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    Lynn's Fish Room

    in Dedicated Tank (Build) Forum

    Recently we replaced the Red Sea and a small frag tank on the left hand side of section. When I brought the Red Sea tank over, I decided to take off the back to access the plumbing and have it go into a central sump for the rest of the shed. What I didn't realize was how much the back piece was providing support for the stand.... it's just a plastic piece :lol:. 

     

    It caused the stand to have a lot more movement and the weight was making me worried so we ended up ordering a frag tank (96x24x12) from Aquarium and Terrarium Builder.  @husbwifereefer picked up his tank and offered to bring me back mine so it worked out perfectly! 

     

    The tank at the shop:

    It has

    4 x 3/4" return

    4 x 1" drain

    Total cost was $1800

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    It arrived on 12/17/2022 and we got to working 12/31/2022. 

     

    My neighbor took the Red Sea tank and @SemperFiSeaCoral the small frag tank so I didn't have to worry about storing them yay!!! 

     

    It took us one day to fish out all the fish and corals, empty the tanks and down the street it goes! 

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    Frag tank went in it's place and plumbing the next day!

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    (not in pic but we did add ball valves to each of the return)

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    The move was a success!!! Have a few leaks but nothing plumber's puddy wouldn't solve :facepalm1:

     

     

    Kamoer FX-STP1

    in General Discussion

    I don't have that specific one but I have the X1 Pro-T. 

     

    I set it up as continuous at a certain speed but have an external hydros plug that that turns on and off at specific time.

     

    Any smart plug will do but I wanted mine connected to a controller as a secondary precautious as it also monitor alk. So you can set the controller to turn off the doser if alk is higher than a certain Ph. 

    LF: Handyman (??)

    in General Discussion

    Anyone have reference or can help with putting in a support beam for my foundation? 

     

    I have a crawlspace (tight squeeze) and is looking to put some support to my foundation for a possible tank. 

     

    I am located in Pasadena, MD 21122. Thank you. 

     

    P.S. I am not handy and please don't message me with how to do it myself. 

    How Would You Go About Upgrading A Tank?

    in General Discussion

    My only question is the time span between getting livestock out and having the new tank up and ready.

     

    If you need to hold the livestock in the holding tank for days/weeks to set up the new tank (setting up, plumbing, etc.) I would consider something simple like a large rubbermaid container. You can put all your live rock, fish, livestock in it with flow and it should be fine. Add some lighting if needed for longer duration. 

     

    I know @telegraham recently swap tank and he has a rubbermaid going with lights while he sets up his new one. I moved homes with rubbermaids as temp. tanks also and it worked out well. I did not lose any of the fish. 

    Culturing copepods for dwarf seahorses?

    in General Discussion

    I don't know anything about seahorse but a couple of things come to mind:

     

    1. Easier to hatch brine shrimp (24-48 hours) versus the lifecycle of pods ~ 7-15 days (??)

    2. Brine shrimp you can purchase eggs at very cheap price and store for longer period of time. Pods has to be purchase live.

    3. Hatched brine can be fed and hatching can continue daily/every other day. Pods requires phyto or a separate food source that you have to maintain and feed on a regular basis to continue population. 

    4. Brine easy to hatch and doesn't require a lot of equipment. Pods you need a way to maintain the population and prevent build up of amonia (water changes ... etc.)

    NooPsyche K7 PRO III

    in General Discussion

    1 minute ago, YHSublime said:


    Only have to program once, but it’s a pain. I don’t mess with wifi. One uno runs $$ more than two K7V3. 
     

    I will break my back to save even a small amount of money.

     

    I have to check but I think one Uno covers the same as an XR30. Not sure how the Noops are. 

     

    I will never break my back to save money. I can make more with my back well :) 

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