FarmerTy Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 I've had good luck with plumbers joint compound on plastic threaded fittings. Does the silicone cause problems down the road if you need to disassemble things?Nothing an old toothbrush and toothpick can't handle.Here's an informative website about threads. http://www.lascofittings.com/threads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Ah, cool. I did not know about the taper on the threads, so that's really good to be aware of! Based on reading that I think I am using the right sealant. It says it is for PVC and ABS fittings, non-hardening sealant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornToHula Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 How is your new skimmer doing? Any noticeable increase of performance from the Skimz? I'm tempted to go the CaRX route instead of using dosing pumps, but it seems the reactors need just as much if not more maintenance than the pumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Not to mention silicone is easy as can be to break by hand. You can just as easily loosen a siliconed pvc threaded connector by hand as you would one just dry fitted with nothing. It's good at stopping leaks but doesn't actually glue the surfaces together at all Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Not to mention silicone is easy as can be to break by hand. You can just as easily loosen a siliconed pvc threaded connector by hand as you would one just dry fitted with nothing. It's good at stopping leaks but doesn't actually glue the surfaces together at all Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk But I guess the possible downside of silicone is that a bump can also break the seal because it is a hardening sealant, which has some potential to then leak? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 How is your new skimmer doing? Any noticeable increase of performance from the Skimz? I'm tempted to go the CaRX route instead of using dosing pumps, but it seems the reactors need just as much if not more maintenance than the pumps. For both being rated similarly, yes, it does perform better as far as skimmate production and even just darker skimmate. I mentioned it in another thread but I'm still a huge fan of the Skimz build quality and performance, I just think they have their ratings a tad higher than they should be. For CaRX, I've run both dosers and CaRX, though dosers for a much more limited time, and I will say that a perfectly calibrated CaRX in my opinion is way less work. With my old Korallin, I topped off media, recalibrated my pH probe, and swapped my CO2 cylinder every 6 months. That's 2x/year of maintenance for rock solid alk, Ca, and Mg levels... Not to mention probably many more trace elements as you are melting down old coral skeletons instead of just dosing straight calcium and alk like in a 2-part dosing systen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 Not to mention silicone is easy as can be to break by hand. You can just as easily loosen a siliconed pvc threaded connector by hand as you would one just dry fitted with nothing. It's good at stopping leaks but doesn't actually glue the surfaces together at all Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk But I guess the possible downside of silicone is that a bump can also break the seal because it is a hardening sealant, which has some potential to then leak? Yes, the non-hardening sealant would work much better in that scenario but it would take a lot more than a bump to dislodge the silicone, from my experience. You'd have to give it a good scrape to remove it so a bump would have hardly any impact in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 Custom FarmerTy frag pack for one lucky person... sitting and healing in the sump! [emoji106] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOceanTraveler Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Those are beautiful Ty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Greef Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Those are mine! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Update picture of the RCA Baton Rouge acro! Blood red! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 OOh. That's a-nice-a. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 I swear, the clean-up crew are like a bunch of comedians in my tank! Always entertaining! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 This was him the next day... resting the body in his lounger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 This was him the next day... resting the body in his lounger. Hmmm...now where did he learn that from??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornToHula Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 He was trying his best to be an 80's action star, just couldn't hold on long enough! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 This was him the next day... resting the body in his lounger. Hmmm...now where did he learn that from??? That's me after Tuesday basketball night! He was trying his best to be an 80's action star, just couldn't hold on long enough! Stallone made it look easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 Before After Who wants my help next in their tank? [emoji12] I got rid of both the warp speed monti and the sunset monti off the main rock. They were growing way faster than desired and started choking out my acros. I'll do the triple dip on all my acros and then start glueing then back to their final spots over the holidays. Wish me luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 I just got a good look at the before and after shots this morning... It looks like a crown-of-thorns starfish went through the area. I'm reverse reefing right now... deconstruct... not build... [emoji15] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rprew Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Put me in line when you frag the Baton Rouge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 Put me in line when you frag the Baton RougeLook who pops up out of the blue when he smells pretty new acros! It's going to be a bit but when it's ready, I'll frag you one sir.If you're the impatient type, Jake at RCA has the mother colony sitting in his show tank that I'm sure he'll cut you a frag. It isn't as colored up but it will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 I call it... acro island! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Do we have our RTN/STN statline running yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Do we have our RTN/STN statline running yet?Better get the bets in quick, the first session of the triple dipper begins this Sunday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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