ReefRunner's 20L SPS nano - Page 3

reefrunner · 04-02-2004, 11:52 PM

Freebies...

reefrunner · 04-02-2004, 11:52 PM

OK, I was fragging a few corals yesterday and while I was doing it, it was like I was a bull in a china shop. I ended up breakin a branch off my purple monti which I wasn't even gonna frag. Well, the person receiving the frags was already concerned if they would have enough room for what I was sending them, so I ended up taking the frag to the LFS today. I also took my clam back, it was never happy unless it was pressed up sideways along the front glass. Here are a couple things I got for them...

Choclate brown acro with bright green polyps, very cool coral.

reefrunner · 04-02-2004, 11:53 PM

I also found another clam I liked, it's a different species (a little easier and tolerant of flow and lighting) so maybe this one can get happy...

Tridacna maxima

Craig Manoukian · 04-03-2004, 01:10 AM

Awesome Zos, Acros, & bivalves Kevin!

cheeks69 · 04-03-2004, 12:07 PM

Awesome pics great colors on the zoo's !!

reefrunner · 04-04-2004, 04:49 PM

Installed an auto top off system this weekend.

This shows the float switch (housed in pvc) and the top off return.

reefrunner · 04-04-2004, 04:50 PM

This one is the same, just from the other side, shows the leads to the float switch.

reefrunner · 04-04-2004, 04:50 PM

This one shows the relay that is controlled by the float.

reefrunner · 04-04-2004, 04:51 PM

Resevoir

reefrunner · 04-04-2004, 04:51 PM

Kalk in the resevoir, with a healthy CaCO3 skin on the top, kind eeeeewwww.....but the tank likes it.

reefrunner · 04-04-2004, 04:52 PM

Because I am terrified that the resevoir will leak, I use two, one stacked inside the other, gives the sides a little more support and if it leaks it should leak into the bottom one

reefrunner · 04-04-2004, 04:53 PM

The way it works is the float lowers as the water level lowers in the sump/fuge and once it's lowered enough, it triggers the relay which provides power to a pump in the kalk resevoir. the pump fills the sump/fuge with kalk until the float rises and disconnects the contact. With the small surface area of my HOB sump/fuge, it cycles about every 3-5 minutes. Every 3-5 minutes the sump gets a small spash of kalk. Because of the proximity of the resevoir return and the float switch (and the small surface area) waves are a problem. I'm getting a PVC cap to put on the bottom of the float switch housing and I'm gonna drill holes in the bottom of it, this should effectively remove the wave aspect.

BTW, I purchased my float switch from www.autotopoff.com

Craig Manoukian · 04-04-2004, 05:01 PM

Way cool Kevin! Thanks for the pics and directions for DIY!

wooddood · 04-05-2004, 07:33 AM

great job on the top off system looks great kevin good job.

reefrunner · 04-05-2004, 09:05 AM

Thanks!! It might be my imaginatione, but everything seems to be happier with the constant slow supply of kalk and a very steady salinity. All in all I spent about 60 dollars on the top off system, the float switch was 30 the pump was 15 and shipping was 10, got about 5 bucks into the rest of it. It's probably one of the best 60 bucks I've spent on the tank.

04-02-2004, 11:52 PM	#31 (permalink)
reefrunner Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 1,069 View Gallery Karma Komment	Freebies... __________________ Kevin Check out my gallery!

04-02-2004, 11:52 PM	#32 (permalink)
reefrunner Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 1,069 View Gallery Karma Komment	OK, I was fragging a few corals yesterday and while I was doing it, it was like I was a bull in a china shop. I ended up breakin a branch off my purple monti which I wasn't even gonna frag. Well, the person receiving the frags was already concerned if they would have enough room for what I was sending them, so I ended up taking the frag to the LFS today. I also took my clam back, it was never happy unless it was pressed up sideways along the front glass. Here are a couple things I got for them... Choclate brown acro with bright green polyps, very cool coral. __________________ Kevin Check out my gallery!

04-02-2004, 11:53 PM	#33 (permalink)
reefrunner Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 1,069 View Gallery Karma Komment	I also found another clam I liked, it's a different species (a little easier and tolerant of flow and lighting) so maybe this one can get happy... Tridacna maxima __________________ Kevin Check out my gallery!

04-03-2004, 01:10 AM	#34 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,903 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Awesome Zos, Acros, & bivalves Kevin! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

04-03-2004, 12:07 PM	#35 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,619 View Gallery Karma Komment	Awesome pics great colors on the zoo's !! __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

04-04-2004, 04:49 PM	#36 (permalink)
reefrunner Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 1,069 View Gallery Karma Komment	Installed an auto top off system this weekend. This shows the float switch (housed in pvc) and the top off return. __________________ Kevin Check out my gallery!

04-04-2004, 04:50 PM	#37 (permalink)
reefrunner Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 1,069 View Gallery Karma Komment	This one is the same, just from the other side, shows the leads to the float switch. __________________ Kevin Check out my gallery!

04-04-2004, 04:50 PM	#38 (permalink)
reefrunner Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 1,069 View Gallery Karma Komment	This one shows the relay that is controlled by the float. __________________ Kevin Check out my gallery!

04-04-2004, 04:51 PM	#39 (permalink)
reefrunner Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 1,069 View Gallery Karma Komment	Resevoir __________________ Kevin Check out my gallery!

04-04-2004, 04:51 PM	#40 (permalink)
reefrunner Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 1,069 View Gallery Karma Komment	Kalk in the resevoir, with a healthy CaCO3 skin on the top, kind eeeeewwww.....but the tank likes it. __________________ Kevin Check out my gallery!

04-04-2004, 04:52 PM	#41 (permalink)
reefrunner Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 1,069 View Gallery Karma Komment	Because I am terrified that the resevoir will leak, I use two, one stacked inside the other, gives the sides a little more support and if it leaks it should leak into the bottom one __________________ Kevin Check out my gallery!

04-04-2004, 04:53 PM	#42 (permalink)
reefrunner Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 1,069 View Gallery Karma Komment	The way it works is the float lowers as the water level lowers in the sump/fuge and once it's lowered enough, it triggers the relay which provides power to a pump in the kalk resevoir. the pump fills the sump/fuge with kalk until the float rises and disconnects the contact. With the small surface area of my HOB sump/fuge, it cycles about every 3-5 minutes. Every 3-5 minutes the sump gets a small spash of kalk. Because of the proximity of the resevoir return and the float switch (and the small surface area) waves are a problem. I'm getting a PVC cap to put on the bottom of the float switch housing and I'm gonna drill holes in the bottom of it, this should effectively remove the wave aspect. BTW, I purchased my float switch from www.autotopoff.com __________________ Kevin Check out my gallery!

04-04-2004, 05:01 PM	#43 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,903 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Way cool Kevin! Thanks for the pics and directions for DIY! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

04-05-2004, 07:33 AM	#44 (permalink)
wooddood the wood dude Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CARMEL. INDIANA Posts: 3,450 View Gallery Karma Komment	great job on the top off system looks great kevin good job. __________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave.

04-05-2004, 09:05 AM	#45 (permalink)
reefrunner Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 1,069 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thanks!! It might be my imaginatione, but everything seems to be happier with the constant slow supply of kalk and a very steady salinity. All in all I spent about 60 dollars on the top off system, the float switch was 30 the pump was 15 and shipping was 10, got about 5 bucks into the rest of it. It's probably one of the best 60 bucks I've spent on the tank. __________________ Kevin Check out my gallery!

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