Mr and Mrs Reef - 290g in wall build - Page 14

MrsReefK · 12/31/2016, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by IvanTheTerrible

Wow! That turned out really nice. I wouldn't ever leave that room.

- Ivan

Thanks! Definitely the problem we're having, never leaving.

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MrsReefK · 12/31/2016, 05:36 PM

First time making homemade fish food = success.

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OurCoralReef · 01/01/2017, 07:14 AM

Whats the recipe and the fish how do they like it compared to other foods you used

scubadan206 · 01/01/2017, 07:31 AM

Yeah, looks kind of like the food I make.....

MrsReefK · 01/01/2017, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by OurCoralReef

Whats the recipe and the fish how do they like it compared to other foods you used

We find out today how they like it. A little of everything thrown together.

6 oz of rods food original
6 oz of rods food for herbivores
Two packages of squid (don't remember the name brand/size)
1/2 pack Fresh clam meat
1 pack Oyster meat
1 pack Krill
Brine shrimp (the green infused, sorry, don't have the technical name)
1/2 cup of flakes
3 full sheets of nori chopped up.
1/3 of large bottle of reef chili
8 uncooked cocktail shrimp
1 full cyclo-peeze of the individual cubes

I think that's everything. I should have took better inventory. I just grabbed a bunch of frozen food from LFS, a few types of fresh fish from the local market (peeled and removed tails from shrimp). Only put shrimp, clam meat and oysters in the blender. Everything else I let it thaw a bit so it was able to be stirred being the food was already the right sizes.

The one thing I didn't do was add any additives like selcon. Wish I would have!! I'll keep you updated with the fishes response. Hoping it's a good one. The chunks we made are a bit more food than they get today, hoping it's not too much, we will see!

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MrsReefK · 01/01/2017, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by scubadan206

Yeah, looks kind of like the food I make.....

HAH! Me too, my husband does the cooking

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MrsReefK · 01/01/2017, 01:55 PM

Some updated shots. Moved most of SPS over to DT today. Last time we were lucky and only 2 weren't happy with where they were put. We'll see what happens this time! Have some bland colors happening, time to hammer down and get chemistry right. Had some awesome colors before, now are washed out. We'll get there!

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MrsReefK · 01/01/2017, 05:51 PM

Here's what takes up some of our time away from the tank. You've met them previously in this thread, but this pic is too damn cute to not share! Meet daisy, Buster and Zoey.

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TheAquatect · 01/01/2017, 10:18 PM

Beautiful setup, cant wait to see it mature. I love the school of fish decorating the top of the tank, great idea!

MrsReefK · 01/02/2017, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by TheAquatect

Beautiful setup, cant wait to see it mature. I love the school of fish decorating the top of the tank, great idea!

Thanks!! I can't wait for it to mature as well. We will have the ca reactor up and going in the next couple of weeks, looking forward to it!

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scubadan206 · 01/03/2017, 03:31 AM

I think you'll find that some foods especially flake will dissolve when frozen and thawed. Then they just become waste.

MrsReefK · 01/03/2017, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by scubadan206

I think you'll find that some foods especially flake will dissolve when frozen and thawed. Then they just become waste.

Yes, that's the only thing we added that I thought may be a waste to add. Didn't add pellets due to this reason.

The fish reacted great to it! Zipping around more than normal getting every chunk. I think they are this faster than the lesser amount we used to give them of non homemade.

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dave.m · 01/03/2017, 01:54 PM

I wonder if you were to add a gelling agent such as agar if it would help the food stay together better after thawing. Just a thought.

Dave.M

MrsReefK · 01/03/2017, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by dave.m

I wonder if you were to add a gelling agent such as agar if it would help the food stay together better after thawing. Just a thought.

Dave.M

Dave, interesting thought. Although I was happy with how it thawed out and broke up. Turned out nice!

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dave.m · 01/03/2017, 11:30 PM

But how does it taste. You didn't say.

Dave.M

OurCoralReef · 01/03/2017, 11:30 PM

Fishy hmmmm

MrsReefK · 01/04/2017, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by dave.m

But how does it taste. You didn't say.

Dave.M

I'm a vegetarian, darn it that I couldn't taste test it for quality control. Hahaha!

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dave.m · 01/04/2017, 01:53 PM

Viva Los Vegans!

Dave.M

MrsReefK · 01/05/2017, 06:09 PM

Remember the chaeto that was melting away to nothing? Literally had only a golf ball size left. Turned off the kessil grow light to reverse cycle the DT lights and bam! Fuge is chalked full of chaeto within a week. Thinning out half of it tomorrow. So glad it came back! String of pearls are coming back as well.

