Tswifty's Custom 40g Rimless Build Thread - Page 21

melev · 08/07/2009, 01:03 AM

I know what you are saying, and that is why I too have separate devices for various gear.

My AC3 does a few things for me, but it doesn't control everything. Heck, because I had some stupid x-10 issues earlier this year, it only controls two of the four lights on my tank.

However, what you described tonight seems more serious - the controller was definitely way out there. Like it got a power surge that threw it out of whack.

Tswifty · 08/07/2009, 01:13 AM

It must have been something Marc, because words can't even explain what I found when I finally got into the controller and was able to check the program.

I just posted the program I found on the Neptune Thread . Numbers changed, symbols in the code, names changes, whole lines missing???

That controller hasn't been touched, so I have no idea what is even going on... and like just look at the light times etc... etc... 13:14? pH -28.42? Temp 91.2?

Wow.... what a mess. Something epically failed.

Tswifty · 08/07/2009, 01:21 AM

I just searched through my thread and found my most recent program. Cut and pasted it back into the program editor, updated the controller, and everything seems to be functioning properly now.

Tswifty · 08/07/2009, 01:41 AM

On a lighter note. Check out what I found down in the QT tank tonight sliding along the now bare glass bottom of the tank.

One of those large flatworms that prey on clams. Sure am glad it was in the QT tank!

Tswifty · 08/07/2009, 02:05 AM

Here's a video of the flatworm in the bottom of a salt bucket.

Tswifty · 08/07/2009, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Taqpol
Do we get any kind of hint? What genus is it?

I got an idea. We can play hangman. 3 guesses per day. 1 guess per person per day.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _

melev · 08/07/2009, 03:22 AM

Is there an "S"?

klondike4001 · 08/07/2009, 05:58 AM

Is there a "U"?

2frosty4u · 08/07/2009, 06:45 AM

is there an "R"?

DiscoReefRover · 08/07/2009, 07:35 AM

can i buy a vowel?

Tswifty · 08/07/2009, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by melev
Is there an "S"?

Quote:

Originally posted by klondike4001
Is there a "U"?

Quote:

Originally posted by 2frosty4u
is there an "R"?

You guys are good. 3 for 3... 3 more guesses tomorrow.

_ _ _ _ _ _ U R U S / _ R _ S _ _ S

Tswifty · 08/07/2009, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DiscoReefRover
can i buy a vowel?

Sure you can... tomorrow.

melev · 08/07/2009, 12:32 PM

I got the first half already.

I could probably google the second half, but that's no fun.

Tswifty · 08/07/2009, 01:39 PM

Here are some shots of the quarantine setup. I think I'm going to start doing Interceptor treatments/QT in here as well for new corals.

Tswifty · 08/07/2009, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by melev
I got the first half already. I could probably google the second half, but that's no fun.

Taqpol · 08/07/2009, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by melev
I got the first half already. I could probably google the second half, but that's no fun.

I think I got it too, but we know how you are with your secrets so my lips are sealed!

Padrino · 08/07/2009, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tswifty
Yeah, I have a couple of fans blowing on the tank. It's down to 84 degrees now. I'm just extremely frustrated. My entire tank is tied to that controller, if it goes down... the tank is (and almost was) toast.

I guess I'm going to have to start getting some degree of separation with my equipment to prevent a total loss if the AC3 would fail... and I don't have much faith in it these days.

Thinking off hand, I can order Ranco Temp Controller for the heaters... etc.. etc... but that defeats the purpose of buying the AC3 in the first place IMO.

I have a BRAND new aqualogic heavy duty dualo stage temp controller i could sell you for a half decent price. Let me know if you are interested TJ

Tswifty · 08/07/2009, 06:24 PM

Well I got some more bad news. Apparently that's what my thread is good for these days. Anyway, it's regarding the Canary Wrasse. One of my Yasha Gobys has been missing for a while now. Then today I spotted my other Yasha Goby in the back corner of the tank with it's high fin ripped off. At first I was confused, but then remembered...

When I initially added the wrasse to the tank. It was swimming around the sandbed, picking off the rocks. When it suddenly darted head first into one of the Yasha Goby's burrow. I didn't think anything of it at first, and thought the wrasse may have gotten spooked... but now seeing that the other Yasha Goby is ripped up... it's looking like there is a predator in the tank... and only 1 potential culprit.

So I'm going to give the wrasse a few more weeks to see if it can help with the flatworms. If I don't see a noticeable benefit from having it in the tank... I'll be pulling it out.

Tswifty · 08/07/2009, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Taqpol
I think I got it too, but we know how you are with your secrets so my lips are sealed!

Quote:

Originally posted by Padrino
I have a BRAND new aqualogic heavy duty dualo stage temp controller i could sell you for a half decent price. Let me know if you are interested TJ

Thanks for the offer. I'll let you know if I decide to head in that direction.

