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Well I was ready to start building until I decided to greatly increase the scope of the project. Now I am waiting on my probes to ship from China. I also ordered some "U" channel aluminum to use as a heat sink. Even with shipping it was 25% of the cost of Home Depot. Waiting for a couple of...

Yeah!! My LEDs finally arrived from DX. Time to start building.

Re: 90g DIY LED w/ sunrise/sunset/moonlight/water monitor So the sunrise/sunset controller continues to expand. I just completed the circuits for the DIY pH, ORP and salitity meters. I orders several so I could monitor both the sump and maybe a holding tank of water for water changes. They...

Just incase anyone from SNJ is reading this, I recently used E&T Plastics in Mount Laurel for my Weld-on and Sump acrylic. They only charge you by the sheet and do not charge for cuts. They do not have the ability to clean the edge. I also used Everything Plastic in Philadelphia for some small...

A couple of pics from the past week: Two control circuit boards for 8 banks of LEDs: Microcontroller wires coming from SchmartBoard: One week later, the sump is much cleaner:

What model controller are you using?

The build continues. I received my Royal Blue LEDs, now I am just waiting for the white ones from DX. Advice for everyone do not order from them, their customer service is terrible, I guess you get what you pay for. I am also going to add a DIY pH meter and DIY salinity meter. I completed my...

Thanks and thanks foe the welcome. NJRC has been an amazing find. So active and all local. I see many other fellow 856ers on here. As for the heater I was hoping it has gotten better. If you look at the DIY section, I am building an LED system for my tank. I just decided to add a salinity and...

From what I have read and based on past experience, most of us do not trust the heaters in our tanks. I am just starting up again and my heater is about 10 years old so I am going to purchase a new one. Any suggestions? Have they gotten better? Currently I am just running a sump, which is in a...

So I was searching on craigslist and came across someone selling LR. I was not ready for it yet but could not pass on the price. The problem was that I had no where to put the rock. I had a sump, but it had no water in it. I also had a tank, but again, no water. So, it was time to connect the...

I an in the process of building one now. Just waiting for the LEDs to show up. I opened up a thread just for mine. http://www.njreefers.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=23455.0

To build the refugium, you will need the sizes of 1/2" acrylic: (4) 48" x 20" (Front, Back, Top and Bottom) (2) 19" x 20" (Left and Right) (1) 20" x 15" (Wall of Refugium/Bubble Trap) (1) 36" x 15" (Wall of Refugium) (2) 14" x 7" (Bubble Trap) The best tip I can provide is to make sure you...

The shims are used to ensure there is no gap between the two pieces. I recently built an 80 gallon sump. I would recommend you include a refugium and a bubble trap. Even if you do not use the refugium it will provide you with flexibility later. As for the tool, I would also include, something...

Mouser.com: $316.48 DigiKey.com: $99.42 circuitspecialists.com: $16.74 MPJA.com: $159.60 DealExtreme: $280.72 ETGTech.com: $374.40 Total: $1247.36 Two other things to consider, no need to run a chiller, less overall power consumption, bulbs should not need replacing in my lifetime.

Thanks. I started this about six months ago and new nothing about electrical circuits, so I am hoping for others to be able to use what I have developed without needing a PHD in Elec. Engineering. I have some pics, just not had a chance to get them off of the camera yet.

I could not find all of the emails with my oder information, but this list should have everything you need.I bought twice of everything so I could have a prototype and a functioning version. From MPJA.com: (8 ) 58V @ 1A - Item #15814 PS From DigiKey: (1) Temp Sensor - Item #LM34DZ-ND (8 )...

I have a similar post on Reef Central, but as a fellow 856er, I thought I would also post here. Currently I have a 90 gallon filled with air. It has moved 10 feet across the room to make space for my sump/refugium. But the delay has not been the tank or the sump, or convincing my wife that this...