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Forum: Chicagoland Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS) 01/12/2008, 12:27 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,839
Posted By pescadero
i am aware of the current petco sale. i have the...

i am aware of the current petco sale. i have the flyer, and it doesn't say anything about $1 per gallon tanks on sale. i priced tanks when i was there and the only tank that was close to $1 per...
Forum: Do It Yourself 01/11/2008, 04:32 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,204
Posted By pescadero
McMaster.com has it.

McMaster.com has it.
Forum: Do It Yourself 01/11/2008, 04:27 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,617
Posted By pescadero
by any chance would you have a diagram? your...

by any chance would you have a diagram? your drawings are always outstanding.
Forum: Do It Yourself 01/11/2008, 04:21 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 5,429
Posted By pescadero
well, it depends upon the skimmer depth and the...

well, it depends upon the skimmer depth and the flow rate that you're looking for.

to determine how many PSI i needed, i measured the height of the water column that i was going to be using, and...
Forum: Chicagoland Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS) 01/11/2008, 04:06 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,839
Posted By pescadero
i've never heard of it either... on the...

i've never heard of it either...

on the subject of PETCO, they're having their "annual fish sale" now. they had false percs for $14, so i scrambled to set up a 20L isolation tank for them. it...
Forum: Do It Yourself 01/10/2008, 04:04 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 5,429
Posted By pescadero
more info -- the QO3k is pulling about 25W or a...

more info -- the QO3k is pulling about 25W or a little more when i run it with enough air to make it operate just shy of cavitation. the air pump is also running at about 25W, so the combination of...
Forum: Do It Yourself 01/10/2008, 04:00 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 5,429
Posted By pescadero
oh yes, forgot -- with the airpump turned on, i'm...

oh yes, forgot -- with the airpump turned on, i'm currently getting a rise in the water column hight of about 2.5 inches. that's 2.5 inches of air suspended in the 6-inch column. if i go any higher...
Forum: Do It Yourself 01/10/2008, 03:58 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 5,429
Posted By pescadero
well the pump works great. it produces a huge...

well the pump works great. it produces a huge surplus of air -- so much that i have to bleed it out through a couple of open valves to get the volume of air down to the point that the pump doesn't...
Forum: Chicagoland Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS) 01/10/2008, 02:57 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,364
Posted By pescadero
nice graph. got a link?

nice graph. got a link?
Forum: Do It Yourself 01/09/2008, 08:59 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,595
Posted By pescadero
not too far from you: Leep's plumbing supply, on...

not too far from you: Leep's plumbing supply, on Taft Street just north of US 30 in Merrillville. Its kind of hard to find. Its across from Meijer & Art Hill Ford on 30, on the north side of the...
Forum: Do It Yourself 01/09/2008, 08:48 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,970
Posted By pescadero
there's a section about doing this sort of thing...

there's a section about doing this sort of thing in the 3rd volume of Delbeek and Sprung's Reef Aquarium series. they used a series of vertically oriented pipes-in-pipes. that way you could get the...
Forum: Do It Yourself 01/09/2008, 08:39 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,595
Posted By pescadero
i was at a plumbing supply house today and...

i was at a plumbing supply house today and noticed that they carry weld-on stuff there. i was looking for #16. they didn't have it, but they did have #40. so if the plastics houses don't have it,...
Forum: Do It Yourself 01/09/2008, 08:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,595
Posted By pescadero
thanks for the link. that table is very helpful....

thanks for the link. that table is very helpful.

does WO #40 fill gaps well? i've been looking for some #16 to connect an inverted floor drain to a segment of PVC pipe (in a RandyStacyE type...
Forum: Chicagoland Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS) 01/08/2008, 10:51 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,052
Posted By pescadero
inquiring minds want to know!

inquiring minds want to know!
Forum: Chicagoland Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS) 01/08/2008, 05:08 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,379
Posted By pescadero
Man, I really wish you had a photo. Something...

Man, I really wish you had a photo. Something like that would be great to post in the Reefer's Hall of Horrors! If it were me, I probably would have hung it out to dry or dropped in in to a jar of...
Forum: Chicagoland Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS) 01/08/2008, 04:58 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 4,768
Posted By pescadero
if you can PM me with the info on when and where...

if you can PM me with the info on when and where to meet, that would be great!
Forum: Chicagoland Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS) 01/08/2008, 04:54 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,379
Posted By pescadero
that was a joke, right? I mean, you didn't...

that was a joke, right? I mean, you didn't actually cultivate and release an exotic species like a giant killer Eunicid worm from Fiji into the local sanitary water system, right? i don't want to...
Forum: Do It Yourself 01/08/2008, 01:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 695
Posted By pescadero
link: ...

link:

http://www.acehardware.com/sm-stanley-and-reg-surform-plane-21-296--pi-1290115.html

http://ace.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pACE2-997333reg.jpg
Forum: Do It Yourself 01/08/2008, 01:54 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 695
Posted By pescadero
have you tried leveling off one end by hand? ...

have you tried leveling off one end by hand? after cutting large PVC pipes I use a surform plane to clean up the ends.
Forum: Chicagoland Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS) 01/08/2008, 01:49 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 516
Posted By pescadero
yes, PR is part of the US. i didn't need a...

yes, PR is part of the US. i didn't need a passport to go in/out of PR when i was there. of course, it still may be illegal to pull up parts of the reef. i don't know where you'd go to check on...
Forum: Chicagoland Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS) 01/08/2008, 01:40 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,379
Posted By pescadero
Eeeeewwwwwwwww! got a photo?

Eeeeewwwwwwwww!

got a photo?
Forum: Chicagoland Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS) 01/08/2008, 01:33 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 436
Posted By pescadero
PM & email sent.

PM & email sent.
Forum: Chicagoland Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS) 01/08/2008, 01:27 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 4,768
Posted By pescadero
what happened? do you still have a kiddie pool...

what happened? do you still have a kiddie pool set up in your family room for all of your fish?
Forum: Chicagoland Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS) 01/07/2008, 04:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 481
Posted By pescadero
if you decide to go the base rock route, be sure...

if you decide to go the base rock route, be sure to cure it in a separate system before putting it in your tank. even clean looking base rock will need to be cured before putting it in your tank.
...
Forum: Chicagoland Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS) 01/07/2008, 04:08 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,379
Posted By pescadero
to rinse out sand, all that you need to do is to...

to rinse out sand, all that you need to do is to put it into a bucket (about half full). put the bucket inside of a wash tub and run water into it as you stir the sand with your hands. adjust the...
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