I'll have to see if anyone else that was there took any.

 

[mike660r]

I thought super heros were supposed to be impervious to pain and danger.

Geesh man! That must have been one wild night.

 

[serpentman]

Unfortunately, Jack Daniels appears to be my kryptonite, lol.

It was a good time.

 

[Lightsluvr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15644136#post15644136 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by serpentman
Unfortunately, Jack Daniels appears to be my kryptonite, lol.

Used to be mine in another life...on a planet far far away...

Now I stick to Bud Light Lime... sissy drink for the sophisitcated reefer... :smokin:

How's the CA reactor issue coming? I am just getting ready to set mine up and you've scared the heck out of me...

LL

 

[serpentman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15644841#post15644841 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lightsluvr
Used to be mine in another life...on a planet far far away...

Now I stick to Bud Light Lime... sissy drink for the sophisitcated reefer... :smokin:

How's the CA reactor issue coming? I am just getting ready to set mine up and you've scared the heck out of me...

LL

Nothing sissy about that. I used to drink Michelob Ultra. That gets a lot of stares....

The reactor is working ok. Now that the A/C is off and the house is open, my pH is 8.3. Turns out it probably wasn't the reactor at all but just ambient CO2 in the house. Not sure what I am going to do for the winter.

Thanks to Tswifty I am researching DIY CO2 scrubbers for the input of my skimmer. Also placing a lot of plants in the room.

 

[Lightsluvr]

CO2

CO2

Likewise, I have been opening the back door to the fish room all night. I think fresh outside air not only helps bring the tank temp down, but also keeps the pH more stable. I am also running lights on the sump and my little frag tank on a nighttime schedule...

LL

 

[murfman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15644136#post15644136 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by serpentman
Unfortunately, Jack Daniels appears to be my kryptonite, lol.

It was a good time.

Try Jim Beam's Red Stag, that could be real dangerous it is so good!!!

 

[serpentman]

LOL, good thing is I only play with matches 1x per year.

Been a while so I thought I would post an update. Lotsa pics coming...

Steve (Kostrab) came over to try out his new camera:

 

[serpentman]

Here's a new recent addition. Although the verdict still seems to be out as to whether they are safe or not, I couldn't resist.

My highly coveted Dan Bayer "Purplereef" Soli. This coral is the happiest I have ever seen it.

 

[serpentman]

Another relatively new addition:

I have another "toy" in the works. When its done, I am planning to convert my 40g frag tank to a nem tank.

Also added a PX1000 as a backup. Getting some funky readings though so not ready to trust it.

Nitrate reactor is almost done:

An updated shot of the control center:

 

[serpentman]

Couple of misc shots:

 

[sean_p_f]

Wow keeps looking better and better.

I am just now getting ready to set up the 150g on the 19th that I got from you.

 

[Tswifty]

Great pictures. That Superman Monti pic really came out nice. Those lobsters are so cool looking. Hopefully he behaves for you.

 

[serpentman]

Ever have one of those "duh, why didn't I do this sooner" moments?

I just picked up a cheap used magnet and one of those Easy Blade Magnets over the weekend. All I can say is WOW! What a simple concept and it works awesome. I can clean all for sides in 5-10 mins. I pretty much don't even need my $100 Magnavore....

http://www.algaefree.com/

 

[melev]

I did the same thing a few months ago. I'd heard about it for at least a year, if not longer. What I didn't want to do is look at it all the time on my regular cleaning magnet, so I bought a Mag Float at the same time for the times I want to use it, which is about once a month.

 

[serpentman]

That's what I did, I couldn't bring myself to gluing it to my expensive magnet. I was at a local swap over the weekend and nabbed a used large mag float for $10. I was telling the guy what I wanted to do and a vendor came right up to me with one of the easy blades in hand.

Actually, I think it works better on the Mag Float because of the weaker magnet. The heavier duty magnets are a bit too jerky to get in close to the silicone.

Now if I could only get back the hours I used to spend manually scraping (or not scraping and having my glass look like *%*). Marc, I think you actually witnessed that, :lol:

 

[epleeds]

tank is looking great. and that easy blade is amazing...one of the best all time reef inventions..

 

[melev]

Make sure you push the blade toward the silicone, and don't run it parallel with it. You don't want to peel it off accidentally.