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September Meeting retro frag swap
gosportaquarium replied to tanknovice's topic in Meetings, Gatherings and Frag-swaps
I’ll be there! I’m going to bring my 50 gallon lowboy that has a crack in the corner. If anyone wants it- they can have it - Yesterday
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Mike - I certainly hope to be able to make it. Hopefully my tank is ready for some fun stuff by then.
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So I have ordered my Simplicity return pump, and Simplicity skimmer. I have also ordered all the plumbing pieces I need to replace the stock valve with the gate valve. It will probably be a week before everything arrives, so there will not be a lot of updates until then. The next steps will be getting my dry rock. I will need to go to Premium aquatics, and hand select the pieces I need to make a really nice tower. I plan on using Marco rock for the build, and then utilizing the Marco Cement to make it one safe secure structure. Has anyone done this before, and how did it work out?
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Well you found the right group! Welcome to the club.
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Welcome to the club!
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Welcome to the club Looks like you are off to a good start If you can try to get to the September meeting Mike
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Pm sent
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Anyone around the Lebanon area, that might be able watch a couple cats from 10/12 to 10/26? They would really only need checked on about every-other-day. any help would be greatly appreciated 🙏🏼
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Yeah they’re older haylides. Just not sure if brand or watts or anything. Picked everything up cheap and extremely dirty on marketplace. Can’t wait to add some stuff to it.
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Looks like metal halide lighting to me.
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75g reef, no clue what the lights are lol. ASMg2 skimmer (not yet setup) lots of rock, too much sand. Just ordered a recirculating powerhead and heater. Tank is only a few days up and running. Out of town this week and hoping I don’t come home to a disaster.
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Not in Noblesville but up in Lebanon. Tell us about your set up.
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New to the forum and new to the hobby. With there being little to no options in noblesville I am hoping to find some fellow hobbyists in the area.
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September Meeting retro frag swap
PaulS.46122 replied to tanknovice's topic in Meetings, Gatherings and Frag-swaps
Unfortunately, as with most meetings, I wont be able to make it due to softball and other commitments. Last year was a good time and was hoping to make it this year, but it just isn't going to pan out. Have a good time everyone! -
September Meeting retro frag swap
Gonzo620 replied to tanknovice's topic in Meetings, Gatherings and Frag-swaps
I’ll be there!!! Here’s 3 I’ll bring. Very big Granny Smith frag $30 very big Granny Smith/Sunny D mix $30 Bam bam/Granny Smith mix $20 -
Came across this today. $13 a piece for the next 8 or so hours. Not my designs don’t know the designer but some pretty cool shirts to sport your favorite reef fish! https://www.teepublic.com/user/angryocean
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Upcoming meetings and events September 9/14/19 RETRO Frag Swap Tyler tbabcock67 October 10/12/19 Ocean Aquarium - Brian Plankis November 11/9/19 Pay it Forward Luis Gonzo620 December 12/14/19 Holiday Party Amanda Mrsbugmaster Frag Swap 3/14/20 Hendricks County Fairgrounds The August meeting was at the Gosport aquarium in Gosport Indiana. Everyone that attended had a great time. We wish Niki and Brian the best of luck on their December grand opening. The September meeting is the annual INDMAS Retro Frag swap on September 14th at tbabcock67 home from 4-6. The address is 8118 Alamosa Drive in Indianapolis 46236. Troy has one of the most thought out setups in the club and is one setup you cannot miss. This retro swap is a Club Members only event. This is old school no tanks no lights no electricity bring what you have to sell or trade just like it used to be. Cash and Carry no layaways. http://indmas.org/main/index.php?/forums/topic/19070-september-meeting-retro-frag-swap/ Nominations for the 2020 board have now officially started club! Per the INDMAS By-Laws, and in order to have more time to train any new BOD in preparation for the frag swap…the newly nominated positions will now be taking office on November 1st, 2020. http://indmas.org/main/index.php?/forums/topic/19059-2020-indmas-board-positions/&tab=comments#comment-130768 Nominations will remain open until the night before the meeting on October 12th, 2018 and voting will take place at the same October monthly meeting (Must be present to vote!!). If you are interested in running for one of the offices below you can nominate yourself or you may nominate another member. If another member nominates you, please accept or reject that nomination on this thread! There is no limit to the number of nominations accepted per position. This is a great opportunity to give back to INDMAS, help assist your local non-for-profit club grow and educate, and to show your reefing pride! So without further adieu here is the list of open positions and current nominees! Want to Give Back? INDMAS is a great reefing community that offers tons of resources for us to keep our piece of the ocean looking at its best. But all of those resources are carefully and diligently planned out by the volunteers on our Board of Directors. This year we have a few positions