back in the hobby after a lil break with a new tank - Page 2

logiktest · 03/17/2011, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjc451

Any other ideas on the sump???

Place a piece of eggcrate over your return pump (or build an eggcrate cage for it), insert cheato and provide a light source, enjoy your new refugium.

bjc451 · 03/17/2011, 08:18 AM

Now that sounds like a good idea. Some more info would help. Obvioudly no sand judt cheato but thats better then nothing i have read walmart has apower compact light and home depot. What about still using a reactor?

logiktest · 03/17/2011, 08:24 AM

You can build a cage by cutting the eggcrate to size and connecting it with zip-ties.

Just a ball of cheato would be fine. I use a 6500K curly-que bulb from the hardware store, and replace it every few months(3-Pack). I also have a small, cheep reflector that I found near the extension cords at the same store.

bjc451 · 03/17/2011, 08:35 AM

I guess mh is a little overkill huh. Thanks that sounds great

logiktest · 03/17/2011, 08:53 AM

MH would be fine in the correct spectrum, but it demands a lot of electricity and space to run. It could also cause heat issues in the summer time.

zero26 · 03/17/2011, 03:54 PM

+1 on the CFL's, I use a CFL Flood light, I think its something like 14 watts and the spectrum is 6500k I believe.

bjc451 · 03/17/2011, 05:06 PM

Just got the cheto and gcoing to get a light after cornes beef and cabbage

bjc451 · 03/18/2011, 12:11 PM

Well got a small clamp on reflector last night but could only find 5000k bulb ran in reverse cycle

rhonda2010 · 03/18/2011, 06:01 PM

Weezy and baby still good.

Is it pathetic my whole life is now consumed with salt water this and that and etc.
I mean I even dream about it, the light that is being talked about.... Yea had a dream about some state of the art system I invented... Lol

zero26 · 03/18/2011, 06:13 PM

Sounds like you've got "the fever".

rhonda2010 · 03/18/2011, 06:24 PM

Oh no there's a diagnosis for this??

I'd say I need a hobby, but this is one!!!

Blaming this all on my man, he got me into this!

zero26 · 03/18/2011, 06:36 PM

I guess its this hobby or stripping. haha

rhonda2010 · 03/18/2011, 06:43 PM

Yeah, not so much on the stripping.

I'll stick to my baby clown fish.

bjc451 · 03/18/2011, 07:21 PM

Just wait till it is time to feed the corals and anenome. I really enjoy watching a open brain feed

bjc451 · 03/18/2011, 07:22 PM

Stripping would be good also more money for livestock

rhonda2010 · 03/18/2011, 07:33 PM

You would say that turd!

Sorry to hurt ur feelings babe but I will NEVER do that!!!

As for feeding the corals and things I'm excited!!

Maybe then I will stop dreaming about pumps and lights and algae and cooler stuff

Aqua Man 07 · 03/18/2011, 08:04 PM

if you are looking for stuff pumps lights ect ask in this forum and you might be able to save a few bucks along the way. like i see you guys got some cheato. im not sure where you got it or if you payed for it. most of us have to throw it out the door sometimes so that means free for the takeing plus it is full of pods and stuff.

bjc451 · 03/18/2011, 08:47 PM

I got it at saltwater island was in the hood and picked some up for 6 bucks and no tax so that was cool. The only pump i need is to run the phosban reactor

zero26 · 03/18/2011, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjc451

I got it at saltwater island was in the hood and picked some up for 6 bucks and no tax so that was cool. The only pump i need is to run the phosban reactor

The "hood"? In ballwin?

rhonda2010 · 03/18/2011, 09:01 PM

Yes in ballwin, but he's crazy that's not the hood

rhonda2010 · 03/18/2011, 09:12 PM

and sthe story is my car decided to break down. And he had to come rescue me!!!!!

