Reefobsession 93 Cube Build!!!! - Page 11

MatthewLaw · 03/10/2010, 11:53 PM

haahhha blame it on the cat!!

Reefobsession · 03/11/2010, 12:20 AM

Unfortunately I don't have a cat. Good idea though. haha Well I guess it is time to buy a nice camera that I can take some nice macros with. The camera is really cheap now, I can get her same camera for like $40 on ebay. haha. But I feel that it would be a waste of money because the thing is pretty bad. My parents are considering upgrading from their camera. I can't think of the name, but it is a nice camera. I would be more than happy to buy it off of them. I know it is a higher grade cannon with a nice lens.

MatthewLaw · 03/11/2010, 12:29 AM

hahah...worht a try. there are sometimes decent deals at best buy! as a reefer, it still amazes me how I can spend $200+ on a piece of equipment or $$ on corals but struggle to justify spending approx. $100 on a camera....haha

Reefobsession · 03/11/2010, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by MatthewLaw

hahah...worht a try. there are sometimes decent deals at best buy! as a reefer, it still amazes me how I can spend $200+ on a piece of equipment or $$ on corals but struggle to justify spending approx. $100 on a camera....haha

I am right there with ya. This will just allow me to chill out for a while. The more mature my tank is for SPS, the better.

Reefobsession · 03/11/2010, 08:48 PM

Well, I am going on vacation to Colorado for a week. Getting some snowboarding in. Can't remember how long it's been since I have been there. Can't wait. A friend of ours will be taking care of my fish for the week. She will be stopping by to feed my fish and check to see if they are still swimming. I measured out the daily feedings for her so she can't over feed. Pray for me haha.

nUgZ · 03/12/2010, 07:08 PM

Have fun! It should be a blast.

Reefobsession · 03/18/2010, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by nUgZ

Have fun! It should be a blast.

Thanks! It was really nice here the first two days. It is going to be sloppy today, the temp is 40 and it is getting slushy. We are supposed to be getting 6 to 12" tonight so tom should be great. It has been fun snowboarding with just a t-shirt. Everything is going great withthe the fish. I miss them all ready.

Reefobsession · 03/19/2010, 08:58 PM

Well had a set back today. Something dreamy happned to my skimmer and it started overflowing. Salt level dropped down to 1.019. Something always crappy happens when I am away. My sitter added some salt to some water from my tank. To try and get the salt up. My Picasso clown is missing right now. I need to get home now.

E.intheC · 03/19/2010, 10:51 PM

bummer dude. I'm sure it'll be fine. Murphy's law, (sorta) .. if it can happen, it will happen when you're away

floydie83 · 03/20/2010, 06:02 AM

nice build you've given me so many ideas

Reefobsession · 03/20/2010, 09:53 AM

Yea something had to go wrong. But I am glad kayla is there. I'd she wasn't, I would have had a dead tank for sure. Everything should be fine.

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Originally Posted by E.intheC

bummer dude. I'm sure it'll be fine. Murphy's law, (sorta) .. if it can happen, it will hpen when you're away

Reefobsession · 03/20/2010, 09:55 AM

Thanks! Yea that's what's great about reefcentral. I got a lot of my ideas from other members. Let me know if you need any help

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Originally Posted by floydie83

nice build you've given me so many ideas

Reefobsession · 03/22/2010, 03:29 PM

Well haven't updated in a while. Got home and everything looked great. Fish and corals. My salinity only dropped to 1.023. My refractometer wasn't calibrated correctly. Lost my black onyx clown. Mitch is a great guy and is going to give me a new one. I think there was something wrong with him after being in the shipping box for two days. He wasn't eating and was swimming just bellow the surface all the time. Could have been a swimming bladder issue. The Picasso is doing great! I am relieved that there was no damage to the stand or carpet. It is a little damp, but it is coming out.

tigerarmy100 · 03/22/2010, 03:33 PM

so how is that skimmer working out for ya? by the way, nice tank

Reefobsession · 03/22/2010, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tigerarmy100

so how is that skimmer working out for ya? by the way, nice tank

Thanks the skinner is working great. I will get a pic up in a couple of minutes. I think my sitter accidently messed closed the air valve on my skimmed while looking for my missing clown. I am going up to. Mitchs house this week to get another clown.

