Melev's new 280g Starfire tank thread - Page 5

Lordhelmet · 06/16/2009, 04:51 PM

get a room you two.

Laddy · 06/16/2009, 05:59 PM

I'm a simple man, with simple needs......I vote to get back to the daily avatar change.

Much like remedial magic tricks, shooting stars, and shiny objects.....I'm hypnotized by the logic/illogic all wrapped in one. Brilliant!

melev · 06/16/2009, 06:05 PM

You guys are so demanding. I'm working on my lifetime plan here.

gmatta · 06/16/2009, 06:11 PM

aren't we all mark

Laddy · 06/16/2009, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by melev
You guys are so demanding. I'm working on my lifetime plan here.

Couldn't you replicate her out of acrylic so we can move on?

btw: the last few pages are better when your wife and daughter are out for the evening and you just opened a fresh bottle of an adult beverage

melev · 06/16/2009, 06:25 PM

Poukie, we're going to just have to work out the details on our own. These guys are only into saltwater, it seems.

TTYL.

H.Veras · 06/16/2009, 06:33 PM

hahah

melev · 06/16/2009, 06:51 PM

The Lumenbright Mini Wide arrived. I took a bunch of pictures, but I can't tell if it is wide at all. I'll have to compare it against Henry's normal mini, and perhaps take pictures of how the light spreads on an open area of a wall in the room. Perhaps it will look oval.

jjstecchino · 06/16/2009, 07:09 PM

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Re: Poukie

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Originally posted by jjstecchino
Maybe we should start a poll on the appropriate forum:

Who should Poukie choose?

Melev vs Other Man

and let people vote. she will be yours in a breeze....
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Btw, I like the way you think. If only it worked that way.

Life works in misterious ways, doesn't it?

I would most surely buy that plane ticket. She wants a coral rather than a ring....

Definitely a keeper.

rEd86 · 06/16/2009, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by melev
The Lumenbright Mini Wide arrived. I took a bunch of pictures, but I can't tell if it is wide at all. I'll have to compare it against Henry's normal mini, and perhaps take pictures of how the light spreads on an open area of a wall in the room. Perhaps it will look oval.

Too bad you're in the DFW and I'm in Cincinnati. I have all the Lumenbright reflectors you don't have. It would make an interesting "experiment" to document the differences.

I don't think it will look like an oval. The reflector is still round. I think the spread will be WIDER.

--Ed

new2u · 06/16/2009, 11:03 PM

Dang it Marc.

Somehow i got un-subscribed at school and I had to read through 3 splits I missed. Grr. At least it was well worth it.

melev · 06/16/2009, 11:17 PM

Welcome back.

Grassroots · 06/17/2009, 12:03 AM

Well Marc I guess your avatar thing didn't last all but what 4 days? LOL anyways hows the tank and how about more FTS and just shots in general of your tank. Also how come you dont have a little red house anymore by your profile and such?

Bill14 · 06/17/2009, 12:16 AM

The tank is looking great! It seems to be responding well to the lower nitrates.

Regarding your vodka dosing, I noticed in your last couple sets of test results that your phosphates have remained elevated and require additional attention even though your nitrates have come down. I was the under the impression that dosing a carbon source would help lower your nitrates and phosphates. Do you have any thoughts about why it's working for your nitrates but not your phosphates?

melev · 06/17/2009, 04:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Grassroots
Well Marc I guess your avatar thing didn't last all but what 4 days? LOL anyways hows the tank and how about more FTS and just shots in general of your tank. Also how come you dont have a little red house anymore by your profile and such?

I think it was 11 days where I temporarily stopped.

I don't know why the red house went away. I fixed it.

I posted a ton of pictures in the past few weeks, with a lot of them near the end of the last split. I'll be posting more again in the near future. More FTS doesn't make a lot of sense to me, since once you've seen it, 10 more versions of a FTS are just 11 virtually identical pictures.

At tonight's club meeting, I'm going to do a presentation about the Long Beach Aquarium. When I visited in April, I took around 200 pictures, and it looks like about half were usable.

Quote:

Originally posted by Bill14
The tank is looking great! It seems to be responding well to the lower nitrates.

Regarding your vodka dosing, I noticed in your last couple sets of test results that your phosphates have remained elevated and require additional attention even though your nitrates have come down. I was the under the impression that dosing a carbon source would help lower your nitrates and phosphates. Do you have any thoughts about why it's working for your nitrates but not your phosphates?

