Recent content by big t

I don't have any real input except for your head pressure question. Head pressure would be reduced by using all 3/4" pipe because it will have less frictional water loss. Vertical head pressure is the same whether you use 1/4" pipe or 4" pipe.

Hey Salsaboy, what's a whole?

Hey Brett, for a 1000g tank, you might want to spend the money and get some decent bulkheads. The ones you picked up are junk, and are very easy to crack. I can break them by hand tightening them. Take a look at some of these, they are more expensive, but I think that since you bought...

I considered is a blessing when my xenia all died. Try adding a couple drops of iodine in your sump on a daily basis. That may help. Xenia are a funny one, some people can keep them for years and have them be prolific, others just cant get them to take off. I hope you can figure it out!

I would definately go w/ glass for rimless tanks. Acrylic is just too flexible and will end up bowing over time. I am not sure that even 1.5" would not end up bowing. It would be perfectly safe, just look bad. Don't buy your plastic from TAP, let you tank builder buy it from their supplier...

There is just one thing that I have always wanted to say.... forshizzle!

The board that I look at the most is brewboard.com also homebrewtalk.com is good. There are a lot of different levels of homebrewing. I am personally into all grain brewing, but I started out by reading The New Complete Joy of Homebrewing by Charlie Papazian, and doing extract batches with...

Hey I was on a beer brew board and I saw old Slickdonkey posting over there and he has an impressive 10 keg kegerator! How many others are there that love to brew their own? I have been homebrewing for about 2 years and it sure is a great hobby for the diy'er and also is nice and slow paced...

Yup superglue is tuff to get off of acrylic. Like don said you need to sand it off, then will have to buff it out. There is a product out there for taking superglue off, but I don't know how it will affect acrylic.

Gosh when did that happen?

Dang todd, it appears that you have picked you a winner. I may have to find one of those skimmers one day.

Sure! We could exchange via mail. What sort of brews do you tend to do? I like to brew apa, ipa wheats and stout.

lol WTF is silscon? you been drinkin too much old e? I will happily trade brew for frags, just need to get a damn tank again.

good luck w/ your flange Jeff.

Mmmm Beer, I'm making Big Tom's IPAA today :) wish you guys could pop over for a brew.