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meter can be bought with extended warranty. yep take a $300 deposit and whoever is borrowing it is responsible for insured shipping both directions if it cannot be picked up.
if meter is returned broken then cost for return or repair comes out of the deposit.
I volunteer as a trustee in my...
all these stores rent par meters so the argument that it breaks when lent out doesn't really jive. I think it's a great idea to use one when setting up your tank to make sure you have your lights at the right height and understand the coverage areas in your tank. I agree that using it long term...
try for 350 at the top of your tank down to like 100-150 at the bottom. place all corals at bottom of tank and slowly (over the course of weeks not days begin to move them up as appropriate)
I think it depends what you want to grow. if I'm not mistaken sps should be 350 and lower numbers for lps and softies.
I wish the club would buy a par meter for members to borrow!
this is the pantry I've been given permission to take over. basically because I'm building a new kitchen on the other side of the house and it be a very far walk to get over here for a can of beans.
and I'm thinking that a stand made from steel could be the solution to carry the weight of the...
yeah will go with goodair's advice and get that ph neutralizer. i'm going to buttress the top and bottom of stand with 3/4 or 15/16 ply (glued and screwed!) and insert 2x6 and 2x4 corners up and down behind original supports. and then on the bottom, i'll have 2x6 ground contact legs going...
yeah I think they are diamond bits. not sure about a link I just went there. there might be a kit at Walmart too but I can say the dremmel brand kit at home Depot is very good and a huge step up from the kit that comes with the Walmart Dremel style too
going to start painting the room tomorrow but the stand is really full of salt. we started cleaning it and I'm worried about painting it. what should I use to really get the salt out or at least get the surface ready for painting.
I'm thinking denatured alcohol?
I'll have to replace that inner...
yeah those suction cups from harbor frieght were good. they are like the dual suction cup handles. only thing is make sure you bring some windex and paper towels to clean the surfaces, we did get a little slip when the surface wasnt prepped but i had it doubled up for saftey.
unfortunately...
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recently put a squamosa clam in my tank and it looks like hes got aiptasia growing on the shell and possibly inside. i found one of these guys growing in a dead coral, pulled the rock, broke off the coral and thought i was clear. now i see more, which could be unrelated- could have come one the...