jolt Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Ty , I just got my Hanna alk meter and compared against a brand new Red Sea kit (see http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/32866-hanna-alk-versus-red-sea-pro/?hl=%2Bhanna+%2Bversus+%2Bred+%2Bsea). I would be happy to trade a red sea alk test of your water for a calibration run of my alk meter using your standard ..., I had been wanting to use your phosphate standard on my meter someday too ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 i might know one too... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 1, 2014 Author Share Posted December 1, 2014 Ding ding ding, you won Jim! Sorry guys, I'm ditching the scientists for the engineer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Traitor. Ty before as a scientist and now as an engineer groupie 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 1, 2014 Author Share Posted December 1, 2014 Traitor. Ty before as a scientist and now as an engineer groupie image.jpg Hilarious... and yet so true. [emoji23] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Believe it or not, I am actually a trained scientist with a degree in engineering. So there ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Does not compute. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 Houston, we have phosphate! I don't know why the city of Houston needed to know that but I told it anyways. I just tested and got a good solid reading of 0.06 ppm of phosphate. Looks like it's time to put some GFO back online. It actually makes me feel good to see phosphate levels slowly increasing in my system again. Makes me feel like there's nothing wrong with it now since I don't have a disappearing phosphate problem. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Farmerty, Saw this on IFLS on FB and thought about you and Victoly, come back to the light buddy come back to the light About a dozen applied to me. But I do have para film at home 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 #13 just hit a funny bone on me for some reason. Hilarious! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 #29 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Some good clownfish spawning action on the live cam right now. Get it while it's hot! See the link in my signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) ahh tapatalk doesnt show the sig...and im too lazy find the post with the link, can we get a first post edit with it in there? [emoji10] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited December 5, 2014 by Bluemoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Ty, Fish porn, really, there's no charge right 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 For us tapatalk users: http://107.207.77.238:8080/flash.html Username - jeeperty Password - corals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Ty, Fish porn, really, there's no charge right First 10 minutes are free... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Alright, back to the boring, old regularly scheduled programming... nothing left to see here folks. For those that missed it, here's a video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 In other news, finally got around to installing that autofeeder I bought a year ago. Since it was just dropping the food on the surface where it immediately floated into my overflows, I put together a nifty little contraption made of the top of a water bottle, a seaweed clip, and generous amounts of super glue. The Mcguyver skills are strong with this one. I couldn't figure out a way to get a paperclip in there or duct tape but he'd be proud of the final product either way. You can see the pellets sitting there at the surface and soaking up the water first and then sinking so that the fish can feed. Fish population approved! I put in a mix of AlgaeMax pellets, NLS pellets, and Hikari seaweed extreme pellets for their feasting. The feeder turns on at 5pm, 8pm, and 11pm and does two rotations during each interval. I've just officially put myself out of a job... but at least I can still earn some keep cleaning the glass and emptying the skimmer cup. [emoji16] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Your clownfish would probably enjoy the glass a little dirtier so they can have some privacy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 New addition to the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Your bravery is unquestionable. I thought you were done playing Russian roulette? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 I figured he's got so much to nip at that if he ever did start, it wouldn't do so much damage since he's going to be spreading the wealth amongst a lot of sps frags and colonies. It's the same mentality I have on tangs. Blitz them with too many options to attack that no fish gets singled out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Autofeeder Mcguyver skills fail! Some water must have gotten into it... otherwise, there's no way the pellets should have stuck there. I'll chalk it up to a fluke, clean it up, and let it be. Got a decent shot of the clownfish eggs... you can see their eyes and egg yolk. Interesting observation, I've been seeing my male urchins releasing gametes into the water for some time now the last couple of months. It just basically looks like they are smoking. What I have never witnessed though was a female releasing eggs. Then the other day, I saw one urchin perch really high and grab on to an sps branch and the live rock (like a spider in the middle of its web) and start pulsing all its tentacles towards the center and then back out... over and over. It was amazingly coordinated... all in the center, and then push out. It was almost hypnotic. I wish I had recorded it but my phone was dead. While trying to figure out what it was doing, I started seeing little tiny eggs coming out by the hundreds. Then I observed all my sps release their mesenterial filaments... a basic feeding response. Very interesting to catch in action. It's exciting to have my own urchin SPS autofeeder system. Btw, I'm enamored by the flame angel I added. The first two days he was entirely covered in ich... I mean on the fins, flesh, everywhere! By day 3 he was completely clear. This is where I tend to stick to my thought that ich is temporary if all conditions are in-line in your tank and there are no additional stressors such as an aggressive tankmate. Just leave them be, feed lots, and it'll be alright. After getting him, I had the realization that all my fish tend to just swim, swim, and swim... looking for food... grazing here and there. He's the only fish I have that fills the niche of cruising the rocks all day and picking at the algae and pods. The mandarins are similar but are on the less exciting side and more the beautiful delicate side. The flame angel is just shooting about always looking for a snack... cruising in and out of crevices... his activity level is hypnotizing. Great buy! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Your tank is a den of sin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 My wife and I have officially married off all the urchins, snails, clownfish, mandarin gobies, and pods so Sin Salt City it is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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