Tank-O-death
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NanoCube-boy
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awesome story,
reeflover2
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Would you mind describing your light setup for me? Thanks
steveweast
Active member
14 coralvue 400 watt 20K bulbs run on HQI ballasts with luminarc mini reflectors......all mounted on a sliding hood. Oh....and six 160 watt VHO actinics.
reeflover2
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Thank you!
Steve did you check you water parms after adding new water to the tank?Years ago I experienced something similar to your problem but I checked my sump water and I found that the live rocks,some sand that I had inside the sump had starting to cycle all over again and the readings were off the chart.
If I did'nt check I'm sure all that water high in ammonia going to the main tank would it killed all my corals.
Did you used any Poly-Filters or any activated carbon after you added new water?I'm wondering if that would it helped you.
I'm sure you'll get that tank up and running in no time.
And thanks for sticking around and for not throwing the towel so soon!
Now you know how much your friends love you,and cares for you right?
God bless you.
Vina del Mar.
If I did'nt check I'm sure all that water high in ammonia going to the main tank would it killed all my corals.
Did you used any Poly-Filters or any activated carbon after you added new water?I'm wondering if that would it helped you.
I'm sure you'll get that tank up and running in no time.
And thanks for sticking around and for not throwing the towel so soon!
Now you know how much your friends love you,and cares for you right?
God bless you.
Vina del Mar.
LIReefer
Member
Here is a link to Steve's web site www.oregonreef.com
melev
Well-known member
And here is when his tank was featured on RC as TOTM:
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-03/totm/index.php
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-03/totm/index.php
nauticac4
Baby Fish Wrangler
Steve,
Your tank is what made me start a reef.
I am glad to see you back on your feet. The pictures I have seen in the past 15 pages look better than anything I could hope for and that is the aftermath of what happened. I cannot wait to see the new life progress in your tank you are the envy of many a reefer!
Your tank is what made me start a reef.
I am glad to see you back on your feet. The pictures I have seen in the past 15 pages look better than anything I could hope for and that is the aftermath of what happened. I cannot wait to see the new life progress in your tank you are the envy of many a reefer!
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10091890#post10091890 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by steveweast
I thought that I would do a final update on this topic for closure. I finally finished installing the float switch today. The float switch is an inexpensice float switch from Macmaster. I extended the wires from the float switch through a clear acrylic tubing and filled the tubing with a black pourable epoxy. The switch was then plugged into the interface box from Neptune which allows the float switch to talk to my controller. I have the controller programmed (when a low water level is detected) to turn off the skimmer as well as all halides and UV. So far it works great....and since that I completely drain my sump once a month during water changes, I can test the float switch monthly. Here's a pic of the finished float switch which just hangs down into the sump. Total cost was $40.
Steve, where could I get some of this epoxy that you used for this float switch? I would like to build one of these.
Thanks,
Theron
pepeinthenavy
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Wow That sucks man. Think of it this way, you'll never do it again and you are an inspiration to us all not to do that.
steveweast
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Tap Plastics has some very pourable two part epoxys. I just mixed the two parts together in a cup....mixed in some black colorant that they also had....then used a syringe to fill the acrylic tube. Curing time was 48 hrs though.
