Juiceman Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Beautiful tank juiceman u have any good webs for setting up 1st swt Sent from my LG-H634 using Tapatalk Sorry, I'm not sure what you're asking? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurram Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Info on setting up 1st salt water tank Sent from my LG-H634 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurram Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Yea thinking about jumping into salt water jus recently resealed a 12gl long drilled etc.. Jus asking for some good info thx Sent from my LG-H634 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 looking forward to the development of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Anybody got any stock investing advice? I feel a little paranoid about the market dipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 Anybody got any stock investing advice? I feel a little paranoid about the market dipping.Just be careful. I heard the best dips come in threes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I put my hand upon your hip When I dip, you dip, we dip 400 points if you can name the song with out Google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 isnt it just I dip you dip? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 This is why all my threads always get steered off topic. The peanut gallery... [emoji16] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoly Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 glass houses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 glass housesTouché brah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 It's time! I'll be doing my first round of dips tonight and follow up with 2 more dips each following week for a total of 3 dips in 3 weeks. Step 1, dislodge all corals from rock and prep them for easy dipping. Put small frags on plugs so they don't roll around and burn each other. Step 2, let the dipping begin! Dip 1 Bayer dip - pour until its milky white in container of tankwater (never been able to overdose it), leave for 10 mins, then shake each coral really hard in solution to dislodge any pests. Use gloves! Dip 2 Interceptor dip - 1/2 tablet (exact dosage not important for dip, can be up to 100x recommended dose with ill effect). Crush up tablet, combine with hot RO/DI water to mix and dissolve thoroughly, then add to tankwater in container. Dip acros for 30-60 mins. Dip 3 Potassium dip - 2 teaspoons of KCl (potassium chloride... Can be found as water softener pellets at Home Depot) per gallon of water. Will raise solution roughly 1200 ppm of Potassium to a total of 1600 ppm (most teef tanks are at 400 ppm already), causing flatworms to fly off coral and all animals to die. Dip for 30 mins. This one is the harshest dip out of the 3 as the other two hardly even bother the acros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 can i take my stuff to your house to dip? wait, if we buy stuff from you, do you dip it for us? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 (also, you realize, this thread makes my recharging DI resin thread not so crazy anymore, dr jekyll.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 Thank you for the mad scientist meniacal laughter Jolt, I had forgotten to include it. Isaac, you'll at least know my corals were dipped going in and dipped while in the tank, I'll let everyone take care of the dip going out. I can't do everything! Haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 (also, you realize, this thread makes my recharging DI resin thread not so crazy anymore, dr jekyll.)Nah, I think it's still crazy. [emoji12] DI resin is like $20/year for me. If I could pay $20 for someone to dip all my corals for me and guarantee no more pests annually, I'd be cracking open that wallet in a heartbeat. Take my money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 hell, just today my DI started reading 1 TDS. friggin construction around here is killin me. this batch is maybe 6 weeks old now? (20-30gal changes a week). The pre-DI side is FABULOUS however.... after installing permeate pump, 6 TDS after RO membrane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 hell, just today my DI started reading 1 TDS. friggin construction around here is killin me. this batch is maybe 6 weeks old now? (20-30gal changes a week). The pre-DI side is FABULOUS however.... after installing permeate pump, 6 TDS after RO membrane.Remind me what part of town are you in again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 round rock, off 1431. precisely in between the new DDI (its growing on me) and the messed up "continuous flow" crap at parmer/1431 (pretty sure they tapped the large supply line a few times here).... also, new subdivision down the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Ty, I'll dip you corals for $20 A piece . Colony's are $20 a branch or per square inch of plate. Please bring me your birdsnest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 Ty, I'll dip you corals for $20 A piece . Colony's are $20 a branch or per square inch of plate. Please bring me your birdsnest Yowzers! You must think I'm the most successful agent ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 The good: Everything made it through the dip just fine. The bad: It took me 4hrs to complete and I used 28 gals of freshly made saltwater, 1/2 a tablet of interceptor, 24 teaspoons of KCl, and about 1/6 a bottle of Bayer insecticide... Not to mention 5 pairs of nitrile gloves. The ugly: I had one casualty... RIP my little grabber. [emoji30] Dip 1 of 3... Check. I'll see you in a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 So, dumb question, but what is the best way to dispose of that much Bayer dip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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