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Looking dead. Haha. I got a new frag of it last month. Looking to restart the magic.
Why did you make your baby so sensitive.
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Why did you make your baby so sensitive.
What can I say it's more fun that way lolLooking dead. Haha. I got a new frag of it last month. Looking to restart the magic.
Why did you make your baby so sensitive.
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So I had a reef octopus skimmer neck cleaner for a couple years now. It’s been reliable and always did its job. No issues. Before that I had a Vertex neck cleaner that was awful… they didn’t seal the motor well from the wet parts and over time… it would always fail. Seems just about right for the company and why they probably aren’t in business any more.
But then I got a Aquadriver Helix neck skimmer cleaner and I’ve found the holy grail of neck cleaners. It’s pricey, almost twice as much as others… but I’m sold. I’ve had it for 5 months now. I have not touched it once since installing. The results speak for themselves. 5 months of walk-away and forget about it cleaning. I know it’s hard to see but the inside neck is sparkling… and the main reason I got it… to upgrade the ability to clean the lid top and sides too… as I find that critical. Cleaning the neck but leaving the lid top and sides to collect skimmate is like doing half the job to me. That’s what all the other neck cleaners on the market do. The bubbles still pop prematurely on the lid top and sides even if the neck itself is clean… so with the other neck cleaners, I was still having to pull them out and clean the lid every 2 weeks. At that point, what’s the point really of having something wipe the neck for me was my thought.
Neat feature is there is a pump in the unit and will pull water and lightly spray while wiping as well to be even more effective. They also sell an attachment to spray down the cup as well but I thought that was unnecessary but still a neat feature.
Anyways, just wanted to share my thoughts on it. I combined this with a 10-gallon skimmate reservoir with dedicated pump and float valve and programmed my apex to empty the skimmate reservoir when the float valve is triggered. I plumbed it straight to a drain in my fish room so I literally do nothing anymore with my skimmer/skimmate/reservoir anymore besides maybe semiannual pump maintenance. I love it! Best thing I’ve bought in awhile to remove me from a repetitive maintenance task.
But then I got a Aquadriver Helix neck skimmer cleaner and I’ve found the holy grail of neck cleaners. It’s pricey, almost twice as much as others… but I’m sold. I’ve had it for 5 months now. I have not touched it once since installing. The results speak for themselves. 5 months of walk-away and forget about it cleaning. I know it’s hard to see but the inside neck is sparkling… and the main reason I got it… to upgrade the ability to clean the lid top and sides too… as I find that critical. Cleaning the neck but leaving the lid top and sides to collect skimmate is like doing half the job to me. That’s what all the other neck cleaners on the market do. The bubbles still pop prematurely on the lid top and sides even if the neck itself is clean… so with the other neck cleaners, I was still having to pull them out and clean the lid every 2 weeks. At that point, what’s the point really of having something wipe the neck for me was my thought.
Neat feature is there is a pump in the unit and will pull water and lightly spray while wiping as well to be even more effective. They also sell an attachment to spray down the cup as well but I thought that was unnecessary but still a neat feature.
Anyways, just wanted to share my thoughts on it. I combined this with a 10-gallon skimmate reservoir with dedicated pump and float valve and programmed my apex to empty the skimmate reservoir when the float valve is triggered. I plumbed it straight to a drain in my fish room so I literally do nothing anymore with my skimmer/skimmate/reservoir anymore besides maybe semiannual pump maintenance. I love it! Best thing I’ve bought in awhile to remove me from a repetitive maintenance task.
Not the beautiful pictures we're used to, but I guess it's a piece of equipment to research.
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I try to stretch my legs a little and babies start losing their lunches. I’ll go back into my hole.
Not the beautiful pictures we're used to, but I guess it's a piece of equipment to research.
I do admire that you posted three pictures of your skimmer. It seems your conditioning is complete.
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Solomon Island Mille I picked up starting to show colors
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That colony is incredible!!One of my acros spawned late last night. I’m going to be an acro granddaddy.
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don't hold out on the ppl - here's the vid. huh, didn't realize the mighty R2R can't embed insta, wat?!?
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You always got my back… or ride my behind if I don’t post.
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Beautiful! We expect more videos now!
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