Tswifty · 08/07/2009, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tswifty
Well I got some more bad news. Apparently that's what my thread is good for these days. Anyway, it's regarding the Canary Wrasse. One of my Yasha Gobys has been missing for a while now. Then today I spotted my other Yasha Goby in the back corner of the tank with it's high fin ripped off. At first I was confused, but then remembered...

When I initially added the wrasse to the tank. It was swimming around the sandbed, picking off the rocks. When it suddenly darted head first into one of the Yasha Goby's burrow. I didn't think anything of it at first, and thought the wrasse may have gotten spooked... but now seeing that the other Yasha Goby is ripped up... it's looking like there is a predator in the tank... and only 1 potential culprit.

So I'm going to give the wrasse a few more weeks to see if it can help with the flatworms. If I don't see a noticeable benefit from having it in the tank... I'll be pulling it out.

^^^

I lied... Right after I typed this, I went over to feed the tank, and both Yasha Gobys popped out. They both have relocated (out of sight of course), which explains why I haven't seen the one in a while. However, now they are almost on top of one another. So I'm not sure if they're trying to pair up or something, but I'm positive the damage is from some type of interaction between the two of them. Hopefully they'll get along, and I won't end up losing one in a battle.

I wish I could rely on my equipment right now, because I really need a break from my tank.

MADtanks · 08/07/2009, 09:55 PM

hey brotha, i never got back to ya on the vortech discussion we were having a few pages back lol... well i have tried a bunch of diff spots for the votech, and all leave me with dead spot in one corner lmao.... i did the back left and the the back right and always have a dead spot or too much sand movement lol... im going to try to put it back to where yours is and just turn the flow way down, I now wish i would have gone with 3/8" acrylic and just bought 2 mp10s lol.... oh well, maybe i will trade down to an MP20 since i cant use the full power for the mp40.

Thanks man, and the tank looks amazing bro!!

MADtanks · 08/07/2009, 09:57 PM

damn sorry to hear about your yasha

.... hope you can get it all worked out

Tswifty · 08/07/2009, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MADtanks
hey brotha, i never got back to ya on the vortech discussion we were having a few pages back lol... well i have tried a bunch of diff spots for the votech, and all leave me with dead spot in one corner lmao.... i did the back left and the the back right and always have a dead spot or too much sand movement lol... im going to try to put it back to where yours is and just turn the flow way down, I now wish i would have gone with 3/8" acrylic and just bought 2 mp10s lol.... oh well, maybe i will trade down to an MP20 since i cant use the full power for the mp40.

Thanks man, and the tank looks amazing bro!!

Yeah, I hear ya... I have a dead spot one of my back corners too. I keep telling myself I'm going to stick a Tunze 6025 back there, but haven't got around to it. I've thought about 2 VorTechs many times, but I think it would look a bit unsightly with one on each side (because of my dimensions and aquascape). If I added a second, I would more than likely add it on the same side.

Quote:

Originally posted by MADtanks
damn sorry to hear about your yasha .... hope you can get it all worked out

Yeah I spoke too soon. As soon as I opened my mouth, it popped out during feeding time. So both of my Yasha's are still alive and kicking... they just relocated themselves to a new area in the tank, which is no longer easy to view.

MADtanks · 08/08/2009, 06:51 AM

I was thinking about the tunze on the back lower corner and bounce it off the back wall so it creates some kind of randomness.... my tank is only 2 sided viewable so the back right is not so bad of a sight for me....

hopefully you can get them to relocate again to the front.

GL Brotha.

2frosty4u · 08/08/2009, 07:23 AM

Glad to hear that your Yasha Goby turned up. Earlier this week I had a friend stop by to install a gas line for my new BBQ and he had never seen my DT so I was showing it to him when I noticed that my female Clown was gone. My clowns were the first fish I bought when I got into this hobby almost 3 years ago and they started breeding like clock work about 6 months ago. I was hoping that she would turn up and that she was hiding in the rock work...But after five days I fear the worst and figure my CUC has taken care of any trace of her. You wanna Talk about Pi$$ed.

08/07/2009, 01:13 AM	#502
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	It must have been something Marc, because words can't even explain what I found when I finally got into the controller and was able to check the program. I just posted the program I found on the Neptune Thread . Numbers changed, symbols in the code, names changes, whole lines missing??? That controller hasn't been touched, so I have no idea what is even going on... and like just look at the light times etc... etc... 13:14? pH -28.42? Temp 91.2? Wow.... what a mess. Something epically failed. __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover Last edited by Tswifty; 08/07/2009 at 01:30 AM.

