Mark another stage off my list of things to do. The light rack has been assembled and suspended over the tank. I'm going to do a little touch up here and there to make sure no exposed metal will corrode from the salty environment, but I'll have to buy some model paint to do so. Here's how it went... The first thing I had to do was warm up the garage. It's been pretty cold recently, and I didn't want to work in 35F if I could avoid it. So I fired up this heater and let it warm up ...
Updated 01-11-2011 at 01:01 AM by melev
Recently at Reef-A-Palooza 2011, I picked up a new CAD Lights Conical Protein Skimmer, model #TIA-1150. Here are my initial impressions of the unit. First the specs. From CADLights.com: *5 Decibels of audible sound. *1 Year Warranty covers the entire skimmer from top to bottom (including pump). *Dimensions: 9.75" x 6.5" x 18.5" ...
Tuesday, October 05, 2010. So it has been sometime since I last updated my thread due to work and other non reef related things but the aquarium has been filled with saltwater for about 2 1/2 months with no lights at all. The cycling process has come and gone and I finally got tired of looking at this void tank of water in my living. However, due to cost I am not able to entirely setup my Custom LED Lighting System. So I am not worried about lighting that are able to sustain SPS ...
With the return section completed, it was time to build the second section that is called a manifold. It has its own pump, and feeds a few items. The beauty of a manifold is that one external pump takes the place of multiple submersible pumps, and a series of valves provides the user to control flow rates to each item. My goal was to run three reactors and a frag tank, and also have it available as a secondary back up to the main return pump if needed. I wanted to run the manifold ...
So I got a hold of a bucket of the highly anticipated Salinity, the first of three buckets currently available on the Central Coast! Here's what Seachem says about it: "salinity™ is a blend of salts specifically formulated for the reef aquarium that contains all essential major, minor, and trace components found in natural reef waters, but contains no toxic or non-essential components. Additionally, ...
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