In-Wall 180 Project

[jarhed]

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[jarhed]

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[8BALL_99]

jarhead looking good.. I might have just missed it but what ever happend with the utility bill? I remember you were having problems with it being high..

[jarhed]

Still high.

The baseline change is responsible for the huge jumps. Last month was $225 (climbed steadily from a low of $165 in the winter), this month was $374.

I've come to expect it. More ammo for getting the HELL out of California.

[huff3294]

Hey you mentioned the trim work on Weatherson's thread back on page 17 while you were doing your trim work. do you have a link to that thread. and how about some updated picks??

[jarhed]

Huff,

Weathersons' thread is here:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=236668&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

It's long, but worth every minute spent.

The pics you see on this page are the latest ones, just posted last week.

[Bax]

jarhead

Thaks for the updated pics, tank's look'n real good!

[Rijinals]

Jarheah 10 out of 10 squire! You da man! What a journey!

[Rijinals]

Correction - Jarhed - stupid keyboard!!!

[jarhed]

Thanks Rijinals and Bax! :)

[jarhed]

Think I'm going to add a second injector to the beckett. Anyone know where I can get a new beckett and housing?

[Bax]

http://www.mazzei.net

Try this link ... then post updated picks :)

[jarhed]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8147442#post8147442 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bax
http://www.mazzei.net

Try this link ... then post updated picks :)

Gotcha!! :D

[MacnReef]

Great looking set-up! Exactly what I am planning!

Mike

[jarhed]

Your going to do a corner tank MacnReef?

[MacnReef]

Yep, 180 in the wall, in a corner.

Mike

[jarhed]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8255382#post8255382 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MacnReef
Yep, 180 in the wall, in a corner.

Mike

Awesome! Do you have a thread started yet?


On another note, I'm having an issue with my RODI. First of all, my son lost my TDS meter, so I'm sort of blind until I get another one. The issue is that the resin I use is color changing resin, and only seems to last about a month at a time. I changed it about three weeks ago and it's completely brown right now.

Anyone else have this issue? I need to get another TDS meter quick, but I'm also thinking of the RO membrane being bad.

Thoughts?

[MacnReef]

Well your membrane might be bad or maybe your lines from your TFC are crossed the good water is going out the waste and the waste water is going through the DI.

Yeah, I have a thread started...it was originally a thread about my 58 but it has changed a few times to its FINAL path. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=926708

Mike

[jarhed]

I'll be checking out that thread.

Well, there hasnt been any crossing of lines, it's a simple Water General system picked up back in April of 05. Put it together just like the instructions said. This is a rather recent phenomenon. I think I might collect the waste when I fill up my 32gal for a water change just to see how much it's rejecting. Not sure that will mean anything but I'll see nonetheless. Come to think of it, the waste line could be clogged with junk. It's set into the drain pipe from the clothes washer. Lots of cobwebs and dust bunnies in there and I havent pulled that thing out since I put the system together.

[MacnReef]

Yeah a clogged waste will do it. Definitely check that.

Mike

[Bax]

Check you prefilters too. I change mine every six months whether needed or not and it seems to keep my resins up longer.

[jarhed]

Yep, actually changed my prefilters about four months ago.

[Tigger240]

i read your tank log, and i went through some similar happenings (although i did work as a finish capenter (read baseboard layer) when i was 15), going from no tools, to table, chop saw, router, staining lessons, drills, woodwork, high electric bills (now), moving, phosphate problems. i just didnt document them, but you have done an awesome job. i have the ac set on the highest it can be to keep the tank at 78-81 and twin 10" fans in my canopy. its cooling off alot in fl and i can shut off the ac and run a big box fan so im hoping to see a huge reduction in electric. $300 for a 600 sq ft apartment is way too much. im glad to see you didnt shut down your tank b/c of electric, and best of luck with iraq. i diy'ed my stand, canopy, skimmer, and sump set up. im looking to break into a diy automation setup, as i find it interesting and would like to learn more about programming and stuff like that, but on the same end i like fiddling too so anyway.

