my new baby... AKA The Café

[crusso1993]

You got this.

I did this yesterday.

- got bit by a hairy blenny

Man, never let it be said there’s any grass growing under your feet.

However, this is the one that got my attention. Tell her to shave that thing!

 

[Nate Chalk]

You got this.

I did this yesterday.

- Setup 2x 40b tanks for temp holding tanks
- Took all items out of 50g tub and put into the 40bs
- got nailed by 3 scorps when removing rocks (knew they were there, but it doesn't hurt too bad lol)
- got bit by a hairy blenny
- washed all sand from 50g tub
- setup the 7' acrylic tank again
- took all rock in garage tubs and put in 100g sump and the 7' tank (100g tub was sump for 50g tub)
- put all contents of 1 40b into the 7' tank
- scaped the 7' tank
- cleaned gpa off a ton of macro
- cleaned gpa off any rocks that had it
- setup the doser on the 7' tank
- setup a carbon and gfo reactor for the 7' tank
- took the puffers I brought back from FL out of QT, took the small sea robin from Fl out of QT and put in 7' tank
- did hybrid ttm round for new scopes.
- took candy nems out of observation tank and put in 180 in basket to hold them for now
- took mini maxi I got out of observation and put in base in 180 to hold for now
- Made a massive mess of the back room

Today to Do List

- Move the nems to the 7' tank (possible going to move the setae, as well.
- finish cleaning GHA off the GSP rocks that are still in a 40b
- replant mangroves from tub somewhere in the 7' tank
- clean up the back room
- Change oil on Paxtin's F-150
- Change Oil on the De-Forester (Lifted STI swapped Forester)
- Change Oil on Damians V70R
- Take algae from scrubber on 180 and put on clip for the fishes to eat. (They are eating their own poop lol, so to speak)
- Go to LFS and pick up pallet of salt, as it came in Saturday

well dang... I was just planning to learn to solder today.

-learn to solder
fixing those LED bars

 

[Eagle_Steve]

well dang... I was just planning to learn to solder today.

-learn to solder
fixing those LED bars

Those things are the best to learn to solder on. Super easy to do and you can use the thermal tape to hold the LED in place and then flow the solder onto the contacts. Once you get the hang of it, it will take 30 seconds an led lol.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Those things are the best to learn to solder on. Super easy to do and you can use the thermal tape to hold the LED in place and then flow the solder onto the contacts. Once you get the hang of it, it will take 30 seconds an led lol.

Will let you know how it goes. Ty again for the thermal tape recommendation

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Will let you know how it goes. Ty again for the thermal tape recommendation

Not a problem. It has helped me out a ton fixing LED lights with the 3w LEDs. From SB Reef, to Reef Breeders, to light bars. Heck, I still have a photon v1 that is going strong, and had about all the LEDs replaced over time. I did redo the layout and change it up a bit, but the thermal tape allows me to put all of the LEDs on there at once and they stay put.

 

[crusso1993]

well dang... I was just planning to learn to solder today.

-learn to solder
fixing those LED bars

Do you have a decent soldering iron? I ask because if you’re planning on staying with it and doing a bit of soldering, over time, a good unit is definitely worth the cost.

 

[F i s h y]

Do you have a decent soldering iron? I ask because if you’re planning on staying with it and doing a bit of soldering, over time, a good unit is definitely worth the cost.

Twss

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Do you have a decent soldering iron? I ask because if you’re planning on staying with it and doing a bit of soldering, over time, a good unit is definitely worth the cost.

This is a good point. I agree, if you plan to keep doing this, invest in a decent iron. If just this one time to fix the bars or to fix a bar when an LED goes bad, a normal iron will do just fine.

 

[crusso1993]

Twss

If it were only as easy as buying a good unit!

 

[fishguy242]

Dead red !!

need to add denitrate and change floss in reactors, but not taking out old denitrate for a few days,PO4 looks good...

got a good one...

 

[sp1187]

yea edible ?

No

 

[Nate Chalk]

Dead red !!

need to add denitrate and change floss in reactors, but not taking out old denitrate for a few days,PO4 looks good...

got a good one...

We saw green snake polyps yesterday!

Pretty cool

 

[Nate Chalk]

Dog apparently got a bed to lay on.

Always sad when Brittany goes to work

 

[fishguy242]

rt now pics 12'er ,left...

right ,gonna look different real soon...

