Looking for equipment

[blanden.adam]

Hey guys, looking for a few more pieces of equipment for my 75 gallon build. Gonna be traveling out to the Rochester area in a couple of weeks or so to pick up a calcium reactor (thanks Gary), and figures as long as I was making the trip I should put out feelers to see if there's anything else I can pick up while I'm out there or along the way. So, if you have some spare equipment lying around, please let me buy your tank hand-me-downs! The stuff I still need is:

Return pump: Need about a mag7 or equivalent

Powerheads: looking something in the 1400 gph area that can be used on a wavemaker

Lights: Thus far I'm strongly on the DIY LED plan, but for the right price I could go with some used metal halides. It would have to be really good though, as it costs about $200 a year more just in electricity to run metal halides . Id also be interested to pick up any used components (heatsinks, dimmable constant current drivers, etc) as well.

Calcium Reactor accessories: CO2 tank, regulator, bubble counter, needle valve, solenoid, and pH controller

Controllers: Digital Aquatics ALC and SL1 or SL2 modules

Let me know!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I'll sweeten our deal and toss in a CO2 tank NO EXTRA CHARGE

 

[blanden.adam]

Wow, thanks so much! I really appreciate it!

 

[saltwaterpicaso]

i have a skimmer if you need one

 

[blanden.adam]

i have a skimmer if you need one

I think I'm OK in the skimmer department. My SWC 120 certainly isn't overkill, but should handle the waste from the bio-load I plan to keep.

 

[Gravesj1s]

If your looking at the Digital Aqutics for PH control on that Ca. Reactor ,I'd look at another product,get some first hand feedback from people that have used them before making a purchase.
Ime, Ive used both the SL1 & Sl2 and find to many faults with reliability- issues when it comes to probes regardless of whitch ph probe you purchase.There are others here that may or maynot speak up in this thread who have the same issues with D.A. products.I go through on average 4 PH probes a year and that seems to be not uncommon from others experiences that I personally know. There are much cheaper controllers out there that dont appear to have the same issue.

-Steve

 

[blanden.adam]

Thanks for the input. I was planning to use a dedicated controller for the reactor, and use the sl1 or 2 as a monitor/failsafe for aquarium pH either to high (from kalk) or too low (from the Ca reactor). In your experience with the SL1 and SL2, would it be reasonable for this application?

 

[Gravesj1s]

Sounds like a fine plan to me.

-Steve

 

[terry4505]

Ygpm

 

[ReeferSteve78]

i have a skimmer if you need one

If you dont mind me asking Picaso what type of skimmer is it I may be interested in it thanks