I'm not sure why PO4 doesn't stay down Vodka dosing, but since I have a different solution to keep it under control, I'm not too worried about it. It's just nice to see the tank respond to better water quality.

Micki · 06/17/2009, 02:45 PM

Marc, can you tell us more about your avatar? is there a thread about it somewhere around here?

Very cool!

phuzzykins · 06/17/2009, 02:49 PM

Wake me up when you have Evan in his infamous Marine Depot shirt as your avatar.

melev · 06/17/2009, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Micki
Marc, can you tell us more about your avatar? is there a thread about it somewhere around here? Very cool!

http://en.microcosmaquariumexplorer....Green_Mandarin

http://microcosmaqx.typepad.com/matt...mug-diner.html

Micki · 06/17/2009, 03:06 PM

Cool! Thanks Marc!

Hop · 06/17/2009, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by phuzzykins
Wake me up when you have Evan in his infamous Marine Depot shirt as your avatar.

Hope I'm working that day

Today's avatar is very cool. I'll have to do some reading on that one. Although I think Pookie may be a little disappointed that she was just thrown to the waste basket

Nanz · 06/18/2009, 01:02 PM

wow those are cute mandarins, how old are they?

melev · 06/18/2009, 02:21 PM

I don't recall. A totally random guess would be just over 68 days, but Matt's the person to ask. Those links to Matt's site may allow you to post comments or questions.

gsxunv04 · 06/18/2009, 06:05 PM

9 months

jjstecchino · 06/18/2009, 07:37 PM

Today I went to pick up the acrylic for the sump construction.
The owner of the acrylic shop was a very nice man. He offered an hour of his time and gave me a crash course on acrylic work. How to properly saw, route and mostly important weld the joints.
He made me do several test joints on 3/8 acrylic squares until I was confident and comfortable.
Interesting I did not make me use any pins or wires on the seam. Just appose the pieces and the weld-on would just get into the seam creating a buble less perfet joint.
This was done with weld-on 3.not 4. Now I have bought weld-on 4.
Marc can use weld-on 4 the same way I used weld-on 3 without the pins? is 4 it much thicker than 3 that you need to separate the seam a little bit in order for the weldon to get in?
As usual I wouls appreciate your opinion and some explanation.

PS. Since you took out Poukie avatar does it mean it didn't work out?

melev · 06/18/2009, 08:58 PM

Let's just say that whenever she's living here, the avatar will stay.

Weldon #3 works great, and you can use it. #4 gives you a little more time to work the seam as it sets up. I'm back to using #3 ever since I got into a conversation with Calvin in his gorgeous 12' DIY display tank.

I still use pins often. When I use none, I end up with bubbles instead of a pretty joint. I've been told MEK works even better, but I've not tried it yet.

06/16/2009, 04:51 PM	#101
Lordhelmet Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,008	get a room you two. __________________ I need a new signiture Current Tank Info: 90 gallon, 14 gallon

06/16/2009, 05:59 PM	#102
Laddy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Standing Tall on the Quarterdeck Posts: 1,001	I'm a simple man, with simple needs......I vote to get back to the daily avatar change. Much like remedial magic tricks, shooting stars, and shiny objects.....I'm hypnotized by the logic/illogic all wrapped in one. Brilliant! __________________ James Hobbies: I enjoy moving water from point A, to point B, back to point A WANTED: True ATL Appleberry Palawanensis Frag, PM me. Current Tank Info: Current Build: 180 Reef; 55 holding tank

06/16/2009, 06:33 PM	#107
H.Veras Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: bay area, ca Posts: 1,024	hahah __________________ 90g tech series. Current Tank Info: 90g tech series

06/16/2009, 11:03 PM	#111
new2u Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Atlanta / DFW Posts: 861	Dang it Marc. Somehow i got un-subscribed at school and I had to read through 3 splits I missed. Grr. At least it was well worth it. __________________ Whats the use of Aqua man anyways. There isn't really that much water based crime... Current Tank Info: Reefer 850 XXL - LPS/Zoa Dominant mixed reef

06/17/2009, 12:03 AM	#113
Grassroots Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kennesaw GA Posts: 270	Well Marc I guess your avatar thing didn't last all but what 4 days? LOL anyways hows the tank and how about more FTS and just shots in general of your tank. Also how come you dont have a little red house anymore by your profile and such? __________________ Bobby -------------- Current Tank Info: 700+ gallons of water...

