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  1. Guerry

    Todd's 125g Build (Part 3 = DIY East-to-West Linear LED Lighting)

    lookin good are you planning to hinge canopy and lights as one unit
  2. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    Almost forgot here's link to where I'm getting my pumps, best price I've found Alita Linear Air Pump for Koi Ponds Efficient and Reliable - Part# AL-40 - Best Price guaranteed and shipping is free.
  3. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    same way as you in the oven, I picked that trick up from Frankie. How long are you baking and at what temp?
  4. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    you'll be happy with the hog, that was a good find by Mojo. I tried the com. 1 pump and wasn't to impressed with it and as for the noise I went for the quitest due to the fact mine has to go under stand. The Alita AL-15AS that I'm using right now will walk all over the com.1 but sure the 65...
  5. Guerry

    DIY Skimmer design

    when ever I start to over think or out trick myself I go back and read this Skimmer Design 101 doesn't always work but always gives me food for thought LOL
  6. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    Just my 2 cents, you can that work by installing a uniseal near top of skimmer and blocking off inlet from needle wheel pump or you might beable to use that inlet for air line going to air diffuser. I don't know how easy it will be to gut the bottom but you will want diffuser as low as you can...
  7. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    it's hard to see in pic's but there is a 1" inlet in back where water from overflow goes in, there are three inlets total one blocked and the other comes from Bio-pellet reactor
  8. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    the body is 8"x22" with a 12"x12"x4" box for bottom, the 8" tube transitions to 4" before going into a 6" collection cup
  9. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    I've got a few PMs about the cone design and to clear things up I only plan on using small cone area to make transision between main skiimmer tube and collection cup riser. I woundn't want bubbles riding up the side of tube or increase in bubble speed. This design as is works better than any...
  10. Guerry

    60 gallon frag system build

    what pumps are you looking to buy? I've got quite the collection of Blue Lines and may be able save you some money
  11. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    your right about price of pump, it doesn't matter how you get there may it be a pinto or cobra I just like the ride of the cobra LOL
  12. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    I do plan to make a cone design, what have here was quick just so I could start testing air diffusers and pumps
  13. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    Ok guys I think I've got this skimmer working now, I tried the first air diffuser we were talking about and it was ok but the second style Mojo found is the ticket. The boss-Hog micro pour diffuser is where it's at. here is a couple of pic's of skimmer in action I've been threw three air...
  14. Guerry

    best flow pumps with neptune apex controller?

    two mp40s is what you want the 10s won't enough on yuor tank size
  15. Guerry

    Acrylic Material

    1/4" would be standard for most overflows, I believe 1/8" might be alittle thin
  16. Guerry

    DIY plankton reactor

    very nice build, one of nicer I've seen
  17. Guerry

    Greetings from the east..

    Weclome, nice to have posters from the east. I'm 15 minutes east of Fort Stewert bet you've been there before
  18. Guerry

    Big Al's 34 "Reef in the Mountains" RSM 130D

    very nice AL, oh love the background music in the video just in time for the party
  19. Guerry

    M & G s reef the start and beyond

    Chris pertty much double what I had, I took almost two months to slowly bring par up to where it is now. Thats a big mistake lots of fokes make, buy leds don't have par meter and try to match light apearance. What they get is tank full of bleeched out coral and come to the concusion that coral...
  20. Guerry

    M & G s reef the start and beyond

    Thanks, I'm running 45% which gives me 500+ par @ 12" below water suface and 200+ @ bottom of tank
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