Recent content by nollem

I spike mine with vinegar as well. I use about 50 mL per gallon of water [and a tsp of kalk mix per gallon]. I use the water as my evap replacement through a float switch. Seems to work well - calcium, alk, and ph readings are all good. I add the water to a tank, add in the vinegar [letting...

Yeah, I mounted the 2x6 to the ceiling. Root around with the search on here.... you'll find some other threads with people that did similar things. The whole thing gets pretty warm [including the mounting clips which attach it to the cables]. Not hot enough to burn you instantly, but it...

I live in an apartment, and didn't get into the attic to hang mine. I have a stud running parallel about 3-4" away from the center of the tank. Like I mentioned, I bolted a 2x6" into the stud, and then mounted the light into the 2x6". I used an array of screws to distrubite the load across...

Brvheart5 - I've got a 2x150w AquaSpaceLight w/2x24w PCs over an AGA 55. It's an excellent light! Perfectly quiet, and _very_ bright. I was concened about how to hold mine up as well at first, but I wound up using the included hanging kit, which is actually pretty good. You can easily...

Be careful with the quoted dimensions though - your light will probably be slightly different. One of the mounting holes on mine is about 1/4" off from the spec. They must assemble them by hand or something. I mounted mine [48" version] into a 2x6 because the tank center sits 2" or so off...

Link - The DSC-S85 is a good "prosumer" level camera, with a sharp lense. However, Sony's cameras all have a habit of distorting/altering natural colors [they tend to raise the color intensity to surreal levels sometimes], which some people like, and others dislike. Especially if you have...

Does anyone know for sure what temperature the Aquarium System's SeaTest Hydrometer is calibrated for? I want to run my reef at the 35 ppt NSW level, but I don't know what temp the hydrometer is calibrated for, so I can't determine the proper temp correction for the hydrometer. I run the tank...

I'm in ABQ as well, and looking around for local interest. I'm hopeful that you guys can let me in on a "secret" LFS that is worth going to...