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Forum: DIY 11-06-2011, 04:37 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,335
Posted By Lampshade
Also the frequent start stops on the ATO are not...

Also the frequent start stops on the ATO are not always good for it.

I use one of the generic rubbermaid blue bins with a Kent float valve drilled into the top, and a 1/4" hose to another Kent...
Forum: Reef 11-06-2011, 12:19 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,496
Posted By Lampshade
Nice, thanks for the link, i'm looking at setting...

Nice, thanks for the link, i'm looking at setting up a mangrove tank as well, this is great.
Forum: Photography 11-04-2011, 11:06 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 42,520
Posted By Lampshade
The only issue i have with the Olympus is finding...

The only issue i have with the Olympus is finding used Olympus lenses. I have a couple nikon lenses that i use with adapters, but only the stock 14-42mm 4/3 mount lens.

If i had more cash to go...
Forum: Photography 11-04-2011, 10:55 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 42,520
Posted By Lampshade
Olympus... i can adapt all the lenses with a $14...

Olympus... i can adapt all the lenses with a $14 part from ebay.

But if i had to pick i'd chose the nikon, played with one the other day and i like it, i'd never used it and had no prob getting...
Forum: Lounge 11-04-2011, 10:26 PM
Replies: 7,312
Views: 1,622,455
Posted By Lampshade
Well.. still a puppy, but a st. bernard puppy. ...

Well.. still a puppy, but a st. bernard puppy. gains about 5lb's+ a week right now. got him a month ago at 10lbs, he's 30 now.
Forum: Lounge 11-04-2011, 09:49 PM
Replies: 7,312
Views: 1,622,455
Posted By Lampshade
It's funny how different we are when kids. ...

It's funny how different we are when kids.

I saw dog poop on the living room and went to get stuff to clean it up, thinking "That damn dog, if he wasn't out side i'd put him there".

My 2 year...
Forum: Marine Fish 11-04-2011, 06:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,437
Posted By Lampshade
Not to mention that they cost $5K+... ...

Not to mention that they cost $5K+...

http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/resources.asp?show=416
Forum: Reef 11-04-2011, 06:24 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,339
Posted By Lampshade
Is your 210 a standard 24" wide 72" long? if so I...

Is your 210 a standard 24" wide 72" long? if so I may be interested if shingo doesn't want it.
Forum: Reef 11-04-2011, 06:13 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,190
Posted By Lampshade
I think with a DIY you will definitely be getting...

I think with a DIY you will definitely be getting a more custom light for what you need, don't get me wrong. I'm looking at adding supplemental lighting to my halides, and probably going to be going...
Forum: Reef 11-04-2011, 05:31 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,190
Posted By Lampshade
I don't think you can compare Radions or Vertex...

I don't think you can compare Radions or Vertex to a DIY. Radions are nice.... but they're like a buying a Ferrari to pick up groceries with.

You can get AI SOL's, $2500 for a 6' tank up to 30"...
Forum: Reef 11-03-2011, 03:41 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,646
Posted By Lampshade
Not sure about the feather dusters, my Bariene...

Not sure about the feather dusters, my Bariene Tang's got a weird appetite and has cleared mine out.

The shells I got at a craft shop(I think linens and thigns?), they had a Large bag for $4,...
Forum: Reef 11-03-2011, 03:12 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 14,514
Posted By Lampshade
I agree with most on here aboutt he QT. The...

I agree with most on here aboutt he QT. The stress of being in QT is worse in many cases than the stress of a new tank. why do it twice? A BIG reason to do it is in an agressive system with fresh...
Forum: Reef 11-02-2011, 05:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,639
Posted By Lampshade
I've started using http://www.nimbits.com...

I've started using http://www.nimbits.com (http://www.nimbits.com/)

Still playing with it, but been working more on the arduino than the logging. It stores numbers...as for UI and stuff I haven't...
Forum: DIY 11-02-2011, 03:26 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,288
Posted By Lampshade
Wow, great idea. Mine scares me sitting on a...

Wow, great idea. Mine scares me sitting on a wood shelf it gets so hot. I"ll be doing something like this shortly.
Forum: Reef 11-02-2011, 02:39 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,561
Posted By Lampshade
Mines a 35W CFL, say's "daylight" on it, internet...

Mines a 35W CFL, say's "daylight" on it, internet said it was 6500K. pretty sure it's a Phillips.
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 11-02-2011, 02:15 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,669
Posted By Lampshade
"These Days" Do I win?

"These Days"

Do I win?
Forum: Reef 10-31-2011, 09:06 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,649
Posted By Lampshade
My mushrooms have nuked a few SPS frags and...

My mushrooms have nuked a few SPS frags and almost a colony. They've also grown up the base of my frogspawn to annoy that colony causing it to not extend fully. I've been using kalk paste to kill...
Forum: Reef 10-31-2011, 05:37 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,522
Posted By Lampshade
That's rough. My son has done a few things as...

That's rough. My son has done a few things as well, hotwheels in the sump, helping to clean out cheato, pulled a reactor hose out and drained 25 gallons onto the floor..... One of the best...
Forum: Reef 10-30-2011, 01:15 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,033
Posted By Lampshade
When I did it I did one small cap, polar ice cap,...

When I did it I did one small cap, polar ice cap, every 2 days in a 150gal+50sump. That was too fast of a start. Its like a anti nitrate bomb, so shocks the system. after about a month I got up to...
Forum: Reef 10-29-2011, 07:54 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,033
Posted By Lampshade
Mine took almost a year before I got good...

Mine took almost a year before I got good coloring. I don't recall doing anything special, not dosing anything. They just started to color up, now the acro I thought was purple tips, is actually...
Forum: Reef 10-28-2011, 11:36 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,696
Posted By Lampshade
I've heard of the coral spawn thing as well. ...

I've heard of the coral spawn thing as well. I've always wondered if it would actually be a good thing. It's a hell of a lot of mess, it's killed entire ocean reef's.

I used to run 3 LED's,...
Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum 10-28-2011, 10:56 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 18,875
Posted By Lampshade
You mac guys check out: ...

You mac guys check out:
https://www.virtualbox.org/

Lets you boot up a windows XP inside of a screen on your mac. I did it on my old XP to boot a Linux. Worked great. Might let you install and...
Forum: Lounge 10-28-2011, 09:32 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 17,685
Posted By Lampshade
I love my iPhone, I HATE apple. I had a 3G,...

I love my iPhone, I HATE apple.

I had a 3G, my first phone to last a full contract in 12 years. It was beaten, abused and teethed on by 2 babies. It survived. I"m a very technical person, and...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 10-28-2011, 08:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,526
Posted By Lampshade
I'll hold off trimming mine if you want to come...

I'll hold off trimming mine if you want to come out to west abby. Otherwise I'll be chucking out a bunch on Monday's tank clean.
Forum: Reef 10-28-2011, 03:31 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,039
Posted By Lampshade
My Coral Beauty Loves them. I used to have LOTS,...

My Coral Beauty Loves them. I used to have LOTS, and they've been toasted. I think I got lucky, he hasn't touched anything else except for a dieing pocci.
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