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Post by fermentedhiker on Jan 19, 2015 19:06:11 GMT -5
Put a makeshift splash guard over by apex stuff. After the near disaster with my EB8 getting dripped on I figured I'd better act sooner rather than later.  Also picked up a bubble preventer for my aquamaxx hob-1. It's way bigger than I thought. Not the prettiest thing to have in tank, but if it cuts down on the salt creep it'll be worth it. |
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Post by spotfin on Jan 19, 2015 20:45:30 GMT -5
just a suggestion, you should angle the plexiglass so any spilt water will run off of it. I have an outlet directly behind one of my tanks. I cut a piece from a heavy duty plastic bag and taped one side of it to the wall just above the outlet. Any water (and there has been some) runs right off the plastic.
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Post by fermentedhiker on Jan 21, 2015 16:13:44 GMT -5
Got a second BML light used off of RC and hooked it up today. A much bluer fixture as it's a mix of blue, rb, violet, red and ww as compared to my 12000K fixture. I've got a manual dimmer on the white and have it set at 25% and I'll probably gradually be increasing it to 60 t0 75 % over the next couple weeks.
Hoping to get the glass scraped clean and a WC done this week and then I'll get an updated pic on.
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Post by fermentedhiker on Jan 23, 2015 19:05:27 GMT -5
So the scraper showed up today and I decided to try it out. It's an Aquamedic one. I need to get a handle for it though. Works OK. Takes several passes, although that might be because of how far I let it go. The GSA had given way to GHA which is starting to fade a bit and be replaced by some sort of brown hair algae, dinos maybe? Not sure though as it doesn't trap air bubbles or remind me of cyano at all. Did a 5 gallon WC after scraping the front glass mostly clean. I need to wash the outside of the glass now. Still alot of cleaning up to do. So next weekends WC will be another scrape and suck routine.  |
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Post by fermentedhiker on Jan 27, 2015 19:29:43 GMT -5
Scored a VDM module off of an RC member. Took me a little while to figure out how to program the port to control the lights but so far so good.
My lighting schedule so far
fuge is a simple timed outlet. 8AM-10PM just a PC bulb(looking at ways to replace it with and LED so I can get more par for less juice.
Blue is on from 9AM-9PM with a 1 hr ramp up, ramp down on each end.
White is on from 10AM-8PM with a 4hr15min(max allowed) ramp on either end.
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Post by jasonandsarah on Jan 28, 2015 6:02:04 GMT -5
My lighting schedule so far fuge is a simple timed outlet. 8AM-10PM just a PC bulb(looking at ways to replace it with and LED so I can get more par for less Why don't you run your fuge light run opposite of your tank lights? I've never run a fuge but I've always read it's better to run them opposite for ph and Co2 I believe? Sent from my SM-N910R4 using proboards |
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Post by jasonandsarah on Jan 28, 2015 6:20:35 GMT -5
Blue is on from 9AM-9PM with a 1 hr ramp up, ramp down on each end. White is on from 10AM-8PM with a 4hr15min(max allowed) ramp on either end. I'd extend that blue period to an hour and a half (or even 2 hours) on each end. I've found a longer blue period on each end produces much better coloration. Also on your whites (and blues), if Iwas you I'd have a good peak of the day where your lights stay at the max (whatever your max is) settings for 3-4 hours. This will give you better growth. For instance I have my lights start peak day (my max intensity is 75%) at 1 pm and they stay there until 3:30 pm and they're at 70% on each end of that. Sent from my SM-N910R4 using proboards |
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Post by fermentedhiker on Jan 28, 2015 9:59:12 GMT -5
My lighting schedule so far fuge is a simple timed outlet. 8AM-10PM just a PC bulb(looking at ways to replace it with and LED so I can get more par for less Why don't you run your fuge light run opposite of your tank lights? I've never run a fuge but I've always read it's better to run them opposite for ph and Co2 I believe? Sent from my SM-N910R4 using proboards I would run it reverse but because of the current light there is a lot of spill into the tank from the fuge light(I'm looking to mount something else that is more directed to fix this) which is way brighter than moonlight. Otherwise I definitely would. |
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Post by jasonandsarah on Jan 28, 2015 10:14:36 GMT -5
Oh yeah your fuge is up top of the tank. Duhhh....
