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Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 09/13/2007, 04:03 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 138
Posted By SaltTinker
??? on selecting a UV Filter

I have a system of about 300 gallons.

180g tank
90g sump (little more than Half full)
30g tank
29g tank
4g

Which UV filter to get???
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/09/2007, 10:34 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 163
Posted By SaltTinker
Found it. It is 6.3 amp 250V

Found it. It is 6.3 amp 250V
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 07/06/2007, 09:48 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 163
Posted By SaltTinker
Oceanmotion Wavemaker Question

Can someone please help me?

I am looking for the fuse information for the older Oceanmotion Wave Maker. Mine needs replacing and I lost it bringing it to work this morning.

The fuse is about 1...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/03/2007, 08:00 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 292
Posted By SaltTinker
I got it for a 180, but was using on a 55 in the...

I got it for a 180, but was using on a 55 in the apartment. I don't need to use the chiller in my new house due to the basement is always cool. 1/4 hp

SaltTinker
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 05/02/2007, 07:48 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 292
Posted By SaltTinker
Hey GreyDC, I have a flow through chiller...

Hey GreyDC,

I have a flow through chiller aquanetics paid $800 at TFP 9/10 years ago, used only for 2 when I was in an apt.

Would sell for $400.

Give a shout as I'm in Gaithersburg,...
Forum: Do It Yourself 04/27/2007, 11:23 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 262
Posted By SaltTinker
You could add a DIY of PVC and a table tennis...

You could add a DIY of PVC and a table tennis ball to create back pressure on the waste supply (Same as placing your finger over the waste hose of the skimmer).

The waste hose connects to a...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 04/24/2007, 09:31 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 218
Posted By SaltTinker
The media would wear out too quickly to be...

The media would wear out too quickly to be viable.

There is a tapwater purifier on the market that connects to a fauchet and the media wears out quickly too. You can use strong chemicals to wash...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 04/24/2007, 09:28 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 335
Posted By SaltTinker
I have the redsea one too. The only concern was...

I have the redsea one too. The only concern was to add an airdryer to the input of the unit. Mositure in the air inhibits ozone generation in the RedSea units. The RedSea uses an electrical arc to...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 04/24/2007, 09:17 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 226
Posted By SaltTinker
I have two single-chamber calcium reactors. ...

I have two single-chamber calcium reactors.

A friend tried to add a second chamber to his. He had problems trying to dial it in and kept getting co2 build up in the second chamber and would stop...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 04/24/2007, 09:05 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 118
Posted By SaltTinker
It goes on the waste water line. It's orange on...

It goes on the waste water line. It's orange on the Kent Marines.

The tail points toward the drain and the little nipple points upstream.

SaltTinker
Forum: Do It Yourself 04/19/2007, 09:35 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 383
Posted By SaltTinker
You wouldn't want to do it this way. You...

You wouldn't want to do it this way.

You would have more kalkwasser than the tank could handle and the calcium would precipitate out.

On the other hand, using it as a doser and not a topoff...
Forum: Do It Yourself 04/18/2007, 07:46 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 203
Posted By SaltTinker
I don't think a Maxi-jet 1200 would work for a...

I don't think a Maxi-jet 1200 would work for a calcium reactor. I've only seen eheims and small mags on calcium reactors. All the pumps I've seen on commerical and DIY versions have an external...
Forum: Do It Yourself 04/16/2007, 03:33 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 284
Posted By SaltTinker
I use a light screen/grid zip-tied to a...

I use a light screen/grid zip-tied to a milk-crate in my 90g sump hooked up to a Kent-Marine sump valve.

Works great.

SaltTinker
Forum: Do It Yourself 04/16/2007, 08:26 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 244
Posted By SaltTinker
I got mine from a Home Depot. They had to...

I got mine from a Home Depot. They had to special order it from Beckett. It was about $12-$17.

Try pond supply places. Beckett is a manufacter for pond supplies. They will not sell directly...
Forum: Do It Yourself 04/16/2007, 08:14 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 243
Posted By SaltTinker
Drill the elbow from behind. My seaswirls...

Drill the elbow from behind.

My seaswirls came that way.

SaltTinker
Forum: Do It Yourself 04/10/2007, 08:53 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 367
Posted By SaltTinker
I wired my MH with heavy duty orange extension...

I wired my MH with heavy duty orange extension cords. (Female side to light fixture. It took 2 per fixture to build.

It was much cheaper this way.

SaltTinker
Forum: Do It Yourself 04/09/2007, 09:22 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 182
Posted By SaltTinker
Try using a heat gun and gravity. Place the...

Try using a heat gun and gravity. Place the sheet horizonally on a table and use the heat gun where you want the bend. Go back and forth as not to scorch the acrylic.

I would just cut the...
Forum: Do It Yourself 03/29/2007, 08:22 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 588
Posted By SaltTinker
The 2-little-fishes phosphate reactors was the...

The 2-little-fishes phosphate reactors was the old corallife reactor used for oxygen, ozone, CO2, and denitrfication reactors. There is a air tube nipple on the top for the airline to hook up.

I...
Forum: Do It Yourself 03/27/2007, 08:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 195
Posted By SaltTinker
Move the fish into another tank temporarily and...

Move the fish into another tank temporarily and move the rocks to catch the mean lobster.

Block the hideout when the lobster comes out. Also try using a red light. Some fish cannot see the red...
Forum: New to the Hobby 03/22/2007, 10:04 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 186
Posted By SaltTinker
You do not need anything in its place.

You do not need anything in its place.
Forum: Do It Yourself 03/21/2007, 09:50 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 373
Posted By SaltTinker
A question for my other favorite hobby. ...

A question for my other favorite hobby. Woodworking.

Try some bendable plywood.

Or cut kerfs in plywood or to make it bendable. Watch the spacing. More kerfs are needed for tighter bends.
...
Forum: Do It Yourself 03/21/2007, 09:41 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 252
Posted By SaltTinker
How big is the tank? Sandbed? Plan the in and...

How big is the tank? Sandbed? Plan the in and outflows carefully to you could end with a snowstorm.

Glue the PVC joints. But tape the shutoffs in for replacement if they ever fail when servicing...
Forum: Do It Yourself 03/20/2007, 01:20 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 289
Posted By SaltTinker
Add some lighting "Eggcrate" material for the...

Add some lighting "Eggcrate" material for the platform. Zip tie to holes drilled in the PVC. Embed the legs into a sandbed or use as folr.

I did it this way for years until the Jaubert plenum got...
Forum: Do It Yourself 03/05/2007, 04:40 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 241
Posted By SaltTinker
An L bracket at the hardware store would work. ...

An L bracket at the hardware store would work.

I have 2 on my 55.

SaltTinker
Forum: Do It Yourself 03/05/2007, 04:27 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 268
Posted By SaltTinker
Get the beckett injecter and ditch the bioballs. ...

Get the beckett injecter and ditch the bioballs.

SaltTinker
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