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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 11-24-2018, 03:34 PM
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Views: 693
Posted By TheMikey
Weekend bump - Black Friday special - $600...

Weekend bump - Black Friday special - $600 everything.
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 11-23-2018, 03:09 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 693
Posted By TheMikey
Saskatoon, SK - 32g Custom Nano Starphire Setup

HOLY SMOKES! $700 takes it!

Custom 32g Rimless Starfire Nano (24Lx16Hx19D) w/ external overflow

“Starfire/Low-iron” glass on all three sides. Glass is 99% free of scratches except for one small...
Forum: Saskatchewan 05-21-2016, 03:33 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,090
Posted By TheMikey
Title should be: Anyone have some spare lights...

Title should be: Anyone have some spare lights FOR SALE. I can't seem to edit the title.
Forum: Saskatchewan 05-21-2016, 03:32 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,090
Posted By TheMikey
Anyone have any spare lights?

Woke up this morning and my DIY has decided not to fire. I need to sort it out but need some lights in the meantime.

Looking for T5, MH, or LEDs. It's a 32gallon tank. I'd need 150W MH or...
Forum: Marine Fish 01-04-2016, 09:35 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,891
Posted By TheMikey
No need for bumblebee snails. They don't add a...

No need for bumblebee snails. They don't add a lot of diversity and there are anecdotal accounts that they are not reef safe. Stick with Turbos, astrea snails, cerith snails, and other common cleanup...
Forum: Lounge 10-23-2015, 07:38 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,164
Posted By TheMikey
I am not a real estate lawyer. The following is...

I am not a real estate lawyer. The following is not legal advice and nothing said on a forum should ever be construed as legal advice.

In my experience, you'd be best served to hire a second...
Forum: Lounge 10-23-2015, 05:35 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,164
Posted By TheMikey
I'm not a real estate lawyer but: What does...

I'm not a real estate lawyer but:

What does your sales document say? All fixtures generally go along with a property transfer and any additional terms or conditions are written in (i.e. all...
Forum: Lounge 10-23-2015, 01:48 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 5,164
Posted By TheMikey
If the tank is a fixture, it sells with the house...

If the tank is a fixture, it sells with the house as it is deemed part of the house. Keep in mind, that's the empty tank, the actual property.

Contents of the tank are yours to do with what you...
Forum: POTM Entries & Votings 10-18-2015, 09:00 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,472
Posted By TheMikey
My Setosa is pink and red under my LEDs. And...

My Setosa is pink and red under my LEDs. And seeing as someone submitted that Dutch Oven, I'll have to show off my old plate:
...
Forum: Fragbox 07-23-2015, 05:46 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,593
Posted By TheMikey
@Bleevin Some frags up to 50% off. I think...

@Bleevin

Some frags up to 50% off. I think the sale items all have a little "sale" tag on them. There are a few pieces that may not be on sale from the looks.
Forum: Reef 06-01-2015, 04:20 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,565
Posted By TheMikey
I built a custom LED light for my 31gallon and...

I built a custom LED light for my 31gallon and just reduced my Actinics to 40% and my daylight to 18%. I think our hobby has significantly underestimated the power of LEDs.
Forum: DIY 03-26-2015, 03:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,647
Posted By TheMikey
I went the LED route as well, about a year ago...

I went the LED route as well, about a year ago right when the "Full spectrum" lighting was taking off. My corals grow very well and I have some good colouration (although I had only set up the tank...
Forum: DIY 05-29-2014, 09:57 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,518
Posted By TheMikey
Definitely agree. Best way to fine tune colour...

Definitely agree. Best way to fine tune colour for your reef this way. Also lets you dim the blues to act as moonlights, if that's your thing.
Forum: DIY 05-12-2014, 08:12 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,013
Posted By TheMikey
You'll have to get a dimmer built out of a...

You'll have to get a dimmer built out of a controller for PWM dimming. It doesn't function with analog dials/potentometers.

As sphelps mentioned, you may want to pick up the Meanwell 60-48D,...
Forum: Tank Journal 05-06-2014, 05:21 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,417
Posted By TheMikey
Thank you! It's been a long time...

Thank you!



It's been a long time coming. I've had a lot of time to think about the components and how I would like it to be set up. :) I'm happy to finally have some progress!
Forum: Tank Journal 05-06-2014, 05:19 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,417
Posted By TheMikey
Wow - just went through that. I take a certain...

Wow - just went through that. I take a certain pride in my limited DIY skills, but I think that building a Jarduino from scratch is well beyond my capability. Very cool build. I'm lucky I just needed...
Forum: Tank Journal 05-06-2014, 01:41 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,417
Posted By TheMikey
DIY Light: Part II Unfortunately, I...

DIY Light: Part II

Unfortunately, I encountered some issues with the lights that I hadn’t anticipated. First, there was a lot of wires. In fact, six strands are necessary here to power the LEDs...
Forum: Tank Journal 05-06-2014, 05:48 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,417
Posted By TheMikey
PART III: DIY LED Light I’ve been excited...

PART III: DIY LED Light

I’ve been excited for LED lighting for some time and following along the testing and development of LEDs in the Reefkeeping community has shown that many of the initial...
Forum: Tank Journal 05-06-2014, 04:55 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,417
Posted By TheMikey
Small Update: The sump was next on my list....

Small Update:

The sump was next on my list. It’s a standard 15 gallon tank with baffles siliconed in. I took out the old baffles and adjusted the chamber size a bit. My baffles are currently...
Forum: Tank Journal 05-03-2014, 12:40 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,417
Posted By TheMikey
2. DIY Tank Building - "It was the best of times,...

2. DIY Tank Building - "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

I ordered my tank glass from Dynamic Glass in Saskatoon. They were one of the only places locally that would make my...
Forum: Tank Journal 05-02-2014, 09:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,417
Posted By TheMikey
Mike's Money Pit - Custom 31 Gallon Peninsula

My introduction to marine aquariums started a long time ago. I was in Puerto Vallarta and did a snorkel over a reef in the Pacific and absolutely fell in love with the reefs and began to research how...
Forum: DIY 04-29-2014, 08:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 895
Posted By TheMikey
Yes. As long as you attach the 3-ups!

Yes. As long as you attach the 3-ups!
Forum: DIY 04-29-2014, 07:45 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 895
Posted By TheMikey
It looks as though everything is in order. Why...

It looks as though everything is in order. Why don't you have the 3-ups wired like the OCW, though? And just one wire from the right-most negative on the #1 board (Chip 2 of 5) to the left-most...
Forum: DIY 04-29-2014, 05:02 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 895
Posted By TheMikey
Try switching the + and - wires on the OCW. I had...

Try switching the + and - wires on the OCW. I had this same problem. Evidently a batch of the OCWs came back wired:

- + - + - +

All I did was swap the two on the end (as my + was feeding...
Forum: Lighting Specific 04-24-2014, 05:34 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,841
Posted By TheMikey
PAR meters do not accurately measure LED...

PAR meters do not accurately measure LED intensity for a comparison to MH/T5 - it has an issue with the blue LEDs which are what make up the majority of the LED clusters.

You can actually track...
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