Did you notice the signatures and such of many of the posters? I don't think it's a coincidence that the ugliest responses came from people who had ugly or rude quotes and signatures at the bottom of...
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Did you notice the signatures and such of many of the posters? I don't think it's a coincidence that the ugliest responses came from people who had ugly or rude quotes and signatures at the bottom of...
Thanks for the responses! I'm not sure about making a vent; I just don't quite see how to do it. But I may try the 45 deg thing. That is relatively easy.
But if I did try a vent, how would I do...
Pics!
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I have an SM100 style clone that sits above the tank. I have a pump in the display tank deliver water up and out, and then a 2" bulkhead (1" pipe) as the return back into the tank. There are three 90...
My API Nitrate test is whacked, showing around 5 times the correct amount (I verified it at a water treatment place). So until I get the salifert kit I'm ordering at the end of the week, I have no...
Here are my screens from the latest cleaning. On SantaMonica's advice I waited 10 days since my last cleaning. http://tapatalk.com/mu/6c663e46-432d-8442.jpg
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SM-- That is so cool, and that's what got me into saltwater in the first place. Two years!? Who'd of thunk? I seeded my 50 gal with 15 lbs uncured, and found life spreading to even the dead rocks I...
If it is just the price, then kerry was right on: use dead/manufactured rock, seeded with just a few pieces of live. Or not...even "dead rock" becomes alive by the bb that grows in the tank. There...
Looking good. I tried a very similar design with mine (thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1461) but I had a lot of trouble getting the acrylic watertight the first time. I'm also using 8 T5 NO lights, but...
Correction: it is 1/8th. Duh. The other slot was 3/16" to 1/4". This one is 1/8". Wasn't thinking yesterday, apparently :oops:
I'm also getting some diatoms on the pvc in the tank. Is that normal? I can't test for nitrates right now because my API test kit is hosed, giving me falsely high numbers.
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Cleaned my screen for the first time on the new build and was disappointed at the growthhttp://tapatalk.com/mu/ad829f2c-58b5-8c85.jpg
Same pump, same screen, same distances, the only thing...
In the 3 weeks I had it going before, I was just starting to get some GHA in places. Since I just re-started it yesterday, not much. I'll post some pictures next Friday after the first week. Thanks...
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Finally! Finally I have the scrubber back online, no leaks and scrubbing away. Just started it up today after having to do some plumbing and re-plumbing, rock adjustments, sound dampening and sundry...
Well, the bad news is that after re-siliconing the box still leaked. Badly. So I set it aside, worked a connection and got some free 1/4" acrylic (thanks so much, Kathy!!!) and did some fabrication...
I don't have a picture handy, but I simply used my tablesaw. I marked on the pipe where the slot should begin and end, and then marked on the fence where the blade began and ended, then I simply...
Not a bad idea, Kent. I like the drop-in idea.
On a sad note, had something really bad and gross happen today. I went to check on the algae growth and noticed some nice 3d growth starting...
What I did was build an "interior" box of acrylic laminated to wood with adhesive. It stuck tight, and the wood is providing the structural support. Then more wood was added as a base and to support...
I'm starting to struggle with some leakage issues...sheesh! Long story short, I may need to rebuild the box. Basically I laminated the acrylic to the wood, then assembled and tried to silicone the...
Love this thread! Keep posting.
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I have struggled with low pH since I started the tank in January. It is almost always 7.8. So I was super excited to see it up to 8.1 on the fifth day of running the scrubber, only to be disappointed...
It has acrylic laminated to the inside. It's water proof. So far. :-)
I'll play some pictures of the inside when I have more daylight.
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Hmm other pic doesn't seem tube cooperating... http://tapatalk.com/mu/b8cf2066-3eb9-7d28.jpg
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Here is my version of the ats. Instead of t5ho lights, I am using four t5 14w lights (2 bulb) , for a total of 112 watts. I kept basically the same dimensions, though sized for the four...
Hey Floridays--just wondering how the last two months have been for you. My scrubber has been going for a week now, and my screen looked exactly like yours did after your first week, so I read the...
Perfect sense! Thanks for your help! And I hadn't run across that website yet, so thanks for the link. BTW, Floyd, your promotion and discussion of ATS on aquarium advice forum is what...
i looked up several 1" bulkheads, but they said they fit 1 3/4" holes. The plans describe it as a 2" hole, though. I admit I've never seen an actual bulkhead in the wild, so I don't know how they're...
Love the design, and can't say how cool you are for also posting the measurements diagram.
I used your measurements to make my own, modified for some lights I owned, but am having problems with...