MeanGreenEyes
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So...I got zapped last week while doing a w/c on my system. Stupid Atman pump on my BM Nac3 crapped out on me in the middle of my w/c. Skimmerless until the new pump arrives...stupid shipping always takes longer when you REALLY need something. Grrr!
I've seen a lot of very mixed reviews on grounding probes/gfci outlets...debating on my next move on this issue. Concerned that if I replace the outlet with a gfci of it possibly tripping while I'm away from the tank and coming home to dead livestock. On the other hand, my research so far has shown that grounding probes are a joke. So, some input on this one would be welcomed.
Aefw wiped me out...so I've been an addict without my drug of choice in this hobby for months and considered bowing out. Got [profanity] and tried dipping and qt'ing and lost it all. *shrugs*
About to remove softies and crap coral (non-sps) and ditch it all to make room for sps, basically a full livestock overhaul. I've got 6 RBTA's in my top refugium that decided to sit on my gorg's and kill them. Downsizing the # of system's too...ditching the fw planted tanks to make room for a living room tank to keep "A" rbta, to move my saddlebacks, tang, zoa's, hammer's, frogspawn, and acan's to. With all of that gone...I'll have room to replace my SPS/NPS. All sps will be QT'd before entering this system.
I know they're a touchy subject, but I'm actually considering running an ATS in conjunction with my continuous feeder on this system...I think it just [profanity] in a good way. *ducks for cover from the naysayers*
Other issues with the system=life...tank has been running on all the automation and everything else has been thriving. Surprisingly, I haven't had crazy algae outbreaks being that I've only filled my ato reservoir and culled macro's as needed.
Oh and my almost 7 year old pit bull's food allergies reared their ugly head severely to an organic lamb, millet and rice kibble he's been on since he was 9 months. So I've had to convert him back to a homemade raw (b.a.r.f.) diet and he's had a total 180* health wise in the last two months. So he eats a combination of lamb, rabbit, chicken, beef, raw bone, organ, dietary supplements, etc. It's a lot of work, but the results are amazing. So he's taken me away from reefing as well, but he's my heart and soul and worth every ounce of it.
Big Boy's food after meeting the meat grinder:
Freezer ready:
A friend recommended that I run SPS free til' Jan. to make sure the aefw are completely starved out, but I'm dying without the "sticks." :facepalm:
Crap cell pics...
I've seen a lot of very mixed reviews on grounding probes/gfci outlets...debating on my next move on this issue. Concerned that if I replace the outlet with a gfci of it possibly tripping while I'm away from the tank and coming home to dead livestock. On the other hand, my research so far has shown that grounding probes are a joke. So, some input on this one would be welcomed.
Aefw wiped me out...so I've been an addict without my drug of choice in this hobby for months and considered bowing out. Got [profanity] and tried dipping and qt'ing and lost it all. *shrugs*
About to remove softies and crap coral (non-sps) and ditch it all to make room for sps, basically a full livestock overhaul. I've got 6 RBTA's in my top refugium that decided to sit on my gorg's and kill them. Downsizing the # of system's too...ditching the fw planted tanks to make room for a living room tank to keep "A" rbta, to move my saddlebacks, tang, zoa's, hammer's, frogspawn, and acan's to. With all of that gone...I'll have room to replace my SPS/NPS. All sps will be QT'd before entering this system.
I know they're a touchy subject, but I'm actually considering running an ATS in conjunction with my continuous feeder on this system...I think it just [profanity] in a good way. *ducks for cover from the naysayers*
Other issues with the system=life...tank has been running on all the automation and everything else has been thriving. Surprisingly, I haven't had crazy algae outbreaks being that I've only filled my ato reservoir and culled macro's as needed.
Oh and my almost 7 year old pit bull's food allergies reared their ugly head severely to an organic lamb, millet and rice kibble he's been on since he was 9 months. So I've had to convert him back to a homemade raw (b.a.r.f.) diet and he's had a total 180* health wise in the last two months. So he eats a combination of lamb, rabbit, chicken, beef, raw bone, organ, dietary supplements, etc. It's a lot of work, but the results are amazing. So he's taken me away from reefing as well, but he's my heart and soul and worth every ounce of it.
Big Boy's food after meeting the meat grinder:
Freezer ready:
A friend recommended that I run SPS free til' Jan. to make sure the aefw are completely starved out, but I'm dying without the "sticks." :facepalm:
Crap cell pics...
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