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Forum: Pictures 07-07-2006, 08:35 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 11,103
Posted By kwirky
don't go with the fuji s9000, or the sony. Get a...

don't go with the fuji s9000, or the sony. Get a real DSLR. The fuji's "super ccd" is not really that super, and the "SLR" sony has a HORRIBLY small CCD.

And if you want to do macro photography,...
Forum: Pictures 07-04-2006, 07:44 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,323
Posted By kwirky
I can't remember where I originally read the...

I can't remember where I originally read the idea. I remember seeing people take their long tanks, and divide it in half the long way, but I wanted a cubish aquarium, and figured a cubish sump/fuge...
Forum: Pictures 07-04-2006, 09:13 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,323
Posted By kwirky
new to reef, first reef tank!

I just finished putting in the liverock! So simple, it's amazing, I think :D
It's a 16 gallon cubish DIY nano with a 16 gallon attached sump. I basically divided a 33 gallon tank in half :redface:...
Forum: Calgary 07-04-2006, 07:58 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,911
Posted By kwirky
learn the basics lol. yeah, i had to fight to...

learn the basics lol. yeah, i had to fight to get the specific gravity right in the tank before I went out to buy the liverock. I think the key thing I had to learn was giving it time to dissolve. ...
Forum: Calgary 07-04-2006, 06:05 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,911
Posted By kwirky
first reef, is tapwater safe in a starter nano?

Here's my DIY nano system:
http://www.esopenko.com/images/aquarium/nano/liverock.jpg
(the lights were only on for the picture)

- 33 gallon divided in half for large sump/fuge (and to cut cost...
Forum: Calgary 07-01-2006, 09:09 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,075
Posted By kwirky
and I really like the guys at Gold's. I've been...

and I really like the guys at Gold's. I've been getting cichlids for YEARS from them, and I find their systems real trustworthy, and they're EXTREMELY knowledgable.

I'm just getting together a...
Forum: Calgary 06-06-2006, 09:07 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,505
Posted By kwirky
holy crap! and they can take MC/Visa payments! ...

holy crap! and they can take MC/Visa payments!

man, next payday i'm getting that for sure! it's like $275 with everything, after exchange. damn fine deal!
Forum: Calgary 06-06-2006, 07:11 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,505
Posted By kwirky
RO/DI question for calgary city water

Anyone run a DI unit on their RO, or wish they were running one? I'm debating between getting DI or not. Seems the benefits are pretty good, and if I find it's not worth it, I could disconnect the...
Forum: Reef 06-06-2006, 07:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,433
Posted By kwirky
thanks dennis... just needed some confidence in...

thanks dennis... just needed some confidence in my buying decision. I've only got so much moolah, and I want to make sure I don't buy the wrong lighting system.

Oh, maybe you know a thing or two...
Forum: Reef 06-06-2006, 06:31 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,758
Posted By kwirky
thanks emilyb :) I bookmarked their site. ...

thanks emilyb :)

I bookmarked their site. Another place I can possibly get corals from too.
Forum: Reef 06-06-2006, 06:07 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,565
Posted By kwirky
nice plumbing :) and I love the beer bottle...

nice plumbing :)

and I love the beer bottle in the first pic. nice touch ;)
Forum: Reef 06-06-2006, 06:05 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,758
Posted By kwirky
Real Live Sand in Canada?

I was at Gold's (Calgary), and the one guy there said you can't get real live sand in Calgary, so everyone in Calgary should go with no substrate. Said only people in Ontario can get it.

Now I...
Forum: Reef 06-06-2006, 06:02 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,433
Posted By kwirky
thanks for the help guys. I'll be going with a...

thanks for the help guys. I'll be going with a 10k dual 250w HQI setup, supplemented by NO actinics for dawn/dusk transition. I'm probably gonna get two PFO Mini HQI pendants with PFO HQI ballasts,...
Forum: Calgary 06-06-2006, 05:04 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,864
Posted By kwirky
I won't even have my tank together until...

I won't even have my tank together until september, probably, but it would be neat to meet some people from Calgary who've been in the reef hobby for a while...
Forum: Reef 06-05-2006, 06:40 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,528
Posted By kwirky
has anyone ever thought of giving them a nice and...

has anyone ever thought of giving them a nice and heavy coating of underwater curing epoxy? I remember my dad killing a wasp's nest by coating the entire thing in that spray insulation foam...
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Forum: Reef 06-05-2006, 06:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,433
Posted By kwirky
Lighting 120g, limited Budget

I have a budget of $500 for my lighting, and there's oh so many options available for either MH or VHO.

My tank's 48x24x24, and the 24" depth is making it harder to make my purchase decision. ...
Forum: Reef 06-05-2006, 06:29 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,825
Posted By kwirky
I'm getting together a 48x24x24. I paid only...

I'm getting together a 48x24x24. I paid only $250 for the glass, silicone, drilled holes, the tank adapter thingies (for the plumbing), and the overflow glass. Mind you, he gave me cost as a favour...
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