So, What other secrets are you all hiding from me???
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.One little tip
One little tip
I've found that when acclimating fish you can use the hose off the power-heads that regulate oxygen. The little oqygen regulator also makes a good water regulator. You may need to go to your local HomeDepot and get some longer tubing that will reach all the way to the floor next to your tank. Suck the water through the hole where the oxygen comes in at. Once the hose starts to syfon you can regulate the drip by turning the nob on the regulator. This works well with your more touchy fish and corals, where acclimation plays a big role in whether they survive or not.
One little tip
I've found that when acclimating fish you can use the hose off the power-heads that regulate oxygen. The little oqygen regulator also makes a good water regulator. You may need to go to your local HomeDepot and get some longer tubing that will reach all the way to the floor next to your tank. Suck the water through the hole where the oxygen comes in at. Once the hose starts to syfon you can regulate the drip by turning the nob on the regulator. This works well with your more touchy fish and corals, where acclimation plays a big role in whether they survive or not.
DNA
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For the daily dusting off the front glass just do like the professional window cleaners with their large rubber blades. They are available in many sizes and do the job in seconds. With a good shaft your hands will not even get wet.
An up&down sweep motion is needed when using a long shaft
Where can one get a shoulder length gloves?
Can anyone post a picture of turkey blaster? I use a tube and blow myselft into it to do the same thing.
An up&down sweep motion is needed when using a long shaft
Where can one get a shoulder length gloves?
Can anyone post a picture of turkey blaster? I use a tube and blow myselft into it to do the same thing.
This wasn't my idea, but posted on here somewhere by someone else.
For getting the bubble out of your J-Tube on your overflow:
drill a tiny hole at the top of it and attactch some airline tubing and attatch the other end to the venturi intake on your powerhead....
everytime any air gets in there, it gets sucked right out!
-dave-
For getting the bubble out of your J-Tube on your overflow:
drill a tiny hole at the top of it and attactch some airline tubing and attatch the other end to the venturi intake on your powerhead....
everytime any air gets in there, it gets sucked right out!
-dave-
RockyHeap
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Plexiglass Scraper
Plexiglass Scraper
NEW PLEXIGLASS CLEANER SCRAPER IDEA!
Instead of using old credit cards to clean algae, or "attempt" to scrape coraline off my 135 gallon plexiglass reef, I needed a stiffer burlyier scraper, and found one an arms length reach away.
Use an electrical outlet plastic cover plate for a harder stiffer scraper. Its even got 2 perfectly round holes in it to use as finger braces.
Its conviently 2.5" x 4" for either wide or narrow scraping, and its plastic too, so it doesn't scratch my plexiglass reef.
Enjoy!
RockyHeap
Plexiglass Scraper
NEW PLEXIGLASS CLEANER SCRAPER IDEA!
Instead of using old credit cards to clean algae, or "attempt" to scrape coraline off my 135 gallon plexiglass reef, I needed a stiffer burlyier scraper, and found one an arms length reach away.
Use an electrical outlet plastic cover plate for a harder stiffer scraper. Its even got 2 perfectly round holes in it to use as finger braces.
Its conviently 2.5" x 4" for either wide or narrow scraping, and its plastic too, so it doesn't scratch my plexiglass reef.
Enjoy!
RockyHeap
RicksReefs
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jimroth said:
doesn't that lead to nitrate build up?
reefjunkie3
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I put labels on all my power cords,powerheads,heater,lights and the such,so I would'nt have to trace down each powercord to see what it was running,zip ties are a must!!
icebear
Premium Member
saltwaterdave said:
Me too.... garden twist ties (more durable cause they are made for outdoor use) and /or the yellow plastic plant tags with the wire tie type connectors work great.....
if you have any electrical equipment that you do not use all the time, but use occasionally, you can use an empty TP tube to hold the wound cords in.
oh, and that stainless steel spoon trick to get the stinky smell of fragged corals or hand-harvested caulerpa off your hands, you just rub your fingers with the metal spoon under the tap like its a weird shaped bar of soap.... the metal does some chemical or ion reaction i can't describe and takes the stank away....
bmcelhinn
Premium Member
I keep seeing these people say that you can use the iv bags to drip dose your tank, there is a thing that is made more lizards that is a small container with an airline tubing hose and a regulator that is made for chameleons that only drink water that is dripping, you could set the container right on top of the support brace if it's not crowded with lights like mine! you can find these at most pet stores cheap, did anyone mention this?
lunch meat
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water temp
water temp
When I use water out of the tap,(cichlid tank). I have one of those stick on thermometer strips stuck to the metal faucet and it shows the temperature of the water. Great when used with a python for water changes. To bad I can't set the temp of my ro/di output.
water temp
When I use water out of the tap,(cichlid tank). I have one of those stick on thermometer strips stuck to the metal faucet and it shows the temperature of the water. Great when used with a python for water changes. To bad I can't set the temp of my ro/di output.
