Melev's new 280g Starfire tank thread - Page 8

melev · 04/15/2006, 11:47 PM

Here is the thread about the acro that just RTN'd, awaiting feedback from the SPS keepers in case it is parasite-related.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...59#post7185559

And here is my Tiger Cowrie. I've not seen it do any harm. It seems to enjoy a particular sponge in my tank that I don't care for. The color is a little odd, because my lights were cycling off and thus the camera's white balance wasn't correct. Still, it's a neat creature and I don't post pictures often enough of it. It is definitely nocturnal, and about the size of a lemon.

melev · 04/16/2006, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lunchbucket
note for future vids. ADD A CHICK IN A BIKINI AND NOD QUICKSILVER IN A TIGHT MD SHIRT. you might be sending mixed messages or appealing to the wrong crowd...unless you are w/ that crowd :P...hey what ever floats you boat man!

No, I totally agree. We are heading into the season for bikinis and we need some reefbabes to help enhance the show. And if things go very well, don't expect a video at all.

Evan's wearing that rediculously tight shirt because Marine Depot and I wanted to give him a hard time. Evan loves to work out, and I figured a kid's shirt would make his Ahnold-like muscles stand out.

Micki · 04/16/2006, 05:40 AM

Marc, just remember all of us that listen to ReefCast aren't guys.

By the way, when is the next ReefCast??? I think it's over due!!!

melev · 04/16/2006, 07:59 AM

It is. Bug Evan mercilessly.

Micki · 04/16/2006, 08:29 AM

That I will Do!

Lunchbucket · 04/16/2006, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by melev
No, I totally agree. We are heading into the season for bikinis and we need some reefbabes to help enhance the show. And if things go very well, don't expect a video at all.

Evan's wearing that rediculously tight shirt because Marine Depot and I wanted to give him a hard time. Evan loves to work out, and I figured a kid's shirt would make his Ahnold-like muscles stand out.

reefbabes...forget the reef part just get babes

no video if it goes well?? why not an 18+ payperview...you could get a lot of money for reefcasts :lo:!!

yeah i heard about the T-shirt. thought i would give you and Evan a hard time

Ahnold-like...more like girl-like

j/k

Lunchbucket

Spiffyguy · 04/16/2006, 10:30 AM

The reason the shirt was so tight on Even is from all the fish food that Marc feeds him. That stuff is good for you and stufed full of good nuitrents. Marc keep up the dosing on Evan and he will get huge and be ready for fragging soon.

melev · 04/16/2006, 04:23 PM

That just sounds wrong, no matter how you read it.

melev · 04/16/2006, 04:59 PM

Here are a few images from today.

A Blue Ridge frag is doing well, quietly encrusting beneath the A. tenuis.

The cowrie found a nice comfy spot to sleep today, in some neon star polyps. The picture doesn't really give you a good view, but it looks relaxing in person.

Somebody snapped the tip off the A. nobilis.

Not wanting to waste any life, I mounted the little guy.

The pink Branching Hammer will need to be fragged again soon, as it is getting close to the SPS on either side of it once again. Still a very pretty coral, one that looks quite delicate.

melev · 04/16/2006, 07:14 PM

Talk about going off topic... here's a thread about plants.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=825774

Gallandro · 04/17/2006, 01:43 PM

Thanks for the inspiration Marc, could not have done it without you !

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=823084

newreefman31 · 04/17/2006, 05:35 PM

melev do my tank was at 68 with no pumps runnning then when i turned the blueline 100 rlt on (output 1in pipe) water jumped up to 84 in 2 days the pump gets very hot to the touch. Do you have any idea where i can contact the company??

melev · 04/18/2006, 03:04 PM

I think you should contact the vendor where you bought it. I can't believe a single pump can raise a tank 16 degrees, unless it is heavily restricted. You might consider something more along the lines of a Mag 5 or 7.

newreefman31 · 04/18/2006, 03:31 PM

the vendor where i bought the pump is from florida, where i used to live.....this has been in the planning for awhile.

do u know how i can get ahold of the company directly?

cseeton · 04/18/2006, 03:58 PM

Blueline does not make the 100 RLT, Iwaki does....