that will be open to take office on November 1st. These are all one year terms...and the nominations will begin in September. The officers below have done a great job already for 2019, and 1 Year Terms: Membership – currently held by Kyle Price (Silentnight1793) will not be running this year Commerce – currently held by Mikayla Price Education – currently held by Daniel Walden (waldend) will not be running this year 2 Year Terms: INDMAS Treasurer – currently held by Ben INDMAS Secretary – currently held by Jen Grimes will not be running this year Responsibilities of the officers is as follows: http://indmas.org/main/index.php/topic/1203-duties-and-responsibilities-of-elected-positions/ 2019 Frag Swap Commerce Committee Don't think you have enough time to swing a Staff position? The INDMAS Frag Swap is a big undertaking and planning for the March 2020 event will start in November. The Commerce Committee is responsible for helping solicit those awesome raffles that you see near the stage every year! They are a pivotal position and work directly with the Commerce Chair to ensure a great fundraiser for the club. How can you help give back to the club and the reefing community? I'm glad you asked! Email for more information to see if this is a good fit for you: [email protected] Thank you all for reading this extended nomination post and I hope to meet each and every one of you that I don't know already, yet this year. I hope all of your reefs are flourishing and I have given you all something to think about regarding the future of our reefs. You can all help be a part of the solution! Save the date 2020 Frag swap will be Saturday March 14th at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds Remember to check out all of the forums at INDMAS.org. Feel free to post a question or if you know an answer to post it as well. As always if you have any ideas as to how we can make the club better or if you have a concern on something please do not hesitate to reach out to me Happy Reefing Mike Miller (Tanknovice) [email protected] 317 730 7049
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The September meeting is the annual INDMAS Retro Frag swap on September 14th at tbabcock67 home from 4-6. The address is 8118 Alamosa Drive in Indianapolis 46236. Troy has one of the most thought out setups in the club and is is one setup you cannot miss. This retro swap is a Club Members only event. This is old school no tanks no lights no electricity bring what you have to sell or trade just like it used to be. Cash and Carry no layaways. Post what you will be bringing below
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What’s going on with my zoas?
PaulS.46122 replied to PaulS.46122's topic in Need a little help here...
I dipped a few nights ago and have put them on a rack off the sandbed. The others looked like they were being bothered by asteria's, to which I have plucked and flushed. They have made a turn around and are looking better. However the ones in the photo are still closed and starting to look like they are melting. I'm thinking because they were on the sandbed, was the main reason for the issue. I had a little bit of a cynao outbreak and it took hold on the frags. -
What’s going on with my zoas?
tanknovice replied to PaulS.46122's topic in Need a little help here...
Paul I would coral rx dip just to be safe. Do you have any asteria in the tank or other tankmates that may have taken a liking to them? You could dip set them back in tank and see how they do for a couple of weeks. if no improvement put them in separate tank for a couple of weeks to see. just an idea -
Yes I did a 3D Reef diffuser, mainly to reduce shimmer, but also to reduce the light that is going into the eyes of people on the couch. I also now need to order a bunch of plumbing for the gate valve.
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Awesome! Went with a diffuser too? I have always liked these tanks. If I ever go to a tank with a sump this would be my choice. Can’t wait to see what you do with it.
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NUVO Fusion 10 Nano build.
PaulS.46122 replied to PaulS.46122's topic in Tank Showcases & Camera Talk
I recently received a Hanna Alk checker as a gift. Figuring alk was not as consistent as I would prefer in my little tank. When I ran it for the first time I was shocked to see my alk was at 7.4. First year it stayed pretty steady around 8.5 - 8.4. I then thought the MG would be the culprit for being low Well I spent 2.5 hours with the tank this morning. Running multiple tests, btw i need to get a mg and ca Hanna checker cause these drop tests suck. The Hanna checkers are so easy to use! Anyway tested the tank before a waterchange, new mixed saltwater, and after the waterchange. Also did a big cleaning of the pump, return line, and rear chambers. Flow is turned up to max on the Sicce 0.5 pump with the stock return nozzle. Getting tons of flow now too! May need to turn down the flow a bit, but we will see. So here are my results: 8-18-19 Pre-Waterchange Tank MG 1410 ALK 7.3 CA 470 TEMP 78.4 SALINITY 1.026 Mixed Saltwater before Waterchange MG 1470 ALK 9.5 CA 490 TEMP 78.6 SALINITY 1.026 Tank after waterchange MG 1440 ALK 8.2 CA 480 TEMP 78.4 SALINITY 1.026 It looks like my MG and Calcium are pretty steady but the Alk is dropping a bit more than I would prefer. I’m thinking either multiple changes weekly or dosing. Not sure I want to go the dosing route just for Alk but open to suggestions. I think WC’s might be best for this tank. -
Lately I’ve been reading a lot about them. Great wide flow, and powerful in a small package. The only thing I’ve read where there are issues are with fish/snails/nems being sucked through the back of the pump. There are some out there creating guards on their 3D printer to alleviate these issues. If I ever get to lagoon territory I will be grabbing one of these pumps.
