Recent content by hquintanilla

I made them this way... http://www.kanankeban.dns2go.com/DIY/be ... kimmer.htm I'll be posting a simpler method next week...

I have to thank Smokie, he was so helpfull, and kind to share his design with me... I already builded the injector with some minor changes I have to tell that ones you got the pieces (Home Depot) is easy...look for Carlon electric PVC fixtures... The injector works great...its amazing the...

I can´t belive what I read in this thread, I´ve seen other threads about law suits for someone mentioning a product that doesn´t works....Thank god I live in Mexico...I will really say bad things a some stupid product that wasted my tank.... Sorry for your loss... Maybe some one could work out a...

Jimmy, Is your tank 18 deep including the owergflow box? and if so, what are the dimension of the overflow box? Guys....? I have a 60x18x24 all glass, bottom tempered glass. And I´m planning to include a DIY made 1/4" acrylic center overflow. two 1" dursos goin down and bending with 90 elbows...

The surface skimmers are made, not for skimming purposes, I just put them in for some reasons. 1. as a protective mesh in the evantuality of adding some inverts to the refug. 2. as a mean of controling the flow to the refug. 3. The barbs in the surface skimmmers go 3" down, It´s adecuate or...

I just came up with a idea to slow the water going into the refug...I can restrict the size and number of barbs in the surface skimmer on top of the refug baffle.....BUT! that´s constant, I have to guess the amount of barbs that will create the correct flow and I´m limited to 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 bits...

Sorry, I did´t mention that the new version of 3D Studio has the radiosity capabilities of Lightscape...Autodesk fused the two pakages together...

Thanks everbody for the input... AWD, I design for living buildings and some where I learned the including the copyright statement you are your intelecctual property is protected by international laws, just by putting it there...They say that good invention come by accident, so maybe I will...

other thing.... I concludend with the test that the sump can hold 3.5 gallons that in the full size comes up to 27 gallons, so after the modifications I think the volume will inclrease aprozimate to 35 gallons...

I just tested the sump with a 1/3 scale model I made... everything works great until past the refugium. I have to redesign chambers 7 (heater and prove chamber) and 8 (chamical chamber). I got to this conclusions. 1.- I have to integrate chamber 7 and 8 and make a interior chamber within the...

Thanks for the input Walter, My tank as I posted is a 110G. The drain volume per hour I´m targeting is about 10x, so lets say 1200 GPH, So for this I´m getting a Iwaki 40RLXT Rated at 1200GPH. The skimmer is a DIY Skimmer beckett 1408 based that will be run with a Iwaki 40RLT (Presure Rated...

I´ll appreciate some input from u guys... I´m new in this hobby, and trying to design my sump... Please se this renderings so we can talk the same ideas... Well my design parameters where: 1.- The maximum dimensions for the sump are 27"front,14-3/4"deep,27" 2.- The skimmer inlet and outlet...

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Enkidu: <strong>For me its band-aids and neosporin/bag balm. I've burned my arm about a half dozen times on the damn MH bulb.</strong><hr></blockquote> This is a good one! Band-aids!!!

Does anybody out there knows some LFS in Miami, this could be of much help for me... Thanks...

I´m trying to figure out what will be the essential first AID kit to have in home. I´m setting up my first reef tank and what to be sure to have if possible everything on hand if needed. It is impossible for me to get things fast if any problem emerges because where I live. So don´t be...