FarmerTy Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Battle hardened?! If you consider having to wait in line at the smoothie stand as the worst thing that happened to you that day, then sure, your SPS are battle hardened. Your tank is the most pampered and stable tank, I dunno if battle hardened is the best description [emoji12]Not fair, comparing anybody's corals to yours will make them look like pansies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I've upgraded my coral health status from "battle hardened" to "bullet proof" after this past year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Cue the photo reminder from reburn? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Ty can you take a close up shot in your plumbing you did to run the carx off of your return pump? Getting ideas Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Ty can you take a close up shot in your plumbing you did to run the carx off of your return pump? Getting ideas Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Best I got sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Just trying to see what specific fittings you used to go from a huge pvc pipe down to a 1/4" water line Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnKoto Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 So I had bought a large 8 gal container to setup as my ATO for the frag tank yesterday. I did all kinds of wonderful calculations on the dilution of the kalk solution, the amount of evaporation/day, and the daily uptake of alk from the system... felt all smart for calculating I needed to supplement 0.4 dKh/day with a 0.21 gal/day evaporation rate with a pump that could pump 3.5 gph, and mixed a nice little 33% saturated solution of kalk top off water to dose with. I setup the whole system and plug it into the Apex, turn it on to test, then turn it back off... program it to come on for 1 min every 6 hrs... come back in horror about 30 mins later as my pH goes from 8.0 to 8.7 and my alk jump from 8.0 dKh to 10.0 dKh. All that and I forgot to plug the pump I used, the Tom's Aqualifter, to either the 4th or 8th port on the EB8 (for those non-Apex'ers, the 4th and 8th port are used for low voltage devices as they sometimes get stuck in the on position otherwise). So basically on my first test run, I dump about 2 gallons of kalk saturated topoff water into my frag tank. Luckily my corals are battle-hardened and most are ticked but okay. [emoji4] I did this exact same thing with the Tom's pump a while ago... water everywhere. Glad that your corals are alright! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Thank you sir. It makes me feel better to hear that. Misery loves company. [emoji13] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 I tried not to go nuts this time fragging. I think I had some good self-restraint! [emoji41] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnKoto Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 So, it has been 3 days, does the battle rage on? Is the nem chopped into bits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 So, it has been 3 days, does the battle rage on? Is the nem chopped into bits? He didn't get chopped but I did punch him in the mouth when I finally removed him from the rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Teach that sucker a lesson! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 How did you get him out of the rock, Ty? I have a nem I'm trying to encourage out of a rock I don't dig so much right now. Got a powerhead blowing in him in hopes of annoying him onto the rock next door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 How did you get him out of the rock, Ty? I have a nem I'm trying to encourage out of a rock I don't dig so much right now. Got a powerhead blowing in him in hopes of annoying him onto the rock next door. Actually, putting a rock over the anemone to shade it out works best. When he's on the move, you snatch him as his foot won't be as attached as normal. The annoying him with a powerhead was the last ditch effort but that was combined with slowly dislodging his foot that allowed me to fully remove him from the rock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 That makes sense. I've laid a cutting board over the top of the tank to make shade, so I'll see if that works a bit today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 That makes sense. I've laid a cutting board over the top of the tank to make shade, so I'll see if that works a bit today.I've usually observed them start walking after 3-5 days of being shaded like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Any suggestions on helping them like the spot you want them in? Or just wear my colander and cross my fingers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 Any suggestions on helping them like the spot you want them in? Or just wear my colander and cross my fingers?I've never been able to dictate where they go. I just adjust my corals around them as once they find a spot they like, they tend not to move on me unless it splits.Otherwise, cross those fingers and use an aluminum colander as it reflects the brain washing signals better than the stainless steel versions. [emoji12] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Are you getting rid of him entirely or is this a clone? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 Are you getting rid of him entirely or is this a clone? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Clone that was sold like months ago. It walked onto my aquascape and was a pain in the butt for the last couple months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 BTAs, the larger cousin of the aptasia [emoji13] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 BTAs, the larger cousin of the aptasia [emoji13]Anemone snob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Please see attached video at the current spot to validate my opinion... https://youtu.be/2pxTBHtnl-s?t=1409 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 Please see attached video at the current spot to validate my opinion... https://youtu.be/2pxTBHtnl-s?t=1409 I just knew you were going to link that video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 He and I are kindred souls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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