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Interesting thread. I guess I will get rid of mine instead of migrating them to my 15g setup. By the way, for what it is worth... i've had about 15-20 scattered over this single rock for 1 1/2 to 2 years now and I have not seen any new polyps. It could be that my tank is not great for them...

Russ, Thanks for the write-up. So, in reference to forcing more water into the membrane.. I know that temperature matters, but there is probably some pressure loss while it goes through the water softener --> pre-filter --> 5 micron carbon --> 1 micron carbon --> membrane. Given your...

+1 they are harmless and actually fun to watch.

I think you make a valid point with the UL certification, but I'm not sure you will find many, if any, Chinese fixtures that are UL certified. Also, any DIY fixture would also not be UL certified.. So, pretty much anything within monitary reach is not UL. So, I guess the better question is...

The price definitely seems low/good on the surface, but when I've been looking at a DIY kit it seems like some people are recommending more actinics, often called Royal Blue in the LED industry, than your whiter spectrums for optimal coral growth. I'm still trying to figure out what LEDs to...

I really can't see from the pictures, but it's ALL over my tank - including the walls. From my experience, it grows in mats and just expands and expands for as long as it has some type of object to grow on. It grows over my calpura (no kidding..), rocks, tubes, glass, overflows. About the...

that guy is awesome looking.

Thanks guys! I know that long term GFO and EcoBAK should not be run, but on reefcentral the main thread talked about running it for awhile till the 3-4 week break-in period is over. I also picked up the 16oz bottle of Microe-lift special blend as recommended to kickstart the process. But...

Hi guys, I just put together my first reactor, the BRS Dual Reactor, and I placed ECOBAK in the first chamber and GFO in the 2nd. Eventually, carbon will go in the first and the ECOBAK in the 2nd. Anyway, the input and output lines are really short and I needed to put the MJ-1200 at full blast...

That's the same type I had in my tank before moved onto better (?) things. I guess I had the wrong type of algae because there was plenty for him to eat - or maybe he died from munching on caupora because he sampled, not ate, a lot of it. I didnt' realize it was dead for a few days after ...

It's quite possible that I have a nitrate problem as I have not tested, but I have some inverts in that nightmare of a tank. That shot is from my abandoned tank, as the battle is lost, as I prep the 15g to move most things over. The water is clear once you get past the glass algae. The 15G...

How big is the beast.. eh Hare? I am considering getting added to the list if it's a smaller one .. the last one I had died with plenty of algae to eat. This time I am looking for only HA clean-up on the smaller tank. Maybe he ate himself to death?

Yeah, it's basically a professional looking shell - it's like buying a computer case that comes with the power supply vs one that does not. The ones that do not would be your normal heatsink setup. For me, I mostly found slabs of aluminum as heatsinks for use with DIY and that's fine, but it...

I'm guessing that you just had the led's pasted to an aluminum heatsink exposed? From what I have read, it seems like growth is dependent on how you mix and match the LED types (royal blue vs bright white vs violet vs white etc..) So, for those that are running them.. how does the heat...

I know.. that's the theory behind them, but stuff happens and not all parts are equal. Btw, these were all in candle style light fixtures, so the base was down and pointing the light up, so I guess heat is possible given the heatsink positioning. But, since they sit 2 1/2 feet from the...

Thanks for posting. I have been on the fence to buy a setup for a DIY project for the 15g.. just seems like overkill given my T5's, but I am tired of buying bulbs and it keep hearing stories of folks going back to T5's with added in LEDs. Have they fixed the problem with LED's dimming over a...

also.. i'm not sure how worth it the system is since the battery is probably dead. Anyway, it will probably take some effort. You could also try a few other methods. - boot off of one of bart's floppies - http://www.nu2.nu/bootdisk/ do a network boot to connect to another machine that is...

what type of thinkpad? It should say like T21.. T50... etc. Anything with a Pentium M processor, or greater, should support USB CD boot, but it might be listed as removable device vs HD or CDROM since they usually consider CDROM to the IDE (now SATA) rom vs a USB device. Some of those older...

Yeah, I can agree with that statement about pricing. However, for better or worse, it has been like that since he opened up. I remember when we had our first GP there he was just opening up shop (maybe 2-3 years ago) and it was tough getting prices for stuff since only one guy knew. Then when...

Even though that kickstart project is NOT going to make the funding goals, they are somehow going ahead with production at the price mentioned for those that join-in by April 1st. I just received an email from them a few minutes ago. I just figured I would throw it out there to anyone that was...