Forum: Marine Fish
12-11-2011, 03:16 PM
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Forum: Reef
12-10-2011, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,266
GFCIs are very sensitive tripping on mere...
GFCIs are very sensitive tripping on mere milliamps of current differential between line & neutral. That's one of the tradeoffs in using them & being safe around water with electricity. All it takes...
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Forum: Lounge
12-10-2011, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 10,856
Been a few years since I put one up indoors....
Been a few years since I put one up indoors. Artificial tree gathering dust in the basement. It actually has some cool light transmitting plastic fibers with colour changing device. Tips of the...
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Forum: Reef
12-09-2011, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: Reef
12-09-2011, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,015
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Forum: Reef
12-09-2011, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,015
I got a few of these locally from a garden...
I got a few of these locally from a garden center, but still not at that good of a price. Anyhow, if you can get the bung plugs with the lid or barrel, check them out. In many cases you can drill out...
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Forum: Reef
12-09-2011, 03:26 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,709
Is your MH ballast electronic or good old...
Is your MH ballast electronic or good old magnetic coil & capacitor? If it's older type magnetic, the capacitor will generally be the weak link & age as time goes by. Pretty easy to tell usually,...
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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum
12-09-2011, 02:43 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 17,319
You have sensitive eyes then. I ran the 12 volt...
You have sensitive eyes then. I ran the 12 volt DC MR16 4 watt LEDs I got off both a 12 Volt AC wall wort & a 12 Volt DC one which is what they are currently running on. Did not see a flicker with...
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Forum: Reef
12-08-2011, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 27,558
I don't have a photo to post, but I really like...
I don't have a photo to post, but I really like the shallow tank with the volcano coming out of it. Remember following that build thread on RC a while back. IIRC, he actually has some species of crab...
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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum
12-08-2011, 11:17 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 17,319
With respect to running LEDs on AC or DC. Note...
With respect to running LEDs on AC or DC. Note that the article I linked to in an earlier post says that LEDs are 'usually' considered to be DC devices. LEDs are nothing more than diodes which happen...
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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum
12-08-2011, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 17,319
At Costco in Kelowna yesterday they had some 4...
At Costco in Kelowna yesterday they had some 4 watt chandelier type LED lamps in 3 packs. I think they were actually Cree too. $19.99 IIRC. Don't youse have a Costco in Kamloops? Must make it a point...
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Forum: Tank Journal
12-07-2011, 09:00 PM
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Replies: 164
Views: 91,129
Ya, thanks reefw & marko, that's what I meant....
Ya, thanks reefw & marko, that's what I meant. Just build a box with pvc or any number of other material than glass. Great concept, just seems like a waste of glass & overly complex to me when a...
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Forum: DIY
12-07-2011, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 11,113
Plumbing ATO directly to RODI system probably...
Plumbing ATO directly to RODI system probably works fine if your tap TDS is 10 or less like many folks on the west coast are fortunate to have. No way I'm doing that, not only because I don't trust...
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Forum: Tank Journal
12-07-2011, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 164
Views: 91,129
Getting in on this interesting concept a bit...
Getting in on this interesting concept a bit late, but couldn't the same thing be accomplished using a pvc framework or something similar? Why glass? PVC would be lighter, less prone to breakage,...
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Forum: Reef
12-07-2011, 03:17 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 10,829
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Forum: Reef
12-06-2011, 03:58 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 10,829
So the plan is to have a FOWLR directly...
So the plan is to have a FOWLR directly underneath the new DT & eventually move the sump to the basement? Might as well bite the bullet, move whatever ducting & plumbing you need out of the way in...
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Forum: Reef
12-05-2011, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 22
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Forum: Edmonton
11-29-2011, 04:02 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,485
There you go, you're ahead of the game already....
There you go, you're ahead of the game already. There are few nasties in our water here as well, all within allowable limits for drinking, but I'm still glad I now have a RODI system and have been...
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Forum: Edmonton
11-29-2011, 03:43 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,485
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Forum: Reef
11-28-2011, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,963
I'm slowly gathering the parts to generate some...
I'm slowly gathering the parts to generate some of my own power. Have a small wind generator & plan on getting some solar panels. Plenty of sun here in the Okanagan in the summer, wind is unreliable,...
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Forum: BC Interiors
11-28-2011, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,187
I'll be heading up Prince George way end of Feb...
I'll be heading up Prince George way end of Feb 2012 on the way to a backcountry ski trip to Dezaiko Lodge. Be willing to bring some stuff up there for youse, but coming from Vernon, there's not a...
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Forum: BC Interiors
11-27-2011, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,187
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Forum: Product Review and Equipment Forum
11-27-2011, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,393
What kind of probes are we talking about? Most...
What kind of probes are we talking about? Most probes we use in the hobby (and elsewhere for that matter) work on the dissimilar metal principle where two different metals bonded together and placed...
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Forum: BC Interiors
11-27-2011, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 6,187
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Forum: Marine Fish
11-27-2011, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,291
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