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JWags911SC

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  1. Many thanks to our local proprietor Jeremy and James for digging me out at the last minute and getting my new tank delivered to the 3rd floor of my condo, where it will be staying for a very long time (no more tank upgrades are planned). If you are new to Indmas, or even if you aren't and haven't been by Modern Aquatix lately, they always have some great livestock and dry goods, check it out soon! J.
  2. Yeah, it's Creekside Crossing. I live in building 8901, Third Floor. I could really use the hand and if you want to go to Modern with me, I'd really appreciate it. You can text me at 317-979-7543 tomorrow and we can make arrangements to go over to Modern. I've got one other guy that I'm trying to coordinate with and I think I may have a hand from Jeremy or Jamesd depending on the time and his availability. Talk to you tomorrow, thanks man
  3. Creekside Place off of County Line Road between Shelby and 135
  4. I am looking for a hand from one or two members to move my new Deep Blue 120 from Modern Aquatix off of 465 near Emerson to my condo at County Line between Shelby and 135. Pizza and beer of your choice would be offered, it would take no more than a half hour from Modern to the condo. Text me to 3179797543 if you can give me a hand on Saturday, thanks!
  5. I never thought twice about it since I began this hobby about 8 years ago, but after having some constant Cyano and Dinos issues in my 60 gallon tank I invested in a 55 watt Jebao UV. After 48 hours with it up and running, my tank "haze" went away and I saw a noticeable reduction in both the slime algae I had as well as the Dinos on the sandbed. The water clarity is unlike anything I have seen before since I started in this hobby. IMO I have never made a better investment in this hobby than buying a UV. I know there are some downsides to running a UV, but I think the benefits at least at this stage outweigh the costs.
  6. I guess that's anyone's guess, but I had five medium sized fish in my 40 and a dozen different coral in my 40 Breeder. It worked fine for me, good luck
  7. I used a Vertex Omega 130 on my first tank, a 40 Breeder with a DIY 20 gallon sump. Mine was heavily stocked and it worked just fine. Give it some time and maybe wait until you have more livestock before you give up on this one. It's a great skimmer, the only weak point is the impeller, which broke during my first full cleaning. I had it replaced and it ran just great for 2+ years on several tanks including the 40. Good luck!
  8. This will be my first meeting in over a year and I'm looking forward to it. Will be their +1
  9. I have the USB version of the Apogee Par Meter made by BioTek Marine and I'm happy with it. If you happen to get one with an older serial number, you will have to update the firmware to make it compatible with a MacBook, but this wasn't really too much of a hassle for me and it works well for me with a 15' long cord. Definitely get the wand to mount the sensor with, it's worth it
  10. Were you able to take care of this? I may have some left over since I don't throw any old scripts away. Let us know
  11. Not to promote their site, but there is a how to ramp Kessil lights on Apex on the bulkreefsupply.com web site. Just Google it since I can't seem to attach the link, I think it is Episode 17 in the series of the Apex Fusion series of videos they put out. I had my 360WE programmed in less than ten minutes using their video.
  12. I replaced the fan motor in mine last weekend and have working A/C again. I finally figured out it was a failing bearing in the fan motor after it ran fine for the first ten minutes and then starting slowing down and came to a stop as the bad bearing seized up from the heat. $179 for the upgraded fan motor, a $20 capacitor (they always recommend you replace the cap along with the motor), done. No more issues. Glad to be able to figure these things out and fix them myself, leaves more $$ for coral
  13. I hope your not seeing Montipora Eating Nudibranches, I'm having an issue with those right now and they look a little like snowflakes.
  14. Recommend you check out some Youtube videos, I am trying to get mine back in working condition as well. I have already replaced the starter capacitor and the contactor and actually got the outside fan to kick on and off for 24 hours before the buzzing came back. One word of caution: if you are going to do anything with your outside AC unit, you need to make sure all of the breakers are shut off that feed power to the unit (A/C and Furnace), you need to disconnect the power at the box that should be on the outside of the house (it should just pull out), AND most importantly, you need to discharge the big capacitor(s) that may still hold onto enough voltage to kill you with an insulated screwdriver (I also wear insulated gloves when doing this). Doing anything with your AC can potentially expose you to lethal voltage, so unless you read up on and feel comfortable discharging a large capacitor, don't attempt it. Best of luck
  15. Chevron Tang, I would if my Yellow and/or Kole Tangs would not take it out
  16. I use this LED fuge bulb from Coral Compulsion that I got at the frag swap several years ago http://coralcompulsion.com/led-21w-REF-GRO
  17. I have a GEO 618 and am using an Aqualifter. Works great except that the feed line (hard polyethylene) attached at the Aqualifter has leaked and sprayed some of the tank water into my stand on occasion, so you should keep an eye on that if you plan on using this setup. Mine is sitting on top of my skimmer right now and it works for me. I use standard vinyl airline tubing from the CO2 tank solenoid to the reactor, so no issues there. I don't know what others use, but the Aqualifter is an economical solution to feeding a reactor. I still haven't got my drip rate for the effluent tuned in, but it could be that I keep adding frags...
