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Old 06-04-2010, 04:46 PM
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Great job Lance, for sure one of the nicest FOWLR tanks out there

........Yeah...........Dave I changed it to a FOWLRSLPSSPSF (Fish Only With Live Rock, Softies, LPS and a few SPS.
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Old 06-04-2010, 04:48 PM
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sound like a serious amount of light!......any before and after type pics?

Not really Doug. My poor camera skills don't really show the differences. Although the tank looks considerably nicer with the new light the pics I took don't show it.
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Old 06-09-2010, 10:58 PM
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My tank sitter (nephew) informed me that he didn't want to look after the tanks anymore because it was too involved and he is afraid he'll do something wrong. So, I decided to automate most everything and make it as foolproof as possible.

Lighting: all lights are on timers including the sump light.

Cooling fans: controlled by the AquaController: on at 81.0F/off at 80.9F

Dosing: Ca, Alk, & Mg by 2 separate dosing pumps and run through the
AquaController

Sump Heaters: one controlled by a Jalli JT-1000, and one on a Ranco. Heaters
are each plugged into separate GFCI's in case of an accidental tripping.

ATO: Sump is topped up by a vacuum pump run by the Aquacontroller. Unfortunately, a 5 gallon bucket under the sump has to be manually filled each day with R/O water. I was all ready to drill a hole in the wall from the garage for the R/O tubing but the wifey caught me and informed me there was to be no more holes in any walls due to aquarium stuff. There's already 3 holes from the corner tank to the outside sump, a 6" hole in the wall of the sump room for the ventilation unit, and a 3' by 4' hole in the wall between the 225g stand and the sump room. You can't see any of the holes and what's one more little 1/4" hole going to bother right? So I'll just wait until she goes to work and drill the hole, run the tubing under the carpet of the study and she'll never even know. Then the sump can be topped up directly from the 55 gallon R/O reservoir.

Salt Water Mixing Station: 55 gallon R/O reservoir plumbed to 55 gallon salt water reservoir and filled by Quiet One 4000HH pump

Power Outages: In the event of a power outage the sump can of course more than handle the tank overflows; battery-driven air pumps keep the tanks and sumps aerated; and for a prolonged outage a generator is nearby with instructions. I've got the accidental GFCI tripping covered as well. Powerheads and return pump are on different GFCI's and the 2x MP40's are again on a separate circuit.

Skimmer: The skimmer drains into a large waste container that can handle at least a whole week of skimmate.

Emergency: equipment failure, etc. Dave and Marie's phone numbers for him to call.


So there you have it, all automated except for feeding. Any recommendations on a fish feeder?

Of course that's only one tank done. Now I have to start automating the corner tank.
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Old 06-10-2010, 01:01 AM
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Yep...I recommend Marie
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Old 06-10-2010, 04:09 AM
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I will come feed the fish, just leave it in the cooler at the beer store and drop off the keys, I will swing by and get the beer, I mean fish food at least 4-5 times daily, I or rather they will be well taken care of.
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Old 06-10-2010, 04:12 AM
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I will come feed the fish, just leave it in the cooler at the beer store and drop off the keys, I will swing by and get the beer, I mean fish food at least 4-5 times daily, I or rather they will be well taken care of.
Nice try Dave. I wonder who Lynne would be more ****ed at: you or me. Of course you could always bring her home some wine.
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Old 06-10-2010, 05:07 AM
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I promise I will only check for freshness so the customers are getting the best, by the way you need to start carrying Lambs Black Sheep, that stuff is holy hell knock your socks off.
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Old 06-10-2010, 10:23 PM
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I promise I will only check for freshness so the customers are getting the best, by the way you need to start carrying Lambs Black Sheep, that stuff is holy hell knock your socks off.
I've actually had a few requests now for it. That's the spiced rum with a hint of cinnamon right?
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I've actually had a few requests now for it. That's the spiced rum with a hint of cinnamon right?
Cinnamon and Vanilla. I wouldn't say a hint of cinnamon more like a lot, kinda like an amber rum and Fire Ball mix.
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Using a turkey baster to blow detritus up into the water column in a large tank is a waste of time. So I came up with this solution and it works great. Plastic tube inserted into 1/2" tubing connected to an MJ1200. Hang the MJ in the tank and plug it in. You can move the plastic wand wherever you want to blow the crap out of the rockwork and corners. I like to call it "The Poo Pummeller" or "Poo Pounder".



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