Reefobsession · 03/22/2010, 04:58 PM

This is only 12 hours

Reefobsession · 03/23/2010, 11:52 AM

I am going to go.get another clown on Friday. I can't decide on a onyx or a Picasso. I would have to add for another grade a Picasso

Radioheadx14 · 03/26/2010, 02:26 PM

how high is that stand? It looks a little low. I was thinking of getting that stand, but it looks a little short. Also, if you have time, could you give me the exact footprint measurement of the aquariums base in case I build my own stand?

Reefobsession · 03/27/2010, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Radioheadx14

how high is that stand? It looks a little low. I was thinking of getting that stand, but it looks a little short. Also, if you have time, could you give me the exact footprint measurement of the aquariums base in case I build my own stand?

The stand is only 27" tall. The reason for this is because of the tank dimensions. Since the tank is 30"x30" you couldn't fit the stand in a doorway if it was over 28" tall. A normal doorway ie 30" wide without the door on the hinges. So there is only around 28" to work with the door attached to the hinges. I agree that it looks short in pics, but in person it looks a lot better. Plus. It would be hard to work on the bottom of the tank with a taller stand.
Ill pm you tom when get the exact measurements for the tank.

Got my clown fish today. He is a really good looking onyx. He is about twice as big as the last one i had. has some really nice markings. I will post some crappy pics tom of the new clown tom with my crappy camera phone. Lol

Reefobsession · 03/28/2010, 03:40 PM

Here is a pic of my new clown I got from Mitch. I love his markings and he is a lot bigger than the picasso. No fighting for dominance what so ever. SO far they are a happy couple.

Here is my skimmer going nuts becasue of the clam spawning.

ReefTECK · 03/28/2010, 04:17 PM

Really nice! I wish I could see an accurate picture of what the coloration of your bulb looks like.

Is dosing MB7 on a timer really going to be effective without turning off the skimmer?

Reefobsession · 03/28/2010, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ReefTECK

Really nice! I wish I could see an accurate picture of what the coloration of your bulb looks like.

Is dosing MB7 on a timer really going to be effective without turning off the skimmer?

Thanks. Yeah I need to get a good camera. I will be getting one soon hopefully.

Reefobsession · 03/28/2010, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ReefTECK

Is dosing MB7 on a timer really going to be effective without turning off the skimmer?

I never turn off the skimmer. I don't know if that would help.

Reefobsession · 03/29/2010, 07:54 PM

okay well here are some pics.

Skimmer is really performing well now.

MatthewLaw · 03/29/2010, 07:59 PM

looking good. glad everything is working well!

03/19/2010, 10:51 PM	#259
E.intheC Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 5,373	bummer dude. I'm sure it'll be fine. Murphy's law, (sorta) .. if it can happen, it will happen when you're away __________________ -Eric

03/22/2010, 04:58 PM	#266
Reefobsession Moved On Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IN Posts: 1,037	This is only 12 hours Last edited by Reefobsession; 03/22/2010 at 05:12 PM.

03/28/2010, 04:17 PM	#271
ReefTECK Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Iowa City, Iowa Posts: 901	Really nice! I wish I could see an accurate picture of what the coloration of your bulb looks like. Is dosing MB7 on a timer really going to be effective without turning off the skimmer? __________________ 2013 President of the Greater Iowa Reef Society www.iowareefs.org Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Tank, 96 DIY LED's on 3 channels, 30gal sump/fuge, 4x2x0.5' & 40gal frag tank, SRO Ca rxr, GSA Kalk rxr, SRO 3000 skmr, Gen-X PCX40 Return, 2xMP40w's, 1xTunze 6101, 140lbs LR, SSB, SPS all the way!

