Christyef Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Guide hole to keep the bit from slipping when you're trying to get it started.Ah.... Fart smeller! [emoji6]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 Drilled returns! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk is that plywood on top? And if so, I'm curious why. Never seen it drilled that way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk What he said, purely there to guide the drill Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Passed the second leak test. Led me to the piping for the chiller. Being that I moved the sump to the floor I lost about 1.5" from where the pump used to sit, so it looks like there was some stress on the piping from the weight of the pump which caused a leak. Took the opportunity to clean up some silicone excess and re seal a few spots in the baffles. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Sump is reinstalled. No water on the floor. This time I elevated it slightly by putting some plywood underneath it to mimic it being inside the old stand. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Those of you who I've talked to in person know that my SPS bin has been growing Hair Algae like crazy! Combination of a brand new bin, brand new egg crate, and old t5 bulbs. Well decided to get it all cleaned up today. Put the racks in my tank since it was the only thing big enough to fit them, and rinsed them and soaked them in sodium precarbonate solution, basically peroxide. Rinsed them off after soaking for about an hour and like new! Check out the water after soaking! Frags are nice and clean again! I now know if I ever have a dirty Frag, put it in the fish bin for a few minutes and they'll take care of it! I put a few of the algae ridden ones in the center of the fish bin and when I pulled them back out to put back in the SPS tub, they were Fresh white plugs again! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 2 days running Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 Off to Powder Coat! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 Finishing a few odds and ends while waiting for the powder coat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 Son of a @/$?3!/9!;+^{%>}!|£|{! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 All I can guess is the fish being cramped in that 110 g bin for too long.... Waiting on the **** stand... Well no more expensive fish for me for a while.... Lost the Black Tang and the Achilles in the last 4 Months... +]^{>~>^*]%##_<! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornToHula Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Aw man, sorry for the loss. Looks like everything else is coming together nicely though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christyef Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Son of a @/$?3!/9!;+^{%>}!|£|{! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk [emoji22]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 Back to the build.... So I've had an EB8 that I've never really used with me current setup because of how my equipment was setup. I'm going to incorporate it for the equipment on the right side while the apex hub and whatnot is still on the left. One problem I have is there's no electrical outlet directly behind the tank so I've always had wires showing. Here's where the outlets are: Can I plug a good power strip in the outlet to the right (which will be behind the fish cabinet) and its plug the 2 eb8s and 2 dj strips to it rather than splitting them between the outlets on each side? Is that too much for one strip/outlet? My lights are plugged into the kitchen breaker so they are not a factor. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 or if u wanna do a little sheet rock work you can move or extend the plug in the wall to where u want it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted July 31, 2016 Author Share Posted July 31, 2016 Skimmers a beast... I've emptied a half full cup already... Now this! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 My current situation.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 Death toll over the last few days.... Christmas Wrasse Black Tang Girlfriend came home to these 2 dead yesterday: Diamond Goby Orange Shoulder Tang I came home to these today: Chocolate Tang Blonde Naso Tang Dussumieri Tang Kole Tang White Tail Bristletooth Tang Flame Angel 7 Lyretail Anthias Some of the Anthias were pretty decomposed which leads me to think they happened yesterday also which fouled up the fish bin and led to the others I think. All fish are in QT with anti fungal and bacterial Hippo Tang (looks really bad) Sohal Tang (looks really bad) Sailfin Tang (looks pretty Bad) Magnificent Foxface (looks rough but active) Yellow Tang (looks fine) Purple Tang (looks fine) Clowns (look fine) Yellow back wrasse (looks fine) Cleaner wrasse (looks fine) We'll see how we look in the morning... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Wow, really sorry to hear that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I hate that anyone has to go through a situation like that. Hopefully the rest of them improve and survive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I really hate to hear this bud I know it's hard. If there is anything I can do to help call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Bummer man. Do you know exactly what began this die off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 Not Qt'ing the fish i put in the coral bin because of all the algae is what I'm going to assume. But they were added a few weeks ago... So I'm not sure how that would have culminated to this... The other thing I'd think is that when the initial fish died... I didn't know and it was just decaying in the fish bin.. Thus causing an ammonia and Nitrate spike which caused a few of the weaker fish to die under the rock work, thus raising ammonia and nitrates further.... And so on. I'm not sure... These things always suck... This mornings findings: Addition to Death Toll: Sohal Tang Tomini Tang Hippo is Active but looks horrible! Magnificent is Alive but looks horrible Wrasse is lethargic but might be from sleeping Purple, yellow, and sailfin seem fine Clowns seem fine Cleaner wrasse seems fine. We'll see when i get home from work. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 Any ideas from the QT experts out there? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Oh my gosh! Sorry Juiceman! [emoji47] I never saw your temporary setup, is this in the tub that is connected to your sump still? Did you mention adding new livestock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Do you have any pictures of the surviving members? It's very hard to see potential disease symptoms on dead fish. When you say they look terrible, what are the physical symptoms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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