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Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 04-11-2022, 12:03 AM
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Posted By clownin about
Icecap Model 430 electronic ballast, includes end caps

Icecap Model 430 electronic ballast, includes end caps $45.
Can operate up to 12 lamp feet with a total of 324 rated lamp watts. Individual lamps can be 2 through 6 feet each. This corresponds to 10...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 07-04-2021, 08:38 PM
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Posted By clownin about
Misc. items: Wisa air pump, canister filters, ballast, hex tank, sand

Looking for offers. Items have been in storage for a long time & most are in very good condition. See pics.

Wisa 300 air pump. Made in Germany, likely the last air pump you'll ever need. Comes...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 05-18-2019, 06:30 PM
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Posted By clownin about
FS: 135lbs. of Coral Sand Downtown Vancouver

135lbs. of coral sand $100. Bring a couple of empty buckets:biggrin:.
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics hardware related only) 03-07-2015, 09:22 PM
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Posted By clownin about
Icecap 430 ballast. Vancouver

Excellent condition w/ end caps. $40.

Ice Cap Ballasts are the coolest ballasts available using 40% less electricity and burning 40% brighter. Their unique circuitry prevents premature lamp...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 03-07-2015, 09:18 PM
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Posted By clownin about
Aragonite & some coral sand 110lbs. Vancouver

90 lbs Aragonite & approx. 20 lbs of coral sand substrate. Bring some buckets & take it all for $80.
Forum: Marine Fish 12-02-2014, 04:53 AM
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Views: 1,360
Posted By clownin about
Cool, can I put it in my sump? I dig the weird...

Cool, can I put it in my sump? I dig the weird stuff. Probably some sort of spotted flatworm which likely feeds on small invertebrates. Anyone else?
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade (Aquatics livestock related only) 05-15-2014, 10:56 PM
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Posted By clownin about
100lbs. Substrate: aragonite/coral sand, Vancouver

Coral sand/aragonite 100lbs. Give me a reasonable offer & it's yours. I paid $1.+ a pound+taxes. Bring a bucket(s).
Forum: Tank Journal 05-15-2014, 10:21 PM
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Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
A little update.

Just a few new photos, everything is still working properly. We did have a small earthquake and other than the odd sensation of movement it was the tank that let me know something wasn't quite...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-04-2014, 08:56 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
Correct. It's part of a 1960's dental lamp I...

Correct. It's part of a 1960's dental lamp I found on Craigslist.
Forum: Tank Journal 04-04-2014, 07:01 AM
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Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
Ha-ha, yep! Sure is!

Ha-ha, yep! Sure is!
Forum: Tank Journal 04-04-2014, 06:30 AM
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Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
The 120 has already been sold & will be a very...

The 120 has already been sold & will be a very nice reef tank soon. I miss the 120, but I have a lot less glass to keep clean now.
Forum: Tank Journal 04-04-2014, 06:13 AM
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Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
Here's what the 70 looks like so far: ...

Here's what the 70 looks like so far:
http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg603/silverstoneII/Reef/IMG_8910_zpsedd5efa8.jpg...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-04-2014, 05:59 AM
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Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
I also mounted 12 LED's on a small heat sink...

I also mounted 12 LED's on a small heat sink above the sump so I can place extra corals/caulerpa frags down there when needed.
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Forum: Tank Journal 04-04-2014, 05:56 AM
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Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
I still had to set up my old 50gal sump. Once I...

I still had to set up my old 50gal sump. Once I emptied it, the clear fiberglass resin I used to seal some pinhole leaks began to separate from the plexiglas. When I built it 15 years ago I used a...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-04-2014, 05:36 AM
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Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
Stuffing all the live rock + corals from my...

Stuffing all the live rock + corals from my 120gal into the 70gal made things a bit cramped but I can live with it. At least the pair of clowns I've had for 17 years still seem to be happy, but I'm...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-04-2014, 05:35 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
I was going to use a timer while I came up with...

I was going to use a timer while I came up with some sort of DIY arduino to control the LED's with but I broke down & got a Coralux Storm X LED controller instead. See, I'm not always cheap. Well,...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-04-2014, 05:34 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
Question is, is any of this stuff actually going...

Question is, is any of this stuff actually going to work? Plugged it in & voila! Nothing. Nada. Nope. After testing the LED's & the wiring with my multimeter I came to the conclusion that my...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-04-2014, 05:32 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
My rental apartment is all concrete, so drilling...

My rental apartment is all concrete, so drilling the walls is frowned upon by management. I was trying to figure out what I could use to keep the LED heat sink above the tank without resting...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-04-2014, 05:25 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
I used a bunch of scrap wiring to wire the LED's...

I used a bunch of scrap wiring to wire the LED's & some excellent cheap heat sink plaster made by “stars 922” & purchased via ebay to mount the LED's. Some spare PC molex connecters were used to...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-04-2014, 05:22 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
I was going to build some LED pendants but was...

I was going to build some LED pendants but was told it would be more efficient to go with a standard aluminum heat sink. Plus the pendants would have been $$$ as I needed four of them & I'm cheap. ...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-04-2014, 05:10 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
Alright I'm hopefully not going to have the same...

Alright I'm hopefully not going to have the same thing happen again. Second try worked out fine other than some bubbling here & there in the silicone. I had the bottom of the overflow box drilled...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-04-2014, 05:03 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
O.K. Time for some elbow grease...so WTH cleans...

O.K. Time for some elbow grease...so WTH cleans silicone?!! Lots of fresh razor blades, lemon & stainless steel wool, that's what. I used a vise grip with a new razor in the jaws to try & cut apart...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-04-2014, 04:54 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
I used free software called “sketchup” to draw up...

I used free software called “sketchup” to draw up some of the parameters. The upper corners on the back of the tank were to be drilled for two 1 1/4” holes for the return bulkheads & the middle 24...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-04-2014, 04:35 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
Recently I was offered to rescue a large piece of...

Recently I was offered to rescue a large piece of furniture that my dad built back in the 70's. To fit it properly in my apartment would require the re-positioning of my 120gal aquarium. I decided...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-04-2014, 04:23 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,124
Posted By clownin about
The 45 was replaced in 1999 with a custom 120...

The 45 was replaced in 1999 with a custom 120 gallon (36”x26”x30”) that I built out of 12mm glass. At that time I also had a 32” tall stand built with 3” square steel tubing purchased from a scrap...
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