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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 05-30-2011, 07:55 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,635
Posted By GMGQ
8LED: SOLD Moonlights: Pending sale on...

8LED: SOLD

Moonlights: Pending sale on Friday
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 05-28-2011, 09:52 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,635
Posted By GMGQ
FS: DIY Cree 8LED Light Fixture[SOLD], 10LED Moonlight[PENDING]

I upgraded to a 28LED fixture for my frag tank, so I'm selling my original 8LED fixture:

8LED Cree Fixture:
Includes:
- HeatsinkUSA Finned Aluminum HeatsinkUSA (7"x6"x1.25"), Polished to a...
Forum: Reef 05-27-2011, 04:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,914
Posted By GMGQ
Necessities in order of importance (IMO): 1....

Necessities in order of importance (IMO):

1. Heater
2. Air pump
3. Small powerhead
Forum: Marine Fish 05-26-2011, 08:30 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,351
Posted By GMGQ
Hate to rain on your parade, but it's actually...

Hate to rain on your parade, but it's actually common for them to die. It's really hard to keep cleaner wrasses.
Forum: Reef 05-25-2011, 11:48 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 28,563
Posted By GMGQ
Tip: When inserting the new modded middle tube...

Tip: When inserting the new modded middle tube into the reactor chamber with biopellets inside already, shove it in, screw the lid back on, hold the reactor sideways, then take a rigid tube and poke...
Forum: Reef 05-25-2011, 09:29 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 28,563
Posted By GMGQ
Thanks. The other important note is to...

Thanks.

The other important note is to direct the output from the reactor to the intake of your protein skimmer pump. I used zip ties to hold up the tubing so that it's about an inch away from...
Forum: Reef 05-25-2011, 09:23 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 28,563
Posted By GMGQ
I did this mod to both of my TLF150 reactors and...

I did this mod to both of my TLF150 reactors and the difference has been NIGHT AND DAY:

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=505128&postcount=24

You can just gently twist off the...
Forum: DIY 05-25-2011, 08:45 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 9,010
Posted By GMGQ
I like the colour i've adjusted them to now. ...

I like the colour i've adjusted them to now. It's kind of hard to say it's 1:1, as the whites can handle more voltage than the blues. Right now my blues are at about 800mA and the whites are around...
Forum: DIY 05-25-2011, 08:38 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 9,010
Posted By GMGQ
Thermal Tape is different from Silver Paste...

Thermal Tape is different from Silver Paste though.

Thermal tape is basically double sided tape, used to attach the LEDs to the heatsink, so that you can remove them later if you need to.
...
Forum: DIY 05-25-2011, 06:00 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 9,010
Posted By GMGQ
Well there's no manual of what you should or...

Well there's no manual of what you should or should not do. I'm just saying from what I've seen in the forums, people who jump into a DIY LED project will typically go with what everyone else has...
Forum: DIY 05-24-2011, 09:17 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 9,010
Posted By GMGQ
Thanks for getting the LEDs out to me man! ...

Thanks for getting the LEDs out to me man!

Yeah, just look at CPU heatsinks these days, they now have LOTS fins are literally 'paper thin.' It's all about surface area, and dissipating the heat...
Forum: DIY 05-24-2011, 05:40 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 9,010
Posted By GMGQ
28LED Build -- Done

The LEDs game last friday, so I spent the evening gluing them onto the fixture and wiring everything up!

DIY Aluminum Fixture:...
Forum: Reef 05-17-2011, 07:14 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,977
Posted By GMGQ
Make sure you seal the package air tight when you...

Make sure you seal the package air tight when you put it back in the freeze. I noticed my fish dont like the older stuff if it has freezer burn.

Picky fishes!!
Forum: Reef 05-17-2011, 07:05 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,123
Posted By GMGQ
Yes, I just went to HD to get the window screen...

Yes, I just went to HD to get the window screen stuff (frame, corners, spline, spline roller), and I bought the 1/4" clear netting from BRS.

It was a bit tricky to get the netting tight, but...
Forum: Reef 05-12-2011, 04:08 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,415
Posted By GMGQ
The guy is currently maintaining the tanks for...

The guy is currently maintaining the tanks for the salon, and the owner doesnt have his contact info? He just pops in unannounced? Weird.
Forum: Reef 05-12-2011, 05:33 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,415
Posted By GMGQ
Why don't you ask the salon owner?

Why don't you ask the salon owner?
Forum: Lower Mainland 05-12-2011, 05:09 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,646
Posted By GMGQ
You betcha ;) Yours and Christy's will be...

You betcha ;)

Yours and Christy's will be dropped off at the post office tomorrow morning :)
Forum: Lower Mainland 05-12-2011, 12:35 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,646
Posted By GMGQ
ACAN PLUS IS HERE!

http://reefblog604.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/20110511-053241.jpg

For those who I have not made arrangements with, please call me to arrange pickup:

Gary @ 604-790-9588

I'm in Burnaby...
Forum: Reef 05-11-2011, 04:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,945
Posted By GMGQ
Dead corals in sump?

Just wondering what most people do with your dead coral skeletons?

I usually dump them in my sump, along with the other live rock. I figure things such as acro skeletons are porous, so bacteria...
Forum: Lower Mainland 05-09-2011, 09:32 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,646
Posted By GMGQ
Order Shipped!

Hi All,

FYI I have placed the order, and Carmen has shipped all 17 bottles!

In case you guys wanna track the package:

Tracking number is 0099937000660108 via Canada Post.

ETA is...
Forum: Reef 05-08-2011, 02:28 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 28,563
Posted By GMGQ
A bacterial bloom is normal during the initial...

A bacterial bloom is normal during the initial stages of running biopellets. You should have just been patient, sucked out the cyano and ride it through.

And yes, if the tumble was too fast, the...
Forum: Lower Mainland 05-06-2011, 11:09 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,646
Posted By GMGQ
Hi Everyone, Sorry I was busy today. I was...

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I was busy today. I was waiting for payment from one guy, and Carmen is away this weekend anyways, so the earliest she can ship it is monday.

So since we cant do anything...
Forum: Reef 05-04-2011, 11:17 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 28,563
Posted By GMGQ
I'm using Two Little Fishes NPX Biopelllets.

I'm using Two Little Fishes NPX Biopelllets.
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 05-04-2011, 10:15 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,119
Posted By GMGQ
JL has the typical round ones at decent prices. ...

JL has the typical round ones at decent prices.

Corix Water Works has the industrial ones, but they're hexagonal in shape, so I find them not as aesthetically pleasing -- but they are cheaper. I...
Forum: Reef 05-04-2011, 09:52 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 28,563
Posted By GMGQ
I started biopellets in January 2011, when I had...

I started biopellets in January 2011, when I had lots of hair algae issues. I originally had 250mL in a TLF150 reactor, now I have 2 reactors and just over 500mL of biopellets. Back then my...
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