SPACE INVADER Pectinia!! AWESOME Sump Cleaning Tool!!
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- I bet you did not expect this! Thanks to @telegraham, the Space Invader Pectinia mothership sent a colonial ship! Be sure to follow @telegraham on Instagram for beautiful macro photos of his tank as well as his innovations with his 3d printer and laser cutter!
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Good idea inappropriate reefer
I look forward to your videos every week!
haha Mok-Yi this video had me rolling with the space invader scenes. LOL at Emily with the Cantonese at you. Great vid!
Nice new frag!! Bucket idea is brilliant!!
Woo hoo ! Smiling all the way through, great video, telegraph was awesome, loved the narration at beginning... genius !!!
Tank's lookin' good as always. Thumbs up!
Bucket heads are awesome. Definitely a must have. I do most of my water changes through my sump with it. It does have a float and you can hear the noise change when it’s full but by lifting the hose it will overfill and spray out the back .
That's probably what I did when it was squirting water out back, I probably lifted the hose while the bucket was full
How do you seperate the detritis from the water? Does it have a filter?
It might be worth vacuuming some tap water after just to flush out the tank water so it doesn’t corrode it long term.
Ps, great idea, just brought a bucketvac!
Good idea, thanks!
low light low flow for the SI, I got a space Invader and the ultimate space invader. Beautiful coral 👍
Did not know that there is an Ultimate Space Invader...! Google time
Inappropriate Reefer I actually got it from Cornbred Corals. Might wanna check it out on his site.
Emily is too funny lmao hahaha but I was wondering if you connected a hose to that hole that you said would start shooting water if you hooked a hose and put it in a drain wonder if that would work might be worth trying out so you don’t have to worry about overflow
So funny!!! OMG!!! Great video as usual. Emily LOL!
Love the video you do a really good job on the editing and shooting 📹🎬👌p.s bigger tank
Right? Bigger tank!!!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed this video! (Btw, telegraham edited the whole first part!)
Great coral loving those acans.. that bta look great can’t wait for mines to get that big..of you ever getting rid of hot just hit me up
beautiful tank i want those GRandis cant find them no where
Are you in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area? They are relatively common over here
no my daughter lives over there in maryland im in ny
Have you try putting in some seaweed inside the trap to get the blenny to go in?
Have not tried this, I will, thanks!
Hey inappropriate- great vid! With a sump that small you could just use a turkey blaster and suck all that detritus out without threatening to soak your cameraperson!
BIGGER TANK!
Can't find a better trade! Get your colony to survive and get a piece back =)
P.s aren't your afraid that awesome space invader won't destroy your cans?
Absolutely, I feel very fortunate. Yes somebody mentioned that SI's sting range too, thank you for pointing it out as well, I will move it soon!
Naked reefer!!! Lol 😂
There is a float valve in the buckethead that automatically shuts down the suction when the bucket gets full--water won't start shooting out the back. Also, you can put a piece of tape on the inlet of the hose to decrease the flow; that'll give you more time in the sump to vacuum up the detritus as it slows down the suction.
Hmm, I swear water shot out last time I over filled, let me test it out next time, great to know if there is a float valve (makes sense). Good tip on this and taping the inlet to decrease flow, thank you!
If you tape off half of the tube opening, it'll suck less quickly, giving time to clean a bigger area before emptying the bucket
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LOL!!
Almost forgot.... Happy New Year! Year of the Dog!
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Nice vacuum tip! I use the python water changer to do my sump cleaning....works well but gets clogged fast.
I'd move the invader, it's going to kill them zoos and palys, and acans...put it in the sand bed by itself AWAY from everything
TheShootsman
What he said
agreed. that thing is going to smash everything around it before long.
Very good point, I was not thinking straight even when Telegraham clearly mentioned it in the beginning. Good thing the frag has not started sending out sweepers yet, it's time to reposition it before it Hulk Smashes everything.
Awesome space invader! It’s been on my ‘want’ list. Check out the chalice version. It has great color and grows very fast.
Like the idea of the wet vacuum. Gonna pick one up now. Thanks!
You should try sucking out all the water first and then vacuum all detritus it should be a lot faster
Your space invader pectinia looks great & the frag that was cut healed up nicely. I have one in my 75g that I have to place in the front corner of the tank because of its sweepers. ☺
Interesting frag / server room.. I would show this video to anyone who says they don't have room for a frag / qt tank. As for your tank are you not worried when the space invader grows it will sting the micros (acans).
There’s always room; however, I expect to move things around so the hobbies don’t negatively impact each other. Just have to talk the little blonde kid out of some space in his toy closet!
solid work-around for getting that last bit of crud out the sump!
My Guy Graham 🔥🤟🏽
What is that reefers name on Instagram?
