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Let me try this answer and see if it's understandable. It's a 12 volt relay that turns on and off 120 volts. Think of it as a switch and the 12 volt side turns that 120 volt switch on and off. Hope that helps. And just to clarify from the other post, the 12 volts isn't there to run a...

Your off-the-shelf float switch is a reed switch (very very thin pieces of metal). You don't want to run 120 volts through these switches, not to mention having 120 volts submerged in your tank. That said, you can buy 120 volt switches, but you'll have to mortgage your house or sell your...

I'm using Kasa. I started with Kasa smart switches and decided to stay with Kasa smart plugs to use the same app. I'm happy with both switches and plugs. Just be aware you can max out your WiFi. I have wifi printers, computers, television fire stick, a couple smart switches, and when I got...

Mark, I've just switched to wifi timers and was about ready to pitch these mechanical timers. If you or anyone else wants these times, pickup in Sayreville....safe pickup by leaving on the porch.

RIP Dan. https://www.gatheringus.com/memorial/daniel-w-krips/6687

What you need is a dual system setup that has both a 3 - 5 gallon storage tank and a DI setup (that is not used for the drinking water). Here is an example diagram....note, not all filters are necessary. I would also use a "standard" canister type for my DI filter. So this is just an...

Mark, your pH can NOT be at 7. Has to be testing error. It's just impossible. In addition, you don't want to chase pH, and baking soda will simply raise your alkalinity, which is already high. If you truly had low pH.....maybe 7.7 or 7.8 (more realistic), that's when you try to reduce...

Also put up the outside lights....five minutes and done!

Put up the Christmas Tree tonight.....and it smells good too! Actually our tree this year is a Charlie Brown tree, with only the two of us being home. It's a small Norfolk Island Pine, and it will work just fine! Note Rockefeller, the owl, in the branches.

@Mark Shelly , maybe things have changed, but I still had a chill go down my spine when I saw this picture: Please go back and take a look at this thread: .JPG%22/>']Be careful!

Thank you @mickey , you just gave me a good laugh and deja vu moment about my 1974 Datsun 260Z (now called Nissan)...purchase brand new: It was a rust bucket within a couple years. I was later told by a good friend that on a hot summer night you could pull it into your garage, close the...

A little history: We had a local member (I believe his screen name was whitebird) who collected local snails….I believe nassarius snails. He also had quite a few zoa’s in his tank. What he noticed was that he would break out in a rash every time he put his hands in his tank when he wasn’t...

Air in the canister is not an issue....just as long you have some water at the bottom. You don't need to bleed the air out.

I have a custom five foot tank from Glass Cages and couldn't be happier. It was a fraction of what C2C wanted, including shipping. Realize they (Glass Cages), went through a management change and business model change a couple years ago, which addressed some of their shortcomings. Here it is...

I wish to be clear, the fish is still available if you can swear on a stack of bibles that you'd be able to pick it up from Paulie tonight. My interest is to save the blenny, and the last resort as far as picking it up. So if others are interested, please chime in....and you better be there...

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Here’s one of the issues with plumbing parts….is it schedule 40 or schedule 80. The difference is the pressure these fittings/pipes can take, and I’ve never understood the need for schedule 80 on fish tanks….yet people use this stuff. Anyway, schedule 40, which is still overkill for our...

The BRS ingredients and dosing calculator were based on Dr. Randy Holmes Farley recipe....the recipe I'm using. So nothing has changed. Believe me it's simply chemistry. ... And never, ever base a cookies taste on how it looks. :eek: Bet you can't eat just one!!! :shocked:

LOL, Judeo I had to look up "OG", but you are too kind. I'm just an old guy who's been at it for too long.

@Foxchase, please read the above link I posted. The recipe I use is from a well know chemist, Dr. Randy Holmes Farley....and HERE is his origin article on making the DIY solutions. You want to mix the baked baking soda with RO/DI water. The originally 2 1/4 cups of baking soda is mixed to...