08/07/2009, 01:21 AM	#503
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	I just searched through my thread and found my most recent program. Cut and pasted it back into the program editor, updated the controller, and everything seems to be functioning properly now. __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover

08/07/2009, 01:41 AM	#504
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	On a lighter note. Check out what I found down in the QT tank tonight sliding along the now bare glass bottom of the tank. One of those large flatworms that prey on clams. Sure am glad it was in the QT tank! __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover

08/07/2009, 02:05 AM	#505
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	Here's a video of the flatworm in the bottom of a salt bucket. __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover

08/07/2009, 05:58 AM	#508
klondike4001 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 377	Is there a "U"? __________________ Jonathan 29 gal w/ Custom BAO Ghost Overflow, ATI 24" 4x24w Dimmable SunPower, MP10w, Jebao DC6000 return, 20h sump w/ BAO Custom Baffle set

08/07/2009, 01:03 AM	#501
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	I know what you are saying, and that is why I too have separate devices for various gear. My AC3 does a few things for me, but it doesn't control everything. Heck, because I had some stupid x-10 issues earlier this year, it only controls two of the four lights on my tank. However, what you described tonight seems more serious - the controller was definitely way out there. Like it got a power surge that threw it out of whack.

08/07/2009, 03:22 AM	#507
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Is there an "S"?

08/07/2009, 06:45 AM	#509
2frosty4u Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 745	is there an "R"? __________________ A small fish in a big aquarium

08/07/2009, 07:35 AM	#510
DiscoReefRover Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Willowick, Ohio Posts: 1,603	can i buy a vowel? __________________ "I hope I'm not going to be the first person who lost a fish, because it superglued it's mouth shut. " Tswifty New ohio DUI law..1st. OFF get 2 Browns TICs 2nd OFF you have to use them !!! Current Tank Info: Divorced ....looking for my next hole to fill!!

08/07/2009, 12:32 PM	#513
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	I got the first half already. I could probably google the second half, but that's no fun.

08/07/2009, 01:39 PM	#514
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	Here are some shots of the quarantine setup. I think I'm going to start doing Interceptor treatments/QT in here as well for new corals. __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover

08/07/2009, 06:24 PM	#518
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	Well I got some more bad news. Apparently that's what my thread is good for these days. Anyway, it's regarding the Canary Wrasse. One of my Yasha Gobys has been missing for a while now. Then today I spotted my other Yasha Goby in the back corner of the tank with it's high fin ripped off. At first I was confused, but then remembered... When I initially added the wrasse to the tank. It was swimming around the sandbed, picking off the rocks. When it suddenly darted head first into one of the Yasha Goby's burrow. I didn't think anything of it at first, and thought the wrasse may have gotten spooked... but now seeing that the other Yasha Goby is ripped up... it's looking like there is a predator in the tank... and only 1 potential culprit. So I'm going to give the wrasse a few more weeks to see if it can help with the flatworms. If I don't see a noticeable benefit from having it in the tank... I'll be pulling it out. __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover

08/07/2009, 09:55 PM	#521
MADtanks Stix Anyone? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: East Coast Posts: 5,392	hey brotha, i never got back to ya on the vortech discussion we were having a few pages back lol... well i have tried a bunch of diff spots for the votech, and all leave me with dead spot in one corner lmao.... i did the back left and the the back right and always have a dead spot or too much sand movement lol... im going to try to put it back to where yours is and just turn the flow way down, I now wish i would have gone with 3/8" acrylic and just bought 2 mp10s lol.... oh well, maybe i will trade down to an MP20 since i cant use the full power for the mp40. Thanks man, and the tank looks amazing bro!! __________________ M.A.D. 75G(36X24X20 E-Overflow) \| DIY - LED/T5 \| Tunze ATO \| Eheim 1260 \| Reef Keeper.... in progress Current Tank Info: 24X24X20 AIO SPS Dom

08/07/2009, 09:57 PM	#522
MADtanks Stix Anyone? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: East Coast Posts: 5,392	damn sorry to hear about your yasha .... hope you can get it all worked out __________________ M.A.D. 75G(36X24X20 E-Overflow) \| DIY - LED/T5 \| Tunze ATO \| Eheim 1260 \| Reef Keeper.... in progress Current Tank Info: 24X24X20 AIO SPS Dom

08/08/2009, 06:51 AM	#524
MADtanks Stix Anyone? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: East Coast Posts: 5,392	I was thinking about the tunze on the back lower corner and bounce it off the back wall so it creates some kind of randomness.... my tank is only 2 sided viewable so the back right is not so bad of a sight for me.... hopefully you can get them to relocate again to the front. GL Brotha. __________________ M.A.D. 75G(36X24X20 E-Overflow) \| DIY - LED/T5 \| Tunze ATO \| Eheim 1260 \| Reef Keeper.... in progress Current Tank Info: 24X24X20 AIO SPS Dom

08/08/2009, 07:23 AM	#525
2frosty4u Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 745	Glad to hear that your Yasha Goby turned up. Earlier this week I had a friend stop by to install a gas line for my new BBQ and he had never seen my DT so I was showing it to him when I noticed that my female Clown was gone. My clowns were the first fish I bought when I got into this hobby almost 3 years ago and they started breeding like clock work about 6 months ago. I was hoping that she would turn up and that she was hiding in the rock work...But after five days I fear the worst and figure my CUC has taken care of any trace of her. You wanna Talk about Pi$$ed. __________________ A small fish in a big aquarium