Rebuild and recovery of a dead tank - Page 60

jason2459 · 11/27/2015, 09:00 PM

Ready for Christmas

jason2459 · 11/30/2015, 10:33 PM

jason2459 · 11/30/2015, 10:40 PM

jason2459 · 11/30/2015, 10:50 PM

I'm not sure how much of that I can trust. Some of it seems in line but some of it seems way off. Will be interesting to see Triton's results especially on the PO4. At a quick glance PO4 seems high, Calcium seems low, salinity low, magnesium high compared to what I tested. No idea on ammonia since I didn't test for it and see no reason too but I have a hard time believing those numbers above. While things like Alkalinity seem right in line. Very odd results I feel. Even the nitrates seem high as I didn't register any change at all on salifert or redsea taking both twice and Red Sea I was easily able to read under 1ppm in the nitrates shoot out.

jason2459 · 12/01/2015, 09:26 PM

CBB, One of my favorite fish. Use to have one in my original setup pre-flood and this thread around 2007. I finally found a really nice looking specimen and was acting like a copperband should while at the LFS. I've had it for a while now and got it eating mysis, clams, muscles, and live black worms which are its favorite.

I clipped the tip of a pipette off so it can get to the food with out competition. If another fish comes up I suck it back in and they don't have the mouth to get to it. Though they don't have to worry as I broadcast feed this all too them too. And the copperband is getting better at picking it out of the water free floating too.

jason2459 · 12/01/2015, 09:58 PM

And here he is going in for some
mysis

jason2459 · 12/02/2015, 02:46 PM

updated the Dino's thread but not here. Here's the most current picture of my dino problem area that's just about dino free now

jason2459 · 12/02/2015, 09:00 PM

This new nylon mesh has been doing a fantastic job and hasn't slowed down one bit so far. It's got some detritus but because the nylon stringing is thinner then the plastic mesh it doesn't seem to have hindered the flow at all.

Notice the cleaner area. That right now has been self cleaned off with the gyre in reverse mode right now. That is right now the intake but later will be the outgoing flow. As I have it programmed to alternate approximately every 6 hours in timing with the moon offset for tides. So it is changed or pushed back about 45 minutes everyday when it changes direction. Also it ramps up and down in intensity/speed too with those changes in direction.

jason2459 · 12/02/2015, 10:37 PM

I finally got around to moving the CO2 scrubber hooked up to the skimmer above the waterline and skimmer air intake. This way when the line that is shoved into the top of the swabbie lid starts sucking in foam or water its all going to go down the airline to the pump shutting it down and not have some of it go into the reactor.

The Aquamaxx EM300 has been super stable and consistent so I haven't had that issue yet but I did manually test it out. I plugged up my collection cup drain (mainly what I'm most worried about having happen) and closed the skimmers outlet flooding the collection cup. Some of the water and foam went down the air line to the CO2 scrubber. Not a good thing. Moved it up and tested again. No problems.

jason2459 · 12/02/2015, 11:30 PM

I bought a very nifty syringe today. It's for my son and daughter that wants to help do some water tests. I found it at Walmart and you twist the top plunger you pull back to 4 different settings and it will only let you pull back that far. The measurement settings are 2.5ml, 5ml, 7.5ml, and 10ml.

The 5 and the 10ml I use quite a bit between the API calcium and Alk kits and the 10 ml with the Hanna ULR 736 Checker. This will be super easy for them to pull the right amount every time and I'm going to use it too as its just set and pull. I never trust the line on the vials and have always drawn the water to be tested with a syringe.

By Acu-life health enterprises.

jason2459 · 12/03/2015, 08:26 AM

Recent Triton results are in.

So it went from zinc being a concern to now tin. Not sure I actually have that much tin. No idea how it could have gone up like that in a month. The only thing that's been added was the Iodide and Strontium/Molybdenum supplements for 3 days before the samples were taken. I would hope neither of those two supplements would have tin in them.

jason2459 · 12/03/2015, 12:57 PM

Final round of testing comparing me vs. Triton vs. AWT is done

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2541190

jason2459 · 12/04/2015, 06:36 PM

I now have 5 RBTAs all split from 1. I still only have a single GBTA.

This one just split

jason2459 · 12/09/2015, 08:54 PM

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I'd say it's done for now. Probably see it again in another 5-10 years when I mess something up. I didn't touch it, siphon it, blow on it, or give it any kisses. Just left it alone and kept up with normal maintanence. Some detritus left but the pods will like that so I'll leave it for them.

jason2459 · 12/10/2015, 08:17 PM

I did a quick simple mod to my Davey Jones Locker. Drilled a quick hole and placed into it an old mj1200 I had laying around and plugged it into an Apex controlled outlet.

