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John, thanks for that link….I couldn’t even find that. Unfortunately the shaft and impeller were pitched…and it looks like you don’t get the shaft with a new impeller. Looks like I’m buying a whole new powerhead. Crap!

Here is the fix….but it’s hard to see because it’s clear: It’s a half inch piece of acrylic that fits snug up to the edge of the insert of the top:

I like your thinking. :grin: Man’s Mantra #137: If it can’t be fixed with a hammer or duct tape, it can’t be fixed. :o It will be a bit more substantial than duct tape.

Design Flaw in ATO Reservoir My freshwater ATO reservoir is a DIY five gallon bucket with a five gallon water jug that sits on the top of the bucket. This gives me a total of ten gallons, but maintains the siphon point at the level of the five gallon bucket……below the level of my sump. It...

Just saw this on the noon news: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/12/video-shows-giant-chinese-shark-tank-exploding/ If the ABC video above doesn't work, try this one: http://www.itn.co.uk/World/64755/shark-filled-aquarium-explodes-in-chinese-shopping-centre

Am I just not looking in the right place? I can’t seem to find a replacement impeller for an older Koralia K1 powerhead. Anyone know where I could find one?

George, your poop box looks great! I was actually kicking around the same idea of a rectangular box that fit into the end part of the stand between the two legs. I probably spent the last year or so mulling over how to do this. I actually have all the acrylic, but was still thinking about...

Stray voltage.....check it with a VOM/Multimeter.

Steve, sorry to see this. This hobby is so cruel.

I replaced my original DIY skimmate control system (a fruit juice jug in a cut-down salt bucket that contained a float switch) with a new slimmer DIY container version. Here is the original old fruit juice jug: And here is the new one, which fits perfectly on the small section of the...

LOL….at first I didn’t get this (I don't get out much)...…searching quotes, I have a response: You know what Pretty Boy, I do want you to express yourself, okay. And you don’t need 37 pieces of flair to do it.

Brandon, your sluge jug will sell….I guarantee it! Really, how many people on this site have a 12 inch saw, tap and dies, and the tools to build this? I can only think of maybe three….and I’m guessing at what they have in their shop. You have your jug fairly priced and it will sell. For...

Thanks Taz! On another forum I was asked what the cost would be if I included the stuff I already had (4” pipe and the float switch.) Well 110V float switches with the amps to drive motors are pretty costly, so here’s a cost breakdown using a relay with float switch from Aquahub. The other...

A BIG +1 All this photon talk brought me back to the original Star Trek days. :p The photon is a photon comment needs a little tweaking. At a fixed wavelength, a photon is a photon. Realize that photons are produced at any and all wavelengths and that there is an inverse relationship...

I haven’t seen too many back-room filter systems for LFS’s, but this is the first that I’ve seen that has, what appears to be, a swimming pool sand filter as part of its system. Also looks like they’ve got a gigantic UV sterilizer there as well. Interesting! Thanks for sharing.

Greg, glad to see you’re still alive. I’ve missed you witty repartee. Hope you made out well with the little blow from Sandy.

PREFACE I currently collect my skimmate in a one gallon fruit juice container that sits in a cut-down five gallon salt bucket that contains a float switch to kill the skimmer if the fruit juice container overflows. Functional, but big and ugly. I looked into purchasing a commercial...

Drill....drill....drill! Drill a small hole towards the top of the sump to pass a tube out from the skimmer to the locker.

Now this is a serious DIY’er who installs his tank backwards so that he can show off his handy-craft over what is in his tank. :grin::grin::grin::grin::grin::o Very nicely done Brian. Well you know how critical I am…..my only comment, if I see this correctly, is that you...

It isn’t Festivus without it. To quote Father Festivus, "Festivus is not over until the head of the household is wrestled to the floor and pinned." Let’s Rumble!