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Forum: Marine Fish 12-15-2011, 03:04 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,858
Posted By Lampshade
My tangs have constantly picked at algae, and...

My tangs have constantly picked at algae, and stir up the surface of my rocks with the picking, I very much like them. I have a bariene tang and recently lost a kole tang :(. The biggest helper in...
Forum: DIY 12-15-2011, 02:56 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,172
Posted By Lampshade
I just started looking at the stunner strips,...

I just started looking at the stunner strips, seems like a good idea. The only issue i have is that they aren't the high power 3W bulbs, so won't have the same penetration to the bottom of the tank....
Forum: Tank Journal 12-14-2011, 04:50 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 22,848
Posted By Lampshade
Just give it a good weatherproof paint with a...

Just give it a good weatherproof paint with a sealer, should keep everything happy. I think it will look great once finished, the tank fits so well in the wall having the whole stand and everything...
Forum: Reef 12-13-2011, 05:49 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,055
Posted By Lampshade
Were you using this controller during all your...

Were you using this controller during all your new MH bulb issue's in your other thread? Could the constant tripping have affected it? Or the overloading/whatever the hell was going on?...
Forum: Tank Journal 12-13-2011, 05:18 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,928
Posted By Lampshade
I guess i should update, no pics, but some info...

I guess i should update, no pics, but some info about my controller i've built. I built my own Arduino controller. It has been many many many hours of programming and learning what this this thing...
Forum: Lounge 12-13-2011, 03:42 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 7,765
Posted By Lampshade
Hmmm, i like this idea... could start using it. ...

Hmmm, i like this idea... could start using it.

Next thread:
Forum: Reef 12-12-2011, 10:44 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,882
Posted By Lampshade
LOL, so true, they're little bastards. My...

LOL, so true, they're little bastards. My lawnmower blenny broke mine in though. The damsel was a pain for 4 years until i got a blenny that wanted the damsels home, and took it. Now the damsel is...
Forum: Reef 12-12-2011, 10:34 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,882
Posted By Lampshade
Well, i got a bunch of live rock, and a damsel...

Well, i got a bunch of live rock, and a damsel came with one piece... so technically i have that lil bastard as first. I also got some frags from someone shutting down their tank while I picked up...
Forum: Reef 12-10-2011, 09:00 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,361
Posted By Lampshade
No worries, you backed it up with facts and...

No worries, you backed it up with facts and presented a well thought out argument. You didn't put those things, but there was more than you on here :P.
Forum: Reef 12-10-2011, 08:27 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,361
Posted By Lampshade
http://open.salon.com/files/duty_calls1287763892.p...

http://open.salon.com/files/duty_calls1287763892.png

But seriously... yes, tuna supply's are short, we should all be vegan and eat food grown only in our garden. As for "stupid and ignorant"......
Forum: Reef 12-10-2011, 06:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,356
Posted By Lampshade
I built my own arduino controller, allows LOTS of...

I built my own arduino controller, allows LOTS of expandability for very cheap. I have an ethernet shield on it to post the stats onto pachube.com that I can access easily on my webpage. I'm using...
Forum: Reef 12-10-2011, 04:03 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,361
Posted By Lampshade
+1, the earth has been around a lot longer than...

+1, the earth has been around a lot longer than we have, with many species going extinct long before we showed up. It's like global warming, we measure temperatures for a hundred years, notice it's...
Forum: Reef 12-10-2011, 03:38 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,361
Posted By Lampshade
Bah, thanks, forgot i was still paying for this...

Bah, thanks, forgot i was still paying for this channel. Used to be cool when it was like national geographic. now it's a Eco-nut channel about how terrible we are to the environment. Oooo... $5 a...
Forum: Filtration and Skimmer Specific 12-10-2011, 03:04 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 18,184
Posted By Lampshade
Rob, check out this on the rusting screws :S...

Rob, check out this on the rusting screws :S (stolen from a RC thread, sorry the pic is HUGE)
http://drfeuer.com/adam/fishtank/rust1.JPG

Seems like a good skimmer though, not sure if they fixed...
Forum: Reef 12-10-2011, 02:32 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,356
Posted By Lampshade
+1 on the webcam. check out yawcam. free...

+1 on the webcam. check out yawcam. free program, super easy to use. Just make a free google sites page that is private and insert the link to your webcam image or stream if you want. I love it. ...
Forum: Reef 12-10-2011, 02:24 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,776
Posted By Lampshade
Have you tried the emerald crab? Mine cleared...

Have you tried the emerald crab? Mine cleared out my tank and kept it down for a year then died. I've started to get it growing back and have just realized how much that little guy did. Definitely...
Forum: Filtration and Skimmer Specific 12-10-2011, 02:21 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 18,184
Posted By Lampshade
I have the Sicce 2500 pump with the red devil...

I have the Sicce 2500 pump with the red devil pinwheel on my ATI BM200, the same pump as the SWC. I will definitely confirm the terrible restarts. But... the pump pulls in tonnes of air(1000 L/H),...
Forum: Reef 12-09-2011, 03:37 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 23,893
Posted By Lampshade
I like your new aquascape Dyspnea, i was going...

I like your new aquascape Dyspnea, i was going for something similar but couldn't get my rocks stacked that well. Should look great once covered.
Forum: Reef 12-09-2011, 06:11 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,703
Posted By Lampshade
I used to have that skimmer and whatever way you...

I used to have that skimmer and whatever way you can keep the water level constant works fine. A small change in water level changes it from a wet skim to a dry skim quickly. You will also want a...
Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum 12-09-2011, 03:28 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,318
Posted By Lampshade
The problem with a bucket is that you don't get...

The problem with a bucket is that you don't get water flow through there, so it'll get nasty fast. I made mine out of eggcrate, but it's only a couple inches, 6 might be a bit flimsy. You could...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 12-09-2011, 02:57 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 832
Posted By Lampshade
cliffnotes? ...

cliffnotes?

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/ac/feature (http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/ac/feature/)

It's no 450 page book, but maybe enough to get you by until you get it :P.
Forum: Tank Journal 12-08-2011, 05:22 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,357
Posted By Lampshade
Wow, very nice system, should look great once set...

Wow, very nice system, should look great once set up, it looks good empty already, haha.
Forum: Reef 12-07-2011, 09:23 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,592
Posted By Lampshade
The difference with an LED 6500 bulb and a...

The difference with an LED 6500 bulb and a noramal T5/MH bulb is that an LED 6500 is peaked very much in that range, with very little spread into other spectrums. A regular 6500 bulb will cover all...
Forum: Marine Fish 12-07-2011, 05:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,388
Posted By Lampshade
My Coral Beauty is a big chicken. He hide's from...

My Coral Beauty is a big chicken. He hide's from everything in my tank including chromis. He definitely was a pain when he got in there, and was very aggressive for a week or 2. But once my...
Forum: Reef 12-06-2011, 11:22 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 6,934
Posted By Lampshade
From my experience, IO settles terribly. Water...

From my experience, IO settles terribly. Water changes at the top half of the bucket were 1100ppm, and I was topping up to 1500. DId this a couple times, was the same, So I kept the same MgCl...
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