Been laying low! How are you?

[Borchers]

So I've been laying low for the past month or longer and was wondering how everyone was doing? What have you guys done with your tank? What's new about them? Any cool upgrades?

Mine has been on cruise control since September because of my wife's home business. Little under maintained but ok. Adding a HOB Refugium to the sump tomorrow and cleaning the entire system. Adding my new RW pumps and mounting a bunch of stuff.



Sooooooooo what's up people?

[Saltwaternooby]

Not much new, besides more space. Good to see you in Apple Hill.

[Borchers]

You too. Hope the family had fun.

[Vlad91]

Replacing 29g cube , with 65 g. Just not really sure how to do plumbing, becouse i wanna run 2 reactors within same return pump.

[trhaynes]

Originally Posted by Vlad91

Replacing 29g cube , with 65 g. Just not really sure how to do plumbing, becouse i wanna run 2 reactors within same return pump.

With a manifold off of the return. T's and valves to adjust flow to each reactor.

[TOM BLEVINS]

Hey Shawn,

Good to hear from you, glad the tank is hanging in their! well the 300 had a total redo after the minor crash, all corals and rock gone and all new Tonga
bare bottom and have started my new school corals, nothing I had before will
be in the tank, I hope the exotics I have purchased will continue to grow since I have not seen any of these corals around at least advertised yet! 2 guys corals with R.R. Asia & Canada stuff, RR and Battle corals just for a taste.

new with the tank, 2 more 250se for a total of 6 now, closed loop reeflo Hybrid
now with a huge Dolphin return, dumped the Hammerhead & a 5" DSB in the 30 gallon refugium, 1HP chiller and switched from the culligan DI bottle to a 8 stage RODI for my water source.

Regards
Tom

[tcoral]

Originally Posted by TOM BLEVINS

Hey Shawn,

Good to hear from you, glad the tank is hanging in their! well the 300 had a total redo after the minor crash, all corals and rock gone and all new Tonga
bare bottom and have started my new school corals, nothing I had before will
be in the tank, I hope the exotics I have purchased will continue to grow since I have not seen any of these corals around at least advertised yet! 2 guys corals with R.R. Asia & Canada stuff, RR and Battle corals just for a taste.

new with the tank, 2 more 250se for a total of 6 now, closed loop reeflo Hybrid
now with a huge Dolphin return, dumped the Hammerhead & a 5" DSB in the 30 gallon refugium, 1HP chiller and switched from the culligan DI bottle to a 8 stage RODI for my water source.

Regards
Tom

OMG Tom, yours was such a beautiful tank too! I'm sure your new creation will be just as beautiful too.

Good to see you about Shawn. My news:

I was setting up a new freshwater tank (a RR 3 sided starphire Oceanic). I look at it and think what a nice reef tank it would be then I do a reality (and financial) check and go back to the freshwater plans, LOL. I broke a cardinal rule that "IF YOU SET UP A TANK LATE ON SUNDAY, YOU ARE JUST ASKING FOR TROUBLE" Well, after filling the tank up and plugging the pump in, I had a leaky bulk head! Lucky I had an extra on hand but had to swap it out late Sunday. Things are going well now.

I had a irate text from my Son this afternoon:

"Way to leave the water running"

I had a small panic attack thinking the tank bulk head sprung a leak again. Came home and nope tank OK. Ask my son what he meant about "water running" and he said that my DI container overflowed. I was confused since I didn't turn it on. Ends up the cats must have jumped up and turned the water on! Luckily it was discovered before it was too much of a flood!

[Maximus]

Tom, may I ask where you got your tonga branch from?

[TOM BLEVINS]

Originally Posted by Maximus

Tom, may I ask where you got your tonga branch from?

Thanks Tina for the kind words!

Maximus - 2 different shipments from Aquaworks, they have some now too!

[TOM BLEVINS]

Originally Posted by Maximus

Tom, may I ask where you got your tonga branch from?

just pm'd you.

[Maximus]

Thanks Tom. Are they the real, live Tonga branch or the Real Reef man made Tonga branch? I really like the man made stuff but it's really expensive! I think it retails between $12-15/lb!

[HV1990]

Yo shawn! Lifes been busy not much to report but the reefing bug is back in me. So looking to reskin my stand and working on acro color.

[TOM BLEVINS]

Originally Posted by Maximus

Thanks Tom. Are they the real, live Tonga branch or the Real Reef man made Tonga branch? I really like the man made stuff but it's really expensive! I think it retails between $12-15/lb!

both were at 9.99 lbs

[RonMidtownStomp]

I've been laying a little low myself.

[Borchers]

Originally Posted by RonMidtownStomp

I've been laying a little low myself.

You live! So when's the new tank coming?

[RonMidtownStomp]

Maybe in 10 years? I did share my last couple of videos before I broke the tank down with someone the other day, and it does bring to the surface emotions of missing it, but I just can't see doing it again any time soon. And I would want to go big which is a lot of money. All of my money is wrapped up in the business.

In the meantime, I really want to replace my TV with a projector, so I'm really hoping that the interest I have (PMs) for my rock and heater and reflectors turns into happy aquarists with new toys.

[westreef]

Shawn, I always lay very low.

[Borchers]

That you do Bernie! LOL. But you do now and then show it up big.

Ron you know when the bug bites you have more then a few friends to reseed your system. I still have the Tryee Blue Eyed Girls and the WWC Hologram from you. The WWC is about the size of you 2x2 frag disk. I miss the old system. My knee hurt for a few weeks after the move! Holy moly that bad boy wa heavy. You can always nano it and collect only the best of the best of the best for now.......HeHeHe.

[Borchers]

Originally Posted by TOM BLEVINS

both were at 9.99 lbs

Photos or it never happened.

[Borchers]

Originally Posted by HV1990

Yo shawn! Lifes been busy not much to report but the reefing bug is back in me. So looking to reskin my stand and working on acro color.

Color is important. I'm more into the surviving and growth right now. I found my problem that has plagued me since my old system completely crashed and never recovered. My heater was cracked and had stray voltage in the system from bad pumps. But moving on.

I'm thinking about changing out my lighting and going back to T/5's again (Not). Then moving to Z&P, Ricordia and shrooms next. I'm SPS burned out.

[mikid]

Ive been laying low also.....let the kids move home until they can pay of bills and save for a downpayment on a house....will be there in dec....wahooo.....but mostly.....my moms health changed...she passed away in June....then in July one of our bestest girl friends passed away atg 55....and now my father just had a quad bypass....his health is so so right now...my new tank is setting here....just recieved in Oct my custom made stand....have all new solid chestnut flooring in the garage waiting for the kids to move out....then will set up new tank....so next year will be better right?...what else can go wrong....maybe see you guys tomorrow night?...Mike