Sam's Oceanic 120 - DIY solutions

[Gtinnel]

I'd try that except for the polar vortexes!

Yeah I’m not really sure how intense temperature extremes will effect the scrubber but I guess I’ll find out lol. I just set it up at the very end of the summer.

 

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[Mschmidt]

Congrats!

 

[907_Reefer]

Don't shake it too hard!!!

I run those XR15 Blue's, love em! Especially when they stay connected to Mobius!!

 

[Projects with Sam]

I need to figure out best way to send it to BRS/Ryan.

 

[rmorris_14]

I'm going to call you out and say you had already taken the tape off the box before filming

 

[Projects with Sam]

I tried to show my wife my winnings!

Sometimes she just doesn't understand me... lol

 

[Projects with Sam]

Patent app in process for capping skimmer with a basket to hold chemicals to treat the aquarium. I cant believe no one else had anything similar...
At least now if a big company starts doing it I can get reparations for lost business.

And I have precedent on the idea dating to last year when I uploaded my skimmer Carbon basket!

 

[Projects with Sam]

Just added customer reviews to the page! now everyone can tell me how awful my prints are!

 

[Mschmidt]

so were not resigned to r2r thread about them?

 

[tbrown]

so were not resigned to r2r thread about them?

You have to do both! Unless you hate them and then you have to do neither!

 

[Projects with Sam]

I'll only let the good ones through...

 

[Projects with Sam]

 

[TheReefer09]

So while on vacation, the neighborhood babysitter I had coming over to feed the cat and change the litter box... etc... was also minimally taking care of my tank. She called and said the bucket I had her dumping daily for the skimmer was filling up too fast and had overflowed...
I had her pull the skimmer plug because I still need to figure out how to get it to keep its setting. (Cadlights PLS-120)
She didn't tell me the severity of the overflow... (probably a lot of my 25Gallon ATO reservoir - 33Gallon Brute can)
Anyway - she cleaned it up but didn't mention the return pump was making a lot of noise gasping for water. (may have been from evaporation after she left for the day).

I got back to a tank with lots of Algae from super low flow, cloudy water from lack of filtration/flow and uber low salinity from 25+ gallons of ATO water being dumped into the tank to replace what the overactive skimmer dumped onto my floor... *sadface*

Nonetheless, I slowly brought up salinity and really easily blew-off the rocks with a few wet swishes. I changed my filter-floss and added some stuffing to polish. All the fish made it and looked great. The super low return flow (600-800GPH), 1/4-1/3 through the 24W UV kept everyone ich free... Polyp-lab medic will be delivered today. I'm going to start QT on a lawnmower blenny I've had my eye on at Petco for 3++ Months.



I got a new Wavemaker from Amazon because I had a gift card. I have been very happy with my JEREPET SND-7000 return pump and I saw a discount on the "JEREPET 3400GPH Aquarium Wave Maker DC 24V Powerhead with Magnetic Mounting Wavemaker with Controller and LED Display Circulation Pump for 40-100 Gallon Tank (3400GPH)" (They need a better name...)
I got it and am also equally impressed. It is absolutely silent. Aside from the controller being rubbish, I am happy enough to make a safety guard for it (its pressure-fit onto the pump). I'll sell them cheap on my eBay for anyone else who wants one. If anyone wants to trade coral for one I am open to offers!


And I quickly redid the mesh top for the left side of the tank.

 

[TheReefer09]

So while on vacation, the neighborhood babysitter I had coming over to feed the cat and change the litter box... etc... was also minimally taking care of my tank. She called and said the bucket I had her dumping daily for the skimmer was filling up too fast and had overflowed...
I had her pull the skimmer plug because I still need to figure out how to get it to keep its setting. (Cadlights PLS-120)
She didn't tell me the severity of the overflow... (probably a lot of my 25Gallon ATO reservoir - 33Gallon Brute can)
Anyway - she cleaned it up but didn't mention the return pump was making a lot of noise gasping for water. (may have been from evaporation after she left for the day).

I got back to a tank with lots of Algae from super low flow, cloudy water from lack of filtration/flow and uber low salinity from 25+ gallons of ATO water being dumped into the tank to replace what the overactive skimmer dumped onto my floor... *sadface*

Nonetheless, I slowly brought up salinity and really easily blew-off the rocks with a few wet swishes. I changed my filter-floss and added some stuffing to polish. All the fish made it and looked great. The super low return flow (600-800GPH), 1/4-1/3 through the 24W UV kept everyone ich free... Polyp-lab medic will be delivered today. I'm going to start QT on a lawnmower blenny I've had my eye on at Petco for 3++ Months.