Here s one that worked for me: (Learned here on reefcentral)
My sumps are in the basement
I use a U shaped length of fexible PVC in the 55gal refugium tank with a bunch of small holes on the inner part of the U shape, the bubbles come out gently through the holes, the opening is near the surface. No microbubbles, no salt spray.
For the bigger 100 gal sump i use a coiled length of 1.5" pvc, no bubbles...
My sumps are in the basement
I use a U shaped length of fexible PVC in the 55gal refugium tank with a bunch of small holes on the inner part of the U shape, the bubbles come out gently through the holes, the opening is near the surface. No microbubbles, no salt spray.
For the bigger 100 gal sump i use a coiled length of 1.5" pvc, no bubbles...
know-it-all
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for aclimating new fish and stuff.
Use airline tubing as a siphon line into a bucket on the floor.
It's a slow and constant way.
have your tank drilled for the sump.
BTW, I like the idea af frags for LFS employee's
never buy a fish after it just arrived at the LFS, eben if you really want it
keep a floating hydrometer in the sump for reference
Then there is the advice:
Only bad things happen quick.
Use airline tubing as a siphon line into a bucket on the floor.
It's a slow and constant way.
have your tank drilled for the sump.
BTW, I like the idea af frags for LFS employee's
never buy a fish after it just arrived at the LFS, eben if you really want it
keep a floating hydrometer in the sump for reference
Then there is the advice:
Only bad things happen quick.
mx_tang
New member
-To get problem algaes (and this might even include coralline) off the glass/acrylic, attach your credit card scraper about 1/4" ahead of your siphon tube. That way, when you are changing water, you can also take out the algae without the spores floating all around the tank and possibly growing somewhere else.
-Wear sunglasses or polarized lenses when you need to do work or remove the canopy without turning the lights off.
-Make a box out of eggcrate so that your animals don't disturb your DSB too much. Alternately, You could just make a support out of PVC and lay a single layer of eggcrate over the PVC, which essentially does the same thing.
-Duct tape of clip the powercord of your powerheads to something (I just tape it to the back of the tank), so that when the suction cups release the pump, it's not going to fall to the bottom and create a sandstorm because the cord is taped in place.
-Use a timer or alarm clock next to your RO/DI and set it 1min before it's expected to fill your bucket/container, so that your floors don't get flooded.
-Use 3/16" rigid tubing attached to a length of 1/4" tubing attached to a nasal aspirator (sucks a baby's nose and has a bulb at one end and a connection for 1/4" tubing on the tapered end) if a Turkey baster frightens your fish. Use this in the same way as a turkey baster or to precisely target feed frozen foods (such as mysis) one piece at a time. You can also use it to direct a stream to clean off detritus/sand from corals.
-Put your pumps on a different circuit than your lights (with backup pumps), so that if one circuit fails, you will can still rely on your reserve pumps/powerheads on a separate circuit.
-Put a ball valve about an inch above the bottom of a bucket or rubbermaid container and mix kalk in it. After 24-48hrs, just open the valve and fill as much kalk as you need without siphon hoses.
-Place a laminated piece of paper with the information of a reefer that you trust on the inside of a cabinet door. That way, if your family members or baby/house-sitter doesn't know what to do, they can call your friends and have them try to remedy the situation.
-Place a fluorescent light fixture inside the stand, so that you can see what's going on down there without fumbling for a flashlight or trying to bring in a bulky light see under the tank.
-Wear sunglasses or polarized lenses when you need to do work or remove the canopy without turning the lights off.
-Make a box out of eggcrate so that your animals don't disturb your DSB too much. Alternately, You could just make a support out of PVC and lay a single layer of eggcrate over the PVC, which essentially does the same thing.
-Duct tape of clip the powercord of your powerheads to something (I just tape it to the back of the tank), so that when the suction cups release the pump, it's not going to fall to the bottom and create a sandstorm because the cord is taped in place.
-Use a timer or alarm clock next to your RO/DI and set it 1min before it's expected to fill your bucket/container, so that your floors don't get flooded.
-Use 3/16" rigid tubing attached to a length of 1/4" tubing attached to a nasal aspirator (sucks a baby's nose and has a bulb at one end and a connection for 1/4" tubing on the tapered end) if a Turkey baster frightens your fish. Use this in the same way as a turkey baster or to precisely target feed frozen foods (such as mysis) one piece at a time. You can also use it to direct a stream to clean off detritus/sand from corals.
-Put your pumps on a different circuit than your lights (with backup pumps), so that if one circuit fails, you will can still rely on your reserve pumps/powerheads on a separate circuit.
-Put a ball valve about an inch above the bottom of a bucket or rubbermaid container and mix kalk in it. After 24-48hrs, just open the valve and fill as much kalk as you need without siphon hoses.
-Place a laminated piece of paper with the information of a reefer that you trust on the inside of a cabinet door. That way, if your family members or baby/house-sitter doesn't know what to do, they can call your friends and have them try to remedy the situation.
-Place a fluorescent light fixture inside the stand, so that you can see what's going on down there without fumbling for a flashlight or trying to bring in a bulky light see under the tank.