06/16/2009, 06:05 PM	#103
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	You guys are so demanding. I'm working on my lifetime plan here.

06/16/2009, 06:11 PM	#104
gmatta Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Austin, Tx. Posts: 168	aren't we all mark

06/16/2009, 06:25 PM	#106
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Poukie, we're going to just have to work out the details on our own. These guys are only into saltwater, it seems. TTYL.

06/16/2009, 06:51 PM	#108
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	The Lumenbright Mini Wide arrived. I took a bunch of pictures, but I can't tell if it is wide at all. I'll have to compare it against Henry's normal mini, and perhaps take pictures of how the light spreads on an open area of a wall in the room. Perhaps it will look oval.

06/16/2009, 11:17 PM	#112
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Welcome back.

06/17/2009, 12:16 AM	#114
Bill14 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 234	The tank is looking great! It seems to be responding well to the lower nitrates. Regarding your vodka dosing, I noticed in your last couple sets of test results that your phosphates have remained elevated and require additional attention even though your nitrates have come down. I was the under the impression that dosing a carbon source would help lower your nitrates and phosphates. Do you have any thoughts about why it's working for your nitrates but not your phosphates?

06/17/2009, 02:45 PM	#116
Micki Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,163	Marc, can you tell us more about your avatar? is there a thread about it somewhere around here? Very cool! __________________ Micki... Western Ohio Reef Club Click the red house for my 125 progress! Current Tank Info: 125 gal. reef, 90 gal. sump, 10 gal. fuge, 40 gallon. 150 gallon fish only.

06/17/2009, 02:49 PM	#117
phuzzykins Moved On Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Waltham, MA Posts: 685	Wake me up when you have Evan in his infamous Marine Depot shirt as your avatar.

06/17/2009, 03:06 PM	#119
Micki Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,163	Cool! Thanks Marc! __________________ Micki... Western Ohio Reef Club Click the red house for my 125 progress! Current Tank Info: 125 gal. reef, 90 gal. sump, 10 gal. fuge, 40 gallon. 150 gallon fish only.

06/18/2009, 01:02 PM	#121
Nanz Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,389	wow those are cute mandarins, how old are they? __________________ S.G. = 1.025, Temp = 78.5, pH = 8.00 Ca = 550 ppm, Alk = 176 ppm (9.85 dKH), Mg = 1300 ppm NO3 = 0.97 ppm, PO4 = 0.07 ppm Nuvo 30, Razor Nano LED, Tunze ATO, Tunze 9004 skimmer, Vortec mp10,

06/18/2009, 02:21 PM	#122
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	I don't recall. A totally random guess would be just over 68 days, but Matt's the person to ask. Those links to Matt's site may allow you to post comments or questions.

06/18/2009, 06:05 PM	#123
gsxunv04 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 874	9 months

06/18/2009, 07:37 PM	#124
jjstecchino Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Carolina, USA Posts: 409	Sump Today I went to pick up the acrylic for the sump construction. The owner of the acrylic shop was a very nice man. He offered an hour of his time and gave me a crash course on acrylic work. How to properly saw, route and mostly important weld the joints. He made me do several test joints on 3/8 acrylic squares until I was confident and comfortable. Interesting I did not make me use any pins or wires on the seam. Just appose the pieces and the weld-on would just get into the seam creating a buble less perfet joint. This was done with weld-on 3.not 4. Now I have bought weld-on 4. Marc can use weld-on 4 the same way I used weld-on 3 without the pins? is 4 it much thicker than 3 that you need to separate the seam a little bit in order for the weldon to get in? As usual I wouls appreciate your opinion and some explanation. PS. Since you took out Poukie avatar does it mean it didn't work out? __________________ Claudio Click on my username and 'Visit jjstecchino's homepage!" to view my 180 gallon reef build thread. Current Tank Info: 180 Gallon Reef in Infancy

06/18/2009, 08:58 PM	#125
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Let's just say that whenever she's living here, the avatar will stay. Weldon #3 works great, and you can use it. #4 gives you a little more time to work the seam as it sets up. I'm back to using #3 ever since I got into a conversation with Calvin in his gorgeous 12' DIY display tank. I still use pins often. When I use none, I end up with bubbles instead of a pretty joint. I've been told MEK works even better, but I've not tried it yet.