I got a new Wavemaker from Amazon because I had a gift card. I have been very happy with my JEREPET SND-7000 return pump and I saw a discount on the "JEREPET 3400GPH Aquarium Wave Maker DC 24V Powerhead with Magnetic Mounting Wavemaker with Controller and LED Display Circulation Pump for 40-100 Gallon Tank (3400GPH)" (They need a better name...)
I got it and am also equally impressed. It is absolutely silent. Aside from the controller being rubbish, I am happy enough to make a safety guard for it (its pressure-fit onto the pump). I'll sell them cheap on my eBay for anyone else who wants one. If anyone wants to trade coral for one I am open

So while on vacation, the neighborhood babysitter I had coming over to feed the cat and change the litter box... etc... was also minimally taking care of my tank. She called and said the bucket I had her dumping daily for the skimmer was filling up too fast and had overflowed...
I had her pull the skimmer plug because I still need to figure out how to get it to keep its setting. (Cadlights PLS-120)
She didn't tell me the severity of the overflow... (probably a lot of my 25Gallon ATO reservoir - 33Gallon Brute can)
Anyway - she cleaned it up but didn't mention the return pump was making a lot of noise gasping for water. (may have been from evaporation after she left for the day).

I got back to a tank with lots of Algae from super low flow, cloudy water from lack of filtration/flow and uber low salinity from 25+ gallons of ATO water being dumped into the tank to replace what the overactive skimmer dumped onto my floor... *sadface*

Nonetheless, I slowly brought up salinity and really easily blew-off the rocks with a few wet swishes. I changed my filter-floss and added some stuffing to polish. All the fish made it and looked great. The super low return flow (600-800GPH), 1/4-1/3 through the 24W UV kept everyone ich free... Polyp-lab medic will be delivered today. I'm going to start QT on a lawnmower blenny I've had my eye on at Petco for 3++ Months.



I got a new Wavemaker from Amazon because I had a gift card. I have been very happy with my JEREPET SND-7000 return pump and I saw a discount on the "JEREPET 3400GPH Aquarium Wave Maker DC 24V Powerhead with Magnetic Mounting Wavemaker with Controller and LED Display Circulation Pump for 40-100 Gallon Tank (3400GPH)" (They need a better name...)
I got it and am also equally impressed. It is absolutely silent. Aside from the controller being rubbish, I am happy enough to make a safety guard for it (its pressure-fit onto the pump). I'll sell them cheap on my eBay for anyone else who wants one. If anyone wants to trade coral for one I am open to offers!


And I quickly redid the mesh top for the left side of the tank.

Where can I buy one of the guards for those power heads? I just bought 2 for myreefer

 

[tbrown]

Where can I buy one of the guards for those power heads? I just bought 2 for myreefer

He'll sell them on eBay he said. You can always send him dimensions and see what he can do for you if you have a different powerhead.

He's got a website too! Parlaquatics

ParlAquatics

3D Printed Aquarium products and custom design. Improve your experience with these easy to use solutions for common and specialty aquarium needs.

parlaquatics.com

But the guard isn't on there. Yet?

 

[Projects with Sam]

Where can I buy one of the guards for those power heads? I just bought 2 for myreefer

Ah ha! Yes! I'll post it on ParlAquatics since I designed it myself! I thought I posted it on Thingiverse but I guess not!

Great pumps so far... 1 year strong non-stop.

 

[Projects with Sam]

So, I may have made a dumb purchase... Its not that it was a bad idea... just that it doesn't fit in my low-ceilinged basement...

Here I am washing it out... just before I broke-out the pressure washer...

135Gallon water storage container.
I may have someone who will take it locally for what I paid.

 

[Sean Clark]

So, I may have made a dumb purchase... Its not that it was a bad idea... just that it doesn't fit in my low-ceilinged basement...

Here I am washing it out... just before I broke-out the pressure washer...

135Gallon water storage container.
I may have someone who will take it locally for what I paid.

Oops

 

[StatelineReefer]

So, I may have made a dumb purchase... Its not that it was a bad idea... just that it doesn't fit in my low-ceilinged basement...

Here I am washing it out... just before I broke-out the pressure washer...

135Gallon water storage container.
I may have someone who will take it locally for what I paid.

Wish I'd have known about this before... I just brought home 3 Sodium Chloride 13.5% barrels from work for my salt mixing station.