Recent content by fcmatt

Well now that I had some time with the light I can say it is working out fine for me. I have not put any acropora in this tank but plating montipora is showing good signs at any level in the tank. I have 3 frags at different levels. pocillopora is also doing quite well 4-5 inches from the...

has anyone who is experimenting asked a chemist who knows this stuff on what to do? as in any advice?

Hey all. I picked up a 24 inch Wavepoint T5 lighting system at my LFS. The price was right as I know how much a higher end system costs. Here is a link to the unit so you can get a look at it. http://www.wave-point.com/Lighting_folder/Fixture4LampMain.html Basically I just want to know if...

in most cases what is actually killing the tanks during the power outage? i assume heat is the issue and then lack of oxygen due to stagnant water? if heat... could not one just run to the store and get ice in ziplock bags to cool it off for 24+ hours? Yea i know it would take effort and...

hi all. long time no see. i owned a vortech when they first came out. i thought it was pretty cool at that time but it had problems. i had to rma the driver box right out of the box. they gave me a new one and i just figured being one of the first to get it was the reason. during the install...

was the skimmer packed well and it appears to the the post office/ups/whatever's fault? If yes.. i would cut them some slack. If not packed well.. they are just asking for problems then.

well a problem could be simply that you have an enclosed hood. i imagine the air gets rather stale after a while. an airstone sounds like a great idea to me. as for the windows and etc.. being recaulked.. most homes through normal use get quite a bit of air movement in my opinion. there are...

yes, that is an amazing story. program a game that has been around since the floppy days of computers but market it for the iphone. heck, as a kid i used to play the same game in school with paper and pencil. kudos to those who can make bank on such projects. just not very original.

i would have expected a high end controller to have a web interface already built into it that allows one to control and monitor from any web browser on any device. yawn.

most retail businesses mark up a product an easy 100%. i cannot imagine those pumps cost a lot to make once you ramp up production. A little circuit board with nothing special on it... a few dollars in quantity. wiring.. a dollar. metal case... a dollar at most. pump plastic parts... nickels...

i would rather plumb the tank properly for flow then to stick that monster in the tank.

that is not exactly true. if you have a router in your house and its WAN interface gets a public IP... yes, you can now reach your router from anywhere assuming no blocked ports by your ISP. Behind your router you more then likely use private IPs. Thus you have to setup some type of port...

One bit of advice is to make sure your ISP does not block you in various ways from reaching a "server" at home. For example, if your ISP hands you a 192.168.X.X IP address or any other in a private IP range... you are screwed. If you get a public IP and they block port 80 you are only slightly...

very nice! thanks for sharing the pictures. i always enjoy looking at other people's tanks.

thank you for the better information. as always your posts are informative and timely.