Forum: Reef
04-17-2015, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,020
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Forum: Reef
04-16-2015, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,020
Have you considered a couple of 10 watt...
Have you considered a couple of 10 watt multi-chip LEDs? My DIY fixture consists of 3 rails of them in various colour temperatures. A 12 volt power supply on a timer & simple dimmer, you're good to...
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Forum: POTM Entries & Votings
04-11-2015, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 19,669
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Forum: Pump Specific
04-08-2015, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 21,553
It would be great if a well established company...
It would be great if a well established company like Iwaki or Panworld offered something suited to our application. I know Panworld already makes a number of DC pumps, but they are on the small side...
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Forum: Reef
04-06-2015, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,692
Yikes, that Radion story does not sound good!...
Yikes, that Radion story does not sound good! Sorry to hear.
My DIY build using generic 10 watt multi chip LEDs has now been running 3 years. I cooked one dimmer, but that's because I knowingly...
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Forum: DIY
04-03-2015, 01:49 AM
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Replies: 106
Views: 69,742
No optics on any of my 10 watt multi chips. The...
No optics on any of my 10 watt multi chips. The 5050 RGB strips are the water proof flavour, with a flexible silicone type coating. Actually a good reminder for me to inspect the 10 watters & see if...
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Forum: Lighting Specific
04-03-2015, 01:37 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,580
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Forum: Reef
04-03-2015, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,445
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Forum: Lighting Specific
04-02-2015, 03:28 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,580
Kudos to you! The client is always right I...
Kudos to you! The client is always right I reckon. Looking forward to the journal thread. I'm a bit skeptical about the integrated power heads providing sufficient flow in a tank that long. More...
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Forum: DIY
04-02-2015, 03:20 AM
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Replies: 106
Views: 69,742
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Forum: Lighting Specific
04-02-2015, 02:57 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,083
Kind of the way it goes these days, not much...
Kind of the way it goes these days, not much manufactured in North America, so all you are doing when sourcing parts in country is paying the middle man. Granted, some of the local distributors will...
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Forum: Lighting Specific
04-02-2015, 02:36 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,580
So this is a very long, narrow tank, 8 foot 32...
So this is a very long, narrow tank, 8 foot 32 gallons? Definitely a challenge in all respects, flow, lighting, stocking..... T5 lamps are only going to get more difficult to find in the proper...
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Forum: Lighting Specific
03-28-2015, 02:25 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,580
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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum
03-26-2015, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,432
I'm assuming this is a new unit? If so, what...
I'm assuming this is a new unit? If so, what makes you think it's the flow restrictor? If it's a newly set up system, might be worthwhile to double check everything's hooked up according to the user...
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Forum: Lighting Specific
03-26-2015, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,580
Problem is, the hardware store is unlikely to...
Problem is, the hardware store is unlikely to have T5 tubes in the colour spectrum(spectra?) we typically prefer/need for our hobby. Folks may not want to see it happen, but fluorescent lighting will...
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Forum: DIY
03-26-2015, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,327
Depending on the pre-made unit you purchase,...
Depending on the pre-made unit you purchase, there probably won't be much of a return on resale either, the way LED technology is developing & continues to develop. I never looked at the resale...
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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum
03-21-2015, 02:06 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,382
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Forum: Reef
03-20-2015, 04:17 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,326
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Forum: BC Interiors
03-18-2015, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,556
I don't do Facebook, but I believe there's an...
I don't do Facebook, but I believe there's an Okanagan Reefers community. That might be the best way to find any hobbyists in the area that have sand or rock for you. As you likely know already, you...
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Forum: BC Interiors
03-18-2015, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,556
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Forum: Reef
03-17-2015, 02:43 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,620
That'll do it. I have one of them as well, but...
That'll do it. I have one of them as well, but don't use it for my fish tank since I installed a couple of in wall GFI outlets. I haven't read the specs for this power bar lately, but one thing to be...
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Forum: Reef
03-12-2015, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,620
Wire the devices in parallel. Means a lot of...
Wire the devices in parallel. Means a lot of splices/marette connections, more wiring & cost of additional GFCI outlets. Essentially you continue to the next GFCI outlet by running wire from a...
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Forum: Reef
03-10-2015, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,096
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Forum: Reef
03-09-2015, 03:51 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,096
If your tank is already packed with coral that...
If your tank is already packed with coral that you value & don't want killed, don't get an anemone. Even if it does not move, it will most likely grow & as it does, it will end up encroaching on your...
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Forum: DIY
02-20-2015, 04:42 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 11,351
Perhaps the DIY route is not the best option if...
Perhaps the DIY route is not the best option if you're having that much difficulty getting a handle on designing a circuit that will work for your application. If you have some or all of the parts...
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