Puttin gas in the tank (castle)

sasquatch · 10-25-2007, 10:54 PM

Teresa decided to go c02 on the castle so today we will have a short install session.
leasing a bottle and getting industrial rates and a tax write off appeals to me so I arranged another bottle for my "tank" welder, a nice new Milwaukee regulator with shut off solenoid and some airline tubing.
tanks KH is 2.6 PH is 7.6 and according to the c02 chart Im at 1.9ppm so loads of room to up content, my target should be 12 to 19 ppm though with the plants involved 8 to 10 would be just fine. here are some equipment shots and a benchmark of the tank. DIY c02 generators are good and do work and are probably the best way to start out. bottled gas is dangerous! its deadly! if the valves break off its a rocket! so play safe.

BigAl07 · 10-25-2007, 10:56 PM

and so it BEGINS! Good work sas

Allen

Witfull · 10-25-2007, 11:03 PM

good thing she didnt ask for methane!

sasquatch · 10-25-2007, 11:13 PM

methane is very plentiful but she took away my matches

Witfull · 10-25-2007, 11:17 PM

i knew you were a blue flamer~

BigAl07 · 10-25-2007, 11:19 PM

Yeah back in High School I WON a bet.. they said "It" wouldn't light...

Well it did but I learned a VALUABLE lesson....

#1 Assume position
#2 Light ignition source
#3 Release Methane

I got #2 and #3 backwards and ended up "cinging" not only my pants but.. well you know the rest.....

Witfull · 10-25-2007, 11:28 PM

TMI TMI

was that you in the bottle rocket video?

BigAl07 · 10-25-2007, 11:30 PM

No but I know some one who "thought" about it... I've had some "interesting" explosive accidents but I'd better NOT detail them here because I have been SO lucky!! Just suffice to say that eye brows, mustache and nose hair DOES grow back... eventually

sasquatch · 10-25-2007, 11:33 PM

I set myself on fire twice today, does that count?

BigAl07 · 10-25-2007, 11:35 PM

Of course it does Fireboy

Witfull · 10-25-2007, 11:38 PM

i thought i smelled burnt hair~

sasquatch · 10-25-2007, 11:42 PM

its kind of a daily thing, workin away then sniff sniff, hmm smells like pork? YIKES!!!!

kathywithbirds · 10-26-2007, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigAl07

No but I know some one who "thought" about it... I've had some "interesting" explosive accidents but I'd better NOT detail them here because I have been SO lucky!! Just suffice to say that eye brows, mustache and nose hair DOES grow back... eventually

... as does the first 2 inches of hairline. But not before school pictures.

BigAl07 · 10-26-2007, 12:03 AM

Yes I was wearing a ball cap and lost that hair too!!

Jason25 · 10-26-2007, 07:23 AM

Hmm maybe we need a BIY section, "Bandage It Yourself"

10-25-2007, 10:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,981 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Puttin gas in the tank (castle) Teresa decided to go c02 on the castle so today we will have a short install session. leasing a bottle and getting industrial rates and a tax write off appeals to me so I arranged another bottle for my "tank" welder, a nice new Milwaukee regulator with shut off solenoid and some airline tubing. tanks KH is 2.6 PH is 7.6 and according to the c02 chart Im at 1.9ppm so loads of room to up content, my target should be 12 to 19 ppm though with the plants involved 8 to 10 would be just fine. here are some equipment shots and a benchmark of the tank. DIY c02 generators are good and do work and are probably the best way to start out. bottled gas is dangerous! its deadly! if the valves break off its a rocket! so play safe.

10-25-2007, 10:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Puttin gas in the tank (castle) and so it BEGINS! Good work sas Allen __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

10-25-2007, 11:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,981 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Puttin gas in the tank (castle) methane is very plentiful but she took away my matches

10-25-2007, 11:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Puttin gas in the tank (castle) Yeah back in High School I WON a bet.. they said "It" wouldn't light... Well it did but I learned a VALUABLE lesson.... #1 Assume position #2 Light ignition source #3 Release Methane I got #2 and #3 backwards and ended up "cinging" not only my pants but.. well you know the rest..... __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

10-25-2007, 11:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Puttin gas in the tank (castle) No but I know some one who "thought" about it... I've had some "interesting" explosive accidents but I'd better NOT detail them here because I have been SO lucky!! Just suffice to say that eye brows, mustache and nose hair DOES grow back... eventually __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

10-25-2007, 11:33 PM	#9 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,981 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Puttin gas in the tank (castle) I set myself on fire twice today, does that count?

10-25-2007, 11:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Puttin gas in the tank (castle) Of course it does Fireboy __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

10-25-2007, 11:42 PM	#12 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,981 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Puttin gas in the tank (castle) its kind of a daily thing, workin away then sniff sniff, hmm smells like pork? YIKES!!!!

10-26-2007, 12:03 AM	#14 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Puttin gas in the tank (castle) Yes I was wearing a ball cap and lost that hair too!! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

10-26-2007, 07:23 AM	#15 (permalink)
Jason25 Elegance coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lancaster,PA Posts: 1,117 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Puttin gas in the tank (castle) Hmm maybe we need a BIY section, "Bandage It Yourself"

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