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Forum: Pictures 07-22-2010, 08:39 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,575
Posted By StirCrazy
looks good Adam, only problem is its to full now....

looks good Adam, only problem is its to full now. need a bigger tank :mrgreen:

Steve
Forum: Tank Journal 07-22-2010, 05:47 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,679
Posted By StirCrazy
well, 8 years ago or longer.. I did a buy of a...

well, 8 years ago or longer.. I did a buy of a full sheet of it 4' x 10' and it cost me about 200 bucks. that was the only way I could get it on the island and there were several others that wanted...
Forum: Tank Journal 07-21-2010, 06:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,679
Posted By StirCrazy
nice build, the only thing I would have done...

nice build, the only thing I would have done different is bought spectral aluminum instead of polishing it my self. pollished aluminum while looking shiney only has a reflective index of 70 to 85%...
Forum: Polls 07-21-2010, 06:46 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 20,205
Posted By StirCrazy
you know what they say, no pictures... it didn't...

you know what they say, no pictures... it didn't happen. :mrgreen:


Steve
Forum: Polls 07-21-2010, 06:45 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 20,205
Posted By StirCrazy
I agree Carbon should never be put in the reactor...

I agree Carbon should never be put in the reactor as you would have to dump your reactor media to change the carbon which is a huge waist.

Steve
Forum: Polls 07-21-2010, 02:13 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 20,205
Posted By StirCrazy
I am wondering if there is a check valve built...

I am wondering if there is a check valve built into his system.

Steve
Forum: Polls 07-21-2010, 02:34 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 20,205
Posted By StirCrazy
well cost wide, it cost me 100 bucks in pumps and...

well cost wide, it cost me 100 bucks in pumps and plastic to build the reactor. I already had the regulator, paid 65 bucks for a used co2 extinguisher with a new valve and hydrostat, and say 50...
Forum: Polls 07-21-2010, 02:28 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 20,205
Posted By StirCrazy
:eek:, um dude, you had something else going on...

:eek:, um dude, you had something else going on there, what kind of pumps?

Steve
Forum: Polls 07-20-2010, 08:51 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 20,205
Posted By StirCrazy
mine is a full sized one from a welding setup for...

mine is a full sized one from a welding setup for shielding gas. it is rated in CuFt/min so it is an actualy flow meter not a pressure regulator.

sounds like a small differance but depending on...
Forum: Polls 07-20-2010, 03:22 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 20,205
Posted By StirCrazy
I'll think about it and let you know :wink: ...

I'll think about it and let you know :wink:



well I account the consistancy of the bubbles to a few things, the first being a large CO2 tank. smaller ones run out faster and you pressure...
Forum: Polls 07-20-2010, 06:03 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 20,205
Posted By StirCrazy
hmm... I don't know how you can disagree with...

hmm... I don't know how you can disagree with what I had to do because I designed and built my reactor to be stable, but Ok :mrgreen:

for the record, I never used a solinoid, probes or any of...
Forum: Aqua Digital 07-18-2010, 02:37 AM
Replies: 174
Views: 35,079
Posted By StirCrazy
can the proflux output a simple 5V on or off? if...

can the proflux output a simple 5V on or off? if so you could run the 220 with a solinoid triggered with a 5V input.

Steve
Forum: Polls 07-17-2010, 03:17 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 20,205
Posted By StirCrazy
I don't know about that.. I would fiddle with...

I don't know about that.. I would fiddle with mine a few times a day when I first started it after refilling ect. after two days I wouldn't touch it untill it was time to refill again. a Ca reactor...
Forum: Polls 07-17-2010, 01:16 AM
Replies: 91
Views: 20,205
Posted By StirCrazy
:eek:

:eek:
Forum: DIY 07-17-2010, 01:02 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,599
Posted By StirCrazy
here is the reason for the pool purchase in the...

here is the reason for the pool purchase in the first place.

http://www.members.shaw.ca/s.l.s/temp.jpg



Steve
Forum: DIY 07-16-2010, 09:04 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,599
Posted By StirCrazy
Damn just got it on the weekend :mrgreen: needed...

Damn just got it on the weekend :mrgreen: needed something to combat the excessive heat here.

Steve
Forum: DIY 07-16-2010, 09:02 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,599
Posted By StirCrazy
it is an above ground that is 19' dia by 52"...

it is an above ground that is 19' dia by 52" deep. so 8000 gal.

the sizing I found is basicly gal/10 gives you the amount of feet you should need. then you can add from there. I have about...
Forum: DIY 07-16-2010, 03:16 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,599
Posted By StirCrazy
yup. got a 400 foot roll from andrew sherritt...

yup. got a 400 foot roll from andrew sherritt for about 50 bucks.

Steve
Forum: DIY 07-16-2010, 01:24 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,599
Posted By StirCrazy
actualy it is a heating loop. right now it is...

actualy it is a heating loop. right now it is putting out 6000 btu/hour and is heating my swimming pool :mrgreen:

I was thinking that I have a cold basment and if I use led lights I will need to...
Forum: DIY 07-16-2010, 01:08 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,599
Posted By StirCrazy
newest project

well completed my newest project yesterday and it is a total sucess

http://www.members.shaw.ca/s.l.s/solar/solarheater.jpg

Steve
Forum: Lounge 07-13-2010, 03:55 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,810
Posted By StirCrazy
actualy this guy is funded by a university in...

actualy this guy is funded by a university in ontario, and his comitment is to stay impartial and he won't take any extra funding from either side, he was quite adament on that. I simpily cannot...
Forum: Lounge 07-13-2010, 12:38 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,810
Posted By StirCrazy
this is a funny post as I was actualy listining...

this is a funny post as I was actualy listining to a news program ont he radio the other day with a couple of Canada's formost experts on climat change. what was interesting is that the only experts...
Forum: BC Interiors 07-12-2010, 03:20 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 9,978
Posted By StirCrazy
with what, were unemployed :mrgreen: Steve

with what, were unemployed :mrgreen:

Steve
Forum: Reef 07-11-2010, 04:29 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 12,796
Posted By StirCrazy
mostlikly, for me it was problems with...

mostlikly, for me it was problems with maintaining my Ca at 380-400 in 2001. my alk was good but I couldn't keep my Ca over 200 no matter how hard I ran my Ca reactor. about 3 days of research on...
Forum: Reef 07-11-2010, 04:03 AM
Replies: 85
Views: 12,796
Posted By StirCrazy
Shhh. don't say that to loud.. :mrgreen: I...

Shhh. don't say that to loud.. :mrgreen:

I wouldn't say I started it as people were already doing it as there were test kits available, I think I was just ahead of the bell curve up here though....
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