Now when my Apex alerts me my locker is full I can turn on the mj1200 for a couple seconds and back off and it starts a siphon into the floor drain next to it. Now I can be even lazier.

jason2459 · 12/12/2015, 12:28 AM

Pics to update that Triton vs everyone thread

jason2459 · 12/12/2015, 12:58 AM

jason2459 · 12/14/2015, 09:02 PM

It looks like I have successfully paired up my bangaii cardinal. Now to get them breeding. But that's the easy part. You just have to feed them enough.

jason2459 · 12/16/2015, 09:04 PM

Found him. My starfish plays hide and seek. I get glimpses of it and next thing I know I don't see it again for at least another week. I have no idea if I have two still or just the one.

jason2459 · 12/19/2015, 12:52 PM

That tiny purple urchin is getting bigger and still in the same area I found it the first time.

jason2459 · 12/19/2015, 08:22 PM

My bubble tips are looking more like bubble tips.

BigBlueTang · 12/19/2015, 10:17 PM

Looking great!!!
I'm just about to start cycling mine! Thanks for all of your help

jason2459 · 12/19/2015, 10:18 PM

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Looking great!!!
I'm just about to start cycling mine! Thanks for all of your help

That's awesome. Good luck and have lots of patience.

BigBlueTang · 12/20/2015, 12:49 AM

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That's awesome. Good luck and have lots of patience.

My patience is running thin... I've had an empty tank in my living room for a year yesterday. can't wait to fill it up!!! And I hope you won't mind me stealing some of your ideas

jason2459 · 12/20/2015, 12:57 AM

Steal away. Most of my ideas are from reading how others have done things on here or articles. PaulB and Randy Holmes-Farley are probably two of my biggest influences. Many others on this forum as well. Particularly the Chemistry forum like bertoni, boomer, TMZ, and disc1 among others. Steve is a great source of knowledge in the fish sections. I cant spell his screenname, snorvich or something like that. Mojo was great for skimmer and equipment knowledge. Turbo Floyd recently has been a huge help with my algae turf scrubber I got from him earlier this year. Slief, d2mini, and several others for tank setup and equipment. Just so many great resources on this site. No idea what happen to water keeper.

11/27/2015, 09:00 PM	#1476
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Ready for Christmas __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

11/30/2015, 10:33 PM	#1477
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	__________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

11/30/2015, 10:40 PM	#1478
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	__________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank Last edited by jason2459; 11/30/2015 at 10:47 PM.

11/30/2015, 10:50 PM	#1479
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	I'm not sure how much of that I can trust. Some of it seems in line but some of it seems way off. Will be interesting to see Triton's results especially on the PO4. At a quick glance PO4 seems high, Calcium seems low, salinity low, magnesium high compared to what I tested. No idea on ammonia since I didn't test for it and see no reason too but I have a hard time believing those numbers above. While things like Alkalinity seem right in line. Very odd results I feel. Even the nitrates seem high as I didn't register any change at all on salifert or redsea taking both twice and Red Sea I was easily able to read under 1ppm in the nitrates shoot out. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank Last edited by jason2459; 11/30/2015 at 11:03 PM.

12/01/2015, 09:26 PM	#1480
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	CBB, One of my favorite fish. Use to have one in my original setup pre-flood and this thread around 2007. I finally found a really nice looking specimen and was acting like a copperband should while at the LFS. I've had it for a while now and got it eating mysis, clams, muscles, and live black worms which are its favorite. I clipped the tip of a pipette off so it can get to the food with out competition. If another fish comes up I suck it back in and they don't have the mouth to get to it. Though they don't have to worry as I broadcast feed this all too them too. And the copperband is getting better at picking it out of the water free floating too. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

12/01/2015, 09:58 PM	#1481
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	And here he is going in for some mysis __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

12/02/2015, 02:46 PM	#1482
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	updated the Dino's thread but not here. Here's the most current picture of my dino problem area that's just about dino free now __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

12/02/2015, 09:00 PM	#1483
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	This new nylon mesh has been doing a fantastic job and hasn't slowed down one bit so far. It's got some detritus but because the nylon stringing is thinner then the plastic mesh it doesn't seem to have hindered the flow at all. Notice the cleaner area. That right now has been self cleaned off with the gyre in reverse mode right now. That is right now the intake but later will be the outgoing flow. As I have it programmed to alternate approximately every 6 hours in timing with the moon offset for tides. So it is changed or pushed back about 45 minutes everyday when it changes direction. Also it ramps up and down in intensity/speed too with those changes in direction. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank Last edited by jason2459; 12/02/2015 at 09:07 PM.

