Forum: Calgary
08-31-2011, 05:30 AM
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Replies: 4
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I'd have to look up the name
There is a raw chemical supplier in calgary, Univar I think. I bought a 25kg bad of mag chloride from them (about half the cost was shipping). I think it worked out at around $1-2 per kg or so. If I...
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Forum: DIY
08-31-2011, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,008
nope
Just looking at the numbers, and I'm somewhat guessing because you don't specify the height of the wood I-beams.
This is a bad, very bad idea without reinforcement.
I doubt the floor would fail,...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
08-21-2011, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,062
I'm about 4 minutes from the airport
I live in Brock, and if you are leaving the airport you have to drive almost right past me... Send me a PM and I'll give you a phone number/address
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
08-21-2011, 04:03 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,062
no refector and unused
I have a 48" T5 kit -- ballast with built on waterproof end caps without reflectors.. I'm not sure the brand at the moment.
I bought 6 of them and currently run 5, but I've since decided that...
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Forum: Reef
07-08-2011, 04:18 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,878
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Forum: Lounge
06-22-2011, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,351
Clusters and backups
Just from the sites I run behind the "load balancer" -- if you are going to run two, use both. If one fails, it falls over to the other without missing a beat.
Most importantly, I can make config...
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Forum: Lounge
06-17-2011, 03:22 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,351
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Forum: Polls
04-28-2011, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 15,926
Make friends with the custodians
Disclaimer : I work for a school district where I know of about 5 science teachers with various strange living things in their classrooms, but I'm not a teacher.
For starters -- when looking at...
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Forum: Red Deer
03-07-2011, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,876
Where I got mine
I don't know if they still have the same type or not, but I got the clear flapper true union check valves shipped for ocean aquatics in the vancouver area. The prices weren't to bad, and I prefer not...
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Forum: DIY
02-15-2011, 06:42 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,765
try a bit of salt
when I did a bunch ages ago, I found that after the PH stabilized out in fresh water it would spike again in salt.
I would add some salt to the water (if you want to be cheap, just use rock salt)...
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Forum: DIY
02-08-2011, 04:13 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,229
anything but VB...
Geez, this would be the first time that I have ever seen a project done with VB that was interesting. Sadly, I'm not good at VB, and don't really want to be.
I have done a bit of work with the...
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Forum: Reef
01-18-2011, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 35,238
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Forum: Reef
01-17-2011, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 35,238
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Forum: Reef
01-17-2011, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 35,238
Well, the cost of the controller I don't think...
Well, the cost of the controller I don't think could be rolled up into, as it has other uses as well. If oyu wanted to just go with some dedicated controller, I don't think the parts would cost more...
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Forum: Reef
01-17-2011, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 35,238
The more and more I think about it -- the more...
The more and more I think about it -- the more I'm convinced mixing large quantities at a time is better.
If you used a tall poly container 150-200 gal wouldn't take up much space, and I don't...
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Forum: Reef
01-17-2011, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 35,238
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Forum: Reef
01-14-2011, 01:40 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 35,238
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Forum: Marine Fish
01-12-2011, 06:08 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,376
The big tank...
I remember the place and that huge tank -- But I do remember coming across something a few years ago about where that tank ended up. I think it is at some resort, in the restaurant on the island --...
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Forum: Reef
01-07-2011, 04:48 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 35,238
What about a more cartridge like system
The original idea about this came from a sampling system for ocean water at different depth -- so pardon me if the idea sounds half baked.
Why bother with a hopper or motor controlled device...
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Forum: Reef
12-23-2010, 04:48 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,242
I figured I would mention this, as I always...
I figured I would mention this, as I always monitor power outages all over BC during my work day as it tends to cause servers to stop working:
BC hydro now has RSS feeds of the regional power...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only)
12-03-2010, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,794
Reactor pics
Got any pics of the calcium reactor -- I've been looking for a kalk reactor and I just want to see if it will fit what I'm looking for.....
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Forum: Reef
11-15-2010, 04:14 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,324
The strata act and why...
I live in a strata (townhouses not condo), and I've got 220 + sump in my place. I'm also the chair of the strata.
What is important here is where the bylaw comes from, as we have the EXACT same...
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
10-06-2010, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,414
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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only)
10-06-2010, 03:05 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,414
Whoops, big "frags" of my orange cap Kamloops
I was trying to break off a peice of my oversized orange cap, and managed to disloge the entire thing.... dang, dang.
Anyways, rather than trying to re-attach this guy (it grows fast anyways), Im...
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Forum: British Columbia
10-06-2010, 02:08 AM
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Replies: 123
Views: 27,084
Kamloops
But I think the 90/10 rule applies...
Kamloops
But I think the 90/10 rule applies 90% of the time it makes my stress level at 10% and 10% of the time it is 90% of my stress :lol: Double so when 80 gal of saltwater overflows the sump,...
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