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When Robots Take Over The Reef

When Robots take over the reef

Good day Farm Hands,

So much has been changing in the reefing hobby it gets hard to keep up sometimes. With all the new gadgets and technology that keep evolving making the hobby easier, more successful and enjoyable. When we see new reefing gear being invented for our reef tanks it can be intimidating with all the technical aspects of it. I find the companies are making every thing pretty much plug and play for the end consumer because they know that not everyone is tech friendly. I believe it’s like anything in life we must try new things and keep learning, like a reef nothing ever stays the same the reef keeps evolving. I wanted to talk about a new piece of reefing gear that I think is changing the reefing industry Its a company called ReefKentics they have invented a robot that can test many elements in our tanks. So lets learn all about what the Reef Bot can do.

TESTS

The ReefBot can perform a variety of liquid-reagent tests some of the most important in our reef ecosystem.

SalifertKH/Alkalinity Pro TestRedSeaKH/Alkalinity Pro, Magnesium Pro, Calcium (beta), Phosphate Pro TestsElosKH Wateranalysis, Cu Wateranalysis, NO2 WateranalysisGiesmann AquaristicMagnesium Professional, Phosphate Tests, Ammonia Test Professional, KH Test ProfessionalTropic MarinNitrate Pro, Nitrite ProFauna MarinAquaHome Nitrate, AquaHome Nitrite, AquaHome PhosphateAPICalcium, Alkalinity, Phosphate, Ammonia, Nitrate Tests

AUTOMATED

Test your water whenever you want or on schedule basis and receive results remotely.

ACCURATE

Accurate results without the hassle of comparing colors. The ReefBot will do everything for you.

EASY TO USE

Set up and install your ReefBot easily in less than 15 minutes.

FLEXIBLE

Access your dashboard and results from anywhere through mobile or web app.

"The Reef Bot" from Reef Kinetics. What is a "Reef Bot" exactly?

Simply put, its a robot that does all water testing for you. I have spent some time researching all about this bot, and I can't believe everything this little gadget can do!

As a fellow reefer, I am guilty of not always testing my water or staying up on tank maintenance as life can get in the way. Tools such as this makes reefing more successful and fun. Water testing may as well be a "nails on the chalk board" type of task for some - please make it stop!

This bot will help me be more successful in my future reefing adventures. 

If you know me and my reef builds, than  you know I love running new technology on my tanks. I feel "Reef Bot" is a game changer for me and my tanks, ensuring my 600 gallon Hulk will be run efficiently with less efforts and worry - as all testing will be done for me. 

I've spoken with the generous people over at Reef Kinetics and they are offering ALL of my followers $50 off USE THE CODE -(Rkfarmboyreef) at check out "Reef Bot"! I highly recommend this product to all of you. 

A big "tank you" to Reef Kinetics. Their passion is to ensure every tank is successful and every customer is happy; keeping tanks looking beautiful without added stress. 

I have added information below for all of you to learn about the Reef Bot and its amazing features. Everything below was provided by Reef Kinetics.

Hope your Reef Bot makes your hobby easier for you, as it has for me. Happy fun and happy reefing!

Ryan Nash

[farmboyreef]

The Next Chapter Hulk Gets Delivered!

   Hey Farm Hands,

         Today is a very exciting day the 600 gallon reef tank called, The Hulk, was delivered to its final destination. Leading up to The Hulk delivery was stressful. This was my first time designing a reef tank from a custom aquarium company to build and make my dream come true. The company Concept Aquariums out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada took on my project. Dave Guan, the owner of Concept personally seen over the project and was very professional and easy to work with. What was great is we had a lot in common and more than just fish tanks. When I got the text from Dave that my tank was finished, he sent me pictures of my finished tank, the stand and the sump. I had Concept build me the whole package. Why not? Then it’s complete and no more headaches. Trying to find a company to build a sump can be a pain. I asked two different companies to get a price for this build. One didn’t even care to messaged me back and the other company said they would then didn’t bother getting back to me either. I won’t name drop any names because I am a little more professional then that. 

TIP: Companies if you want peoples business, you should return a customers calls or emails. If you say you’re going to do the project and you don’t then that messes with a persons time frame for there tank setup and build. You should be a little more considerate then that. 

So moving along, now that the tank is complete it’s time to ship The Hulk. Dave setup everything from his end. To ship 1550 pounds of aquarium and gear, it was $250 flat shipping rate to the closest depo to me. I thought that was a great price this tank is coming from Calgary to Ottawa! So the closest depo was in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at 2740 Sheffield Road. From that location it is about 45 mins south to my home. So next was to get the tank from 2740 Sheffield Road to my home. I have never taken on getting that big of a tank or that much glass before, let alone a delivery to my home. I was going to rent a truck and take on the challenge myself. But the more I though about it, it was getting stressful. What if everything goes wrong? I put a lot of money into this tank, I need it home all in one piece. So sitting around with my buddy Rich Bowie I started to tell him about my tank project and how I was trying to get The Hulk home. Rich speaks up and says, his long time friend Tom has a delivery company that handles all kinds of large projects like grand panios and that he would be the guy. So I called up Tom and he said not a problem. That took off so much stress knowing everything was all lined up. So, it’s Sunday morning and Tom and his brother Steven show up to my home the delivery truck sitting at the road, I didn’t even know they where here I had just rolled out of bed. I guess I had missed there phone call. It was finally time to get The Hulk in the house. They opened the back of the truck and this was my first time actually seeing The Hulk in person. I was like holly hell thats a big tank. As I was thinking in my head, “What the hell was I thinking!?” and “How are we going to get this into the house!?” Thankfully, Tom and Steve had everything all planned out. These guys where awesome and they have such great personalities. Very smart guys. So we took the front door off to get the stand, sump and glass into the house. The only problem was the tank was just a few inches too big to get into my fish room through the front door. So we had to move the truck to the back of the house and get the tank onto my deck. The only problem was we couldn’t get the tailgate of the truck close enough. So Tom and Steve seen that my neighbour had wooden pallets and wanted to build a bridge using them as a support for the ramps. I was like, you are kidding right the tank alone is 900 pounds and there is only four of us. Nope he wasn’t kidding they though it through and made a plan. That’s what we did. We ran across the street and grabbed six skids and made a platform. And when you watch the video below you will see why it was so stressful. What I can say is The hulk is sitting in my man cave safe and sound and everything went swimmingly. A big thank you to Tom and Steve for successful delivering me my new dream tank, you guys kicked ass! I am the kind of person that tries to do everything himself and what I have learned in this hobby is sometimes you need some help, and that letting the pros take the wheel means everything will turn out right. So if you ever get a large tank make sure to have everything into place and let the pros take the wheel. You will get your dream tank delivered safe and sound. Enjoy the video Farm Hands if you haven’t already! Please subscribe and hit that like button. Thanks Farm Hands and stay tuned for next weeks article on my next adventure.

Here are some pics from the big move. What a stressful but fun day.

"Always remember we only live once, do what makes you happy Ryan Nash "