  18. I used a Netgear AC1200 Dual Band Wireless Extender I got at Best Buy for around $100, very simple to set up and has not resulted in a loss of connection to date. I was surprised how easy it was to set up. It's the White one that plugs into an outlet and comes with a single Gigabit Ethernet port. I know there is a black model with the same model #, but I would make sure it is the one that plugs directly into an outlet.
  19. Excellent contribution, I really need to do this because I've suddenly got these everywhere. Probably the result of over feeding the tank
  20. Nice setup if you can break it down for him. Let us know if he accepts your offer and you need hands.
  21. Someone let me know if this doesn't load or is too slow to load. The iPad kept crashing on me as I was copying and pasting images one at a time, maybe have better luck tomorrow I'll add pics once the stand is wrapped in the Maple hardwood http://s953.photobucket.com/user/Jeffwagner919/Deep%20Blue%2080G%20Reef%20Ready%20Build/story
  22. After blowing up my 40 Breeder by dropping the salinity overnight with RODI topping it off, I decided to move forward with finishing the stand I started for my Deep Blue Rimless 80. It took about a week and a half to complete the stand working an hour or so a night designing as I went, the load bearing part of it and another two days to get the plumbing how I want it. I will be wrapping it with Hard Maple using Raised panel doors and removable raised panel sides. I'll update the pics of the stand once it is fully completed, but I used multilayered 3/4 inch plywood for the supporting structure and a solid maple rim that the tank is resting on to keep the plywood from delaminating. The solid wood outside structure will further reinforce the core plywood structure. I am using the following equipment: Deep Blue Rimless Reef Ready 80 Gallon Trigger Systems Ruby Elite 36 Sump/Refugium Vertex 130 (may need to pull out my new Vertex 150 if this doesn't cover it) 1 Ecotech Marine Vortech MP10 1 Hydor Koralia Evo Pump Waveline DC3500 return pump Eheim Jäger 200 watt heater in sump Cobalt Neotherm 150 watt heater in overflow Coral Compulsion Refugium LED light and mount Marco Rock and several pieces of Pukani, mix of fresh and old from 40 Breeder setup Orphek Atlantik V1 LED 1 bag of Tropic Eden Tonga Reeflakes I'll post some links shortly, but since the move everything seems to be doing well. I have the following livestock: Yellow Tang Ocellaris Clown 2 Ruby Red Dragonets Orchid Dottyback 3 Pencil Urchins I have the following coral that may have survived the overnight drop in salinity: Red Monti Cap Green Monti Cap Green w/Blue Polyp Monti Cap Green w/Purple Rim (?) Monti Cap, from Bud Idaho Grape Monti Cap ORA Green Birdsnest (really bad shape but may make it) Blue Ridge Coral (may survive) Duncan Coral Neon Green Hammer (in bad shape) Cup Coral Radioactive Green Dragon Eye Zoas Blue Tubbs Zoas Maxima Clam, Small Australian Hammer Coral Various other unnamed zoa's I used flexible silicone tubing from Modern Aquatix for the return pump (thank you, Jeremy) and hard plumbed everything else with 1 inch Schedule 40 PVC, unions, one Lowes ball valve for the refugium and a Hayward true union ball valve for the flow to the two filter socks I am using the Coral plus Growth preprogrammed mode in the V1 controller and everything seems okay so far. I decided to stay with a very thin sandbed this time around considering the algae issues I had with my 40 Breeder using a 1 1/2 inch deep sandbed. I thought about leaving out the sand altogether but decided to keep it for aesthetics to see how a shallow bed will work. I love the look of the Tropic Eden Tonga Reeflakes and it does not blow around. I am thinking of using the new Maxspect Gyre 130 or 150, but I haven't decided to use on this tank yet. Pics on the way, check back in a day or two!
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