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01/11/2008, 09:09 PM
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Dr Seuss plumbing take 2. Improvement. *Pics*
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Just kidding! :) That was just one of the...
Just kidding! :)
That was just one of the very short trips I made while transfering some of my fish to the temporary holding tanks.
Now they are still cramped, but better off than the bucket...
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01/11/2008, 09:07 PM
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Dr Seuss plumbing take 2. Improvement. *Pics*
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You may be wondering where all my fishy buddies...
You may be wondering where all my fishy buddies are while their home is getting a remodel? In my 2gal pico bucket tank naturally!
http://www.ejlin.com/albums/album55/trp12.sized.jpg
Lets go in...
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01/11/2008, 09:00 PM
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Dr Seuss plumbing take 2. Improvement. *Pics*
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Dr Seuss plumbing take 2. Improvement. *Pics*
Hi guys, I remember there was interest in my starphire and stainless kiddy pool thread a while ago. I made a lot of neat improvements since that thread. Unfortunately, the house I was renting was...
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01/11/2008, 11:08 AM
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DIY LED lights
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LED with an aspherical projector can reach...
LED with an aspherical projector can reach 1million candle power. That would penatrate deeper than a 1,000watt large plasma chamber halide is able to do, unless it also has an aspherical projector. ...
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01/11/2008, 07:17 AM
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DIY LED lights
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If you wish to hit the desired wavelegnths, you...
If you wish to hit the desired wavelegnths, you can do it with "royal blue" LEDs. However, they operate at around 50% of the lumens/watt that something like a T5HO bulb does. Semi-defeats the point...
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01/11/2008, 07:05 AM
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DIY LED lights
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liveforphysics
Flybynight- I used a 20ft legnth of 3/8"...
Flybynight- I used a 20ft legnth of 3/8" titanium pipe bent into a large U-shape and burried about 7ft in the ground for cooling. Most all the comercial greenhouse coral farms use a similar method...
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01/08/2008, 08:31 AM
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DIY LED lights
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BTW- The big problem with LEDs has not even been...
BTW- The big problem with LEDs has not even been mentioned.
The spectrum of 460nm is outside the range of absorbtion for chlorophyll A. It wants to see 410-420nm and 670nm. It gets no value...
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01/08/2008, 08:26 AM
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DIY LED lights
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You are way off on power supply cost. I'm...
You are way off on power supply cost. I'm driving my 30 Cree LEDs with a CC source I made with an old computer power supply for about $15.
My blue Cree LEDs were $4.85/per.
My white Cree LEDs...
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01/08/2008, 01:58 AM
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Noisiest overflow EVER!! HELP!!
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If you are having slurping sounds, you must have...
If you are having slurping sounds, you must have a "Tee" fitting to replace the elbow you have connected to the back of your bulkhead.
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01/08/2008, 01:38 AM
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DIY LED lights
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Icefire- You need to check your specs on the R2...
Icefire- You need to check your specs on the R2 again... At 800mA, you are still getting 95lm/w. If they were luxeon K2's, then you would be correct with that sharp of a droop in efficiency vs...
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01/07/2008, 09:35 PM
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DIY LED lights
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Flybynight- I see a high level of miss...
Flybynight-
I see a high level of miss guidence involving LEDs.
First, the object is NOT to collect the largest amount of wattage, the object is to get the highest amount of light onto the...
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Do It Yourself
01/06/2008, 09:13 PM
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coralife calcium reactor leaks
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Yes, if you drill out the venturi and use a...
Yes, if you drill out the venturi and use a thicker O-ring it functions as well as any reactor I've used. For how cheap it is and how little work it requires to make it work, I think its a pretty...
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01/06/2008, 08:15 AM
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Coffee table aquarium
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liveforphysics
Here is a link to somebody to did an alternate...
Here is a link to somebody to did an alternate method of table tank featuring internal lighting, which I hadn't thought of doing.
All of my thoughts on this sort of tank were like DonW was...
