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  1. Nickjr000

    Need some advice on a pump for my sump

    U can use ball valves on most pumps. Reeflo pumps actually run more efficient with a ball valve, As u turn the flow down they use less watts.
  2. Nickjr000

    Need some advice on a pump for my sump

    Bob is right , should of specified what side the ball valve should go. Always the outlet side. Also ricwilli is right the mags do run hot , but they are cheap. Also if your gonna use leds or t5 u can prob get away with the heat. With only a 1/2 drain line your not gonna get many gph. I think a...
  3. Nickjr000

    check these clams out from dr. mac...gorgeous!

    They are some nice clams. Serious clams for em though
  4. Nickjr000

    Need some advice on a pump for my sump

    Id prob use a mag 9.5 or a mag 12 and u can run somethin else off it 2. Ball valves r fine to use. Really have to know what size overflow/drain u have, so we can see how many gph u can flow through the tank.
  5. Nickjr000

    Wow! Chinese Fixture now $130

    I have 6 of these ( I have the first model thats 119- 1w leds ) over my 210. I can grow anything anywhere in the tank. I have the fixtures about 8" off the water. I started with 4- 400w MH then switched to these cause my electric bill was crazy. If u dont need a dimmable fixture then these are a...
  6. Nickjr000

    Is this Shrimp safe.....he seems to be going after my fish!

    They could eat very small fish, never happened with any of mine though. Not too common
  7. Nickjr000

    Will A Tunze ATO add too much Kalk at one time?

    Mt tunze is 5 yrs old and ive used it for the last 2- 2 1/2 yrs in my ato with kalk. I dont do nothin fancy. Fresh ro in container, cup og kalk, and the pump is suspended about foot off bottom. I try to never let the water level get to 3" from the pump. And i add some kalk every couple times i...
  8. Nickjr000

    Auto top off issue

    Exactly. u posted same time as me steamer
  9. Nickjr000

    Auto top off issue

    +1 if the outlet is above u should never get a siphon. If its close then make sure the top off water level in the barrel isnt above the outlet. once thats above it will siphon
  10. Nickjr000

    Locomotive Trains under water off Jersey shore!

    Yea i seen this on tv long time ago, interesting for sure Gota love local stuff
  11. Nickjr000

    Are Apple notebooks worth the money? Need opinion on buying a new one

    Wow, thank u for all the offers guys. Think were gonna do like peter said. Keep the new book for us and let the old one be the kids problem. I was thinking about going for a pc instead of a laptob, but we do bring it here n there and from room to room so were gonna stick with the laptop.
  12. Nickjr000

    SPS spacing

    Many roads u can take with this.some sps in my tank will actually grow right against each other with no problem at all. sometimes just the touching edge of one will die. Sometimes a lot of one will die off. Id let nature take its course. If one starts to die then break off as much as u can of it...
  13. Nickjr000

    Are Apple notebooks worth the money? Need opinion on buying a new one

    i know numbers arent the whole story. People that have macs seem to love them. Maybe its worth the extra cash to give one a try. The small screen Just kills me
  14. Nickjr000

    Are Apple notebooks worth the money? Need opinion on buying a new one

    Yea im not really too worried about the viruses. The only reason i got them is cause of our kids and their friends with all the downloads. Still numbers just stick in my head. Dell 8gb and 17+" screen for 700......................... Apple 4gb and 13" screen for 1199 The small screen just...
  15. Nickjr000

    Are Apple notebooks worth the money? Need opinion on buying a new one

    The wife does work stuff or it once in a blue moon, lots of web browsing, forums, itunes, and tons of pictures.
  16. Nickjr000

    Are Apple notebooks worth the money? Need opinion on buying a new one

    I dont know much about computers but just goin by numbers, the dell has 2x the memory and a way bigger screen
  17. Nickjr000

    Are Apple notebooks worth the money? Need opinion on buying a new one

    Wanted peoples opinions on the apple macbook pro's. Was thinking of getting one but of course money is an issue. I could only afford the base model. A dell like i have know blows it away numbers wise and is half the price. Then again the dell i have now did have to get cleaned of viruses twice...
  18. Nickjr000

    Browsers

    Always firefox, never an issue yet with it
  19. Nickjr000

    why is it so hard to find a honest jeweler.....

    Please...... " I pity the fool who dont eat my cereal !" is what I been saying all day, the wife is ready to kill me, keeps tellin me to go somewhere. HAAHAHAAHA...
  20. Nickjr000

    Accidental Chalice Fragging

    Ive fragged a few paul. Some pieces had no eyes and eventually eyes did pop up. U see them sold with 1 eye 2 eye etc cause thats where the money is. But u dont need a piece with an eye to frag.
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