classclownfish

Sold

If someone is able to come pick the stuff up today, you can pretty much name your price. Shoot me a private message or reply to this thread.

Thank you

Need to sell it this week. Feel free to offer any fair value. It's a great setup, but need to sell it ASAP.

I'm moving this week and need to sell my 70g setup ASAP. $900 OBO

Eqipment:

70g DSA RR tank

custom stand / hood

75lbs of VERY purple live rock (you could probably re-sell the LR alone to make back most of the money,lol)

AquaC EV-180 Protein Skimmer

Coralife 36 Inch Aqualight W/ 2-96W Sq. Pin Base And 2-3/4W Lunar Blue-Moon-Glow LED Lamps

Fish:

Medium sized blue tang

2 tank raised clown fish

corals:

none

The tank has been maintained by Misty at SeaClearly the past several months while I have been out of town for business.

This setup has been running stable for over 3 years with no crashes and was seeded from my smaller tank which ran for 2 years prior to upgrading.

I have attached a shot of the tank though the lighting for the shot doesn't do the tank justice.

I'm out of Austin for the next several months working. My roommate is feeding the fish while I am away but knows NOTHING about fish tanks.

I need to hire one of the local shops to come in and do a monthly water change and check levels,etc. At minimum I'd want someone to come once a month, maybe twice a month with the second time just taking a look at it and testing the water.

Who would you recommend? What do services like this typically cost? I live in North Austin if it makes a difference.

Which team are you with? I wasn't able to do it this year but I have competed the last 3 years.

I won't be able to be there as I'll be editing a film for the 48 hr film festival this weekend.

cmanning, princer7, seahorsej, don't forget your acan frags and I hope everyone has a good time. Dapettit's tank is awesome! (Make sure you check out the plumb crazy frag so you can get an idea of the Vivid Aquariums frags we get)

Free sounds like a like a good price. LOL Any chance you could post a pic? I'll do a quick measure as well and ensure it'd fit. It should, but want to double check.

I've got an audio cabinet that might fit your bill, but it's taller than that.

The dimensions are:

exterior:

26" wide

48" high

17 1/2" deep

interior (shelves):

22 1/2" wide

15" deep

But you could have it for free if you come get it.

I'm catching up on replies right now everyone who replied.

I'm looking for a cabinet to put next to my tank to hold accessories. I need something that can hold 1 or 2 DJM power switches, a wire shelf for accessories and fit a 10-20 gallon water reservoir for an ATO.

Ideal dimensions would be 16" deep, 31-34" tall and no more than 24" wide.

Something like this but shorter. It can have 1 big door on it or nothing at all like this one. I'm looking for someone selling one cheap or possibly looking where I might find something like this around town.

Yeah its a 70g FOWLR. Only 3 other fish in it right now so it's lightly stocked with LOTS of good filtration.

yes! I was waiting for someone to say this.

These guys ship poorly, and I expect that it's from collection methods. They school in HUGE groups and are not treated by collectors the same way, say a crosshatch trigger would be.

I like groups of 5+... gives you that reef fish, schooling look without taking up a whole lot of bio load. It's a 70 gallon, right?

I'm not specifically looking for "schooling fish". I was interested in these fish but since they are "school fish" I was trying to figure out which number to get to ensure everyone plays nice.

i wouldnt take my word on this but i have heard that fish school for a reason. If you do not have that "reason" in your tank over time they will figure out they are safe and have no reason.

If that is the reason you want them then you may want to look into that information a little.

I have read and heard varying opinions. I wanted to see what others had to say. I know you should get at least 3 for them to school. But I have heard from others to do at least 5 or 7 or more because while they will school with less one may become dominant and kill the others. I've never had them in my tank, though plan on it soon so trying to separate fact from fiction and see what others have experienced.

How many should I get?

I'm looking for an auto top-off for my sump. Reliability and functionality are more important then cost. Though lower cost would help but ultimately I'm looking for something that will be reliable and work as expected.

I'd be looking for something like a double switch for those "just in case moments". It won't be hooked up to a RODI it will be running from a pump (to be determined from switch option) attached to a water reservoir.

Is that price for priority shipping or express mail?

EDIT: OK looks like express mail price. I'll probably hold off for now unless we get enough people to get up to $150. I'll be ordering 50 blue leg hermits and 1 ball of Chaeto.

I am needing to pick up a few snails from ReefCleaners.org and thought I would check to see if anyone else was interested in adding to the order.

75 Nassarius Vibex

50 Dwarf Cerith

Total After Discount: 36.37

Shipping is $28.95 unless the total is $150 or more. I would like to have an order ready to be placed by Monday evening.

Let me check the site. I've been needing to order a bunch of blue leg hermits but was still in shopping around mode. Let me see their prices and I'll reply.

I am needing to pick up a few snails from ReefCleaners.org and thought I would check to see if anyone else was interested in adding to the order.

