Forum: Filtration and Skimmer Specific
12-20-2009, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,401
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Forum: Lounge
12-20-2009, 01:02 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,774
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Forum: Reef
12-17-2009, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,429
Tank of the month
I'm not sure how tank of the month is selected. But I think Lobsterboy deserves a nomination. I have never seen this tank in person, but judging by the build thread, it is an immaculate looking...
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Forum: DIY
12-17-2009, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,071
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Forum: DIY
12-17-2009, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,071
I'm looking into the 80watt T5's. Just wanting...
I'm looking into the 80watt T5's. Just wanting to see what fiji purples look like first before I decide whether to go VHO's. Hmmmm, decisions decisions. I might just stick with the 48" ones for...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
12-16-2009, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,272
I have 3 x 14k halide bulbs (cheap china no...
I have 3 x 14k halide bulbs (cheap china no namers) in the middle. And right now I have just 4 x 54watt x 48" cheap chine "blue" bulbs. 2 on either side of the halides. I wanted to switch one on...
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Forum: DIY
12-16-2009, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,071
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Forum: DIY
12-16-2009, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,071
Thanks Mike.
The wattage really doesn't...
Thanks Mike.
The wattage really doesn't concern me, it's just covering the entire 5' that concerns me cause I don't want to stagger the 48" ones. Thanks so much. Just didn't want to wreck...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
12-16-2009, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,272
Looking for 2 x 48" KZ fiji purple bulbs - used
I'm just wondering if anybody in Edmonton (or Calgary) as I will there there over the holidays has any Fiji Purple bulbs for me to try (54 watt/48"). Ones that are used and you're going to garbage. ...
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Forum: DIY
12-16-2009, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,071
Underdriving fluorescent bulbs?
Just wondering if you can underdrive a fluorescent bulb? I'm looking at getting vho's. The 5' vho bulbs are 140 watts each. Can I use a ballast that would drive it at 110 watts? My main lighting...
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Forum: Tank Journal
12-15-2009, 05:26 AM
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Replies: 2,233
Views: 823,256
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Forum: Edmonton
12-15-2009, 05:11 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,694
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Forum: Lounge
12-13-2009, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,774
I know. I was getting picture reports from the...
I know. I was getting picture reports from the tank and the purple gorgonian wasn't extending it's polyps because the wavy sea stops waving after a power outage. I didn't want to give him detailed...
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Forum: Lounge
12-13-2009, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,774
It was a great trip. We did all the rides and...
It was a great trip. We did all the rides and many multiple times. It's a quiet time of the year to go. Hotels were great and kids had a TON of fun. They are super lucky kids (3 and 4 years old)...
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Forum: Lounge
12-13-2009, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,774
Brett,
I am so sorry to hear about your...
Brett,
I am so sorry to hear about your tank sale. Shocked me. Keep sticking around man. I love your humour and most of all your POSITIVENESS! What goes around comes around man. My wife and...
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Forum: Lounge
12-13-2009, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,774
Gone for 12 days and I'm back...
Well, I left California today +18 degrees, and I'm back to -37 degrees here in Edmonton.
My tank went through a 5 hour power outage without anyone around and I came back to a living tank. The...
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Forum: Lounge
12-09-2009, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,031
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Forum: Reef
12-09-2009, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,360
I concur with Aquattro. At that rate of...
I concur with Aquattro. At that rate of evaporation. I'd be super annoyed topping it off daily. Even if you had a 5 gallon pail, your still topping off the pail every 3 days.
I used to run my...
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Forum: Edmonton
12-04-2009, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 15,898
Unfortunately I'm in California and can't make...
Unfortunately I'm in California and can't make it, and we'll be visiting Mickey during said tank tour. Have fun everyone. Hey Josh, can I tell my wife about the gift certificate deal and would you...
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Forum: Reef
12-01-2009, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,645
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Forum: Tank Journal
12-01-2009, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 585
Views: 168,598
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Forum: Reef
11-30-2009, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,280
Hello,
I basically went up on my tippy toes,...
Hello,
I basically went up on my tippy toes, measured from the floor to my armpit, then I took this measurement minus the height of the tank and that was the height I settled with. This allowed...
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Forum: Reef
11-30-2009, 01:43 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,711
Hi Leah,
Using a Mag, you just have to go to...
Hi Leah,
Using a Mag, you just have to go to Rona and buy a threaded hose bib fitting to fit onto a Mag pump, then get clear vinyl hose at whatever length, and voila, you have a pump that will...
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Forum: Reef
11-29-2009, 11:30 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,711
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Forum: Reef
11-29-2009, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 5,752
Mindy,
My Trachyphyllia looks exactly the...
Mindy,
My Trachyphyllia looks exactly the same - all shriveled (like a man's anatomy in cold water). However, it is a new addition and the first couple of days it was all puffy and nice like your...
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