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Reefing newb
Ok, I have the tank set up in the living room and finished all of the plumbing. I took tons of pics also. I bought about 280 ponds of live rock and began filling the tank with the r/o. Hmmm... I forgot to install the dual DI. So after playing around and trying to get things right, I used all 400 gallons worth of salt mix. Grrrrr...
So then the next issue is that my Dolphin World series ampmaster pump starts vibrarting and humming like crazy throughout the house. Great!!! I tear it out and take it apart to find that somehow, somewhere there is a piece of acrylic jammed in the impeller. I called Dolphin and Moe over there has got to be the nicest person on the planet. They are taking care of me and sending me a new pump after they receive my other pump and some cash. Finally something worked out.
Now the closer I look at my plumbing, the more I realize I need to throw about $150.00 worth of it away and start new. The new pump is 1-1/2" fitting where as my other one was 2". Oh well, just more reason to try to fit 45 degree fittings where the 90's are.
Now on to another issue. I got hit hard by the tax man this year so my plans for 6 AI LED fixtures went out the window for at least 3 months. So, in a rush I bought a halide fixture. Problem is, its 3 175 watt halides, not 250 like I need. Oh, and the loud magnetic ballasts. I have a friend that works for the largest aquarium industry distributor and come to find out they no longer carry any 250 watt fixtures. And Coralife bailed out on the monster fixtures.
Here we go with another "put a gun in my mouth moment" with the live rock. The person I purchased it form failed to inform me that it is covered in aptasia. You know that stuff that "hides" even under the most intense inspection.
I'll tell ya, I have had 9 aquariums running at once in the past and never had issues like this with any of them. Hopefully things will smooth out soon because the money is going out fast, fast, fast!!! I have a 300 gallon tank and a 110 gallon refugium sitting with no pump and only power heads for circulation. And a 200 gallon container sitting with 80 more gallons of premix just turning with a power head.
I will be posting pics and info as soon as I am at a point of confidence. Hope all is going well for everyone else here. Seems like a constant full moon lately. But I am still optimistic. Oh and I just got a bunch of peppermint shrimps to attack the aptasia. If that fails, then I am going with a nice [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Berghia nudibranch.
Sorry for the long drawn out rant, but it feels better to post with people that I am sure have had similar issues. Take care all.
Rob. :bounce:
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So then the next issue is that my Dolphin World series ampmaster pump starts vibrarting and humming like crazy throughout the house. Great!!! I tear it out and take it apart to find that somehow, somewhere there is a piece of acrylic jammed in the impeller. I called Dolphin and Moe over there has got to be the nicest person on the planet. They are taking care of me and sending me a new pump after they receive my other pump and some cash. Finally something worked out.
Now the closer I look at my plumbing, the more I realize I need to throw about $150.00 worth of it away and start new. The new pump is 1-1/2" fitting where as my other one was 2". Oh well, just more reason to try to fit 45 degree fittings where the 90's are.
Now on to another issue. I got hit hard by the tax man this year so my plans for 6 AI LED fixtures went out the window for at least 3 months. So, in a rush I bought a halide fixture. Problem is, its 3 175 watt halides, not 250 like I need. Oh, and the loud magnetic ballasts. I have a friend that works for the largest aquarium industry distributor and come to find out they no longer carry any 250 watt fixtures. And Coralife bailed out on the monster fixtures.
Here we go with another "put a gun in my mouth moment" with the live rock. The person I purchased it form failed to inform me that it is covered in aptasia. You know that stuff that "hides" even under the most intense inspection.
I'll tell ya, I have had 9 aquariums running at once in the past and never had issues like this with any of them. Hopefully things will smooth out soon because the money is going out fast, fast, fast!!! I have a 300 gallon tank and a 110 gallon refugium sitting with no pump and only power heads for circulation. And a 200 gallon container sitting with 80 more gallons of premix just turning with a power head.
I will be posting pics and info as soon as I am at a point of confidence. Hope all is going well for everyone else here. Seems like a constant full moon lately. But I am still optimistic. Oh and I just got a bunch of peppermint shrimps to attack the aptasia. If that fails, then I am going with a nice [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Berghia nudibranch.
Sorry for the long drawn out rant, but it feels better to post with people that I am sure have had similar issues. Take care all.
Rob. :bounce:
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