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Forum: Do It Yourself 04/16/2005, 05:03 PM
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Posted By sammydee
BTW I forgot to mention - I don't fly balsa...

BTW I forgot to mention - I don't fly balsa planes I fly scratchbuilt planes made out of correx and PVC pipe. They're called SPADs I don't know if you recognise the name? Stands for Simple Plastic...
Forum: Do It Yourself 04/16/2005, 05:00 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 49,972
Posted By sammydee
I want to make one of these things for a twenty...

I want to make one of these things for a twenty gallon nano. I don't have a sump, and I don't want the thing lower than the tank due to the chance of leaks and my whole tank draining. So..... can i...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 04/06/2005, 06:25 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 204
Posted By sammydee
Yes I will do that as soon as my other lamps...

Yes I will do that as soon as my other lamps arrive in the post. I will post comparison pics as soon as I get it set up.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 04/05/2005, 04:58 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 204
Posted By sammydee
They are indutrial standard encaps that do not go...

They are indutrial standard encaps that do not go over the end of the tube. They just clip on the end, so they are not exposed to any real heat.
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 04/05/2005, 04:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 204
Posted By sammydee
Well it appears that the bulbs in series DO work,...

Well it appears that the bulbs in series DO work, one coil is enough to ignite them evidently.

Man are they bright or WHAT?:smokin:

You can just see one of my cooling fans in the pic. They're...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 04/05/2005, 03:58 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 204
Posted By sammydee
Yes I know, that's why I asked before just going...

Yes I know, that's why I asked before just going ahead and wiring it up. I need a far more in depth understanding of how electronic ballasts actually work to be able to figure out how to wire this....
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 04/04/2005, 06:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 204
Posted By sammydee
Overdriving NO - How should I set it up?

At first I got the wrong idea about overdriving NO and figured that if I hooked up a 36 watt ballast to a 18 watt bulb it would overdrive it 2x. It doesn't. I think the electronic ballast has some...
Forum: Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment 04/04/2005, 06:00 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 3,389
Posted By sammydee
Back to the original question... RO water...

Back to the original question...

RO water has had the minerals taken out of it so it is essentially very soft water. I heard that there were studies that proved hard water was better for your...
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