Rock flower nem is a tough guy, I'm sure I talked about it last year, we bought a used tank, not knowing the nem was included, went to bed, woke up the next AM to wash out the buckets we used to transport the corals in.... wouldn't you know it, shriveled up nem in 1/2 inch of water for well over 18 hours on a cold concrete floor in winter. Threw him in the tank, and waaaa laaaa. He survived! That little trooper split his stem this past week and now had a baby! It's growing quickly and colored up today. Pretty neat to see.

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MrReefK · 01/10/2017, 09:31 PM

(Stace here) Panic mode on our end. Big storm has hit and we are out of power as of 7pm today, estimated time of restoration is 11 pm tomorrow. I have an extension cord ran to my car, thankfully it's powerful enough to run both MP60's, have them on 90% breaking the surface of the water. We have a very light bioload, so I hope this will be enough oxygen exchange.

Next issue is heat, house is gel thermal, so relies on electricity. Ambient temp in the fish room is around 67/68. I expect that to drop overnight with the wind that's gusting outside. I may unplug one powerhead and see if my car outlet can handle one PH and one heater. Issue is it's a small heater for our QT. Our heaters in our sump are 800 watts and no controller for them without the apex. (Note to send, add controllable large heaters to the shopping list).

Next issue, a big one I'm concerned about.... our DSB, how long is safe for it to be sitting stagnant? I have MP10s that I tried putting in there to break the surface water but the glass is too thick, they won't hold. What are you guys suggestions/experience here? What's most important with the DSB? Temp or gas exchange?

Go figure, our generator starts up, but then dies. Needs some major attn. We have been planning on installing a whole house generator this spring, doesn't help us now!

Advice please!

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MrReefK · 01/10/2017, 09:32 PM

Another issue, my MP60's are staying in programmed mode, they're letting me override for my 10 minutes I have set within ecotech live, but then reverting back to their night schedule. I didn't think this would happen with internet down... any ideas how to manually override the program and just keep them on 90%?

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MrReefK · 01/10/2017, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by MrReefK

Another issue, my MP60's are staying in programmed mode, they're letting me override for my 10 minutes I have set within ecotech live, but then reverting back to their night schedule. I didn't think this would happen with internet down... any ideas how to manually override the program and just keep them on 90%?

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Oddly enough, only one is kicking back to programmed mode. The other is staying with what i manually put it at.

Suggestions on DSB? I think DT we are sitting ok!

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MrsReefK · 01/11/2017, 06:33 AM

Any suggestions or insight on DSB and what the risks are there? What to watch for? What to do?

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McPuff · 01/11/2017, 07:24 AM

Ugh, I'm sorry to hear you lost your power. I was really nervous about that too, being in Plymouth. Glad the wind died down at some point overnight! Do you have a USB (i.e., battery backup) or generator? If so, get those things going. If not, consider buying one of each. The USB is great for pumps but likely not enough for the heater, especially on larger tanks. But you could at least run your return and circulation pumps... and a small LED to keep the corals from respiring too much.

MrsReefK · 01/11/2017, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by McPuff

Ugh, I'm sorry to hear you lost your power. I was really nervous about that too, being in Plymouth. Glad the wind died down at some point overnight! Do you have a USB (i.e., battery backup) or generator? If so, get those things going. If not, consider buying one of each. The USB is great for pumps but likely not enough for the heater, especially on larger tanks. But you could at least run your return and circulation pumps... and a small LED to keep the corals from respiring too much.

Thanks for the advice. We have a generator but it won't stay running, go figure. We have been shopping for a whole house generator, time to pull the trigger for one!

Power is back on as of 15 min ago! Power was out for 14.25 hours. Lowest tank temp was 72, kept both MP60s running for 11 of those hours breaking the surface of the water at 90%.

We will see if the DSB has ill effects of sitting stagnant. Good thing is, temp in the fuge only got down to 74. There's a good 300 lbs of LR in there that I'm sure we're holding heat. I'm assuming I'll know immediately if DSB released toxins.

If I lost anything, it'd be frags in the frag tank. It's the smallest body of water, but I'm ok if that's my only casualties. Thankfully got all of the SPS out week before last. So primarily softies that I planned on taking to LFS anyways.

All in all, in ready for some sleep, what a restless night of worry.

That's two times in two weeks the power has went out for greater than 4 hours. I'm off to research the whole house generators!

Side note, house was 54* when power came back on. Glad to see the tank held temp so well during this!

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01/01/2017, 10:18 PM	#334
TheAquatect I Could Stop If I Wanted Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Wesley Chapel, Fl Posts: 518	Beautiful setup, cant wait to see it mature. I love the school of fish decorating the top of the tank, great idea! __________________ Tank: 300 Gallon 96"x24"x30", 20" Ghost overflow Lighting: 4 Kessil A360WE, 8 T5 (4 B+, 4 Coral+) Circulation: 2 1" Sea Swirls, 2 Gyre 250, Vectra L1 return Filtration: NYOS Quantum 220

01/03/2017, 01:54 PM	#338
dave.m Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Canadia Posts: 4,276	I wonder if you were to add a gelling agent such as agar if it would help the food stay together better after thawing. Just a thought. Dave.M __________________ My Gawd! It's full of corals! Current Tank Info: None. Nil. Zip. Nada.

