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Old 12-27-2015, 01:37 AM
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You wanna hear more First World Problems? I lost every single frag that I ordered from Fragbox a couple of weeks ago thanks to this controller crapping out. No tank heat for 3 days. *sad face* That's what Scrooge brought me for Christmas. Bah Humbug !
Sucks Sorry to hear that. You need to start tumbling that prayer reactor. That can probably help
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Old 12-27-2015, 01:39 AM
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We should talk to Dave to get him to order some in for us and his shop!
Ranco group buy! I am in. All of my new equipment are being shipping in by Dave; should have thought about bringing in the Ranco too. But ranco from anywhere other than zoro is expensive (almost double).
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Old 12-27-2015, 01:42 AM
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Sucks Sorry to hear that. You need to start tumbling that prayer reactor. That can probably help
I forgot to top up the prayer reactor before going on vacation
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Old 12-27-2015, 01:46 AM
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I forgot to top up the prayer reactor before going on vacation
Well that solves the problem. No job for Sherlock over here
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On another note, does anyone know where I can find a new Profilux 3 quick?
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FWIW the last time I bought Ranco and some accessories I did so direct from www.etcsupply.com. Shipping was not too prohibitive however in think I did have to put in my postal code to get the correct estimate. If you just leave the address as Canada on the estimation step it shows way more than it actually will be.
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Old 12-27-2015, 05:21 AM
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FWIW the last time I bought Ranco and some accessories I did so direct from www.etcsupply.com. Shipping was not too prohibitive however in think I did have to put in my postal code to get the correct estimate. If you just leave the address as Canada on the estimation step it shows way more than it actually will be.
Thanks Tony. How long did it take you to get it shipped ? I'll have to talk to Dave, I think he was going to bring in some Rancos. In addition to the Ranco, I'm seriously considering just getting some programmable outlets for my lights and keeping it old-skool. I don't really use my controller for much other than to turn the lights on and off and to control the heat/fan.
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Sorry to hear that kiener!

Thats the way im running right now, and I dont mind it at all. Having something controlling everything fail as opposed to just one system scares me.

If you need one quick, there's a Ranco for sale in calgary right now. He is on canreef and kijiji. http://m.kijiji.ca/pet-accessories/c...=1451227074403

Other option is going to buy a finnex or true temp with their own controllers.

That being said, id be down for a ranco group order too!

If you need any help let me know.
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Old 12-27-2015, 02:12 PM
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Sorry to hear that kiener!

Thats the way im running right now, and I dont mind it at all. Having something controlling everything fail as opposed to just one system scares me.

If you need one quick, there's a Ranco for sale in calgary right now. He is on canreef and kijiji. http://m.kijiji.ca/pet-accessories/c...=1451227074403

Other option is going to buy a finnex or true temp with their own controllers.

That being said, id be down for a ranco group order too!

If you need any help let me know.
Thanks mike! I sent an enquery into the ad seeing if it's a single or dual stage. I'd like to get a two stage so I can run a cooling fan off it too.

Ya having one thing control everything is a bit scary but in the end I don't think the dead Profilux is what did me in, in this case. It was a power outage that tripped an important breaker. Tank was cold for 24 at least. :-(. When the power came back on the surge or something is what fried the Profilux. Oddly, the Profilux isn't completely dead. It turns on and runs for about 1-5 mins then locks up and shuts down then reboots again. I've done all the diagnosis of unplugging stuff from it to find a fault in a component but it does this with nothing plugged in so it is somewhat hosed. I thought about flashing it's firmware but it won't stay on long enough. It's too bad really because for the 6 years that this tank has been running it as been the most stable piece of equipment in my entire set up, which makes me consider replacing it for another

Amazingly I don't think I lost any fish but the corals that did survive have either lost most of their colour or are RTNing.

What do you use to control your lights? I'm going to see if I can find something reasonable as a light controller. That and temp are really the only things I need to control. I'm on vacation for another week so I can manually plug and unplug my lights while I look around

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Good old woods digital timers on all lights in my system. Some are pushing 7 years with no issues.

Let me know if you want some frags when its all settled. Id be more than happy to return the favor.
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