He's @telegraham on Insta
Make sure vac is hooked to right port-dont ask me how I know
Nice addition and great maintenance tool props as always
Nice video ,, and looooooooooooooooooooooots of thanks for not making it lengthy and boring
I hear you should actually use a dremel to frag the space invaders cause the skeleton can shatter easily
About time you get some more sps too
Great tip Joey, I will keep that in mind when the time comes, thanks!
Inappropriate Reefer ;)
“Sorry guys on camera i realized how dumb i actually am” HAHA this made my day😂😂
Pls upload more often!!!
Hey, have you decided to use that vibrant product ? Any results so far? I’m thinking about getting one for my tank but I’d like to know what you think about it first. Great video btw!!!
I have and started my first dose last Wednesday, I will definitely make a video on Vibrant in a few months after it has a chance to go through the system!
I havnt cleaned sump in years! LOL. Cant get syphon since its so low. I recently bought have a very expenive shop vac But not sure if I can get it clean enough. Any recommendations because I hate to put out money on two and how do you seperate detritis from water? Does it have a filter
Try the Buckethead from Home Depot and let me know how it works out for you! 👍
Just reread and saw that you already bought a shop vac; I typically just vac out water and detritus at the same time (I’d do 4-5 bucket full from the sump during water change); and just make new saltwater to replenish and count it as a water change. Not sure how we could save the water if we use shop vac, regular siphon we could tie a mesh bag at the end
woahhh Im totally getting that vacuum now!!!!!!!!!
Nice video as always! Do you have a video on the dosing you do? I saw the dosingpumps next to the reef.
Thanks! I don't think I made a video on dosing yet... I can do one a bit later once I feel that I have everything dialed in! It is a Jebao 4 channel doser dosing BRS 2-parts. The combo is working really well for me so far.
Is that space invader a easy coral to keep?
My favorite reefing channel!... and yes. BIGGER TANK... Keep the great videos coming :)
Thank you for your kind words!
We call my Space Invader the investment coral - I’ve had it for almost two years and it has grown from two eyes to almost 30. Now I just need to get up the nerve to frag it....😱 Jim made it look easy! Enjoyable video once again - get well soon! Give yourself some time to recover! 😁
Super easy, Reefgrrl. Just snip, glue and wait! The parent will recover quickly.
Thank you Reefgrrl! Rough week but feeling a whole lot better now! Just in time to start putting together the next video, lol. Two eyes to 30 eyes, that's some awesome growth, hope it will help pay off some new additions. ;-)
Yep, though part of me wants to see how big I can grow it as a colony. I traded my Paly grandis colony in at the fish store for credit (it was the size of a melon and really didn’t suit my tank any more ☹️ Tough decision but I need to learn to better curate my coral collection). And my 10” toxic green cabbage leather went there too, in trade for the gold torch and for the same reason. Fish store guy has sold over 20 frags of it so far because veryone who comes in notices it right away and wants a piece, which makes me feel good and is very much off-topic here....though, maybe not....I guess he is a ready customer for any space invader frags I might be courageous enough to produce.....🤔
MAN, am I ever chatty today....🙄
It's time to move to a bigger tank
Why not just put a maxi jet or powerhead in the sump to stop the detritus from settling??
Hmm, not a bad idea...
Love the Buckethead for the down and dirty cleaning. Been using it for years since learning it from a fellow WAMAS member. Really handy when you can't clean the bottom because you can't get a good siphon going in a sump near the floor. When you're not using it for your tank, it's handy for other small chores, too. We use it on the car and I'll use it to clean up after doing a little drywall work or wood work in the house in the winter.
Those shop vacs usual has a float that stops the vacuum (sucking).
Someone mentioned it too even though it shot some water out last time, I will test it again to make sure, this would make life a lot easier. Thank you!
I got to find that vac at HD
Yay!
So... When are you getting a bigger tank?
Whenever a nice used one pops up locally..!
dude you gotta stop buying corals.
Try that I may...
Nice
Whats your light setting on the xr30
Hmm, tough to answer since it is paired with 4 T5 bulbs as well, so the Radion is mostly warm color without too much blue. Not sure if that'd be helpful if you are only running the Radion?
Inappropriate Reefer yeah I’m running XR30w none pro and I wanted to add t5 just like you did. I have a 40 Nuvo. Any suggestions are welcome
Inappropriate Reefer yeah I’m running XR30w none pro and I wanted to add t5 just like you did. I have a 40 Nuvo. Any suggestions are welcome
Beware of them sweepers ..your zoas are in danger bud
Thanks for the reminder, will be moving the SI!
Is Emily your girlfriend？
ANDY SZE seems like it. They seem way too intimate ahaha
Yes sir =)
Woooo🙄🙄