Things we take for granted

[howdy20012002]

this is what I hoped would come from this thread.
cool..
keep passing on those ideas so that we can all benefit.
Another one from me is if you mix some kalk and water together to make a watery mix and throw in some flake food..viola you have joe's juice at a 10th of the cost.
works great.

[Psyire]

If you can find 5100K go for that, it will grow macro (especially chaeto) the best.

[Scavenger]

I made some pretty effective 24 inch reflectors for my power compact actinics by buying furnace ducts (halfpipe) for 3 bucks each and polishing them with auto rubbing compound. Instant polished aluminum.

[danny zubot]

When I told them it was for a Marine Aquarium they gave it to me..

Any time I'm acquiring strange devices for a DYI project the store staff usually look at me funny, and chuckle.