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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 12-01-2016, 04:23 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 513
Posted By SpongeAl
If you didn't find one and are still in need,...

If you didn't find one and are still in need, just get 3 or 4 preset heaters from the local LFS or walmart.
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 11-27-2016, 03:06 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,079
Posted By SpongeAl
How ****ed would you be if I actually mailed you...

How ****ed would you be if I actually mailed you boxes of cereal? :surprise:
Forum: Reef 11-26-2016, 02:44 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,705
Posted By SpongeAl
Yes it came with a template. It may or may...

Yes it came with a template.

It may or may not come with a drill bit too, it originally did when it very first came out in the spring, but now I think the drill bit comes with their ball-valve...
Forum: Reef 11-26-2016, 12:45 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,705
Posted By SpongeAl
Eshopps also has a ghost overflow now, I have one...

Eshopps also has a ghost overflow now, I have one it's decent, especially given the price. $165 Canadian.

Also Synergy has a injection molded poly-carbonate version coming out, or is out, I don't...
Forum: Lighting Specific 11-25-2016, 02:35 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 15,939
Posted By SpongeAl
48" bulb on a 54" tank is absolutely fine IMO. ...

48" bulb on a 54" tank is absolutely fine IMO.

It's only 3" on either side, some of which could be occupied by the perimeter of your hood if you are building one, so its nice to have a little...
Forum: Tank Journal 11-25-2016, 02:24 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,177
Posted By SpongeAl
So one of the gambles I took with the Eshopps...

So one of the gambles I took with the Eshopps sump was how my plumbing was going to work.
As you can see in the picture 1 below, I had to cut out some acrylic to accommodate my plumbing as it was...
Forum: Reef 11-25-2016, 01:37 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,126
Posted By SpongeAl
Look at it under a magnifying lens, if it doesn't...

Look at it under a magnifying lens, if it doesn't seem porous then you should be fine to reuse it.

You could dry tumble it for a while to abrade off the outer surface, then rinse it if you want.
...
Forum: Reef 11-25-2016, 01:23 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,524
Posted By SpongeAl
I say sand, it just looks better IMO. I put...

I say sand, it just looks better IMO.

I put just enough in to cover the bottom at the front, tapered up to about 1" or so at the back.

Its mostly cosmetic, but there definitely is bristle...
Forum: Lighting Specific 11-25-2016, 01:11 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 15,939
Posted By SpongeAl
Right, you did say that. In that case I...

Right, you did say that.

In that case I would put the T5 in the middle and the Kessils around the perimeter pointed inwards, for the same reasons stated before, this will utilize the colour from...
Forum: Tank Journal 11-24-2016, 04:09 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,177
Posted By SpongeAl
~60~ Litre reef

I decided it would be fun to start a journal of my current tank build.

This is an upgrade from the shallow AIO reef I was running before. The AIO was cool, but everybody likes a sump.

Many...
Forum: Controller and Monitoring Specific 11-23-2016, 11:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,634
Posted By SpongeAl
Also consider storing your cuvettes full of RODI...

Also consider storing your cuvettes full of RODI water, as this pretty much eliminates the need to clean them.
Forum: Lighting Specific 11-23-2016, 11:32 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 15,939
Posted By SpongeAl
How about 8 x 48" ATI at the back and 4 Kessil...

How about 8 x 48" ATI at the back and 4 Kessil upfront, pointed rearward.

Since the Kessil is so directional, you will get the best colours pointing them towards the back of the tank.
Forum: Lighting Specific 11-23-2016, 02:47 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,386
Posted By SpongeAl
Basically it is a combination of what you like...

Basically it is a combination of what you like the look of and what doesn't bleach your corals lol.

Typically you find a balance of blue to white you like, and slowly ramp up the brightness till...
Forum: Lighting Specific 11-23-2016, 01:05 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,239
Posted By SpongeAl
Noted. I will check out the...

Noted.



I will check out the Reefbright, thanks.



OK good to know, cause I have some sort of Tru Lumen string light here and ya as far as I can remember it doesn't do much of anything,...
Forum: Lighting Specific 11-23-2016, 12:40 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,239
Posted By SpongeAl
Blue LED supplement to go with a 150W Metal halide?

My build is progressing to the point of wanting to plan out my light hood.

I switched from a Kessil A360 to a 150W JBJ "viper" fixture that I bought off eBay for the ballast and reflector.

I...
Forum: Polls 11-22-2016, 08:56 PM
Replies: 66
Views: 17,357
Posted By SpongeAl
I tried to dig up a picture for you, but could...

I tried to dig up a picture for you, but could not find it.

Basically the MP10's have a steel shaft covered by a white ceramic type material. It is this central steel core that rusts, then splits...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 11-22-2016, 11:50 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,036
Posted By SpongeAl
You mean the "Orbit Marine Pro"? Looks like...

You mean the "Orbit Marine Pro"?

Looks like a great light for the money, gives you the coverage and has a controller.
Forum: Reef 11-21-2016, 12:03 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 79,875
Posted By SpongeAl
Actually the HomeHardware stuff might be your...

Actually the HomeHardware stuff might be your best bet.

I had a tube of SCS1200 here I was going to use when some know it all told me I can't use SCS1200 below the waterline.

I thought, ya...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 11-21-2016, 11:58 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,036
Posted By SpongeAl
Oh OK. Ya I got nothing to cover 36" well...

Oh OK.

Ya I got nothing to cover 36" well and be low power consumption.

Lots of people like those "Black Box" LEDs units. A pair of these would cover your tank, perhaps add a diffuse panels if...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 11-21-2016, 04:36 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,036
Posted By SpongeAl
How much do you want to spend and what do you...

How much do you want to spend and what do you want to grow?

IME the Kessils were the only LED that were blended well enough to look good in a tank, but they can be tricky to tweak.

Now I have...
Forum: Marine Fish 11-21-2016, 04:22 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,304
Posted By SpongeAl
Old thread but that Northern Reef Aquatics place...

Old thread but that Northern Reef Aquatics place in Barrie Ontario had a bunch of different types of clowns when I was there on the weekend.

No affiliation...
Forum: Marine Fish 11-21-2016, 04:17 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,227
Posted By SpongeAl
Of the ones I've owned or encountered, i would...

Of the ones I've owned or encountered, i would say the Flame Hawkfish, awesome beyond words. The Bart Simpson of the aquarium world.

A close second would be the Valentini Puffer that I recently...
Forum: Polls 11-21-2016, 03:57 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 17,357
Posted By SpongeAl
I vote Tunze for main tank use. (Turbelle 6040...

I vote Tunze for main tank use. (Turbelle 6040 user here)

I use Koralia for utility uses like QT tanks etc. They are just OK, nothing special

I've had Ecotech, but once the novelty wears off...
Forum: Polls 11-21-2016, 03:39 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,741
Posted By SpongeAl
A bit of both. I feel they can benefit from...

A bit of both.

I feel they can benefit from a squirt of phyto/zoo or marine snow now and again for diversity.

Sometimes I will target some coral with some mysis or a krill pellet when my...
Forum: Reef 11-21-2016, 02:13 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,375
Posted By SpongeAl
I too find the Eheim Compacts to be noisier then...

I too find the Eheim Compacts to be noisier then implied. Vibrates like nobodies business too. (I am using a little one for a phosphate reactor pump.)

My return pump is a little Sicce Syncra, it's...
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