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Forum: Tank Journal 10-23-2010, 03:55 AM
Replies: 832
Views: 174,351
Posted By Delphinus
Ok, so, you know how sometimes Home Depot will...

Ok, so, you know how sometimes Home Depot will surprise you by what they don't have? Sometimes, although less frequently .. they'll surprise you with what they do have.

I found this by serendipity...
Forum: Tank Journal 10-22-2010, 10:24 PM
Replies: 832
Views: 174,351
Posted By Delphinus
It IS helpful, thanks. :) FWIW I didn't realize...

It IS helpful, thanks. :) FWIW I didn't realize you were *supposed* to have a trickle in the upper standpipe, rather I figured it was harmless to have it.
Forum: Reef 10-22-2010, 09:41 PM
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Posted By Delphinus
Man there goes my afternoon..

Man there goes my afternoon..
Forum: Red Coral Calgary 10-22-2010, 08:59 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,527
Posted By Delphinus
Can't really say anything useful here, ok just to...

Can't really say anything useful here, ok just to keep it sorta on topic I'll say "I'll have to come check this rock out at the same time I go in to talk to Kevin about my sand."

But the real...
Forum: Tank Journal 10-22-2010, 08:56 PM
Replies: 832
Views: 174,351
Posted By Delphinus
I have a small amount going into the upper tube,...

I have a small amount going into the upper tube, although it's not steady. Because of the variable flow coming into the overflow (because of the waves going) the water level tends vary by about 1/4"...
Forum: DIY 10-22-2010, 07:27 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,900
Posted By Delphinus
I've got a Herbie on the big tank and baffles and...

I've got a Herbie on the big tank and baffles and that was the rationalization I gave myself for doing so. I did go with fewer baffles in v2 after the walls got cracked and I'm happy with that...
Forum: Lounge 10-22-2010, 07:17 PM
Replies: 7,312
Views: 1,274,778
Posted By Delphinus
Video please? I hear you. I bought...

Video please?




I hear you. I bought into my current abode just before things got stupid price-wise and both my wife & I were working. Now we're a single income family with two small kids....
Forum: Lounge 10-22-2010, 05:20 PM
Replies: 7,312
Views: 1,274,778
Posted By Delphinus
WANT ...

WANT

http://i1040.photobucket.com/albums/b402/NathanScottPhillips/dinghy-plane.jpg
Forum: Tank Journal 10-22-2010, 05:16 PM
Replies: 295
Views: 55,550
Posted By Delphinus
I love 3 sided viewing and man I'm going to miss...

I love 3 sided viewing and man I'm going to miss it with my new tank, but 96x24x24 lends itself well to an inwall style (otherwise you'd have to go island style aquascaping with pretty skinny...
Forum: Tank Journal 10-22-2010, 03:31 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 16,800
Posted By Delphinus
Man those flames are looking awesome.. :)

Man those flames are looking awesome.. :)
Forum: Reef 10-22-2010, 02:34 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,900
Posted By Delphinus
It's gotta be in there somewhere, just blending...

It's gotta be in there somewhere, just blending in. Take another magnet, tape it to some twine or something, and go fishing ... I betcha ya find it :)
Forum: Tank Journal 10-21-2010, 10:57 PM
Replies: 832
Views: 174,351
Posted By Delphinus
Oh ok good to know, thanks. In that picture the...

Oh ok good to know, thanks. In that picture the sump hasn't filled yet but under normal circumstances I'll have the water level straight across so the intake is a good 8" submerged. An elbow is an...
Forum: Tank Journal 10-21-2010, 10:46 PM
Replies: 832
Views: 174,351
Posted By Delphinus
Missed this earlier, sorry - but yes just a basic...

Missed this earlier, sorry - but yes just a basic Ebo or something in there currently. Sort of goes back to the whole "it wasn't supposed to be this long" thing in the first place - was only meant as...
Forum: Tank Journal 10-21-2010, 10:03 PM
Replies: 832
Views: 174,351
Posted By Delphinus
Bazinga?

Bazinga?
Forum: Tank Journal 10-21-2010, 06:44 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 26,930
Posted By Delphinus
So noted. Er, I mean .. Duly notizzle - thizzle...

So noted. Er, I mean .. Duly notizzle - thizzle vizzle much!
Forum: Tank Journal 10-21-2010, 06:36 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 26,930
Posted By Delphinus
Snail trails on the overflow! Woot woot! Er ......

Snail trails on the overflow! Woot woot! Er ... maybe I mean *swoon* ? Swoon? Woot? Bazinga? I dunno, take your pick.
Forum: Tank Journal 10-21-2010, 06:27 PM
Replies: 832
Views: 174,351
Posted By Delphinus
I hope so. I know that they have 1-1/2" but I...

I hope so. I know that they have 1-1/2" but I hate that stuff. It's enormous and unless you get the reinforced kind it doesn't keep its round cross section and so on. I should just move to 1" and...
Forum: Tank Journal 10-21-2010, 06:20 PM
Replies: 832
Views: 174,351
Posted By Delphinus
I imagine that should get better as the sand gets...

I imagine that should get better as the sand gets coated in bacteria but yeah I totally understand why people choose BB and just not have to worry about those things. I'm guessing the sandstorms will...
Forum: Tank Journal 10-21-2010, 06:16 PM
Replies: 832
Views: 174,351
Posted By Delphinus
Maybe. The annoying thing is that the input to...

Maybe. The annoying thing is that the input to the skimmer is 1-1/4". To switch to anything else I'd need to buy a SCH80 union and thow away most of it and just use the one piece with a different...
Forum: Tank Journal 10-21-2010, 06:06 PM
Replies: 832
Views: 174,351
Posted By Delphinus
Storage - I bought two of them a couple years ago...

Storage - I bought two of them a couple years ago when one of my heater controllers let go (might have been a Won Bros brand? Can't remember.. and I guess it's not an important detail now anyhow) so...
Forum: Tank Journal 10-21-2010, 06:01 PM
Replies: 832
Views: 174,351
Posted By Delphinus
Oh and the blue ribbed tubing leaks like crazy at...

Oh and the blue ribbed tubing leaks like crazy at the hose barbs. I have two metals straps at each end cranked down as hard as I can and it's slowed it down some but not eliminated the leaking. It...
Forum: Tank Journal 10-21-2010, 05:52 PM
Replies: 832
Views: 174,351
Posted By Delphinus
Thanks - it's interesting how the wave will sort...

Thanks - it's interesting how the wave will sort of crest and peak depending on the interference with the other Tunzes, so there is a neat variation to the flow pattern. It's not chaotic though,...
Forum: Lounge 10-21-2010, 05:26 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,396
Posted By Delphinus
In a phantom message, someone mentioned (or maybe...

In a phantom message, someone mentioned (or maybe it was just one of the voices in my head, which would explain why I can't find it now, but it sure sounded like Brett :p) that I should post the link...
Forum: Lounge 10-21-2010, 03:49 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,396
Posted By Delphinus
Well in hindsight I might actually be happy...

Well in hindsight I might actually be happy enough with things the way they are after all. The trick was dialing back the sump return to account for the flow diverted into the frag tank once that is...
Forum: Tank Journal 10-21-2010, 03:46 PM
Replies: 295
Views: 55,550
Posted By Delphinus
Crap. I guess that's not how you spell peninsula....

Crap. I guess that's not how you spell peninsula. Typo fixed. Thanks.
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