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The Grizz · #1 01-13-2012, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

pffffffffffffft.....there's no way the founding member and Grand Pohbah" of the club would go LED

......badge revoking bugger that he is

Ya I figured as much...... waiting for mine to be revoked to........but mine are not up yet

gregzz4 · #2 01-13-2012, 05:06 AM

I know this will not help things right now, but I think this switch may be right up your alley
They ship to Canada if you can't find what you want

lastlight · #3 01-13-2012, 05:18 AM

Yes that's exactly what I need thanks. I'll give Active Tech here in town a call to see if they carry something like it.

Might push back and pop my doors open tho. The current magnetic latches are just strong enough. Every now and then they do pop open.

lastlight · #4 01-15-2012, 05:54 AM

I call my first acrylic creation Big Ugly. She holds 3 socks and stands on 4 legs. Excuse the crappy iPhone snap.

Not going to win me any craftsmen awards but not but bad considering I did all the cuts freehand with a skillsaw and drilled out the 3 openings with HUNDREDS of small holes. Sure is something to be said for having the right tools for the job but that can't be said about me! Can't wait to install her tomorrow!

Water feeds into that box in the front then heads down the raceway. Exits out the end should the 3 socks get dirty enough to not keep up.

gregzz4 · #5 01-15-2012, 06:44 AM

Well that didn't take long. Looks good.
I haven't had time to work on mine yet. Hopefully I'll get some time Sunday.

Coleus · #6 01-15-2012, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

I call my first acrylic creation Big Ugly. She holds 3 socks and stands on 4 legs. Excuse the crappy iPhone snap.

Not going to win me any craftsmen awards but not but bad considering I did all the cuts freehand with a skillsaw and drilled out the 3 openings with HUNDREDS of small holes. Sure is something to be said for having the right tools for the job but that can't be said about me! Can't wait to install her tomorrow!

Water feeds into that box in the front then heads down the raceway. Exits out the end should the 3 socks get dirty enough to not keep up.

This look very nice. Good job! now make me one lol. J/K

lastlight · #7 01-15-2012, 08:08 AM

Trust me you wouldn't pay for one! I slapped it together in 2 hours... used 8 brs containers of calcium and soda ash to half-ass press things in place but only for a few minutes and then moved onto the next seam. The seams are not works of art haha.

Still can't wait to finally put my microbubble/detritus issues in the sump to rest. I need to raise my skimmer up a little so I can feed the outlet into the raceway as well. Since the skimmer is gravity fed from the overflow... a lot of detritus that is not skimmed out finds its way into the sump via the outlet.

I only have 1 of the new vertex socks (very fine mesh) and will get 2 more asap. I have been cleaning it around 3 times a day (clogs fast given my return flow rate and the thoroughness of the filtration. I expect to pull the 3 socks for a rinse once a day now.

mseepman · #8 01-15-2012, 04:10 PM

okay...I have to be honest in saying that rinsing a sock even once per day is waaaaay too much for me, let alone three times! There must be a better way...maybe a coarser sock?

Coleus · #9 01-17-2012, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

I have been cleaning it around 3 times a day (clogs fast given my return flow rate and the thoroughness of the filtration. I expect to pull the 3 socks for a rinse once a day now.

Now i know that time is the key factor for having success sps, my goal of having a nice sps tank is gone. I better stop spending money into it lol.