12/02/2015, 10:37 PM	#1484
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	I finally got around to moving the CO2 scrubber hooked up to the skimmer above the waterline and skimmer air intake. This way when the line that is shoved into the top of the swabbie lid starts sucking in foam or water its all going to go down the airline to the pump shutting it down and not have some of it go into the reactor. The Aquamaxx EM300 has been super stable and consistent so I haven't had that issue yet but I did manually test it out. I plugged up my collection cup drain (mainly what I'm most worried about having happen) and closed the skimmers outlet flooding the collection cup. Some of the water and foam went down the air line to the CO2 scrubber. Not a good thing. Moved it up and tested again. No problems. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

12/02/2015, 11:30 PM	#1485
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	I bought a very nifty syringe today. It's for my son and daughter that wants to help do some water tests. I found it at Walmart and you twist the top plunger you pull back to 4 different settings and it will only let you pull back that far. The measurement settings are 2.5ml, 5ml, 7.5ml, and 10ml. The 5 and the 10ml I use quite a bit between the API calcium and Alk kits and the 10 ml with the Hanna ULR 736 Checker. This will be super easy for them to pull the right amount every time and I'm going to use it too as its just set and pull. I never trust the line on the vials and have always drawn the water to be tested with a syringe. By Acu-life health enterprises. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

12/03/2015, 08:26 AM	#1486
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Recent Triton results are in. So it went from zinc being a concern to now tin. Not sure I actually have that much tin. No idea how it could have gone up like that in a month. The only thing that's been added was the Iodide and Strontium/Molybdenum supplements for 3 days before the samples were taken. I would hope neither of those two supplements would have tin in them. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank Last edited by jason2459; 12/03/2015 at 08:40 AM.

12/03/2015, 12:57 PM	#1487
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Final round of testing comparing me vs. Triton vs. AWT is done http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2541190 __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

12/04/2015, 06:36 PM	#1488
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	I now have 5 RBTAs all split from 1. I still only have a single GBTA. This one just split __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

12/10/2015, 08:17 PM	#1490
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	I did a quick simple mod to my Davey Jones Locker. Drilled a quick hole and placed into it an old mj1200 I had laying around and plugged it into an Apex controlled outlet. Now when my Apex alerts me my locker is full I can turn on the mj1200 for a couple seconds and back off and it starts a siphon into the floor drain next to it. Now I can be even lazier. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

12/12/2015, 12:28 AM	#1491
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Pics to update that Triton vs everyone thread __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

12/12/2015, 12:58 AM	#1492
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	__________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

12/14/2015, 09:02 PM	#1493
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	It looks like I have successfully paired up my bangaii cardinal. Now to get them breeding. But that's the easy part. You just have to feed them enough. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

12/16/2015, 09:04 PM	#1494
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Found him. My starfish plays hide and seek. I get glimpses of it and next thing I know I don't see it again for at least another week. I have no idea if I have two still or just the one. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

12/19/2015, 12:52 PM	#1495
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	That tiny purple urchin is getting bigger and still in the same area I found it the first time. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

12/19/2015, 08:22 PM	#1496
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	My bubble tips are looking more like bubble tips. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank

12/19/2015, 10:17 PM	#1497
BigBlueTang Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Boulder, Colorado Posts: 1,430	Looking great!!! I'm just about to start cycling mine! Thanks for all of your help __________________ 75 gal, 20 L using as sump, MP40Qd , Eheim 1260 Return,Royal Exclusiv Bubble King Mini 160,Kamoer FX-STP Calcium Reactor Setup, ATI Sunpower 6x54W

12/20/2015, 12:57 AM	#1500
jason2459 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 9,671	Steal away. Most of my ideas are from reading how others have done things on here or articles. PaulB and Randy Holmes-Farley are probably two of my biggest influences. Many others on this forum as well. Particularly the Chemistry forum like bertoni, boomer, TMZ, and disc1 among others. Steve is a great source of knowledge in the fish sections. I cant spell his screenname, snorvich or something like that. Mojo was great for skimmer and equipment knowledge. Turbo Floyd recently has been a huge help with my algae turf scrubber I got from him earlier this year. Slief, d2mini, and several others for tank setup and equipment. Just so many great resources on this site. No idea what happen to water keeper. __________________ rebuild and recovery log: No more red house, you'll have to click on my name and visit my homepage! You can check out my parameters at reeftronics dot net website and look for my username. Current Tank Info: 180g mixed reef w/ a beananimal overflow to a dolomite RRUGF. \| 20g long G. Smithii Mantis Tank