subsea Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 Dave, It takes much courage to make this decision. In some cases increased circulation is sufficiant for a red bug epidemic. I did both and kept the increased circulation as a permanant upgrade, By the way, your tanks are gorgeous. Power to the people, down with the "red bugs". Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 Several months ago I tried catching our blonde naso tang. He wasn't doing well and I wanted to give a dip for his constipation. I borrowed a fish trap and set it up in our acrylic tank. We forgot all about the scratching problems connected with owning an acrylic tank. Our main concern was getting the naso healed. Well as you may have surmised we scratched the tank pretty bad! We also didn't catch the naso but he has since gotten rid of his constipation. Several months went by before I finally decided it was time to remove the scratches, but how? I found a hand scratch removal kit made by ETR (we originally used their product to re-furbish the 150). I bought the kit but wasn't brave enough to use it. The weekend before the January meeting we decided the scratches need to be removed. The instructions said we could use the micro-mesh in the tank without harming the inhabitants. The kit consists of several grades of micro-mesh cut to for your specific magnetic algae remover. I marked the area with a white grease pencil with a little extra area for feathering the sanding area. I took the first piece of micro-mesh and with the help of my wife we lowered the back half of the algae scrapper into the tank. Robin started the stop watch as I moved the sand paper up and down until the scratches disappeared. I then used each additional piece in the kit using the opposite motions (right to left) making each scratch pattern disappear. In about 90 minutes the scratches were gone! The tank looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Great post! Could this kit work on glass too? I have a couple small ones I'd like to try to remove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted February 14, 2010 Author Share Posted February 14, 2010 The kit is designed for acrylic. You might check this site for glass. I used it to get some micro-mesh to work on profs tank. micro-mesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 you forgot about all the yelling back and forth...that's in the directions you know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamp Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Good to know, thanks for posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 A couple of weeks ago I noticed the skimmer pump was making a lot of noise. So during my usual water change I pulled the skimmer out to check out the pump. When I opened up the cover, I noticed a snail shell lying on the outside edge of the impeller. Of course some of the needles along the edge of the impeller where missing. I pulled the shell out and the back side was ground down to a smooth edge. Needless to say I wasn't happy. This will be the second time in less than 2 months I will replace this impeller. At $80.00 a pop I can't be doing this every other month. So I designed a snail guard for the intake to the pump. Using some black mesh and tie wraps I had laying I built a snail guard. It took around 5 minutes to build. Here is the finished guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cyrus Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 You may want finer mesh than that. Objects the size of those holes could still frag an impeller. To small will clog it up also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 I thought of using a smaller mesh but, I figured it would clog up quicker. That's why I used the larger mesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Jeff Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 So would you recommend acrylic over glass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 That's a personal choice. the price was right and since I refinished the tank it wasn't a problem. If I got a new one I would go with Starfire glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 Well, back in January of this year we had a major crash. I've been fighting Cyano and Byropsis for the past 4 months and finally have it under control. However we lost a lot of live stock. so know it's time to start over. We have removed most of the coral skeletons and have fraged what we could. We removed the calcium reactor and are just letting thing settle down. We will post pictures later. Dave- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooric Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Do you know what the source of your crash was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 Honestly it was neglect. We've been very busy getting my parents into a retirement home and my mom didn't take to it very well. Also, work has been very busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Any update? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Any update? coming very soon. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Mendez WTR Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 I really enjoyed reading this, it kinda energized me to get my stuff together and start working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted April 21, 2012 Author Share Posted April 21, 2012 WOW! You read the whole thing, thanks. Dave- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Mendez WTR Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I have 8 hours a day...I do security meaning I am just a physical presence....I have fast fowarded through years of your life...and naturally being a Marine I kept only to the pictures...haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+C Lo Slice Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Any update? coming very soon. . . Define "very soon"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 Any update? coming very soon. . . Define "very soon"... Now that the frags are gone I'll post an FTS after the water change. Dave- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DerrickH Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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