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  1. mlheppl

    Sturgis Rally

    Do you live in Sturgis or close by? I won't be making it there this year, but hope to make it someday. It seems like something always comes up. One of the reasons besides the obvious one for wanting to go is that Deadwood is the town I was born in. I'd love to get back and see the area a...
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    VHO lineup

    That's the way that I would run them if VHO's are your only lights. If you are also running 10K MH's then you could run another actinic bulb to add some more blue if you'd like. But the tank will be plenty blue with half of the bulbs being actinic if all you're running is VHO's IMO. Then...
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    Wood choices for a DIY stand

    Good point on the floor point loading. I think that I could resolve that issue by placing the steel frame atop of a piece of plywood or particle board. This should eliminate the problem. If I'm understanding you right, the diagonal braces that you mentioned would be anchoring points for the...
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    Wood choices for a DIY stand

    Good tips guys. I really appreciate it. Les, your stand and canopy look beautiful. One of the ideas that I had kicked around was to build the frame out of metal, like 1" square tubing. That would be plenty strong i believe, but I'm not sure how I would attach the wood skin to the frame if I...
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    Wood choices for a DIY stand

    I'm going to be making a stand for a 210g tank that I recently purchased. I've got 3 types of hardwood plywood to choose from in my area. I could use white oak, hard maple or birch. From my very limited understanding of wood properties, this is my understanding of the properties that I feel...
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    Ca reactors vs. kalk reactors

    With that sized tank, and depending upon the calcium demands of your corals(which sounds high based upon your post), neither a Ca reactor nor a kalk reactor will keep up by themselves. You may want to consider both a Ca and kalk reactor. You've already got the Ca reactor, so you'd only have...
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    performance tuner/chip ?

    LMAO BCT 182. I was reading an article on Chevrolet's financial woes. If they don't get their act together in the next couple of years, there won't be anybody driving new Chevy's. Here's a link to the article...
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    Here comes the heat...

    I was in Phoenix over the weekend picking up a 210g tank that I bought. It was sizzling over there. 108 and 110 deg. Man I'm glad to be back in the Mtns of New Mexico. We're setting records for this date here as well, but we're only in the low 90's. It's going to be a hot summer if this...
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    Pony tank for the Mrs.

    Thanks Elmo, that's a good idea. Oh yeah, I forgot to post a link on the ponies. This is one of the better priced places I've found for seahorses. http://www.seahorsefarms.com/ If my LFS can get them, I may go through him. He'll be a bit more expensive, but try to support him when I can.
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    Pony tank for the Mrs.

    I don't know if the stand was faulty or not. I can't see anywhere that it was bowed down from the weight, but it appears that there may be a new stand coming as well. I recieved shipping confirmation this morning and there are two parcels coming, not just one. If there is another stand, I...
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    suckion cup issue

    Here's a pic of the hanger I made out of acrylic. I cut a 1/2" strip of some scrap acrylic I had layingaround. I used a Benzynite (propane) torch to heat and bend the acrylic. It works pretty well Here's a pic w/ it hanging on the outside of the tank for demo purposes
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    Nba champs

    Well, I will say that the Sonics put up a good fight and made it a very interesting series. I don't watch a lot of basketball until the playoffs begin, but last nights game was probably one of the best games all year.
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    Pony tank for the Mrs.

    She's still researching. I think that she really likes the pygmie seadragons, so my guess that is what we'll end up with. Not sure though. We want a pair of pygmiies of some sort though.
  14. mlheppl

    Answer And Ask

    My father always told me that I didn't have any common sense Is a kalk reactor a better optionthan a calcium reactor for softie keepers?
  15. mlheppl

    Pony tank for the Mrs.

    From the time that I got into this hobby 1.5 yrs ago, my wife has been asking for seahorses. I started doing some research on them and had to break the bad news to her. Honey we can't put seahorses in the 135g tank. After my 135g was up for about 8 months, I upgraded my sump from a 30L to a...
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    performance tuner/chip ?

    Thank you Don. I'll give them a call. Mike
  17. mlheppl

    Good husbandry for SPS tanks.

    LOL, I guess someone answered my question while I was thinking of how to word my question. Thanks jlehigh. Mike
  18. mlheppl

    Good husbandry for SPS tanks.

    This is a great thread Brad. Lots of good info so far. This may be a little out of the scope of your thread, but does fish selection play any role in an SPS tank? I mean aside from the obvious is it reef safe or not reef safe. The reason I'm asking is that from the pics I've seen, there are...
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    performance tuner/chip ?

    I know this is way off topic for a reefing forum, but thought someone might be able to help. I'm looking into putting a performance tuner in my 99 Ford superduty PU w/ the powerstroke diesel. The tuner I'm looking at is the superchip model with 3 performance settings. I've also looked at the...
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    R/O unit and TDS

    If you grab a sample after the pre filters, after the RO and after the DI cartridge and check the TDS after each stage, it will help you to pinpoint where your problem is. If you changed your RO membrane when you changed the filters, you may want to make sure that you plugged the inlet hose to...
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