Recent content by richiev

such a pretty fish. I hope it works out!

If you're comfortable answering, how much did that AL for the stand cost? I assume it's cheaper than buying an equivalent, but that the raw material isn't cheap. My only comparison point is trying to buy t-slot AL which is crazy expensive.

From my experience, I'd toss another one under. Minimal to zero cost to do and can't hurt. If however it was to have sagging and weird seam pressure, who knows the implications. Even just a basic 2x4 standing vertically in the middle, though obviously harder with the sump in place. However, if...

Super cool stand work! I'm a little confused though. Super cool stand work then your tank is filled with rock and sand sitting on 2 sawhorses? I assume that's starboard underneath, but no concerns about the presumably temporary setup sagging and causing tank issues? I did a temporary setup with...

Things to look for when buying/setting up DC plugs: Gauge of the wire: limits the amps and voltage you can safely use (and the wattage which is for derivable from those). Eg 18awg. If you buy too weak a gauge (a bigger number) you can melt the wires and set yourself up for a short-circuit The...

This is 100% what I do, but now I'm going to find equivalent connectors to 3d print.

If you lose connectivity to your devices you can't edit anything Managing settings is very difficult, you can only have files you need to remember where to store The configuration of scenes is very unintuitive, feels like it was designed by an engineer trying to be fancy Lightning management is...

RE jebaos: I run jebao stuff on all my tanks. Cheap, move water, pretty efficient, in my experience reliable. So cheap in fact that you can just buy two and have a backup in case something does go wrong. The main reason IMO to buy something else is the jebao controllers are pretty basic and/or...

Next up you should cut a huge hole above the tank, install a skylight, and do a sun-lighted tank!

Tough situation. You did what are the core things I would think to do. Get a heater into the display. Presumably keep powerheads going. Stop the leak by remote controlling things. Did a great prep step of having a camera. If you can get someone able to check the seem for you to make sure it's...

I just realized one difference, you're discussing Silicon Valley Power versus I was meaning Silicon Valley Clean Energy. SVP being a Santa Clara oddity different than all the other setups (SVCE / Peninsula Clean Energy / ...), and things about it others outside of there should ignore. Seems like...

I feed TDO pellets on my display with whatever Eheim'ish knockoff was on Amazon. I feed Reef Jerky with an Avast on my frag tank. If you're just feeding TDO, you certainly can use an Avast but there's no real need to spend that much cash on it in my experience.

Can you share the exact question and answer, assuming it was over email or something?

Interesting. Not going to thread hijack this one, but I'm going to look into this more myself as well. If you find anything fully conclusive please LMK. Edit: my quick read (I'll read more) is this is very confusing, but I don't think you get paid more for SVCE. I read it as effectively For...