01/03/2017, 11:30 PM	#340
dave.m Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Canadia Posts: 4,276	But how does it taste. You didn't say. Dave.M __________________ My Gawd! It's full of corals! Current Tank Info: None. Nil. Zip. Nada.

01/04/2017, 01:53 PM	#343
dave.m Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Canadia Posts: 4,276	Viva Los Vegans! Dave.M __________________ My Gawd! It's full of corals! Current Tank Info: None. Nil. Zip. Nada.

12/31/2016, 05:36 PM	#327
MrsReefK Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 981	First time making homemade fish food = success. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01/01/2017, 07:14 AM	#328
OurCoralReef In Memoriam Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: NY Posts: 363	Whats the recipe and the fish how do they like it compared to other foods you used

01/01/2017, 07:31 AM	#329
scubadan206 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Kenosha WI Posts: 985	Yeah, looks kind of like the food I make.....

01/01/2017, 01:55 PM	#332
MrsReefK Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 981	Some updated shots. Moved most of SPS over to DT today. Last time we were lucky and only 2 weren't happy with where they were put. We'll see what happens this time! Have some bland colors happening, time to hammer down and get chemistry right. Had some awesome colors before, now are washed out. We'll get there! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01/01/2017, 05:51 PM	#333
MrsReefK Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 981	Here's what takes up some of our time away from the tank. You've met them previously in this thread, but this pic is too damn cute to not share! Meet daisy, Buster and Zoey. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01/03/2017, 03:31 AM	#336
scubadan206 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Kenosha WI Posts: 985	I think you'll find that some foods especially flake will dissolve when frozen and thawed. Then they just become waste.

01/03/2017, 11:30 PM	#341
OurCoralReef In Memoriam Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: NY Posts: 363	Fishy hmmmm

01/05/2017, 06:09 PM	#344
MrsReefK Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 981	Remember the chaeto that was melting away to nothing? Literally had only a golf ball size left. Turned off the kessil grow light to reverse cycle the DT lights and bam! Fuge is chalked full of chaeto within a week. Thinning out half of it tomorrow. So glad it came back! String of pearls are coming back as well. Rock flower nem is a tough guy, I'm sure I talked about it last year, we bought a used tank, not knowing the nem was included, went to bed, woke up the next AM to wash out the buckets we used to transport the corals in.... wouldn't you know it, shriveled up nem in 1/2 inch of water for well over 18 hours on a cold concrete floor in winter. Threw him in the tank, and waaaa laaaa. He survived! That little trooper split his stem this past week and now had a baby! It's growing quickly and colored up today. Pretty neat to see. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01/10/2017, 09:31 PM	#345
MrReefK Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 36	(Stace here) Panic mode on our end. Big storm has hit and we are out of power as of 7pm today, estimated time of restoration is 11 pm tomorrow. I have an extension cord ran to my car, thankfully it's powerful enough to run both MP60's, have them on 90% breaking the surface of the water. We have a very light bioload, so I hope this will be enough oxygen exchange. Next issue is heat, house is gel thermal, so relies on electricity. Ambient temp in the fish room is around 67/68. I expect that to drop overnight with the wind that's gusting outside. I may unplug one powerhead and see if my car outlet can handle one PH and one heater. Issue is it's a small heater for our QT. Our heaters in our sump are 800 watts and no controller for them without the apex. (Note to send, add controllable large heaters to the shopping list). Next issue, a big one I'm concerned about.... our DSB, how long is safe for it to be sitting stagnant? I have MP10s that I tried putting in there to break the surface water but the glass is too thick, they won't hold. What are you guys suggestions/experience here? What's most important with the DSB? Temp or gas exchange? Go figure, our generator starts up, but then dies. Needs some major attn. We have been planning on installing a whole house generator this spring, doesn't help us now! Advice please! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01/10/2017, 09:32 PM	#346
MrReefK Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 36	Another issue, my MP60's are staying in programmed mode, they're letting me override for my 10 minutes I have set within ecotech live, but then reverting back to their night schedule. I didn't think this would happen with internet down... any ideas how to manually override the program and just keep them on 90%? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01/11/2017, 06:33 AM	#348
MrsReefK Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 981	Any suggestions or insight on DSB and what the risks are there? What to watch for? What to do? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01/11/2017, 07:24 AM	#349
McPuff Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,735	Ugh, I'm sorry to hear you lost your power. I was really nervous about that too, being in Plymouth. Glad the wind died down at some point overnight! Do you have a USB (i.e., battery backup) or generator? If so, get those things going. If not, consider buying one of each. The USB is great for pumps but likely not enough for the heater, especially on larger tanks. But you could at least run your return and circulation pumps... and a small LED to keep the corals from respiring too much.