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Here's my Big Office System
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Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
You are absolutely right Jim. I'll take some pics and post ASAP. The 120 is doing pretty well again and I am almost happy with all the corals recovery since my last chem imbalance issue.
Does anyone know of a good Potassium test kit? Seems that my Alk & Mag dropped again and I am told most probably my Potassium as well.
Any way most SPS are colored up and happy again. My Monitis in particular my poker star are not so happy, mostly just a little bleached. But I lost my pink stylos and pociliporas all together.
Not much has progressed on the new tank I've just been too busy with work and I had to go out of town this past week to tend to dome family business.
To further slow me down, my landlord has heated up the effort to sell the building ... once again. He's even dropped the price, so if any one wants to buy a old, very crusty, industrial building and keep me as their tenant, now's a good time to act on that. Unfortunately, with the economy as it is, I am not in a position to do that right now.
Worst case, the 8 footer will look great in my garage!
jimroth said:
You are absolutely right Jim. I'll take some pics and post ASAP. The 120 is doing pretty well again and I am almost happy with all the corals recovery since my last chem imbalance issue.
Does anyone know of a good Potassium test kit? Seems that my Alk & Mag dropped again and I am told most probably my Potassium as well.
Any way most SPS are colored up and happy again. My Monitis in particular my poker star are not so happy, mostly just a little bleached. But I lost my pink stylos and pociliporas all together.
Not much has progressed on the new tank I've just been too busy with work and I had to go out of town this past week to tend to dome family business.
To further slow me down, my landlord has heated up the effort to sell the building ... once again. He's even dropped the price, so if any one wants to buy a old, very crusty, industrial building and keep me as their tenant, now's a good time to act on that. Unfortunately, with the economy as it is, I am not in a position to do that right now.
Worst case, the 8 footer will look great in my garage!
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
Sorry to hear about your various pocciliporids. I never thought of them as more sensitive than acros!
Jeez Bax, no offense, but having seen the building, its appearance, and condition, and taking into account the state of the economy, it seems like a pretty tough building to sell. He shoulda sold it two years ago, what a shame. A lot of property, commercial and otherwise, is going begging. (Still, if one did buy the building, one could demand that the rent BE PAID PARTLY IN SPS FRAGS!!!! Hmmmm, <twirls mustache...>).Baxreefs said:Any way most SPS are colored up and happy again. My Monitis in particular my poker star are not so happy, mostly just a little bleached. But I lost my pink stylos and pociliporas all together.
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To further slow me down, my landlord has heated up the effort to sell the building ... once again. He's even dropped the price, so if any one wants to buy a old, very crusty, industrial building and keep me as their tenant, now's a good time to act on that. Unfortunately, with the economy as it is, I am not in a position to do that right now.
Worst case, the 8 footer will look great in my garage!
Sorry to hear about your various pocciliporids. I never thought of them as more sensitive than acros!
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
There are two seperate buildings mine, I am the only one occupiying this one and the other has two units, both empty for ever. Mostly because theres only one restroom between the two other units an NO offices. Easily remedied if it were my building. I think we should buy it, my partner does not. :
Phyl said:
There are two seperate buildings mine, I am the only one occupiying this one and the other has two units, both empty for ever. Mostly because theres only one restroom between the two other units an NO offices. Easily remedied if it were my building. I think we should buy it, my partner does not. :
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
No offense take, this place is just shy of a dump! That's why it's perfect for me and what I do. Drilling, is not the worlds neatest profesion. And, there's a reason Mike Rowe has done so many Dirty Job segments on drilling companies.
And I have been totally stumped watching my easy corals struggle, while my acros thrive ???
I was just topping off my Kalk reactor and I've eaten another mix pump! This time a Mag 2!!! I thought that would have been much tougher!
jimroth said:
No offense take, this place is just shy of a dump! That's why it's perfect for me and what I do. Drilling, is not the worlds neatest profesion. And, there's a reason Mike Rowe has done so many Dirty Job segments on drilling companies.
And I have been totally stumped watching my easy corals struggle, while my acros thrive ???
I was just topping off my Kalk reactor and I've eaten another mix pump!
This time a Mag 2!!! I thought that would have been much tougher!Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
So, it seems the property may be sold.
The parties are supposed to sign an offer to enter into contract tomorrow. Good news is they asked my current landlord if I was willing to sign a new lease which he happily volunteered me to do.