03/17/2011, 08:24 AM	#28
logiktest Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Zone 5 Posts: 4,071	You can build a cage by cutting the eggcrate to size and connecting it with zip-ties. Just a ball of cheato would be fine. I use a 6500K curly-que bulb from the hardware store, and replace it every few months(3-Pack). I also have a small, cheep reflector that I found near the extension cords at the same store. __________________ Mike Have you ever looked around at the group of people you are in and thought, "If the Zombie Apocalypse happens right now, this is what I have to work with." Current Tank Info: 140.5gal. goldfish bowl

03/17/2011, 08:53 AM	#30
logiktest Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Zone 5 Posts: 4,071	MH would be fine in the correct spectrum, but it demands a lot of electricity and space to run. It could also cause heat issues in the summer time. __________________ Mike Have you ever looked around at the group of people you are in and thought, "If the Zombie Apocalypse happens right now, this is what I have to work with." Current Tank Info: 140.5gal. goldfish bowl

03/17/2011, 03:54 PM	#31
zero26 MoneyPit Maestro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Washington MO Posts: 1,866	+1 on the CFL's, I use a CFL Flood light, I think its something like 14 watts and the spectrum is 6500k I believe. __________________ 90 DT, 50 gal basement sump. Current Tank Info: LPS, SPS

03/18/2011, 06:13 PM	#35
zero26 MoneyPit Maestro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Washington MO Posts: 1,866	Sounds like you've got "the fever". __________________ 90 DT, 50 gal basement sump. Current Tank Info: LPS, SPS

03/18/2011, 06:36 PM	#37
zero26 MoneyPit Maestro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Washington MO Posts: 1,866	I guess its this hobby or stripping. haha __________________ 90 DT, 50 gal basement sump. Current Tank Info: LPS, SPS

03/17/2011, 08:18 AM	#27
bjc451 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 383	Now that sounds like a good idea. Some more info would help. Obvioudly no sand judt cheato but thats better then nothing i have read walmart has apower compact light and home depot. What about still using a reactor?

03/17/2011, 08:35 AM	#29
bjc451 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 383	I guess mh is a little overkill huh. Thanks that sounds great

03/17/2011, 05:06 PM	#32
bjc451 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 383	Just got the cheto and gcoing to get a light after cornes beef and cabbage

03/18/2011, 12:11 PM	#33
bjc451 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 383	Well got a small clamp on reflector last night but could only find 5000k bulb ran in reverse cycle

03/18/2011, 06:01 PM	#34
rhonda2010 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Godfrey, IL Posts: 58	Weezy and baby still good. Is it pathetic my whole life is now consumed with salt water this and that and etc. I mean I even dream about it, the light that is being talked about.... Yea had a dream about some state of the art system I invented... Lol

03/18/2011, 06:24 PM	#36
rhonda2010 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Godfrey, IL Posts: 58	Oh no there's a diagnosis for this?? I'd say I need a hobby, but this is one!!! Blaming this all on my man, he got me into this!

03/18/2011, 06:43 PM	#38
rhonda2010 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Godfrey, IL Posts: 58	Yeah, not so much on the stripping. I'll stick to my baby clown fish.

03/18/2011, 07:21 PM	#39
bjc451 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 383	Just wait till it is time to feed the corals and anenome. I really enjoy watching a open brain feed

03/18/2011, 07:22 PM	#40
bjc451 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 383	Stripping would be good also more money for livestock

03/18/2011, 07:33 PM	#41
rhonda2010 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Godfrey, IL Posts: 58	You would say that turd! Sorry to hurt ur feelings babe but I will NEVER do that!!! As for feeding the corals and things I'm excited!! Maybe then I will stop dreaming about pumps and lights and algae and cooler stuff

03/18/2011, 08:04 PM	#42
Aqua Man 07 fastest reefer on 2wheels Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: east alton il Posts: 2,720	if you are looking for stuff pumps lights ect ask in this forum and you might be able to save a few bucks along the way. like i see you guys got some cheato. im not sure where you got it or if you payed for it. most of us have to throw it out the door sometimes so that means free for the takeing plus it is full of pods and stuff.

03/18/2011, 08:47 PM	#43
bjc451 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 383	I got it at saltwater island was in the hood and picked some up for 6 bucks and no tax so that was cool. The only pump i need is to run the phosban reactor

03/18/2011, 09:01 PM	#45
rhonda2010 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Godfrey, IL Posts: 58	Yes in ballwin, but he's crazy that's not the hood

03/18/2011, 09:12 PM	#46
rhonda2010 Moved On Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Godfrey, IL Posts: 58	and sthe story is my car decided to break down. And he had to come rescue me!!!!!

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