Recent content by fyretr7

It may take a bit to get a R/O DI system but you can get u some 5 gallon containers and go to ur local supermarket and they should have a r/o unit there.Usually they charge around .25 cents a gallon to fill bulk containers.Mix you up some salt and let it sit overnight then do a partial water...

Okay I'll nix the sand bed but what about some rick rubble?good or bad idea????

Hi guys, Got a question for ya.My DIY sump is made out of a 25 gallon aquarium.Not alot of working room in it to work.I have a return with a baffle and some egg crate to catch debris and kinda break-up the water from splashing bad.I have another baffle on opposite end for my return.I designed...

Hey guys the skimmer I got with aquarium was a diy by a local aquarium set-up guy.All the pumps for the aquarium came in a box and all but one were froze up.I went to local F/S and asked the guy what size pump I should use for the skimmer.I showed him what I had and he suggested either rio 3100...

Lol Yote I like the way you think.Truth is that's most likely what I'll wind up doing in the 1st place.I have 2 timer outlet strips and it may look like Christmas till I get it all figured out,but eventually I'll get it.BTW one of my drivers here at the station is avid bow hunter,he's a "ball's...

According to the literature they will fire 4 bulbs in any length as long as they dont exceed 440 watts so if you go by the info I'm reading it will actually overdrive 4- 48" bulbs if I understand this right.Like I said before I'm kinda at the bottom of the learning curve when it comes to "reef"...

I don't think so.I actually have 2 ballasts.From what I have read they may actually Overdrive normal Ho's.I also have a 660 which says will handle 2 large lights or 4 48" bulbs.The M/H all have individual ballast for each 250 watt bulb.The ballast I have are all icecap electronics for the ho...

Hey guys, I'm sure this same question has been asked a 1000 times before but I'm a bit anal about things and want this done right the 1st time.My 130 is like 22 " deep at water level.The canopy I got with it had 3 metal hallides spaced across the top and 2 60' HO lights on either side.I have...

Hey I am trying to clean all the supply hoses on my 125 gallon aquarium before I set it all up.The return line from my sump looks to be maybe 3/4 " and it Y's off to feed 4 return nozzles.My friend took this thing down and didn't flush anything out.Now all the lines have salt deposits...

Thanks for the advice about the glass top.Guess ill just leave it vented for now.BTW what do you think about my blower retrofit idea???............................Dutch:bounce:

Hey Guys, I am in process of re-doing mu canopy top.I have removed all the lights,fans,etc and lightly sanded it and have applied a cpl coats of polyurethane to it,The bottom sides of canopy were starting to delaminate so I stripped the first layer off and replaced it with formica.The guy had a...

All my readings are good.I'm thinking possibly I just brought it in with the new live rock.Who knows at this point.I did a pretty thorough job of getting it off and vacuming it all up.Now i'm just hoping I can treat it with a good clarifier and keep it knocked back.I actually read on another...

Hey Guys, Got another question for you.One of my tanks has developed some green hair algae in it.This is a 30 gallon tank theat has been running for about 5 yrs now.I have done nothing different with the exception of adding about 8 # of cured live rock.I took a toothbrush and brushed most of it...

Ya know Mike I thought it possibly may be toxic and break down in water somehow with all the chemicals.Good to know it's not Im thinking I will also .boy is my mind working O/T on shapes lol.................Doyle

A guy I met at the local F/S has been doing reef & Fish Only tanks for yrs.I told him that I was fixing to set up my 125 gallon reef tank soon.He told me he has been using sch 40 PVC and heating it and bending it and placing it in his tanks for swim throughs.He said he paints then black and...