ADA 60p Tank Journal

[armthehomeless]

Nice!

[soymilk]

theres talk of a few more people wanting some AI lights..... yall foos balling to hard. I had to eat ramen noodles for 2 months to get mines.

btw nice gorgs.... let me dig up some nice websites that sell gorgs. There should be some with the TBS rock that me and jim are getting.

[ssrprelude]

Ramen noodles? I have to drink water for two months. Dang!

[myjohnson]

Lol, fast for fourty days and fourty nights like baby jesus?!

[ssrprelude]

Come help hang them this weekend.

[Darbex]

Thai is that the SWF Gorg? It looks clean

[myjohnson]

@ jim, Saturday or Sunday?

@ brien, yup that's the one you ordered for me! Lol, I can't believe I let an impulse buy lead me so deep down the path of keeping nps.

[Sea-agg09]

So why did you use that syringe pump and not a peristaltic pump?

[soymilk]

a syringe pump is less likely to clog. The peristaltic pump will trap food particles in that little tubing it uses to pump, also harder to clean. for food with bigger particulates in there... syringe is the way to go.

[ssrprelude]

I'll have them before Saturday so whenever you're free I guess.

[soymilk]

You need an Ada 90g build thread pronto! You got the plumbing done yet. We gotta get them rocks this week.

[myjohnson]

So why did you use that syringe pump and not a peristaltic pump?

+1 on soymilk's response and I want to expand a little bit and explain why I picked the syringe pump over the peristaltic pump. With the syringe pump, I can adjust the dosage at anytime and almost, if not all, syringe pumps are high quality units with warranty and good support. Most are design for lab or hospital work so I think this requires the customer support to be very responsive. I actually called the vendor on Sunday night thinking I will leave a message regarding my questions on the pump and they will get back with me later in the week. But no there was a live operator and they helped me with the set-up issues right then and there.

Additionally, a peristaltic pump would need a bigger fridge for sure. I plan to keep my syringe pump in a smaller wine chiller so it's not as cool as a fridge but should bring it down to 45F-55F. The wine chiller will sit right next to my tank and I have a small place for the chiller. A mini fridge would be to big for me at the moment.

It's was to early to say which one is best, in my case (as I have also not tried a peristaltic pump for NPS feeding purposes). I think there is more options with the peristaltic pump. You can feed the entire FM line, frozen foods, whatever you want really. However there are a number of reports on other forums regarding the peristaltic pumps and it's more work in terms of maintenance. When using the syringe pump the only thing that gets dirty and needs changing out is the syringe.

There has also so been mix reports regarding clogging and peristaltic pumps. Many have reported that there is an issue with Shellfish diet and clogging up the lines and they have to clean the peristaltic tubing frequently.

IMHO, the syringe pumps are easier to deal with and better controls in terms of precise dosing amounts. The smaller doses are important b/c roti fest and shellfish diet is some potent stuff. It will jack up your water quick if you add more than your system can process. I think, if I had a bigger tank and I needed to dose a large amount of RF or SD, then I would have went with a good peristaltic pump. For way, I have a 20g tank so i don't need that much. A syringe full of food can last me for days on end.

Hope that helps!

[ssrprelude]

Plumbing is almost done. Still need to hit up HD. I'll start one this week.

[myjohnson]

I'll have them before Saturday so whenever you're free I guess.

Let do it Saturday after you get off work. Unless you have something planned?

Also, I'll bring the reactor for you.

[ssrprelude]

After 4 cause the boys have golf school.