Anselth's 70 Gallon Tech Tank upgrade - Page 5

Dentoid · 04-29-2008, 12:35 PM

Adam, I knew we'd rope you into the BSC with our animated stories and charming pictures!

Shells are easy to find. Often LFSs will sell them or have buckets of them as hermit homes. You can also go to the Jersey shore and collect all kinds of rubble, shells etc. I've have collected from the Outer Banks and boiled the daylights out of it before giving it to Spotty. In fact, even if I get rubble from the bottom of the LR tank at my LFS, I always boil it to kill any nasties I don't want in my tank.

When you getting back buddy?

Anselth · 04-29-2008, 01:32 PM

Scott, that's kind of what I figured, head down to the shore one day while I'm off and pick up some clamshells, boil them, and drop them in the tank.

I'll be back playing with the tank in mid-may.

Anselth · 05-03-2008, 05:49 PM

Woo! I'm back in the States. In North Carolina right now, about two weeks before I get to play with the tank. It feels good to be home though.

Dentoid · 05-03-2008, 08:26 PM

Welcome back Adam! Glad to have you back where you belong! Have fun with the tank.

BarbMazz · 05-03-2008, 10:01 PM

WELCOME HOME! That is wonderful news, Adam! It's good to know you're here and safe and sound.

I'll bet you're really anxious to get close to that tank!

Anselth · 05-04-2008, 10:55 AM

Thanks Scott and Barb. It's great to be back. Barb, your tank is looking great!

BarbMazz · 05-04-2008, 11:47 AM

Thank you, Adam! To say I'm thrilled would be the understatement of the year. Now, hopefully I can keep it healthy and looking like this. I have all my test kits in hand and lots of water ready for changes.

shale · 05-09-2008, 07:38 PM

Counting the days until Adam’s home….. any day now……

In the meantime, the tank system has decided to act up. I had dozed off, but thankfully Adam’s roommate and his girlfriend were up watching tv. I had been filling the ATO reservoir (and dozed off) so they turned off the water. Next thing I know, it’s 12:30 and I wake up to a commotion, to find that the sump was overflowing. Ack! The floats for the ATO have been a little squirrelly in the past, but usually the sump level gets too low, rather than too high. I can’t think of how almost overfilling the reservoir would make the high and low floats act up, but has anyone had a similar experience?

Kept an eye on the SG; it got to about 1.023/1.024 (from dumping all that fresh water in the sump… total panic moment) so Adam had me mix up a pitcher of 1.035 and slowly add it in last night. SG is back to 1.025 now, but still planning on trying to do a water change this weekend.

Hey Adam, you coming home to help out soon?

Dentoid · 05-09-2008, 07:40 PM

Was he really that calm, cool and collected!

Anselth · 05-09-2008, 07:46 PM

At 1230 in the morning, I was more barely awake than calm, cool, or anything else.

shale · 05-09-2008, 07:48 PM

heh, it was 12:30am and we had both just woken up. Maybe that helped . :}

04-29-2008, 12:35 PM	#61 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,410 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anselth's 70 Gallon Tech Tank upgrade Adam, I knew we'd rope you into the BSC with our animated stories and charming pictures! Shells are easy to find. Often LFSs will sell them or have buckets of them as hermit homes. You can also go to the Jersey shore and collect all kinds of rubble, shells etc. I've have collected from the Outer Banks and boiled the daylights out of it before giving it to Spotty. In fact, even if I get rubble from the bottom of the LR tank at my LFS, I always boil it to kill any nasties I don't want in my tank. When you getting back buddy? __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

04-29-2008, 01:32 PM	#62 (permalink)
Anselth Plate Coral Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 751 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Anselth's 70 Gallon Tech Tank upgrade Scott, that's kind of what I figured, head down to the shore one day while I'm off and pick up some clamshells, boil them, and drop them in the tank. I'll be back playing with the tank in mid-may. __________________ -Adam Learning on the fly My 70 Gallon Reef My 110 Gallon Build

05-03-2008, 05:49 PM	#63 (permalink)
Anselth Plate Coral Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 751 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Anselth's 70 Gallon Tech Tank upgrade Woo! I'm back in the States. In North Carolina right now, about two weeks before I get to play with the tank. It feels good to be home though. __________________ -Adam Learning on the fly My 70 Gallon Reef My 110 Gallon Build

05-03-2008, 08:26 PM	#64 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,410 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anselth's 70 Gallon Tech Tank upgrade Welcome back Adam! Glad to have you back where you belong! Have fun with the tank. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

05-03-2008, 10:01 PM	#65 (permalink)
BarbMazz Keeper of The List Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Near Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,281 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Anselth's 70 Gallon Tech Tank upgrade WELCOME HOME! That is wonderful news, Adam! It's good to know you're here and safe and sound. I'll bet you're really anxious to get close to that tank! __________________ ~not knowing how near the truth is we seek it far away~ ~count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share, and sought your advantage over no one~ ~robert brault~ Sorry Bunny. I just couldn't do it any longer.

05-04-2008, 10:55 AM	#66 (permalink)
Anselth Plate Coral Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 751 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Anselth's 70 Gallon Tech Tank upgrade Thanks Scott and Barb. It's great to be back. Barb, your tank is looking great! __________________ -Adam Learning on the fly My 70 Gallon Reef My 110 Gallon Build

05-04-2008, 11:47 AM	#67 (permalink)
BarbMazz Keeper of The List Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Near Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 2,281 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Anselth's 70 Gallon Tech Tank upgrade Thank you, Adam! To say I'm thrilled would be the understatement of the year. Now, hopefully I can keep it healthy and looking like this. I have all my test kits in hand and lots of water ready for changes. __________________ ~not knowing how near the truth is we seek it far away~ ~count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share, and sought your advantage over no one~ ~robert brault~ Sorry Bunny. I just couldn't do it any longer.

05-09-2008, 07:38 PM	#68 (permalink)
shale Tubeworm Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Glenside, PA/Edgewater Park, NJ Posts: 38 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anselth's 70 Gallon Tech Tank upgrade Counting the days until Adam’s home….. any day now…… In the meantime, the tank system has decided to act up. I had dozed off, but thankfully Adam’s roommate and his girlfriend were up watching tv. I had been filling the ATO reservoir (and dozed off) so they turned off the water. Next thing I know, it’s 12:30 and I wake up to a commotion, to find that the sump was overflowing. Ack! The floats for the ATO have been a little squirrelly in the past, but usually the sump level gets too low, rather than too high. I can’t think of how almost overfilling the reservoir would make the high and low floats act up, but has anyone had a similar experience? Kept an eye on the SG; it got to about 1.023/1.024 (from dumping all that fresh water in the sump… total panic moment) so Adam had me mix up a pitcher of 1.035 and slowly add it in last night. SG is back to 1.025 now, but still planning on trying to do a water change this weekend. Hey Adam, you coming home to help out soon?

05-09-2008, 07:40 PM	#69 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,410 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anselth's 70 Gallon Tech Tank upgrade Was he really that calm, cool and collected! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

05-09-2008, 07:46 PM	#70 (permalink)
Anselth Plate Coral Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Jersey Posts: 751 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Anselth's 70 Gallon Tech Tank upgrade At 1230 in the morning, I was more barely awake than calm, cool, or anything else. __________________ -Adam Learning on the fly My 70 Gallon Reef My 110 Gallon Build

05-09-2008, 07:48 PM	#71 (permalink)
shale Tubeworm Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Glenside, PA/Edgewater Park, NJ Posts: 38 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Anselth's 70 Gallon Tech Tank upgrade heh, it was 12:30am and we had both just woken up. Maybe that helped . :}

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