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DaveS

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  1. In addition to a surge protector for the power, if you are using wired Ethernet, you should get a CAT5 surge protector. I have lost devices even with a power surge protector. Neptune recommended this and I have had not had any problems in 10 years since. Never had a problem with other network devices so maybe the Apex NIC is an extra sensitive.
  2. Haven’t looked at heaters in a long time. What’s the latest that everyone is happy with? Titanium Finnex? BRS? Reviews all seem mixed. Is there another brand to look at?
  3. I’m just north of Reston and have plenty of aptasia…
  4. Nice! I just ordered the max of 2. Needed to add something get get over $49 and get the free shipping. Score!
  5. Home Depot and Lowes take used bulbs for recycling.
  6. For drains, since there's no pressure, you basically just need enough glue to keep them together. Other than gravity and bumping into them, there isn't much to cause them to come apart.worry about.
  7. Are these drain pipes or return? Drain is easy since there isn't any pressure. Return pipes may be different. Part of it will also depend on the kind of pump you have and pressure it can generate.
  8. After a few false starts my new tank is pretty much ready to go. Cycle has completed but I expect that it needs more time to fully mature for corals and other things. In the meantime, it’s basically empty and I don’t know what to put in there yet. Ideas? Anyone here happen to be breeding clowns and interested in a 210 grow out tank? I figured having a ton of little clowns around would be a fun sight. More than happy to heavily feed them. Not looking for anyone’s first batch of super rare lightning whatever clowns. Just figure there may be someone who is breeding standard hearty Nemos for local stores that would use this an an opportunity to start a new batch early.
  9. well, part of my problem solved. Found a Eheim heater that looks pretty new as well as a cobalt. Guess that's taken care of. Still looking for input on the epoxy. Annoying part is, I did this years ago and it just peeled off. I can't remember what I used!
  10. Thanks for the I out so far. normally I would go the uniseal route bit the fitting is mostly glued into the body so I don’t want to rip it out. There is a decent bead on the outside. I’m just looking to put in an extra bead on the inside. Maybe i I should start a thread for the rebuild with some pictures.
  11. got 2 easy questions for the WAMAS collective: 1) I want to seal a PVC fitting for an acrylic cylinder- flat thing against round thing. It needs to be water tight so thick like an epoxy that can fill the space around the surfaces. The Weldon I have is the liquid version and I know there's a thicker one but trying to avoid hunting around for it and buying way too much. Any other suggestions? I'm thinking Aquamend but other idea are welcome. 2) what's the latest and greatest for submersible heaters? Finnex? Cobalt? I have the Ehiem Jager but I remember that they went down in quality. Here are my old ones. They got some water in them and corrosion on the elements. I got 7-10 years out of them so time for replacements. Not worth the risk.
  12. If you have them, that would help. It would get to get least a FTS! And yes, pectinia frag is an available form of payment.
  13. Aquascaping is an art. I am not an artist. Anyone good at this that wants to make some money? I have lots of rock. Can get PVC, fiberglass rods, wire ties, putty, drill, etc. I just need someone with an artistic eye that can help.
  14. Thanks Laura and Alan. Knowing my space invader is out there is part of the motivation!
  15. Every summer I used to teach a WAMAS dive class and subsequent wreck diving trip to NC. I didn’t so this last couple of years due to work but I plan to resume this summer. We have also traveled as a group to other dive destinations such a Roatan.
  16. Sounds like things haven’t changed much in my short hiatus. Not even rob/zygote2k!
  17. Hey everyone, been a while since I have been active on the board as I had to dedicate a lot of time to work. I broke down my tank knowing it was better to pack it up than watch it die slowly. Work is still busy but I’m saying F-it, I want my tank again. I still have everything and could just fill it up with water and plug it in. That having been said, like everyone else here, I love upgrades. So I’m open to suggestions on the latest and greatest. Tank is a 210, 30” deep and will be SPS again. Here it is for ppl who haven’t seen it before:https://wamas.org/forums/totm/totmprev.php?prev=totm-2014-06 Below are things I have that I’m open to upgrading. Looking for suggestions. Skimmer: trusty old ASM G3- had to for over 12 years, only issue is how the pump impeller is prone to swelling and seizing up. Never did the cone thing and see that now they haveones that look more like an hourglass. Bought an Aquamax for a school tank and the build quality seemed nice. This is probably the one sure upgrade I do. Return and CL external pump: I have Darts, two in use and 2 as spares. The plumbing connections are all identical so I can easily swap out pumps if one fails. Open to reliable alternatives that are external. Would want 3 so cost will be a factor. If someone wants to buy some Darts, that would help convince me to upgrade ? Lighting: have MHs made a full comeback yet or are LEDs here to stay? Suggestions for LEDs that will work on a 30” deep SPS tank? No need for pretty fixtures that have remote, Bluetooth or anything crazy.. Definitely no need for simulating lightning, blizzards, eclipeses or other random weather phenomena. Just something that will connect to my apex and have dimmable channels. So, what is cool these days? One thing that’s not is this new forum UI. Hate it. ?. ?
  18. What the latest? I’m looking for something for a school tank. It used to be Evergrows that didn’t cost much but worked well. I see some talk about Viparspectra. Are they good? Anything a better bargain?
  19. Wow, no one has an opinion on these lights? How about recommendations for alternatives?
  20. Hi everyone, Just did some quick research on LED fixtures for a school. Looks like people have been using the Viparspectra lights lately. That the consensus on them? I got a 120G school tank so I was looking at maybe the 300W one for the coverage. Too much?
  21. Maybe consider donating to a school or some organization?
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