Sam's Oceanic 120 - DIY solutions

Projects with Sam · Sep 15, 2022

kalk dosing at 20ml/hr.... put some to 10ml/hr...
lowered kalk stirrer to 5 seconds of stir every 53 minutes. kalk continues to come out clear.
dunno why consumption seems low... I see the corals growing... my pH taking a hit...

My in-laws on got me the partner membership swag for my birthday... Was Wacky Wednesday after all!

Just ordered a new tube to use for MKII kalk stirrer.

Projects with Sam · Sep 15, 2022

2022-09-15 9:39 PM	Alkalinity	12
2022-09-15 9:42 PM	Calcium	480
2022-09-15 9:47 PM	Magnesium	1395

Thank goodness! starting to see the alk drop!
Good day today!
Figured out and got some AWS configs done on a webpage I'm working on.
Got a new variation of Hammer Coral @ $5/head - I got 3 frags (5 heads) of it.
Finally went to Blue Line Coral and picked up a frag I won at auction (early August). It got nuked in-house and they gave me a $20 credit for a different coral and they gave me a deal on a nice sps frag.
Showed them some of the sock holders I'm printing and the kalk stirrer and they're interested in selling my stuff on consignment for store credit or cash. I left them with two sock holders.
And I sold a sock holder and a doser mount on eBay earlier this week and got those shipped out.
and I got a $100 New Ender 3 Pro - now I need to sell that much 3D stuff...

My softer side.

Projects with Sam · Sep 16, 2022

Alk dropping too fast now... I'll be increasing kalk during the photoperiod and giving a little manual booster dose now.

any changes are going to be slow.

Projects with Sam · Sep 18, 2022

So far so good. Slowly lowering the alk. nothing seems distressed; everything seems to be rebounding.

rmorris_14 · Sep 19, 2022

Projects with Sam said:
So far so good. Slowly lowering the alk. nothing seems distressed; everything seems to be rebounding.

WHERE did you get this lovely red head?

Projects with Sam · Sep 19, 2022

Traded a guy locally. I printed a couple of these for him:

Hanna Checker Stand by RobBzReef

Note: I get a lot of questions on how to modify this in fusion using the provided f3d file. Search for my youtube channel (robbzreef) and there is a step by step 'how to' video there. If you find that helpful a like and subscribe is greatly appreciated.https://www.youtube.com/@RobBzReefv3...

www.thingiverse.com

He really hooked me up. I've been thinking of a surprise to make for him and drop on his doorstep.

Mschmidt · Sep 19, 2022

That would be great to have. I've been meaning to make something like that out of the scrap lumber in the shed.

Projects with Sam · Sep 19, 2022

I plan to carve Hanna test kit holders out of fancy wood on my cnc and stain/urethane them to be really nice...

subtractive manufacturing is way faster.

Mschmidt · Sep 19, 2022

Projects with Sam said:
I plan to carve Hanna test kit holders out of fancy wood on my cnc and stain/urethane them to be really nice...

subtractive manufacturing is way faster.

Quite true. And I have the wood, don't have a 3d printer.

Projects with Sam · Sep 19, 2022

Mschmidt said:
Quite true. And I have the wood, don't have a 3d printer.

I used the 3D printer to make the CNC router:

MultiBot CNC v2 by reality_boy

This take two on my mostly 3D printed CNC Router. This was heavily inspired by Nikodem Bartnik's DIY Dremel CNC, however all parts are original designs by me.https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-3D-Printed-Dremel-CNC/You can find Laser accessories for this project...

www.thingiverse.com

I designed wire management for it:

MultiBotCNCv2 Wire Management v1 by ProjectsWithSam

Wire Management with integrated Arduino case for the MultiBot CNC v2 by Reality_boy.The metal bar is from the hardware store. 1" x 1/8th inch aluminum flat bar. It is used to support both the x and y axis cable-chains.Everything is mounted with M3 screws similar to those needed for the...

www.thingiverse.com

and did 10 videos about building it.

Mschmidt · Sep 19, 2022

Projects with Sam said:
I used the 3D printer to make the CNC router:

MultiBot CNC v2 by reality_boy

This take two on my mostly 3D printed CNC Router. This was heavily inspired by Nikodem Bartnik's DIY Dremel CNC, however all parts are original designs by me.https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-3D-Printed-Dremel-CNC/You can find Laser accessories for this project...

www.thingiverse.com

I designed wire management for it:

MultiBotCNCv2 Wire Management v1 by ProjectsWithSam

Wire Management with integrated Arduino case for the MultiBot CNC v2 by Reality_boy.The metal bar is from the hardware store. 1" x 1/8th inch aluminum flat bar. It is used to support both the x and y axis cable-chains.Everything is mounted with M3 screws similar to those needed for the...

www.thingiverse.com

and did 10 videos about building it.

And I thought "need a tool, make a tool" was just for simple tools! That's wild!

rmorris_14 · Sep 19, 2022

Projects with Sam said:
I used the 3D printer to make the CNC router:

MultiBot CNC v2 by reality_boy

This take two on my mostly 3D printed CNC Router. This was heavily inspired by Nikodem Bartnik's DIY Dremel CNC, however all parts are original designs by me.https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-3D-Printed-Dremel-CNC/You can find Laser accessories for this project...

www.thingiverse.com

I designed wire management for it:

MultiBotCNCv2 Wire Management v1 by ProjectsWithSam

Wire Management with integrated Arduino case for the MultiBot CNC v2 by Reality_boy.The metal bar is from the hardware store. 1" x 1/8th inch aluminum flat bar. It is used to support both the x and y axis cable-chains.Everything is mounted with M3 screws similar to those needed for the...

www.thingiverse.com

and did 10 videos about building it.

I'm pretty blown away by those....

Can you share something you aren't good at? Just to even the score and a little

Projects with Sam · Sep 19, 2022

rmorris_14 said:
I'm pretty blown away by those....

Can you share something you aren't good at? Just to even the score and a little

lol... just ask my wife... she'll give you a list.

Miami Reef · Sep 19, 2022

Projects with Sam said:
lol... just ask my wife... she'll give you a list.

a LIST? Nahhh, I don’t believe you for a second.

I’m sure she’s super lucky to have you. I’m lucky to be able to read your posts on here.

Projects with Sam · Sep 19, 2022

Miami Reef said:
a LIST? Nahhh, I don’t believe you for a second.

I’m sure she’s super lucky to have you. I’m lucky to be able to read your posts on here.

wow you're too kind! I'm hoping to get some more good posts out soon

Miami Reef · Sep 19, 2022

Projects with Sam said:
wow you're too kind! I'm hoping to get some more good posts out soon

Your name is purple!!

tbrown · Sep 19, 2022

Hey, speaking of Hanna Checkers, the LFS finally responded to my message. They called me a liar and a moron and said it was very inappropriate to call their lying technician a liar while he was lying to the GM of the store about what he did/told a valued customer....