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Post by fermentedhiker on Jan 28, 2015 10:35:16 GMT -5
Oh yeah your fuge is up top of the tank. Duhhh.... Yeah I'm thinking of removing the cover from the AC110 and making a clear acrylic one and placing a finnex planted+ led fixture directly on top of the acrylic that way almost all of the light will be directed into the fuge. |
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Post by fermentedhiker on Jan 28, 2015 10:37:39 GMT -5
Why don't you run your fuge light run opposite of your tank lights? I've never run a fuge but I've always read it's better to run them opposite for ph and Co2 I believe? Sent from my SM-N910R4 using proboards I would run it reverse but because of the current light there is a lot of spill into the tank from the fuge light(I'm looking to mount something else that is more directed to fix this) which is way brighter than moonlight. Otherwise I definitely would. So you think the Blues should be longer than 12hrs? Right now they are on for 12 but with a 1 hour rampup/dn on either end from 10%-100% The whites are on for 10hrs but are ramping up/dn much slower so they are only at 100% for about 1.5hrs in the middle, kind of a noon time burst simulation. |
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Post by jasonandsarah on Jan 28, 2015 11:33:49 GMT -5
I would run it reverse but because of the current light there is a lot of spill into the tank from the fuge light(I'm looking to mount something else that is more directed to fix this) which is way brighter than moonlight. Otherwise I definitely would. So you think the Blues should be longer than 12hrs? Right now they are on for 12 but with a 1 hour rampup/dn on either end from 10%-100% The whites are on for 10hrs but are ramping up/dn much slower so they are only at 100% for about 1.5hrs in the middle, kind of a noon time burst simulation. No I wouldn't run them longer then 12. Just run them a half hour more before you turn on the whites and after if you want. I run my 4 "blue" (deep blue, blue, indigo & UV) channels for 2 hours before and after my whites. Then my whites only kick in at 10% and make it to a max of 45%... they're 5 watt whites though. Just suggestions though Sent from my SM-N910R4 using proboards |
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Post by fermentedhiker on Jan 28, 2015 13:42:44 GMT -5
I think that's what I'm doing then. The blues start an hour earlier and shutoff an hour later than the whites. I have to play with the setting of the ramp profiles on the whites so they stop between 50 and 75 %. Right now when both fixtures are at 100% I get pearling from some of the algae. Probably a bit overkill.
my blue rail is a mixture of blue, royal blue, violet, ww, and red
My white rail is a mixture of blue, royal blue, cw, red, green
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Post by gotareef on Jan 29, 2015 15:48:41 GMT -5
I had considered one of those CPR hob fuges but they come with quite a price tag, but that may be a worthwhile upgrade in the future. yup I have one I just keep it on my clown tank so I can steal pods for the reef tank.... I would part with it... pm me if your interested or if you need one a certain size I could build it easy enough.... (well once I dig out the table saw...) |
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Post by fermentedhiker on Feb 11, 2015 18:17:12 GMT -5
not much of an update but here it is.  The green hair algae has faded away mostly on it's own and was replaced by a more brownish kind of hair/filament stuff. The good news is that when I scraped off the glass it didn't come back. The bad news is the filaments are quite fragile and when I try and pull it from the rocks it just breaks off. So I more mowing it than removing it when it comes to the rock work. Removed the last hitchhiker hermit(so I've just got the one dwarf zebra) and picked up three Certihs from Petco in Portland to partially replace the ones the hermits killed off. Used superglue gel to fasten most of the pieces of Codium macro to bits of lava rock rubble(didn't have any reef rubble to use) so now they don't get bulldozed around by the hermit or the larger snails. seeing some tiny feather duster things cropping up in the highest flow area. Not sure how long they'll last, but at least it's something to watch  |
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