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Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/08/2008, 08:54 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 7,957
Posted By Kirk_M
Roger Vitko told me the patents on the streams...

Roger Vitko told me the patents on the streams expired a few years ago, so, anyone can clone them as much as they want now. Also, Tunze's not worried about this product at all...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/08/2008, 12:34 AM
Replies: 913
Views: 357,138
Posted By Kirk_M
Like there is any other REAL conference besides...

Like there is any other REAL conference besides the S E C, baby! :lol:

Sorry to derail ya, Grim :)
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/07/2008, 11:40 PM
Replies: 913
Views: 357,138
Posted By Kirk_M
Hey, Grim.... GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!

Hey, Grim....

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!
Forum: SPS Keepers 01/06/2008, 11:17 PM
Replies: 241
Views: 43,533
Posted By Kirk_M
Zeovitusa.com is where I got mine...be prepared...

Zeovitusa.com is where I got mine...be prepared to pay through the nose for them though...they run about $10 more than all the other manufacturers' bulbs....oh, yeah, did I mention they also charge...
Forum: SPS Keepers 01/06/2008, 11:09 PM
Replies: 241
Views: 43,533
Posted By Kirk_M
Two KZ FijiPurples, Two UVL Superactinics, 4 ATI...

Two KZ FijiPurples, Two UVL Superactinics, 4 ATI BluePlus (all 54W).
Forum: SPS Keepers 01/06/2008, 10:51 PM
Replies: 241
Views: 43,533
Posted By Kirk_M
Updated picture from 1-4-08... ...

Updated picture from 1-4-08...

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b61/kirk_m/Aquarium%20Pictures/FTS-1-4-08.jpg
Forum: SPS Keepers 01/05/2008, 09:07 AM
Replies: 241
Views: 43,533
Posted By Kirk_M
The branch that is glued to the overflow box? ...

The branch that is glued to the overflow box? It's some kind of acropora prostrata I think, but, I cannot be sure. OR, do you mean one of the other corals?
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/04/2008, 11:57 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 7,957
Posted By Kirk_M
An American company (Pacific Coast Imports)...

An American company (Pacific Coast Imports) imports them from the Chinese cloners a.k.a. copyright thieves. There's no law protecting copyrights and patents in China, so, they steal designs, sell...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 01/04/2008, 07:00 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 7,957
Posted By Kirk_M
That's just the introductory price though...the...

That's just the introductory price though...the regular price is only $50 less than a real Tunze....just buy the real thing and actually get the warranty support that Tunze USA provides. I doubt...
Forum: Reef Discussion 12/25/2007, 12:06 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,871
Posted By Kirk_M
I really like the use of macro algae in your...

I really like the use of macro algae in your display. How do you keep it from over-running your tank? The fear of that is what has kept it out of my display, though I have often wanted to do it.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 12/23/2007, 02:40 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 978
Posted By Kirk_M
Gary, How wide is the centerbrace on that...

Gary,

How wide is the centerbrace on that tank, just out of curiousity?
Another thing is, by the time you buy the canopy and a retrofit of T5s, of say, 10 bulbs, at the 80W length (at...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 12/22/2007, 06:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 978
Posted By Kirk_M
I don't know of any 60" fixtures in T5s. Best...

I don't know of any 60" fixtures in T5s. Best bet would be to retrofit the canopy. You could do a 4' suspended T5 pendant, and have 6" of low light on each side, for, say, softies and LPS.... for...
Forum: Arizona-Sierra Vista/Tucson Reef Keepers 12/22/2007, 08:52 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,269
Posted By Kirk_M
That is one sweet looking stand...thanks for...

That is one sweet looking stand...thanks for sharing!
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 12/05/2007, 08:55 PM
Replies: 913
Views: 357,138
Posted By Kirk_M
What exactly does the UVL 75/25 bulb compare to? ...

What exactly does the UVL 75/25 bulb compare to? Fiji Purple, Procolor, something else?

Oh, and by the way, Geaux TIGERS!
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/04/2007, 08:10 PM
Replies: 241
Views: 43,533
Posted By Kirk_M
No photoshop here ... the image wasn't processed...

No photoshop here ... the image wasn't processed at all, other than by photobucket resizing it.
Forum: SPS Keepers 12/01/2007, 03:00 PM
Replies: 241
Views: 43,533
Posted By Kirk_M
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b61/kirk_m/FTS-1...

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b61/kirk_m/FTS-12-1-07-2.jpg

This is my 120. I started it 1.5 years ago, and almost everything you see in there was a frag when I got it...even the orange cap in...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 12/01/2007, 02:44 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 381
Posted By Kirk_M
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b61/kirk_m/FTS-1...

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b61/kirk_m/FTS-12-1-07-2.jpg

There's a picture of my 1 1/2 year old T5 lit tank...almost everything you see in this picture was grown from frags, with only a few...
Forum: Reef Fishes 11/21/2007, 08:24 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,310
Posted By Kirk_M
THe fish jumped in the "dead of the night" when...

THe fish jumped in the "dead of the night" when all the lights were out, and all the other fish were "sleeping."

Jaws, wrasses, and firefish are well-known to be jumpers, as well as longnose...
Forum: Reef Fishes 11/20/2007, 09:27 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,310
Posted By Kirk_M
Keeping a fish IN my tank rather than on my floor

I just picked up a very nice bluespot jawfish this past weekend. I know they have a reputation for jumping, so I put some eggcrate over the top of the tank, which looks horrible. Well, he still...
Forum: Used Equipment & Drygoods Selling 11/14/2007, 11:07 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,787
Posted By Kirk_M
My goodness...why are you selling your beautiful...

My goodness...why are you selling your beautiful tank???
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 11/03/2007, 10:19 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 280
Posted By Kirk_M
That made my decision for me. Seaswirls it is,...

That made my decision for me. Seaswirls it is, and I will find a DIY way to connect a Stream to a 1" model.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 11/03/2007, 10:05 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 280
Posted By Kirk_M
Wavysea question

I know the wavysea and + units lose their controller settings on power outage. What I was wondering, since I cannot get a response from the maker, is what are the default speed and angle settings...
Forum: Louisiana Reef Club 11/03/2007, 08:16 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,962
Posted By Kirk_M
No one knows yet, but, the proper people have...

No one knows yet, but, the proper people have been notified though, according to Gary.
Forum: LPS Keepers 11/03/2007, 07:20 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 567
Posted By Kirk_M
Hmmm... if they are so common now, why are the...

Hmmm... if they are so common now, why are the suppliers still selling the store a 10 polyp colony for $150, which then is marked up to two times the wholesale, to $300 (though most stores in my area...
Forum: LPS Keepers 11/03/2007, 05:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 567
Posted By Kirk_M
Definitely charging more per polyp here then...

Definitely charging more per polyp here then...
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