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  1. Nano sized DIY Vortech style pump

    You are right that mechanical energy in a closed system utlimately results in heat, however you're not portraying the whole picture... All motors/pumps have a certain efficiency level at which they operate, and I'm not talking about watts-in vs. flow out. I'm talking about efficiency as a...
  2. a nice thing to wake up to...

    cwa46- dude, its a clam and it was an honest mistake, happens ALL the time. It's a frickin invertebrate. Do you yell at people when they swat a mosquito? I'd hate to eat a hamburger in front of you. While I can barely believe you tried to compare clam murder to dog murder, even if I did run...
  3. Custom-made Sand-embeded Starboard

    It's all about personal preference but lately some people agree that a sandbed has minimal benefit to a reef aquarium and that by removing it you actually are better off because you can keep detritus suspended where it can then be removed by heavy protein skimming. Its another example of the...
  4. Custom-made Sand-embeded Starboard

    So what if there's some depressions in a rubbery faux sandbed for detritus to collect? There's no sand so just up the flow and woosh, no more detritus. I really do think that someone making faux sandbed squares for tanks is a decent idea, but honestly the whole starboard thing is stupid. Don't...
  5. Custom-made Sand-embeded Starboard

    Why even bother using starboard? Starboard imo is only popular because we've publicised it so much. It's not any better then many other materials that could be used for the bottom of a sandbed. I really like the idea of someone selling commericial faux sand beds, but my suggestion is to not...
  6. New ASM Skimmer, the ASM Mini

    Seems like its the same needle wheel on the coralife units, plus you can get a larger Coralife skimmer for a little bit less money. Anyone have an idea of which would be a better skimmer for a 29gal SPS tank? I'm leaning toward the coralife primarily because of what I said above...
  7. Not liking 10,000K MH bulbs

    Chris, good question. I am interested if anyone has more information on the DIVING-PAM meter and what it is typically used for as far as field research goes. In response to your questions, theoretically as reef aquarist there is no reason to measure energy outside of the range of photosynthesis...
  8. UV SHIELDED GLASS?

    UV protective glass can be purchased from a frame shop. It typically has an amber coating on it and is used to protect pictures from fading over time. That being said, the UV shield that we used during testing did have a distinct amber tint to it. Unfortunately, Sanjay and I have not done...
  9. marineland epoxy is JUNK!

    Hey no problem! If you're ever interested in buying some of my epoxy work I sell it on ebay periodically :lol: :twisted:
  10. marineland epoxy is JUNK!

    marine epoxy's are not meant to glue items together. They are not even remotely sticky once you put it under water. It is best used by wrapping it around the base of a frag and then sticking the base into a hole or something with lots of negative space. The goal is to get the glue to set into...
  11. ATM, Acrylic Tank Manufacturing, Warning!

    Do you have a paper copy of them aknowledging your dimension requirements? If so you might consider a lawyer, that's a lot of money. As for the cost of shipping, that's just poor customer service but I don't know that I'd consider it as big an issue as them not meeting your specs.
  12. Removing 250 watt DE bulbs?

    I usually put one finger below the lamp on each side and my thumbs on top of the socket and then slowly and deliberately pop them out one side at a time.
  13. NEW 20K DE bulb

    very interesting
  14. 250 Watt -- 20,000°K Radiums??

    I've done a lot of research on DE lamps and can tell you that there is no such thing as a 250w double ended 20k lamp at this time. In the 150W sizes there are two options for 20k, BLV and Radium,
  15. HQI vs. std. MH

    An in-depth analysis about 150 watt double ended lamps and ballasts can be found here: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/ ... ature2.htm We also provided a comparison between 150 watt double ended lamps and 175 watt single ended lamps. Post if you have any specific questions that you...

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