Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
09-12-2015, 11:50 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 873
So the fish are sold, and the vast majority of...
So the fish are sold, and the vast majority of the corals. At this point I've got what I wanted out of the sale of the corals -- so it's sort of a free for all now. If you want and frags or bits that...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
09-12-2015, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 537
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
09-10-2015, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 873
pics
Pictures of the tank:
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=963&pictureid=6972
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=963&pictureid=6971...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
09-10-2015, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 537
Tank Shutdown Kamloops 200Gal
Shutting Down my 200Gal reef, and just waiting for all the livestock to go before I start ripping out equipment, but I figured I'd list it now anyways. As I'd rather have this done with soon than...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
09-10-2015, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 873
Tank shutdown Kamloops
Shutting down my 200Gal tank. So first to go is the livestock, then the tank/equpiment. All prices are flexible as I would rather take care of the shutdown sooner than later, so I'm open to offers on...
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Forum: Lighting Specific
12-31-2012, 04:22 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,381
Dont' use those
I do a LOT of long USB runs at work, the ones that are just a long USB cord with a bit of "active bootsing" just don't work well for the long runs.
What we do end up using is a USB over cat5...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
06-23-2012, 03:35 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 607
what kind of rock
I have some smaller bits --- 1-2 lbs each sitting in my sump that I've been thinking about cleaning out and re-doing a few things. More like "big tank rubble" that was extra I got cheap but didn't...
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Forum: Reef
06-18-2012, 03:09 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,831
220 gal power
I use a couple of fancy network controlled power bars that give me pretty accurate power readings (down to 2 decimals).
On my 220, it peaks out at about 7.2 amps and the average is approx 3 amps....
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Forum: Lounge
06-18-2012, 02:28 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 3,675
It's cause the weekends
The gas prices magically seem to concide with busier weekends, mostly due to all the major highways passing through. So friday afternoon -- 1.25, and monday morning 1.12 :lol:
BTW, welcome to...
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Forum: DIY
05-22-2012, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,264
thank goodness
Thankfully some else said this first.
I was starting to panic a little thinking " Am I the only crazy person that fires things up after a very short cure time"?
I do try to do it in very small...
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Forum: Controller and Monitoring Specific
05-14-2012, 02:41 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,304
why not make it?
Really, a USB cable is pretty simple -- just take a a single short Usb, cut it, and insert a 50' length of Cat 6 STP or even some cheap cat5e cable?
Should only cost about $10 or so to make up...
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Forum: Reef
05-01-2012, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 8,424
The other reason for not 100%
Just getting to the original question -- and I'm amazed no one has mentioned or seem to have considered in a build, but the efficiency curve of all LED's in not a straight line. The lumens per watt...
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Forum: Lounge
04-11-2012, 04:51 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,012
I got lucky!
At a time just after I had a "little" mishap with water from the tank and the wife was not very happy, we discovered that the one and only thing that calms my son (now 2 years old) was the fish tank....
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Forum: Lounge
04-05-2012, 02:48 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,650
Best way to get ride of them!
A few months ago, I started getting a lot of these calls. I'm a linux server guy and I dont' have a windows computer or max anywhere in my house. As once in a while I have to deal with clueless end...
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Forum: DIY
03-21-2012, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,054
2 Things I've learned.
First -- take a small bit of plexi and drill it first and use it as a guide. I tried plywood, but I found it much nicer to still see what I'm doing. Clamp the guide in place and the bit won't "jump"...
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Forum: Lounge
03-09-2012, 03:47 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,255
I'm confused
So, his large 12mm glass cracked on the side of the tank, and the "fix" is to silicone (badly) a large peice of 6mm over the crack on the inside?
Think about this for a moment:
1) half the...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
01-29-2012, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 716
I have some
I still have some that i "think" came from you in my tank -- It grew like made for a while, but with the new LED's its not growing very much. You welcome to whatever we can get out of the tank, and...
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Forum: Lounge
01-18-2012, 04:28 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 825
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Forum: Lounge
01-02-2012, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,572
XBMC
As I've been doing this kind of thing for a really, really long time --- I had a computer hooked up to my crappy tv, then DVD with USB, and an original Xbox with XBMC (Xbox Media Center).
Bang for...
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Forum: Lounge
12-05-2011, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,366
Something always gets you
After floods, failures and all sorts of bad things I've figured this routine out now.
Something bad happens, lets say a pump failure and you just run 1 main pump for almost everything. You in a...
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Forum: Polls
11-30-2011, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,265
I'm in
Now this sounds interesting --- I know there are a few other techies on this site, but if you want some help with getting things online in a course format, I can help.
I'm a "Distance Learning...
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Forum: Reef
11-19-2011, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 7,227
BC eco grants
Just as I was looking this up -- currently between the BC and federal eco energy rebate program if you get high enough "air sealing" and install an HRV you can get $1375 in rebates. As this doesn't...
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Forum: Reef
11-19-2011, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 7,227
I have to admit, there was a huge difference in...
I have to admit, there was a huge difference in the "tiredness" of my house after the HRV was installed -- so much that I would install it without and aquarium.
And since I forgot to mention it in...
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Forum: Reef
11-18-2011, 02:45 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 7,227
Really, really love my HRV
I've had mine for about 2 years now. Just before I installed it I was going through all the eco energy rebates in BC for the new furnace and heat pump, insulation etc. I found that with all the extra...
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Forum: Lounge
09-14-2011, 05:43 AM
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Replies: 83
Views: 9,377
I'm cheap
I read a lot of post about ppl getting upset about being "low-balled". I'm wondering if there is a different definition than the one I know. "Making a low offer"!
I do low-ball on larger items. And...
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