Eric's 125 build.

[H2OPlayar]

Is a flow sensor something I would want to have? Planning to have a uv on frag tank and main tank. If so which ones would I wanna look for?

Fwiw, a stopwatch and a bucket work as well and are much cheaper and less error prone. Eric likes his fancy plumbing parts.

 

[Srt4eric]

Is a flow sensor something I would want to have? Planning to have a uv on frag tank and main tank. If so which ones would I wanna look for?

Its definitely not needed. When the time comes I have one for you. @Turkeysammich gave me a bag full of them. You just need to grab a FMM module

 

[psidriven]

What microscope are you using, got one you’d recommend? Is this something we should add to the club equipment list?

 

[Turkeysammich]

What microscope are you using, got one you’d recommend? Is this something we should add to the club equipment list?

I have my own personal microscope that you can borrow.

 

[Coral reefer]

What microscope are you using, got one you’d recommend? Is this something we should add to the club equipment list?

I think a couple people offer them for borrowing so the club doesn’t have to store. The issue with equipment is storage (and sometime maintenance), not purchasing

 

[Srt4eric]

What microscope are you using, got one you’d recommend? Is this something we should add to the club equipment list?

This is actually the clubs and it's available. @wazzupmac donated it a while ago. It's not the easiest to move around without possibly damaging it. We don't have a case for it. But anyone is more than welcome to drop off a sample to be looked at.

 

[Srt4eric]

I was on call today so it took me all day to get this thing plumbed in. I'm pretty happy. I had it original plumbed with a cheap pump from sump to sump. It's now plumbed with a vectra and a flow meter from sump to display. It's putting out 415gph right now at 70%

 

[Srt4eric]

Tomorrow I'll need to re-tune my overflow. With 400 extra gallons an hour it's a bit loud. Feeling pretty grateful that this tank was plumbed with 1.5" drains right now.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

@Srt4eric
Yo E, what flow meter ya got?

 

[Srt4eric]

@Srt4eric
Yo E, what flow meter ya got?

The neptune one. 1"

 

[Kensington Reefer]

The neptune one. 1"

Boooo
None of that Neptune stuff here

 

[Srt4eric]

Boooo
None of that Neptune stuff here

Ive used a bunch of different ones while working but i haven't come across one that either doesn't have some metal parts or that isn't insanely expensive.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

Ive used a bunch of different ones while working but i haven't come across one that either doesn't have some metal parts or that isn't insanely expensive.

Thanks for your info
Always appreciated

 

[Srt4eric]

My tank was seriously lacking flow so I just picked up four MP40s from @jhuynh. Of course right off the bat I dropped a driver in the water and now it doesn't work.

 

[jhuynh]

i have a spare driver for you. lets coordinate over wine and some brazillian bbq.

 

[Coral reefer]

All going on the back wall, or sides?

 

[Srt4eric]

All going on the back wall, or sides?

Back wall

 

[Srt4eric]

The funner part of reefing they don't tell you about....

 

[Alexander1312]

The funner part of reefing they don't tell you about....

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You mean hiding your tank until all corals are fully grown out?

 

[CaseyP]

Hiding the tank so the significant other doesn't complain about the uglies phase?

First year I went through outbreaks of three different types of dinos, cyano, and chrysophytes. I got a lot of "why does your tank look so gross and ugly?"