03/10/2010, 11:53 PM	#251
MatthewLaw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Coast US Posts: 1,564	haahhha blame it on the cat!!

03/11/2010, 12:20 AM	#252
Reefobsession Moved On Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IN Posts: 1,037	Unfortunately I don't have a cat. Good idea though. haha Well I guess it is time to buy a nice camera that I can take some nice macros with. The camera is really cheap now, I can get her same camera for like $40 on ebay. haha. But I feel that it would be a waste of money because the thing is pretty bad. My parents are considering upgrading from their camera. I can't think of the name, but it is a nice camera. I would be more than happy to buy it off of them. I know it is a higher grade cannon with a nice lens.

03/11/2010, 12:29 AM	#253
MatthewLaw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Coast US Posts: 1,564	hahah...worht a try. there are sometimes decent deals at best buy! as a reefer, it still amazes me how I can spend $200+ on a piece of equipment or $$ on corals but struggle to justify spending approx. $100 on a camera....haha

03/11/2010, 08:48 PM	#255
Reefobsession Moved On Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IN Posts: 1,037	Well, I am going on vacation to Colorado for a week. Getting some snowboarding in. Can't remember how long it's been since I have been there. Can't wait. A friend of ours will be taking care of my fish for the week. She will be stopping by to feed my fish and check to see if they are still swimming. I measured out the daily feedings for her so she can't over feed. Pray for me haha.

03/12/2010, 07:08 PM	#256
nUgZ Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NC Posts: 1,566	Have fun! It should be a blast.

03/19/2010, 08:58 PM	#258
Reefobsession Moved On Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IN Posts: 1,037	Well had a set back today. Something dreamy happned to my skimmer and it started overflowing. Salt level dropped down to 1.019. Something always crappy happens when I am away. My sitter added some salt to some water from my tank. To try and get the salt up. My Picasso clown is missing right now. I need to get home now.

03/20/2010, 06:02 AM	#260
floydie83 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 287	nice build you've given me so many ideas

03/22/2010, 03:29 PM	#263
Reefobsession Moved On Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IN Posts: 1,037	Well haven't updated in a while. Got home and everything looked great. Fish and corals. My salinity only dropped to 1.023. My refractometer wasn't calibrated correctly. Lost my black onyx clown. Mitch is a great guy and is going to give me a new one. I think there was something wrong with him after being in the shipping box for two days. He wasn't eating and was swimming just bellow the surface all the time. Could have been a swimming bladder issue. The Picasso is doing great! I am relieved that there was no damage to the stand or carpet. It is a little damp, but it is coming out.

03/22/2010, 03:33 PM	#264
tigerarmy100 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 30	so how is that skimmer working out for ya? by the way, nice tank

03/23/2010, 11:52 AM	#267
Reefobsession Moved On Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IN Posts: 1,037	I am going to go.get another clown on Friday. I can't decide on a onyx or a Picasso. I would have to add for another grade a Picasso

03/26/2010, 02:26 PM	#268
Radioheadx14 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 1,601	how high is that stand? It looks a little low. I was thinking of getting that stand, but it looks a little short. Also, if you have time, could you give me the exact footprint measurement of the aquariums base in case I build my own stand?

03/28/2010, 03:40 PM	#270
Reefobsession Moved On Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IN Posts: 1,037	Here is a pic of my new clown I got from Mitch. I love his markings and he is a lot bigger than the picasso. No fighting for dominance what so ever. SO far they are a happy couple. Here is my skimmer going nuts becasue of the clam spawning.

03/29/2010, 07:54 PM	#274
Reefobsession Moved On Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: IN Posts: 1,037	okay well here are some pics. Skimmer is really performing well now.

03/29/2010, 07:59 PM	#275
MatthewLaw Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Coast US Posts: 1,564	looking good. glad everything is working well!