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01/06/2008, 07:42 AM
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Coffee table aquarium
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I've thought of a few clever ways to do a coffie...
I've thought of a few clever ways to do a coffie table tank (must have room below floor for clever plumbing and pumps). Lighting always stumps me. If you've ever been in a room with a MH pendant...
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01/06/2008, 07:30 AM
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coralife calcium reactor leaks
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liveforphysics
My O-ring pump seal dripped on my coralife 500...
My O-ring pump seal dripped on my coralife 500 calcium reactor.
I bought 1 size thicker and 1 size smaller diameter O-ring for about $0.20 . It's never leaked for over a year now. I also totally...
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01/04/2008, 07:36 PM
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DIY Wave Maker Cheaper than buying?
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liveforphysics
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem.aspx?idprod...
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem.aspx?idproduct=TA3771
Here is a link to the device I was talking about above. I forgot to include it. :)
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Do It Yourself
01/04/2008, 07:35 PM
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DIY Wave Maker Cheaper than buying?
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liveforphysics
The seio controller is a ready made single phase...
The seio controller is a ready made single phase VFD that does control the speed of frequency syncronous motors (like 99% of powerheads).
It can reduce speed only down to 50%. Why only down to...
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01/04/2008, 09:12 AM
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DIY Wave Maker Cheaper than buying?
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A DIY wave controller is very simple to make, and...
A DIY wave controller is very simple to make, and could be easily done with the parts you listed.
I personally think if you are going to invest the time and money to DIY a controller for...
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01/04/2008, 09:03 AM
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Overflow out of horizontal PVC Pipe
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I used horizontal slit PVC overflows about 6...
I used horizontal slit PVC overflows about 6 years ago on my first tanks that were drilled.
For some reason, they seemed to have an abnormally strong ability to rapidly grow turf algae in that...
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01/02/2008, 11:24 AM
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DIY Cree LED light
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liveforphysics
Early Solaris 24" LED lighting. 2 x 25 emmiter...
Early Solaris 24" LED lighting. 2 x 25 emmiter grids. The blue emmiters making 15lumens, the white 28-30lumens. Total output, 1200-1400lumens roughly.
Your modern LED setup. 6x Q5 bin Cree...
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Do It Yourself
12/31/2007, 08:35 AM
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DIY Cree LED light
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liveforphysics
Very nice work! Excellent choice of LED! I...
Very nice work! Excellent choice of LED!
I have do some similar things with LEDs.
I use 28 cree XE-R blue emmiters thermal epoxy bonded to the bottom of my 12x54w T5 reflector.
I also use...
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12/25/2007, 01:05 AM
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Question about eBay diamond hole saws...
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liveforphysics
I've got at least 15 holes in 3/8th glass with my...
I've got at least 15 holes in 3/8th glass with my 2" bulkhead sized ebay cheapy. It still looks and cuts like it did when it was new.
Quality bit or cheapy bit, if you drill with it incorrectly...
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Do It Yourself
12/24/2007, 11:11 AM
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Anyone DIY the KZ skimmer??
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662
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liveforphysics
As soon as I am able to find someone to make me...
As soon as I am able to find someone to make me my giant cone, I will be doing a KZ style skimmer using a mesh moded laguna maxflo-2400. It will be recirculation and very low water flow rate, I...
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Do It Yourself
12/20/2007, 07:29 PM
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steel angle tank frame
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liveforphysics
Also, reguarding bonding the bottom of the tank. ...
Also, reguarding bonding the bottom of the tank. If you use the same polyurea special stuff that I used, it bonds to glass and PVC and wood with an amazing stregnth.
The downside would be the...
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Do It Yourself
12/20/2007, 07:26 PM
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steel angle tank frame
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520
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liveforphysics
I replied to your PM My 304 stainless steel...
I replied to your PM
My 304 stainless steel frame shown in the link above has had countless amounts of saltwater dribbled onto it from reaching my arms in and out of the tank. Absolutely no...
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