Recent content by TheMadNucleus

Hey Kevin, Cool - antoher familiar face and thanks for the Welcome Back. Also right back at ya' on the posts :-) Chat soon. Tom

Thx Bearfan and Fruitbat. Good thing is Tanks never looked better. One sad thing though - I bought a BlueDolphin pump for my 125 - way too noisy :( and adds way too much heat.

Hi All, I've been off this forum for a long time, Don't think I was particularly missed, but nonetheless, I recall some good times here and thought I'd drop back in and say Hi. I see lots of familiar faces - but one surprise I see is it seems FishFreak has a new addition to his family - if...

I recently noticed that a few filter manufactures use brass fittings which come in contact with the marine water of aquariums (Rainbow Lifegard, ocean clear, nu-clear). These are fittings which attach the filtration system to a pressure guage. Anyone have any info on the effect of brass on...

Pomme, That Deltec site is a great - love their pumps - I'm going to contact the Florida U.S. Dealer tomorrow about them. Hope they can be imported with US plimbing sizes. Thanks

Also consder that the rock and sand take up volume thereby displacing some water. The rock density/weight is only slightly greater than the water that it is displacing. So for example, if your 60lbs of rock and 25lbs of sand (85lbs) displaces, let's say, 8 gallons of water (just an educated...

Hi Jprox, On the experiment thing - yeah I knew you were joking - I was joking back :-) Yeah - my new difuser works really good - the only problem is that that stuff is hard to cut - be careful with it. Caio Tom

Jprox - did you see my earlier post - let me reiterate one point and add a new one I just tested: 1.) Check the LED condoms site on my earlier post. From what I've heard, these are excellent diffusers that just snap ontop of the LED. 2.) This afternoons project: I used a 1/2" PVC endcap...

Check the Ocean Clears and Nu-Clears - Depending on the media - these will most definitely polish your water. You will not need Diatom. If your canisters are properly loaded you will not need any additional polishing, however, on my system I have an empty canister that I use when I want to...

Ahhhh - perfect example of calcium precipatation - only get to see this once in awhile.

Hey Jprox, Cjeck this site out for 4000 mcd blues, 6000 mcd greens and also 12,000 mcd whites - really cheap, shipped fast and the "company" (I think it's really someones basement :-) ) seems really reliable: http://www.lsdiodes.com/ Also: What I did to diffuse the light, was cut a 1" piece...

Looks cool Jim - wouldn't expect any less of you :-) Photos are real nice to. D$%^, I've got to get a new Digital camera - well - next big purchase. Man, this hobby involves everything :-)

Mrs. Peels - The link worked ok for me - but that is not only a sump but a complete Wet/dry system. Is this what you are looking for? It is a fine design if that is the type of system you want (wet/dry) - if yo are just interested in a Sump as a delivery system for an Overflow input then this is...

Thx TankGirl, I too use that XP3 and love it - and I agree - there is no such thing as overkill on filtration, especially if you care about your little critters. If you have any questions on the Sump concept please feel free to ask away - I've done this in a few tanks one of which was a 125...

Oops - was writing at the same time as you Menagerie :-) Thx for the reference. :-)