Piper February 12, 2014 February 12, 2014 And so it begins. just got decent at growing corals, into a routine, and all H-E-double hockey sticks breaks loose. Lost power last week, and I think I cracked my glass sump in the garage when I dropped my feed pump to my SRO skimmer, was trying to reprime the pump when it slipped out of my hands. Been leaking ever since. Met another WAMAS member last night and picked up a new acrylic sump, in the process of stress testing it, wrapping it with insulation, will soon begin tearing down my equipment in the garage to replace the sump. Last night we replaced the lights. Got the new LED's from Monkiboy as Christmas presents. Nice thing about getting the old T-5 fixtures of the tank is we're partially down to a clean top to address the broken brace problem however we decide to tackle it. Downside momentarily of the new LED's is trying to get coverage. The T-5's covered every square inch of the tank and the light was very even, no quarter. The LED's leave areas of shadow. So I'm playing with the positioning now and when I know what I want will try to make them look prettier in place. Hope I don't need to restack to make sure no SPS goes hungry. Have them on cloudy setting now to acclimate. Could raise them some and go to "sunny" and that should broaden coverage. Beautiful look though. Perfectly content with the stock setup provided.
YHSublime February 12, 2014 February 12, 2014 That's the way it goes, right? Just when things are going perfect... So I love the Evergrows, those must be the new 2040's. I don't know what layout you have, but I have the blues on channel #1 and everything else on channel #2. If you play with the way they are adjusted, I find you can get really different looks (try manual.) I was probably overzealous with my switch to LED's, and I started on 15% on each channel and worked up 2% a day. I now sit at about 60/80. I think you will find that you will be happy with the lights at the end of the day.
Piper February 12, 2014 Author February 12, 2014 Love them already. These are the 2060's. Hard to tell from the pic with them twisted and such. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk
Piper February 13, 2014 Author February 13, 2014 So the new sump is in, and I've known for a while that the feed pump for my SRO-6000 has been degrading. Now it's not getting it done, period. New Danner Mag ordered to replace. Ugh. Here's a question for all of you. The bubble blaster pump has, unfortunately, seen some time on dry. Probably on the order of 20-30 minutes. Coralvue's web site says they have built in intelligence on the new ones to shut down in the event of trouble. Mine didn't. I already know the answer, but thought I'd run it by you all. It's still making bubbles, but I don't trust it anymore. Opinions welcome. About 75% sure I'll have a new one on order shortly, but need to determine which model is the best replacement. Sent a note to that effect to Coralvue but that could take days.
Piper February 13, 2014 Author February 13, 2014 Quick response from coralvue. Impressive. Hello Bob,Sorry to hear that. The pumps automatically shut off when there is something wrong with the impeller. If the impeller is defective with air pockets or there is an imbalance on the impeller magnet or the impeller prop starts to come off, then the pump will shut off. Running dry does not shut off the pump. Eventually, after running dry for a long time, the impeller will swell or crack and it will prompt the pump to shut off. So, you probably just need a new impeller and that should solve the problem. You can purchase it directly from our website. Here is the link... http://www.coralvue.com/bubble-blaster-pump-pinwheel-impellerRegards,---Sincerely,Carlos Chacon
Origami February 13, 2014 February 13, 2014 Bob, have you pulled the impeller out for an inspection? Sent from my LG G-Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition
Piper February 13, 2014 Author February 13, 2014 Bob, have you pulled the impeller out for an inspection? Sent from my LG G-Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition No, I haven't yet. Any idea if this is an all or nothing thing? The pump is running and making bubbles, so the impeller is working. Since my last post, I do have effluent finally making it to the can now, so at least I'm not in any danger until the new pump arrives. What do you think, swap out the impeller for grins or leave it be?
Origami February 13, 2014 February 13, 2014 If it's failing, it only gets worse and can burn out the block. A new impeller could save the added expense of that's the trouble. You could also just have a small snail stuck in there, in which case the fix is quick and easy. Sent from my LG G-Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition
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