[jarhed]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8275591#post8275591 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tigger240
i read your tank log, and i went through some similar happenings (although i did work as a finish capenter (read baseboard layer) when i was 15), going from no tools, to table, chop saw, router, staining lessons, drills, woodwork, high electric bills (now), moving, phosphate problems. i just didnt document them, but you have done an awesome job. i have the ac set on the highest it can be to keep the tank at 78-81 and twin 10" fans in my canopy. its cooling off alot in fl and i can shut off the ac and run a big box fan so im hoping to see a huge reduction in electric. $300 for a 600 sq ft apartment is way too much. im glad to see you didnt shut down your tank b/c of electric, and best of luck with iraq. i diy'ed my stand, canopy, skimmer, and sump set up. im looking to break into a diy automation setup, as i find it interesting and would like to learn more about programming and stuff like that, but on the same end i like fiddling too so anyway.

Thanks for the compliment! I look at this creation every now and again and shake my head when I realize that I actually built it. :D

Yep, I keep the AC at around 85 or so during the day and maybe 82 at night. That didnt keep the wife from running the thing all the time when it was very hot though. Still had a $580 electric bill in August. :(

The fan blowing across the surface has kept my tank in the 78-81 degree range CONSISTENTLY. Now, I have to turn it back a little cause I think it's dropping too low in temp at night. Saw it down to 75 at 3:00am on night last week.

[jarhed]

YEAH!!

Beat the water problem! Got my TDS meter, Filmtec 100gpd membrane and new resin in the mail from H2oSplash (I highly recommend this ebay seller).

The TDS of my RODI water prior to the changes last night was 45-48. That explained the battle with Cyano and huge globs of Algae in my overflow.

My Water General unit was built for 100gpd, but I had a 75gpd put in it for higher rejection when I bought it in 05. I went ahead and put a new Filmtec membrane in there at 100gpd.

Changing the membrane brought the TDS down to 3-4. Changing the resin after that brought it down to 0!!

I am now TDS's daddy! :smokin:


Time for a huge water change this weekend.

[nikonosis]

where's the updates on this thread?

[plc001]

Do you happen to have any close-up pics of your trim? Also, how did you do it?

Thanks!

[jarhed]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9344608#post9344608 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by plc001
Do you happen to have any close-up pics of your trim? Also, how did you do it?

Thanks!

I'll see if I can snap one and post it. It's not the cleanest job but it seems to look nice.

I have had a lot of serious cyano issues for the past six months. It just doesnt want to go away. Apparently, some water quality issues creeped in there too and most of my SPS bleached and died. Lots of things have changed lately and I'm seriously considering moving to Houston. Either that, or I'm deploying this summer. Either way, I'll have to part out the tank. Just gotta figure out what I'm doing first.

I'll grab some pics.

[jermainek]

Wow! I've just finished reading your thread and after all of your hard work your thinking of moving! That's the one thing which I dread and is always subliminally in the back of my mind... Can you help a brotha out and let me know the name of the coral you have/had on page 21 - the 1st pic, as I think I have the same one but the store I got it from didn't label it properly.

How did you get on with your ich outbreak - or did I miss that part...?

[jermainek]

Wow! I've just finished reading your thread and after all of your hard work your thinking of moving! That's the one thing which I dread and is always subliminally in the back of my mind... Can you help a brotha out and let me know the name of the coral you have/had on page 21 - the 1st pic, as I think I have the same one but the store I got it from didn't label it properly.

How did you get on with your ich outbreak - or did I miss that part...?

[mlblover126]

dude, jarhead i just saw this thread looking good will you and your little helper build one for me? hahaha

but for real i like that sally light foot crab has given you any trouble with fish and coral? i want one but i'm scared he'll pick off some of my fish while they sleep.