75 Nassarius Vibex

50 Dwarf Cerith

Total After Discount: 36.37

Shipping is $28.95 unless the total is $150 or more. I would like to have an order ready to be placed by Monday evening.

Barry the giant sea worm discovered by aquarium staff after mysterious attacks on coral reef

Aquarium staff have unearthed a 'giant sea' worm that was attacking coral reef and prize fish. The 4ft long monster, named Barry, had launched a sustained attack on the reef in a display tank at Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium over recent months.

Workers at the Cornwall-based attraction had been left scratching their heads as to why the coral had been left devastated and - in some cases - cut in half. After staking out the display for several weeks, the last resort was to completely dismantle it, rock by rock.

Halfway through the process the predator was revealed as a four-foot polychaete worm. Staff eventually lured it out with fish scraps, but not before it bit through 20lb fishing line.

Matt Slater, the aquarium's curator, said: 'Something was guzzling our reef but we had no idea what, we also found an injured Tang Fish so we laid traps but they got ripped apart in the night. 'That worm must have obliterated the traps. The bait was full of hooks which he must have just digested.'

He added: 'It really does look like something out of a horror movie. It's over four feet long with these bizarre-looking jaws. 'We also discovered that he is covered with thousands of bristles which are capable of inflicting a sting resulting in permanent numbness.'

Mr Slater said Barry, who has now been relocated to his own tank, probably arrived as a juvenile in a delivery of living rock from another aquarium.

To determine the PSI many people use something like this http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q...=1&ct=title . Check out the few product results towards the top. The PDF I linked on my first reply will show you a graph showing the relation between estimated gph of your filter at various pressure levels. But you have it plumbed to the right one (cold) but sometimes a person water pipe is too powerful or not powerful enough and that can effect your RO/DI unit.

Also you may want to try measure how much waste water you are getting per gallon of good water. Typically 3-5 gallons of waste water for every gallon of good water is fairly common for most people. If you are seeing ratios beyond that it could be that your membrane needs to be replaced but you might want to verify water pressure first if you can to rule that out (or confirm it as the culprit).

Thanks for the feedback guys.

I'm not sure what the actual water pressure is, but it's plumbed to the cold water line on my kitchen sink. How do I figure out the actual water pressure?

I'm getting about 1 gph, which is less than the 3+ you guys mentioned. I don't see any kinks or leaks and the output isn't restricted. Should I be feeding warm water instead of plain cold water? The TDS reads 0 on the output side. Should I still try a new RO membrane? Maybe the one I have is just a little defective?

Which cartridges/filters do you guys use on the other canisters/stages?

What is the PSI on it?

What temp is he room where you fill it in?

What is the TDS reading for the water after it comes out?

How much waste water are you generating per gallon of good water?

Any signs of leaking?

Also the attachment shows a graph showing the effect of PSI and temp on the results on your unti. Also the other things I asked might help figure out what's going on.

0901b80380074538.pdf

Hey guys,

I have a 75gpd RO/DI from Bulk Reef Supply that is unbearably slow. My water pressure is fine. I get maybe 5 gallons in 5 hours. Is this normal? Because I hope it's not. The membranes aren't very old, but they were equally slow when I first got them anyway.

Daniel

Great meeting this weekend! Thank you for hosting it.

I agree with this. It possibly couple block pods from going into the main display but more likely is it turns into a nitrate party.

They are microscopic at first and nothing can really get in the way. Personally. I would remove the sponge any way. Any extra sponges/filter floss is just going to be a place for nitrates to propagate.

Which model is it?

I've got lots of Xenia in my tank...really looking for some more Zoas. I'm willing to sell it for $30 if you'd like. I had offered it for $40 w/ no takers. Originally paid around $100 and used it for about 10 months. So it would probably need bulbs within a few months of use.

Michael McDermott

There is always something exciting about opening near gear. Even looking at the unwrap pictures makes me feel like a little kid at Xmas.

I would be concerned if the laundry closet of an apartment didn't properly support the weight of a washer and dryer.

gonna start a betting pool? my bet is on it will stay put til after the lease runs out.

Well I have lived here 2 years with no issues. ;-) Also I would consider it bad design if the laundry closet area of an apartment wasn't designed to hold the weight of a washer and dryer. But that all aside I live on the bottom floor so the washer isn't a deal anyway (not that it should in a laundry area). I have a 70g tank with 90lbs of LR plus a 30g sump/fuge so if anything were to be in my lower neighbors house it would be the tank. But that's why I always live on a bottom floor apartment.

I give it 3 months before that washing machine is in the apartment a floor below hehe

Neither. Just check it now and then. My sump seems to evaporate pretty fast and I have enough free room above where I usually fill the return chamber that unless I fell asleep while it was filling that way I should be fine.

Do you have timer that will shut off the RO/DI unit or do you have a Auto topoff installed in your sump?