So for now, Reef'n goes on! 8)
I took some pics, even a couple of good ones, but a decent FTS has, to this point, eluded me.
... I am working in it
So, it seems the property may be sold.
The parties are supposed to sign an offer to enter into contract tomorrow. Good news is they asked my current landlord if I was willing to sign a new lease which he happily volunteered me to do.
So for now, Reef'n goes on! 8)
I took some pics, even a couple of good ones, but a decent FTS has, to this point, eluded me.
... I am working in it
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
Yup! It'll have some fairly significant progress completed soon.
I saw a thread on RC where a guys brand new Leemar split at the butt jointed cross bracing, just like this tank is built! : It's built like a battle ship with 3/4" glass, but at 5,000 or so pounds of glass, rock & water, better safe then sorry. : And, it's an easy fix, I plan to just sister in tie bracing, I just need to get the glass cut. Should be easy.
I started in on cleaning the stand so I can seal up the interior and touch up the exterior. I also need to figure out a mounting to raise it on and off the tank for maintenence. Probably one of those bicycle lits, but I am evaluating some other otions too.
To reward your patients, here are some more 120 pics ;D ...
A fairly crappy FTS
One of the frag racks filled with goodies for the new tank!
Yup! It'll have some fairly significant progress completed soon.
I saw a thread on RC where a guys brand new Leemar split at the butt jointed cross bracing, just like this tank is built! :
It's built like a battle ship with 3/4" glass, but at 5,000 or so pounds of glass, rock & water, better safe then sorry. : And, it's an easy fix, I plan to just sister in tie bracing, I just need to get the glass cut. Should be easy. I started in on cleaning the stand so I can seal up the interior and touch up the exterior. I also need to figure out a mounting to raise it on and off the tank for maintenence. Probably one of those bicycle lits, but I am evaluating some other otions too.
To reward your patients, here are some more 120 pics ;D ...
A fairly crappy FTS
One of the frag racks filled with goodies for the new tank!
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
Bax its beautiful! I'm not worthy
Bax its beautiful! I'm not worthy
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
Dave
Well gosh thanks 8)
I have really enjoyed and learned so much from running the 120. I hate to take it down on so many levels!
.... But, I just have this itch for a big tank and I have to scratch it while I have the place to play in, namely my office.
Who knows what'll happen in the next 1-2 years. If I can't handle the big tank scene, or afford it, what ever, at least I tried it, and I'll be happy to settle back into a 180ish or so tank.
... Well maybe not happy, but content
reeferwanabe said:
Dave
Well gosh thanks 8)
I have really enjoyed and learned so much from running the 120. I hate to take it down on so many levels!
.... But, I just have this itch for a big tank and I have to scratch it while I have the place to play in, namely my office.
Who knows what'll happen in the next 1-2 years. If I can't handle the big tank scene, or afford it, what ever, at least I tried it, and I'll be happy to settle back into a 180ish or so tank.
... Well maybe not happy, but content
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
Ya gotta be kidd'n me!
I walk in and out of the fish room (aka closet under the stairs) 5, 6 maybe more times a day, every day and never even so much as bump my calcium reactor.
Today, I was in a bit of a hurry and bumped into the CaRx pump discharge pipe and SNAP!!!! Busted the volute right off the Blue Line 20!
Son of @#%! :-\
Ya gotta be kidd'n me!
I walk in and out of the fish room (aka closet under the stairs) 5, 6 maybe more times a day, every day and never even so much as bump my calcium reactor.
Today, I was in a bit of a hurry and bumped into the CaRx pump discharge pipe and SNAP!!!! Busted the volute right off the Blue Line 20!
Son of @#%! :-\
Re: Here's my now 375 (was 120) by Bax
I can order a new volute from Champion.
I'll set up my back up CaRx (an MRC CR2) this week end or Monday at the latest, just a PITA!
Here's the reason I was rushing, I had this guy floating in the bag with a drip line and got stuck working! I was rushing to check the drip line when I broke it.
It is a tenneti tang, just under 3"
He'll move into my frag tank next week.
I can order a new volute from Champion.
I'll set up my back up CaRx (an MRC CR2) this week end or Monday at the latest, just a PITA!
Here's the reason I was rushing, I had this guy floating in the bag with a drip line and got stuck working! I was rushing to check the drip line when I broke it.
It is a tenneti tang, just under 3"
He'll move into my frag tank next week.