Recent content by minibowmatt

I didnt think true SW will freeze? wheres the chem majors?

I wouldnt. Have you ever taken a drink from the garden hose in the summer? Remember that taste? Thats what would be going in your tank..

LOL! Yeah that would be nice! I added about 75# of southdown yesterday, so I am looking at a blizzard for a while, but soon enough I will be stocking! I have waited this long, I am going to continue to move slow and set this up right :)

I know I havent been very active over hear this past summer, but I thought I should post this update, as I recieved a lot of help from this community when I was designing this last year: My 50G Glasscages Acrylic Inwall: Here is the newly finished room with the tank installed: Here is...

yeah, no fans. its a pendant, so Im hoping the 8-12" of airspace above the tank will be sufficient, plus the sump and all will be in the basement-- 59* all year round.. I painted it with several coats of a sandable primer, then Black laquer (spray). I will be giving it a gloss laquer(spray)...

I already traded the offending ballast away.. No worries anymore. I did try wrapping it in Lead and Steel wool, both didnt help.

Over the past few weeks I have been slowly building a MH/VHO pendant to use over my 50G when it gets set up. I wanted a dual 175 MH with dual Actinic T12 size bulbs. I played around with different design ideas, but I finally settled on a simple shape, with a fulle length/width parabolic...

thanx for the posts. I ended up switching out the ballast for a Magnetic. It was my last option. I tried everything, and the ballast was giving off too much RF...

the cases arent grounded yet.. that was a suggestion from another reefer too, so I will be doing that. I am also installing a grounding probe over the weekend.

thanx... any idea how to determine the wave size? i am already building a box lined with lead sheet to stop any of this type of radiation...

I recently got a Hanna PH monitor. After installation, I was getting readings 3-4 points below what my test kits showed. After consultation with Hanna tech's it was determined I was getting electrical noise from my E- ballast that ran my MH and CF lighting on the system. They asked me to send it...

I know Hindsight is 20/20 blah blah... I guess you could have kalked the aip...

Im building a canopy for a 40B right now, and I need to know the dimension of the plastic trip on the top of the tank. Mainly- how far does it hang down on the sides. I need to cut the canopy to cover that trim.. ya know? Help Asap is greatly appreciated... Thanx,

I took a couple new pics last night of my Minibow 7 nano reef. Tank Specs: AGA Minibow 7 13" CPR Aquafuge with MJ 600 and AC Skimmer mod and LOA lighting ( on 24/7) with 3#'s LR rubble, and Cheato MJ 404 and AC100 PH's for circulation 9-11#'s Fiji LR This tank is about 17months old and doing...

i hope he doesnt have a sailfin tang in anything less than a 70.... 8O