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  1. phixer

    who works on aquarium chillers

    Hi Chad. Typically a refrigerant leak is the culprit, especially in older units from consumable parts such as O-rings. If due to a refrigerant leak the low pressure safety switch will prevent the compressor from starting to prevent seizure, the fan will not normally turn on unless the...
  2. phixer

    Sea Shepard wants to ban Butterfly fish from hobby

    With absolutely no evidence of diminishing numbers whats next? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5UtJfGRnZ4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twCXCFx68n0
  3. phixer

    It's a hard choice, can you help

    Swimming room is always a good thing to consider for rectangular / square tanks. Some fish such as Tangs prefer horizontal laps. Cyl tanks are good because they can go around continuously. I would go with a tank at least 8ft in length. 8ft is a standard size so you shouldnt have any problem...
  4. phixer

    520g Peninsula Build

    Totally awesome set up! Interested to know if your able to measure any phosphate from the pukani rock now? Lantham Chloride will remove it as well, RC sucks but has a good write up about lantham chloride. Pukani is great rock Id like to use some but was concerned about the phosphate issue...
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    3ft tall Aquarium?

    Duplicate.....
  6. phixer

    3ft tall Aquarium?

    :bounce: Thats me 7 years and about 38 tanks ago. :bounce: That 10 ft tank (585g) is still going strong, notice the thickness. It was constructed using #42 and aluminum foil tape to build the dams to cast the panels into. Panels were suspended using 4 Abaco granite slab lifters and 2 gantry...
  7. phixer

    3ft tall Aquarium?

    Please allow me to interject some logic here. I build custom tanks for a living and nothing under 500g these days. Glass and acrylic and must say most of what is written is done so by hacks who have never built an aquarium in their life but rather regurgitated nonsense read elsewhere and...
  8. phixer

    New arrivals and territory problems

    OK, I like Cowfish too. Going to get started on this list now and do a little more research to what fish on the list fall into which catagory. Copy that, space new additions about 4 weeks apart. This is good gouge, thanks again. Now I know which direction to go in. Cool!
  9. phixer

    New arrivals and territory problems

    Thanks! I was looking at 4 Heniochis (spelling) maybe 3 yellow tangs, and some other schooling fish. The tanks size should work out to be about 672 gallons when completed. Hard to say what the stock will be since I havent started the tank yet and was trying to figure out how to stock it...
  10. phixer

    New arrivals and territory problems

    Whats the best way to introduce several fish of the same species at the same time and deal with the sharp bio-load spike? If I introduce them one at a time, then I deal with territorial fighting or bullying. If I introduce them all at once then I deal with the potential spike in the bio-load...
  11. phixer

    How to Remove Hard Water Stains on Glass

    Buckshot or 50 grit sandpaper
  12. phixer

    How to solvent cement large acrylic panels

    Thanks guys, I think Im going to go with solvent cementing using the pin method.
  13. phixer

    How to solvent cement large acrylic panels

    Wish I could post a Pic to show ya. It wont let me upload images but this link has a illustration of the process on page 24 of the process Im talking about. http://www.atlantareefclub.org/content/plexiglas_machining.pdf
  14. phixer

    How to solvent cement large acrylic panels

    Thanks for your comments, will the edge need a 15 degree outside bevel across the face for the #40 to fill in to?
  15. phixer

    How to solvent cement large acrylic panels

    Thanks for the welcome. I'll try to contact him.
  16. phixer

    How to solvent cement large acrylic panels

    I have some cell cast acrylic panels that are 1.25" thick. They are 10FT in length and about 36" tall. Im trying to decide which method to use to bond them. I have made lots of smaller tanks but none with material this thick or panels this long and heavy. Up to this point I have always used...
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