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10-26-2005, 08:53 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois Age: 30
Posts: 390
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 |  equipment turned off during feeding?????
Just wondering what do you turn off during feeding time in your tank.
powerheads, skimmer, main pump.....ect.
Is it okay to turn off my protein skimmer during feedings?
Thanks
Sean
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90 gallon reef, mag 1800 main return pump, 10 gallon refugium + 10 gallon sump, CPR overflows, ASM G-1 skimmer, icecap 660 vho 440 watts. 130#LR and 60#LS. Corals: Finger Leather, Fat Finger Leather, Toadstool, flower pot sps coral, hairy mushrooms. Fish: Yellow tang, Bi-color angel, pecula clowns, royal gramma, coral beauty angel, yellow tail damsel, blue damsel, Sergeant Major Damsel. Misc. hermit crabs, snails, flame scallop, Xenia | 
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10-26-2005, 01:40 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: IL Age: 34
Posts: 341
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 | Re: equipment turned off during feeding?????
I keep everything on, the main reason is that turning on and off electical item causes issues. Like take a fan and turn it on and let it run and run even though it build up dust it still runs, but as soon as your turn it off the fan won't start back up you have to sit there and pound on it a few times. I do however take my pumps apart ever 2 months to clean and maintain, just don't turn them off during feeding and other maintainance. | |
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10-26-2005, 06:55 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: equipment turned off during feeding?????
Just powerheads shut down thanks to the nifty "feed timer" on the tunze powerheads with multicontroller. I push the button, PH's go off for about 10 minutes and restart automatically. Overflow and returns are still on tho. _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch  | |
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10-27-2005, 06:51 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois Age: 30
Posts: 390
Karma: 87
| Re: equipment turned off during feeding?????
Now that I have the x10 setup I can easily control everything from my computer. I can setup a macro that will shut down multiple appliances with one click....ie powerheads. | |
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10-27-2005, 07:39 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Oct 2005
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| Re: equipment turned off during feeding?????
I turn off my powerheads . | |
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10-28-2005, 12:06 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Noblesville, IN,Indiana Age: 56
Posts: 373
Karma: 92
| Re: equipment turned off during feeding?????
I have my sump, skimmer and 1 powerhead that sucks air out of my overflow. Those I turn off when feeding, otherwise the flakes just go right into the sump! All my other powerheads stay on, give the crew something to chase
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55 gal FOWLR, SeaClone 150 skimmer. 2" LS, 50# LR. 29Gal sump/fuge ViaAqua 2600 pump, chaeto, 1" sand, LR
2 Percula Clowns, Scissortail Goby, Black Birdwrasse, Keyhole angel, Lawnmower Blenny, | |
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