 

[Eagle_Steve]

rt now pics 12'er ,left...

right ,gonna look different real soon...

Steve-a-pora looks like it is about out of the water lol.

 

[fishguy242]

Steve-a-pora looks like it is about out of the water lol.

tips grew out topwater movement, kinda died ,but decided to start tabling...

 

[Eagle_Steve]

tips grew out topwater movement, kinda died ,but decided to start tabling...

Sounds about right lol.

You want to see it look awesome, put on bottom of tank and it will shoot out long branches.

 

[DiefsReef]

todays plan...
1 hope no water in bsmt...
2 check NO 3 & PO 4 , guessing dead red NO4 80+ PO3 .15 -.20
3 change out media as needed
4 scape 2 ft of the 12'er ,been bare bottom ,just corals long time now...
5 move most LPS n softies to left side of 12'er
6 turn rt side into Sps dominate high flow side...

need a nap just reading that...

PS: in the next 6 hrs...

You got this.

I did this yesterday.

- Setup 2x 40b tanks for temp holding tanks
- Took all items out of 50g tub and put into the 40bs
- got nailed by 3 scorps when removing rocks (knew they were there, but it doesn't hurt too bad lol)
- got bit by a hairy blenny
- washed all sand from 50g tub
- setup the 7' acrylic tank again
- took all rock in garage tubs and put in 100g sump and the 7' tank (100g tub was sump for 50g tub)
- put all contents of 1 40b into the 7' tank
- scaped the 7' tank
- cleaned gpa off a ton of macro
- cleaned gpa off any rocks that had it
- setup the doser on the 7' tank
- setup a carbon and gfo reactor for the 7' tank
- took the puffers I brought back from FL out of QT, took the small sea robin from Fl out of QT and put in 7' tank
- did hybrid ttm round for new scopes.
- took candy nems out of observation tank and put in 180 in basket to hold them for now
- took mini maxi I got out of observation and put in base in 180 to hold for now
- Made a massive mess of the back room

Today to Do List

- Move the nems to the 7' tank (possible going to move the setae, as well.
- finish cleaning GHA off the GSP rocks that are still in a 40b
- replant mangroves from tub somewhere in the 7' tank
- clean up the back room
- Change oil on Paxtin's F-150
- Change Oil on the De-Forester (Lifted STI swapped Forester)
- Change Oil on Damians V70R
- Take algae from scrubber on 180 and put on clip for the fishes to eat. (They are eating their own poop lol, so to speak)
- Go to LFS and pick up pallet of salt, as it came in Saturday

Franks list made me want a nap. Steve's list makes me wonder what kinda drugs they give out at the VA???

 

[Nate Chalk]

You got this.

I did this yesterday.

- Setup 2x 40b tanks for temp holding tanks
- Took all items out of 50g tub and put into the 40bs
- got nailed by 3 scorps when removing rocks (knew they were there, but it doesn't hurt too bad lol)
- got bit by a hairy blenny
- washed all sand from 50g tub
- setup the 7' acrylic tank again
- took all rock in garage tubs and put in 100g sump and the 7' tank (100g tub was sump for 50g tub)
- put all contents of 1 40b into the 7' tank
- scaped the 7' tank
- cleaned gpa off a ton of macro
- cleaned gpa off any rocks that had it
- setup the doser on the 7' tank
- setup a carbon and gfo reactor for the 7' tank
- took the puffers I brought back from FL out of QT, took the small sea robin from Fl out of QT and put in 7' tank
- did hybrid ttm round for new scopes.
- took candy nems out of observation tank and put in 180 in basket to hold them for now
- took mini maxi I got out of observation and put in base in 180 to hold for now
- Made a massive mess of the back room

Today to Do List

- Move the nems to the 7' tank (possible going to move the setae, as well.
- finish cleaning GHA off the GSP rocks that are still in a 40b
- replant mangroves from tub somewhere in the 7' tank
- clean up the back room
- Change oil on Paxtin's F-150
- Change Oil on the De-Forester (Lifted STI swapped Forester)
- Change Oil on Damians V70R
- Take algae from scrubber on 180 and put on clip for the fishes to eat. (They are eating their own poop lol, so to speak)
- Go to LFS and pick up pallet of salt, as it came in Saturday

Also helped me trouble shoot desoldering

took him 5 seconds

 

[rmorris_14]

Anyone know any good pistol shrimp recipes?