jolt Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Is that hope or a complaint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 Complaint. And hope. 5lbs was lasting just under 2 months now (complaint) so 20lbs should last about 7-8 months (hope). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Did you leak test it with soapy water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 I have some micro leak detector if you need to use it. It's basically partially gelled soapy water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 I tested it, no leaks. I just have to run it fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 mmmmm...Acro pron! LOL! I should make a video of all macro shots and put it to some cheesy pron music. toadstool porn. [emoji15][emoji23] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 I tested it, no leaks. I just have to run it fast.Can you slow down your effluent flow a bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 Not if I want my alk to stay at a reasonable level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 20lbs outta last a little longer than 2 months... what is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Not if I want my alk to stay at a reasonable level. Yeah, on my last reactor, I couldn't slow the flow one bit, it had to be fast to keep up. I burned through CO2 like nothing. This current reactor, I'm able to use a much slower flow and just keep a lower pH and it has been keeping up just fine. Something I tried in the last one with no avail.After running 4 different CaRX, I'm just chalking it up to the reactor. They all have a mind of their own! [emoji1] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 20lbs outta last a little longer than 2 months... what is that?He brews beer in his sump... [emoji14] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 20lbs outta last a little longer than 2 months... what is that?He brews beer in his sump... [emoji14]well in that case, he's doing it all wrong!!! [emoji482][emoji482] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 I could try adjusting the pH down and see if that let's me slow the flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Some updates... Meg placed an order for some rare Blasto's and asked me if I wanted to place an order for some rare SPS... Why yes! Thanks for asking! Sooooo we got 2 orders in this week... Meg got a puple blasto and an orange one. Really quite stunning. For SPS we got a RRUSA Oblivion, RRUSA Pink Floyd, NR Bonsai Humilis, WWC Yellow Tip, JF Terra Nova, PC Superman, JF Cooter Champagne, and the famed Walt Disney Tenuis. We definitely did NOT have room for all of those acros, so a few had to go to the chopping table and are now in the frag tank... Ironically we had a few duplicate SPSs, which made choosing which were going to go bye bye easier. Funny enough, we had 3 JF Grape Juices! So if you're looking for a JF Grape Juice colony, let me know. Today I noticed my pH drop suddenly from 8.7 to 7.92. I've had the pH drop then recover quickly indicating that perhaps the probe is needing some calibration or cleaning, but this time it stayed down for a few hours. I checked the probe and a stomatella was just chillin right on the tip. I'm really getting annoyed with those guys... They keep causing problems. I have to take apart my skimmer pump at least once a week because they keep getting sucked in. I've looked into a pump guard for the skimmer but they don't make one. May have to figure out a way to fabricate something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Some updates... Meg placed an order for some rare Blasto's and asked me if I wanted to place an order for some rare SPS... Why yes! Thanks for asking! Sooooo we got 2 orders in this week... Meg got a puple blasto and an orange one. Really quite stunning. For SPS we got a RRUSA Oblivion, RRUSA Pink Floyd, NR Bonsai Humilis, WWC Yellow Tip, JF Terra Nova, PC Superman, JF Cooter Champagne, and the famed Walt Disney Tenuis. You forgot to attach the pictures.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Thank goodness for Google w/ all you smart people! [emoji6] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 I purposely didn't put up pictures of the new frags since many SPS look like little brown turds after shipping... I was waiting for them to color up some. But I can get some anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I purposely didn't put up pictures of the new frags since many SPS look like little brown turds after shipping... I was waiting for them to color up some. But I can get some anyways. Well it was actually the blastos I really want to see. They're one of my favorite corals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 That can be arranged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I purposely didn't put up pictures of the new frags since many SPS look like little brown turds after shipping... I was waiting for them to color up some. But I can get some anyways. Well it was actually the blastos I really want to see. They're one of my favorite corals! +100000000000000000000000000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 I'll get better pics one the daylights come on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Got my new toy today. I didn't get any data from the main tank as it was already starting to lower the intensity... But I did get the frag tanks. Both frag tanks are under a 20k BML. Right tank also has a kessil a150w, left has a kessil a160we. Right tank lights are 16" from the rack producing a maximum of 150 par. Left tank lights are 12" from the rack producing a maximum of 210 par. I'm sure I'll do up the display tank soon. I'd like to log it for a full day to see how it ramps up and down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Sweet! Crank it up! I'm sitting at 250-300 par on the frag tank and that's being measured by the old apogee meter, so its probably higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Yeah, the lights are maxed out so I'll have to lower them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Do you hire out to do par readings???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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