taking a new direction

2quills

2quills

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Well dang. I guess i may have to get me a ticket and make a road trip that weekend. Would love to see macna since its coming to dalas.
 
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eric b 125

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I can't say with any certainty that I will be making it to MACNA or not. I'm sure I'll be able to, but I need to find a nursing position and pass my boards before I can say I'm definitely going. I got into saltwater fish when MACNA was in Pittsburgh, but I didn't go because I thought it was here every year
I probably wouldn't have understood anything anyways.
Nothing has changed with the tank. I'll be ordering the pH controller next week, and I'm planning on re-doing the bottom half of my return plumbing when that arrives. I might actually re-do the bottom half of my overflow plumbing, too. Now that I'm home a lot more, I can really hear the tank. I thought it was the overflows, but that enkamat didn't do anything and I'm pretty sure its the drain lines. If I do change it, all I'm going to do is replace the 45's on the drain lines with some spa flex or flex PVC.
 
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eric b 125

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While we are on the topic of frag swaps, is anybody planning on making it to LEAR on February 25? It's much closer to me than Krista or Shawn, but our reef club is sponsoring the trip so they pay for gas, tolls, and food.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Can you adjust the 1/4" tubing up and down in the overflows elbow to see if you can find the sweet spot? It takes a little tweaking to find the sweet spot to silence those overflows. Just like it does in a durso overflow.
 
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eric b 125

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Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/389056/taking-a-new-direction/300#post_3453116
Can you adjust the 1/4" tubing up and down in the overflows elbow to see if you can find the sweet spot? It takes a little tweaking to find the sweet spot to silence those overflows. Just like it does in a durso overflow.
I initially thought it was the overflows, but it's the drain lines.
 
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eric b 125

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Krista, sorry for missing you yesterday. I was too frag-drunk and was so short on time b/c my reef clubs' frag workshop was at 6.
I ended up getting 14 frags b/w the swap and my reef club. Some look okay, others not so much. I'm going to give them a few days before taking pictures.
 
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eric b 125

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I'm pretty pumped. I found placement for most of them. There are three left that haven't found the rock work yet. I just spent some time with my nose pressed against the glass (which is something I do too infrequently) and most of the new arrivals are showing some PE. I am pretty well stocked for now. I had a bit of difficulty finding placement for some of the new frags. I want to focus my attention now to the system itself. I need new bulbs, need to get that reactor up and running, and need to change the return plumbing to accommodate the reactor.
 
gemmy

gemmy

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Originally Posted by Eric B 125 http:///t/389056/taking-a-new-direction/300#post_3454030
Krista, sorry for missing you yesterday. I was too frag-drunk and was so short on time b/c my reef clubs' frag workshop was at 6.
I ended up getting 14 frags b/w the swap and my reef club. Some look okay, others not so much. I'm going to give them a few days before taking pictures.
I actually ended up leaving shortly. It's a long story and all I can say is I know where there is a hospital out there. :( I only got one thing from the swap, a rose anemone. I can't wait to see wait you got. There were some great things there.
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Originally Posted by Eric B 125 http:///t/389056/taking-a-new-direction/300#post_3454094
I'm pretty pumped. I found placement for most of them. There are three left that haven't found the rock work yet. I just spent some time with my nose pressed against the glass (which is something I do too infrequently) and most of the new arrivals are showing some PE. I am pretty well stocked for now. I had a bit of difficulty finding placement for some of the new frags. I want to focus my attention now to the system itself. I need new bulbs, need to get that reactor up and running, and need to change the return plumbing to accommodate the reactor.
I know what you mean about focusing on the system itself. I have some MAJOR upgrades that I am working on.
 
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eric b 125

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^ That's a bummer Krista. They are having another swap there in April, so maybe you will have better luck. I wonder how Shawn did.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Why do y'all have to live so far away??????
How bout yah take some pics with the dates so we can see some progress over time. I would like to see what they look like as they grow, how quickly some grow while others not so much. Id if possible?
 
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eric b 125

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I snapped some pics and will post them in a little bit. None of the images turned out good at all, though.
I lost the green birdsnest which was a freebie at the club meet and I'm going to call another acro I got at the raffle a total loss as well. The other 12 frags seem to be doing well, though. All showing PE.
I also got a 5" hippo tang for free from one of my friends reefs. She has a softie/ LPS reef and seeing it inspired me to get the 30B going. I got some red mushroom polyps from her as well.
I'm hoping to order some 20K MH and a pH controller/ probe next week as well.
 
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