Sam's Oceanic 120 - DIY solutions

[Sean Clark]

I added 2 new products... printing them now to test and get photos.

4" Filter Sock Holder for a Bucket

3D printed filter sock holder for a 5 or 7 gallon bucket. This is great for filtering your aquarium. One can run a siphon from their tank through the filter sock into the bucket, then pump the water back to the tank from the bucket for continuous siphoning.

parlaquatics.com

4" Filter Sock Holder for rimmed tanks

3D printed filter sock holder for different size aquariums.

parlaquatics.com

I want one for an aquavitro salinity bucket...

 

[tbrown3589]

I want one for an aquavitro salinity bucket...

Is that you getting rid of stuff on FB?

 

[Sean Clark]

Is that you getting rid of stuff on FB?

I don't FB so prob not...

 

[tbrown3589]

I don't FB so prob not...

His name was Sean Clark but I thought I remembered you not doing social media so I didn't comment on his post.

 

[Sean Clark]

His name was Sean Clark but I thought I remembered you not doing social media so I didn't comment on his post.

 

[Projects with Sam]

I want one for an aquavitro salinity bucket...

If you can sketch a cross-section of the lip and add measurements and take a measurement of the inside and outside bucket Dimensions I can modify the design.

 

[Sean Clark]

If you can sketch a cross-section of the lip and add measurements and take a measurement of the inside and outside bucket Dimensions I can modify the design.

Can do. I will get you some super shady measurements in the AM after coffee. The latching element on the lip is the only issue I see. A wider "gap" on the sock holder is all I think that it would need.

 

[Projects with Sam]

Can do. I will get you some super shady measurements in the AM after coffee. The latching element on the lip is the only issue I see. A wider "gap" on the sock holder is all I think that it would need.

Do you still have the lid?
You could drill a 3-3/4" hole in the lid for a sock and 1/2" for the tube back to the DT. No margin for overflow though.
No rush on the measurements, I am out to VT for a few days; I doubt I'll get to looking at it till then.

I got another used AFS awhile back so I'm trying to program them for when I'm away. I have a house/fish/cat sitter but I'm nervous the dragon wrasse will eat the cardinalfish if he is not fed twice a day.

 

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Added my

Skimmer Carbon Cap

3D printed skimmer cap to hold bags of carbon to reduce odors from operation. If you select custom size, please expect me to contact you for the diameter of your skimmer cap. I will be unable to ship the order until after we decide on a size.

parlaquatics.com

Even though its available on Thingiverse.

 

[tbrown3589]

Added my

Skimmer Carbon Cap

3D printed skimmer cap to hold bags of carbon to reduce odors from operation. If you select custom size, please expect me to contact you for the diameter of your skimmer cap. I will be unable to ship the order until after we decide on a size.

parlaquatics.com

Even though its available on Thingiverse.

I have the StinkSink - it seems to work good except my skimmer cup over foams and the vent holes always have skimmate bubbling out.

 

[Projects with Sam]

I have the StinkSink - it seems to work good except my skimmer cup over foams and the vent holes always have skimmate bubbling out.

You know how you kill the foam in your beer? do the same with the rim of your skimmer cup. I found if you put some ear/nose/olive oil on the rim it foams less. I added a 1/2" air-gap between the carbon and the skimmer but its not enough without the oil trick.

**I released this on thingiverse before stink sink came out...**

 

[tbrown3589]

StinkSink is fully enclosed - not mesh.

 

[Projects with Sam]

At the in-laws in VT… really digging the WYZE camera! So far so good! Helps that I’m not too concerned about killing corals!

 

[tbrown3589]

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At the in-laws in VT… really digging the WYZE camera! So far so good! Helps that I’m not too concerned about killing corals!

Adjust that white balance!

 

[Projects with Sam]

Adjust that white balance!

Don’t know how! Will have to read on it

 

[Projects with Sam]

Awesome!

happy thanksgiving!

 

[Projects with Sam]

Got back and all is as well as I expected with the tank.
before I left, after the great dying, I pulled the plug on my skimmer cup so it just drained back to the tank and I took out all my GFO.
GHA is nuts but at least no more corals have died. some look pretty rough.
I'll be dosing ChemiClean tomorrow for the Cyano and scrubbing all the GHA.
Will replace my carbon and add a small amount of GFO to start the long Nitrate and Phosphate lowering... (slower this time)

I think Timmy is transitioning.

 

[Projects with Sam]

Broke-out a new test kit I got and found my Mg was reading 100 points over @ ~1400... so now I'm slowly dosing Mg... think I'll verify some of my other measurements.

 

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The before and after photos of my algae-scrub session are nuts... It was no short order but after neglecting my family for longer then I should have I feel accomplished.
My Phyto had all gotten contaminated so I sterilized everything and restarted a batch.
Dealt with my reactors too... changed the carbon, removed a ton of the GFO and restarted... Flushed it into a bucket before connecting it to the sump even...
I'll be turning it off in a bit when I dose ChemiClean tonight.

The filter sock holder hooked me up...

I wish I spent the extra few bucks on better wood for the stand... this pine wasn't very accurate dimensionally so I have a big filling & sanding step...


Started seeing my DI resin being used now so at least the issue with TDS != 0 is solved.

 

[N1tew0lf1212]

Bro night and day difference great job bro