Taking the Plunge
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Aquarist007
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14113517#post14113517 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tswifty8
not nice:lol:
women enjoy reef toys too---not necessarily yoyos
Schwe
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Thanks!
I'm hoping they "pair" up. They are inseparable in the tank, more so than my Ocellaris. I hope I can report Cardinal babies and have pictures of dad with a mouthful of eggs sometime! I think it's super cool that they do that. As far as raising babies go... :lol: I won't hold my breath.The pictures don't do the favia justice. It is NEON green. Brighter than the flashiest green highlighters. I'm just wondering how I'm going to mount it on a bigger rock and whether it will fill out or look like a pimple.
Tswifty
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I have the same issue going on with some Aussie Acans. They're growing so fast that they are beginning to grow around the rock they were on.<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14119683#post14119683 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Schwe
I'm just wondering how I'm going to mount it on a bigger rock and whether it will fill out or look like a pimple.
I was originally planning on chiseling out a divot in a larger rock and gluing them inside it, then they could spread along the flat surface... but now I'm not sure how I'm going to do it.
Schwe
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well, let's find out!
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1548073
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1548073
2frosty4u
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I did try and make a couple of posts earlier but for some reason the were rejected. I was going to say that you seem to have some nice growth happening there. WTG. I was also tryingto post a story of my misfortune this week. I'll try again so you can read the whole story in the next post.
2frosty4u
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A Scary Story
A Scary Story
I wanted to share a scary story about an event that happened earlier this week with my display tank. I will be posting this on a few fellow reefers threads to get the message out so bare with me if you see this post more than once. Earlier this week on Wednesday my wife came up from the basement which puts her in the dining room where my DT is located. When she entered the room she commented to me that she smelled something like a burning smell. I went to investigate, but was unable to find anything that would explain what she was smelling. While looking for the cause of the wife’s mystery odour, I did not smell a burning smell or anything so I figured it wasn’t anything to worry about. On Thursday morning I went into the basement to feed my FOWLR tank and take care of some minor maintenance issues. When I came back up stairs I smelled a burning odour this time and saw smoke filling the air. I started by looking under the tank stand where my aqua controller and my closed loop pump are located along with my MH ballasts. I found no problems. I looked on the rear of the canopy where the Icecap ballast and my ocean motions 4way are located and again no problems. Finally I opened the lid on my canopy and alas FIRE.....
The lights where all on, both 250W MH’s and two 110W VHO actinic, except one of the waterproof end caps for the VHO T12 actinic was burning and had started to spread to the wooden canopy. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing!!
I would have expected the GFI to pop if there was some sort of a short in the end cap but that never happened. It was so strange seeing half of the end cap engulfed in flames and melting, while the lights were still working. I safely put the fire out after unplugging the Icecap ballast that drives the 2 VHO bulbs.
I’m not really sure what caused the end cap to erupt into flames after 2 years of no issues but I feel that I may have bumped the bulb during some routine maintenance that may have slightly unseated the bulb prongs and this may have caused some arcing at the contact points in the end cap which created heat and ultimately caused the end cap to catch on fire. Thankfully I was at home when this happened or the results would have been disastrous. The fire would have spread for sure and I would be homeless now if it wasn’t for the luck of being home at the time.
I would like to say that I will never take my wife’s smoke smell comments for granted ever again even when I don’t smell it. She must have a better sniffer than I. I recommend that all my fellow reefers take a minute or two and check all your electrical connections for loose, frayed, salt creep covered, loose bulbs or anything else you can find out of the ordinary to hopefully prevent you from experiencing a similar scary fire.
A Scary Story
I wanted to share a scary story about an event that happened earlier this week with my display tank. I will be posting this on a few fellow reefers threads to get the message out so bare with me if you see this post more than once. Earlier this week on Wednesday my wife came up from the basement which puts her in the dining room where my DT is located. When she entered the room she commented to me that she smelled something like a burning smell. I went to investigate, but was unable to find anything that would explain what she was smelling. While looking for the cause of the wife’s mystery odour, I did not smell a burning smell or anything so I figured it wasn’t anything to worry about. On Thursday morning I went into the basement to feed my FOWLR tank and take care of some minor maintenance issues. When I came back up stairs I smelled a burning odour this time and saw smoke filling the air. I started by looking under the tank stand where my aqua controller and my closed loop pump are located along with my MH ballasts. I found no problems. I looked on the rear of the canopy where the Icecap ballast and my ocean motions 4way are located and again no problems. Finally I opened the lid on my canopy and alas FIRE.....
The lights where all on, both 250W MH’s and two 110W VHO actinic, except one of the waterproof end caps for the VHO T12 actinic was burning and had started to spread to the wooden canopy. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing!!
I would have expected the GFI to pop if there was some sort of a short in the end cap but that never happened. It was so strange seeing half of the end cap engulfed in flames and melting, while the lights were still working. I safely put the fire out after unplugging the Icecap ballast that drives the 2 VHO bulbs.
I’m not really sure what caused the end cap to erupt into flames after 2 years of no issues but I feel that I may have bumped the bulb during some routine maintenance that may have slightly unseated the bulb prongs and this may have caused some arcing at the contact points in the end cap which created heat and ultimately caused the end cap to catch on fire. Thankfully I was at home when this happened or the results would have been disastrous. The fire would have spread for sure and I would be homeless now if it wasn’t for the luck of being home at the time.
I would like to say that I will never take my wife’s smoke smell comments for granted ever again even when I don’t smell it. She must have a better sniffer than I. I recommend that all my fellow reefers take a minute or two and check all your electrical connections for loose, frayed, salt creep covered, loose bulbs or anything else you can find out of the ordinary to hopefully prevent you from experiencing a similar scary fire.
Aquarist007
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14120310#post14120310 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Schwe
Looking back at growth...
Duncan:
June 2008
January 2009 (under actinics)
I love Duncans but there so darn expensive up here.
Aquarist007
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ah thanks--that would have been nice of you---I'll keep looking for a frag of it.
melev
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Re: A Scary Story
Re: A Scary Story
I'm glad you are okay.
It is imperative that the bulbs are firmly seated against the socket before you screw the waterproof endcaps snug. If there is any gap at all, or the end cap is slightly angled rather than flush up against the bulb, arcing and fire is possible.
You can't just 'get by' with VHO endcaps. It has to be right, and it has to be securely affixed to the canopy or light rack frame.
Re: A Scary Story
I'm glad you are okay.
It is imperative that the bulbs are firmly seated against the socket before you screw the waterproof endcaps snug. If there is any gap at all, or the end cap is slightly angled rather than flush up against the bulb, arcing and fire is possible.
You can't just 'get by' with VHO endcaps. It has to be right, and it has to be securely affixed to the canopy or light rack frame.
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