SeanT 's 300 gallon Cube-esque project.
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, of the differences in gray between this and SCH 80 PVC.
sherm71tank
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I would go with a standard chop saw
http://www.factoryauthorizedoutlet.com/\dewalt\products\D28715.asp
or something like this that you can use on a saw you already have.
http://www.diamond-blades.com/blades_category.asp?products=8&blades=Stone_Blades
http://www.factoryauthorizedoutlet.com/\dewalt\products\D28715.asp
or something like this that you can use on a saw you already have.
http://www.diamond-blades.com/blades_category.asp?products=8&blades=Stone_Blades
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sherm71tank
Premium Member
Haul them down to a machine shop and use their giant band saw?
SeanT
Premium Member
Funny little story, to you, not me at the time.
Getting a bit funnier now though.
I have been taking rock out of the right side and middle of the tank and putting it in the "cooking" tub after giving them a good dunking and swishing.
I also put the large plate rocks in from BRS to clean them up.
All my frags are on the bottom of the tank and I put my PVC/eggcrate rack in to hold them.
I am taking them off the bottom one at a time, everthing is going fine.
I have most of the corals on the back half of the rack to make sure I have enough room, ya know, like filling a bus, you seat the back first.
All the weight of the corals are on the back, so what happens?
The front half of the Starboard, which has been down there for about 3-4 years (I forget) starts to float up.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
Since the front half floats up, as it rises it pulls the back half forward.
This lets the back of the racks legs slide BEHIND the back half or the Starboard.
Not really a hard fix right?
Lift rack, slide Starboard down and back, set rack on top, evenly distribute corals for weighing down.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
This whole action happened in LESS than 5 minutes.
LESS THAN 5 MINUTES!
Who would have thought that 6 Astrea & Trochus snails could have booked balls that fast to the center of the now floating Starboard?
They did and my plan of putting it down easily is boned.
So, I had to pull 2 of the racks legs off and slide the Starboard out...dripping everywhere.
Two quick observations:
1. My damn snails are fast, I should race them against other reefers' snails for money!
2. After that many years underneath my Starboard did NOT have that much detritus under it at all, only 2-3 small nickel sized spots.
But since it did kick up I might as well do a water change.
I took some pics but my wife left with the camera...she is notorious for formatting the memory card.
Getting a bit funnier now though.
I have been taking rock out of the right side and middle of the tank and putting it in the "cooking" tub after giving them a good dunking and swishing.
I also put the large plate rocks in from BRS to clean them up.
All my frags are on the bottom of the tank and I put my PVC/eggcrate rack in to hold them.
I am taking them off the bottom one at a time, everthing is going fine.
I have most of the corals on the back half of the rack to make sure I have enough room, ya know, like filling a bus, you seat the back first.
All the weight of the corals are on the back, so what happens?
The front half of the Starboard, which has been down there for about 3-4 years (I forget) starts to float up.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
Since the front half floats up, as it rises it pulls the back half forward.
This lets the back of the racks legs slide BEHIND the back half or the Starboard.
Not really a hard fix right?
Lift rack, slide Starboard down and back, set rack on top, evenly distribute corals for weighing down.
BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
This whole action happened in LESS than 5 minutes.
LESS THAN 5 MINUTES!
Who would have thought that 6 Astrea & Trochus snails could have booked balls that fast to the center of the now floating Starboard?
They did and my plan of putting it down easily is boned.
So, I had to pull 2 of the racks legs off and slide the Starboard out...dripping everywhere.
Two quick observations:
1. My damn snails are fast, I should race them against other reefers' snails for money!
2. After that many years underneath my Starboard did NOT have that much detritus under it at all, only 2-3 small nickel sized spots.
But since it did kick up I might as well do a water change.
I took some pics but my wife left with the camera...she is notorious for formatting the memory card.
sherm71tank
Premium Member
Be thankful your wife knows how to format a memory card? Mine doesn't know what "format" is!
Ed Reef
New member
You have an option of ProfiLuxSimu-L Stick or ProfiLux Simu LED Sunrise-set/Moon/Storm Spot.
The brightness is the same, the spot gives a more diectional light path, which is good for simulating things like moon intensity more in one area and then fading across the tank.
The stick gives a more generic all over coverage.
Here is some video you can watch....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H2bTRnKskU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L9s-wfjleA
I have not used it and still thinking if I should order it in the future as it looks really cool....
Hope that helps....Cheers
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