Hydrored's Planet 210

[ScottB]

I use a Trident but still test weekly, I’ve never seen it dive like that in a day

Trident. Now that is cheating.

So the LC is by now bound up and gone. I understand that it binds with PO4 and becomes kinda inert. (Might not be the proper scientific definition). Just caught up in skimmer or socks or sump as a grit.

So if the ALK consumption period extends beyond -- I don't know -- 24 hours or so then it is likely coral uptake.

Might be a question for Randy over in the chemistry forum. I believe he has written some stuff on lanthanum IIRC.

 

[Hydrored]

Here is my current PAR and light settings for my Stratons, two end lights are set lower than the rest, I use the corals as it's where the lights meet or furthest points from the lights. Lights are 10 inches off the water

Coral	LPS/SPS 75%/65%
HW	320
Walt	310
PC Rainbow	240
Shag	270
OP	272
Purple Milli	335
Miss Piggy	316
Dragon Soul	200
OG Hammer	174
P Hammer	80
Frammer	170
CandyCane	155
LeftGonis	121
RightGonis	133
Ducan	178

 

[Hydrored]

Well, the heater is going back, no idea why @Innovative Marine would build heaters for large tanks and provide a 56" cord. Will not reach from the control cabinet to the mid chamber. Total disappointment

Edit: @Innovative Marine reached out to supply a longer cord, hopefully it works out!

While the saga continues, go to do skimmer maintenance and got shocked this morning, Helios is putting 123.6 V @Innovative Marine failed controller now this. Completely unacceptable for a new product.

I will put a ticket in, you can not depend on this heater for your reef tank

 

[Hydrored]

While the saga continues, go to do skimmer maintenance and got shocked this morning, Helios is putting 123.6 V @Innovative Marine failed controller now this. Completely unacceptable for a new product.

I will put a ticket in, you can not depend on this heater for your reef tank

Well, troubleshot it some more, the heater putts 48 AC V even when it's showing not heating, found out one of the 2 heating elements was the one doing it, failed seal.

 

[ScottB]

While the saga continues, go to do skimmer maintenance and got shocked this morning, Helios is putting 123.6 V @Innovative Marine failed controller now this. Completely unacceptable for a new product.

I will put a ticket in, you can not depend on this heater for your reef tank

Dang. Did that feel like more than a tingle?

Having a bad hardware week myself: Hydra 26 dead. CaRx blown up. APEX DOS dead after 3 months. Chasing my freaking tail around here.

 

[Hydrored]

Dang. Did that feel like more than a tingle?

Having a bad hardware week myself: Hydra 26 dead. CaRx blown up. APEX DOS dead after 3 months. Chasing my freaking tail around here.

It was definitely more than a tingle, it nailed me then of course I hit my head in the process and didn’t have many nice things to say.

Worse part, back to traveling tomorrow

it’s always something

 

[ScottB]

It was definitely more than a tingle, it nailed me then of course I hit my head in the process and didn’t have many nice things to say.

Worse part, back to traveling tomorrow

it’s always something

I've only had a few tingles from tank water so far. Knock on wood.

But I spoke with God once on a construction site. Had the breaker not tripped, or had I lost consciousness, it would've been game over. Top it off, the very deck saw that electrocuted me, which I then stupidly placed on a ledge 8 feet above me, came crashing down on my head. All this happened while I was in a 4' X 4' X 12' chimney chase with ambient temp so hot your nostrils burn when you breath in. What a bloody mess I was. Decided then I should borrow money and finish college early.

 

[Hydrored]

Got this tenuis frag for 5 bucks from wholesaler, was a brown ugly thing and starting to show promise!

 

[Hydrored]

Photo dump, getting better colors everyday-

 

[Hydrored]

Just got home before the lights went out and grabbed a quick video, actually shrunk up a bit with the lights ready to go off-

Dragon Soul Torch

Dragon Soul Torch lights almost off

youtube.com

 

[Hydrored]

Received a Mellow Yellow, Captain Crunch, and a Renegade from SBB corals today. I'll grab some pictures when I get home this week from traveling.

 

[Hydrored]

My mystery 30.00 wholesaler tenuis (looks orange to the eye)-

 

[Hydrored]

Picked up a Hanna HR Nitrate tester

I think I’m in love

 

[ScottB]

Picked up a Hanna HR Nitrate tester

I think I’m in love

Those things are selling like hot cakes. This new model comes along just as I went long on 3 Salifert kits, so i guess I can be patient.

 

[Hydrored]

Those things are selling like hot cakes. This new model comes along just as I went long on 3 Salifert kits, so i guess I can be patient.

So worth the money, I put all my nitrates kits up on Facebook market place and all sold the same day.

 

[Hydrored]

Just bought Royal Exclusiv return pumps and 2 6095’s

Getting rid of the COR20’s and Gyres, will be selling 4 COR20’s and 2 350 gyres with IPV6 controller and extension magnets

 

[ReefCheef]

Got tired of the Stratons not sitting square so I stained a piece of maple mocha to match the stand and mounted the 4 Stratons. Finally all level and the same height-

Are you located in the US? How’d you get the mounting brackets for the Stratons?

 

[Hydrored]

Are you located in the US? How’d you get the mounting brackets for the Stratons?

Had a member from Germany send them

 

[Hydrored]

Got both Royal Exclusiv return pumps installed and have an extra on the shelf. These pumps are dead silent, I knew they would be as my skimmer pump is the same. So far I’m happy just an insanely expensive investment for 3 of them

 

[Hydrored]

Bought a Alkatronic and Dosetronic to replace the trident. Hopefully will be here some time this week