Recent content by PizzaOven

Just cheap-o's. They work great for car stuff and small electrical projects around the house... but not for checking stray voltage in water: To eliminate induced voltage readings, you'd need something with a Low Z mode like this Fluke-117: At $300 I can't really justify buying one for...

I went around to all of my tanks with my multimeter. I measured 20-40VAC in some of my tanks. I started to panic but didn't feel any shock/tingle. Then I remembered something about this test when I did it a few years ago. High impedance digital meters can detect "induced" voltage from wire coils...

I think you have the meter in the right mode. You want the black probe end inserted in the ground hole of your outlet (make sure it's deep enough to make electrical contact) and the red probe in the water (like you have it). You can also use anything else grounded for the black probe as...

Nice catch before you added the fish. Others on YT are having the same problem with Hygger heaters. They felt the same thing as you described, tingling/shock when touching the tanks. Also killed fish in their case unfortunately... Here is where I came across this:

Love it. The stickers are a nice touch. I also noticed the light tucked behind the AC110. Very creative use of space. What happens when the pump loses power? What prevents the can from draining and overflowing the display?

Despite what companies claim on the bottle, there is no such thing as an instant cycle. I once did an experiment (in freshwater, but still relevant) where I tried different bottled bacteria products compared against pre-cycled media and a control. Below was a picture of my setup. Four...

Has this happened before? I had a similar issue I couldn't figure out, I also assumed it was bacterial. Cipro helped. If I were to do it again, I'd take out all my bio bricks during treatment. Good to know even the Acro masters have issues. I always assumed your tank just never stops growing...

Haha, crazy! Ya this fish showed me my definition of "tight fitting" lid wasn't quite right... I don't think it can fit through this one. Come to think, 90% of all fish I've ever lost have been jumpers. About time I got a proper fitting top.

Just picked up this tiny 2" yellow wrasse. It's currently in observational QT for a few weeks. It's filling its belly with pods in the macro tank (no other fish, there are a ton) and seems pretty healthy so far. I'm also feeding it flakes, roe and reef frenzy. I used to have one, but it...

Oh wow, that's crazy! He even has the Fiji cubes I was looking at (external overflow version). I really like his studio, it has an organized chaos vibe to it. Tons of really nice systems... Man, I wish real estate was cheaper in the bay area lol.

I'll take you up on that next time I'm heading your way. Appreciate the offer.

It doesn’t come with any stand or plumbing. I would put a gate valve underneath the main drain to dial in the water level. Is that what you mean?

I see, thanks guys. They also have external overflow version, but I'm pretty short on space behind where the tanks would go. Seems like this will work for me.

I was talking to @Darkxerox and @fishy408 about this idea at CFM. I want to build a system of tanks tied together on a single sump. This way I can dial in flow/light for each individual tank (SPS, LPS/softies, Macroalgae, etc.). I can also keep hostile fish in separate tanks. Anyways... I'm...

I wouldn't worry. If it dies, I have more. It's a good test sps for newer systems like yours. Things get easier after the first year.