Do a google/yahoo search.

newreefman31 · 04/18/2006, 07:36 PM

sorry cseeton i ment to say its the exact same model. Here is the pump for sure thanks for any help

Pan World 250PS Magnetic Water Pump

Max Flow: 1900gph
Max Head: 45ft
Power: 390W
Fittings (Inlet/Outlet): 1" MPT / 1" MPT
Dimensions (L x W x H): 14" x 5" x 6.75"
Comparable to Iwaki: 100RLT

I have googled it many times..... I'm just trying to find out how to contact the company

Hop · 04/18/2006, 08:21 PM

Hmmm. Searched on yahoo for less than five seconds

Pan World

newreefman31 · 04/19/2006, 07:19 PM

Hop
thank you ver very much i looked all over google. I just contacted them and they are sending me a new pump thanks melev and all u guys

Hop · 04/20/2006, 10:11 PM

Hello...... Melev.... Hello....

Are you feeling alright? I can't remember you letting two days go by without updating us on stuff and posting pics...

MEDIC

melev · 04/20/2006, 10:12 PM

I'm just enjoying my tank, and focusing on little stuff as required. No worries.

At least I reply quickly.

Hop · 04/20/2006, 10:14 PM

ooops puter locked up and I lost my first post and then... poof there it was.

Good to hear everything is alright!

Toddrtrex · 04/20/2006, 10:15 PM

You reply so quickly that Hop misses it.

Edit, hop claims PC issue, and I end up looking silly.

Hop · 04/20/2006, 10:18 PM

LOL. Yeah.. After the computer locked I checked and my first post wasn't there. Then I typed it out again and hit submit and poof... Then I have two similar posts... At least the edit button worked!

Lordhelmet · 04/20/2006, 10:57 PM

so melev hows the weather out there?

melev · 04/20/2006, 11:20 PM

The weather is wet, thankfully. We needed it.

Due to the heat wave that hit us earlier this week (101F!), we had rolling black outs. I actually don't believe anything being stated in the press about why it happened, and am disgusted. It isn't like we didn't have people living in Texas last year turning on their A/C on the same day. The spin is that they were taking reactors offline for maintenance and simply weren't prepared. Seriously? They don't check the weather patterns before making decisions like these? How about saying "woah - it's getting hot. Someone better go plug those other ones back in and we'll dust the breakers next week."

For now, we're back in the 70s with rain. And now they can go mop their floors and clean the windows, but someone better get on the treadmill to build up more power for the heat that is assuredly coming our way very soon.

04/16/2006, 05:40 AM	#178
Micki Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,163	Marc, just remember all of us that listen to ReefCast aren't guys. By the way, when is the next ReefCast??? I think it's over due!!! __________________ Micki... Western Ohio Reef Club Click the red house for my 125 progress! Current Tank Info: 125 gal. reef, 90 gal. sump, 10 gal. fuge, 40 gallon. 150 gallon fish only.

04/16/2006, 08:29 AM	#180
Micki Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,163	That I will Do! __________________ Micki... Western Ohio Reef Club Click the red house for my 125 progress! Current Tank Info: 125 gal. reef, 90 gal. sump, 10 gal. fuge, 40 gallon. 150 gallon fish only.

04/16/2006, 10:30 AM	#182
Spiffyguy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: St Charles, Mo Posts: 1,633	The reason the shirt was so tight on Even is from all the fish food that Marc feeds him. That stuff is good for you and stufed full of good nuitrents. Marc keep up the dosing on Evan and he will get huge and be ready for fragging soon. __________________ Spiffyguy Ain't life spiffy!! Click the little red house to see my fish tank. "The cheese stands alone." Current Tank Info: 55 with in tank sump and TBS rock, Aquactinics TX5, Remora HOB oh my. 10 gallon AGA with custom overflow and Aquaclear HOB, Black sand rubble zone.

04/18/2006, 08:21 PM	#192
Hop Carpe Noctem!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 8,548	Hmmm. Searched on yahoo for less than five seconds Pan World __________________ Hop Current Tank Info: 300-gallon in-wall system (mixed reef)

04/20/2006, 10:11 PM	#194
Hop Carpe Noctem!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 8,548	Hello...... Melev.... Hello.... Are you feeling alright? I can't remember you letting two days go by without updating us on stuff and posting pics... MEDIC __________________ Hop Current Tank Info: 300-gallon in-wall system (mixed reef)

04/15/2006, 11:47 PM	#176
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Here is the thread about the acro that just RTN'd, awaiting feedback from the SPS keepers in case it is parasite-related. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...59#post7185559 And here is my Tiger Cowrie. I've not seen it do any harm. It seems to enjoy a particular sponge in my tank that I don't care for. The color is a little odd, because my lights were cycling off and thus the camera's white balance wasn't correct. Still, it's a neat creature and I don't post pictures often enough of it. It is definitely nocturnal, and about the size of a lemon.

04/16/2006, 07:59 AM	#179
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	It is. Bug Evan mercilessly.

04/16/2006, 04:23 PM	#183
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	That just sounds wrong, no matter how you read it.

04/16/2006, 04:59 PM	#184
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Here are a few images from today. A Blue Ridge frag is doing well, quietly encrusting beneath the A. tenuis. The cowrie found a nice comfy spot to sleep today, in some neon star polyps. The picture doesn't really give you a good view, but it looks relaxing in person. Somebody snapped the tip off the A. nobilis. Not wanting to waste any life, I mounted the little guy. The pink Branching Hammer will need to be fragged again soon, as it is getting close to the SPS on either side of it once again. Still a very pretty coral, one that looks quite delicate.

04/16/2006, 07:14 PM	#185
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Talk about going off topic... here's a thread about plants. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=825774

04/17/2006, 01:43 PM	#186
Gallandro Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK Posts: 148	Thanks for the inspiration Marc, could not have done it without you ! http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=823084

04/17/2006, 05:35 PM	#187
newreefman31 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: St. Louis Posts: 357	melev do my tank was at 68 with no pumps runnning then when i turned the blueline 100 rlt on (output 1in pipe) water jumped up to 84 in 2 days the pump gets very hot to the touch. Do you have any idea where i can contact the company??

04/18/2006, 03:04 PM	#188
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	I think you should contact the vendor where you bought it. I can't believe a single pump can raise a tank 16 degrees, unless it is heavily restricted. You might consider something more along the lines of a Mag 5 or 7.

04/18/2006, 03:31 PM	#189
newreefman31 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: St. Louis Posts: 357	the vendor where i bought the pump is from florida, where i used to live.....this has been in the planning for awhile. do u know how i can get ahold of the company directly?

04/18/2006, 03:58 PM	#190
cseeton Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Amherst, NY Posts: 163	Blueline does not make the 100 RLT, Iwaki does.... Do a google/yahoo search.

04/18/2006, 07:36 PM	#191
newreefman31 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: St. Louis Posts: 357	sorry cseeton i ment to say its the exact same model. Here is the pump for sure thanks for any help Pan World 250PS Magnetic Water Pump Max Flow: 1900gph Max Head: 45ft Power: 390W Fittings (Inlet/Outlet): 1" MPT / 1" MPT Dimensions (L x W x H): 14" x 5" x 6.75" Comparable to Iwaki: 100RLT I have googled it many times..... I'm just trying to find out how to contact the company

04/19/2006, 07:19 PM	#193
newreefman31 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: St. Louis Posts: 357	Hop thank you ver very much i looked all over google. I just contacted them and they are sending me a new pump thanks melev and all u guys

04/20/2006, 10:12 PM	#195
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	I'm just enjoying my tank, and focusing on little stuff as required. No worries. At least I reply quickly.

04/20/2006, 10:14 PM	#196
Hop Carpe Noctem!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 8,548	ooops puter locked up and I lost my first post and then... poof there it was. Good to hear everything is alright! __________________ Hop Current Tank Info: 300-gallon in-wall system (mixed reef)

04/20/2006, 10:15 PM	#197
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	You reply so quickly that Hop misses it. Edit, hop claims PC issue, and I end up looking silly. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

04/20/2006, 10:18 PM	#198
Hop Carpe Noctem!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 8,548	LOL. Yeah.. After the computer locked I checked and my first post wasn't there. Then I typed it out again and hit submit and poof... Then I have two similar posts... At least the edit button worked! __________________ Hop Current Tank Info: 300-gallon in-wall system (mixed reef)

04/20/2006, 10:57 PM	#199
Lordhelmet Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,008	so melev hows the weather out there? __________________ I need a new signiture Current Tank Info: 90 gallon, 14 gallon

04/20/2006, 11:20 PM	#200
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	The weather is wet, thankfully. We needed it. Due to the heat wave that hit us earlier this week (101F!), we had rolling black outs. I actually don't believe anything being stated in the press about why it happened, and am disgusted. It isn't like we didn't have people living in Texas last year turning on their A/C on the same day. The spin is that they were taking reactors offline for maintenance and simply weren't prepared. Seriously? They don't check the weather patterns before making decisions like these? How about saying "woah - it's getting hot. Someone better go plug those other ones back in and we'll dust the breakers next week." For now, we're back in the 70s with rain. And now they can go mop their floors and clean the windows, but someone better get on the treadmill to build up more power for the heat that is assuredly coming our way very soon.