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I'm a huge fan of pine for its looks and how easy it is to work with. I made my canopy out of oak and teak just because I had some, but I probably...
I pretty much followed this: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=807988&perpage=25&pagenumber=1 I used the 3:1 Salt:Cement...
Thanks! It is all for the children........Err, mostly for the children....
What I am seeing so far: PH is starting to drop; going to have to start adjusting it or find a buffer Ammonia levels have dropped to 0ppm (I'm going...
Ok here is the next endeavor. I'm going to try growing a bacteria starter. I got a sample of water squeezed out of a bag of carbon from the local...
Thanks for the reply, Dr. Tim. I think I follow... Sort of; its been a long time since microbiology. So lets see if I get this right. The nitrifying...
Thanks for the quick reply! I'm not super concerned about prolonging it, I am really patient, my main idea was to get a larger, healthier, more...
I was just reading this article: Nitrifying Bacteria Facts and thought of a question that I wasn't able to find searching around on the forums....
I finally plopped down the cash and bought a bunch of stuff: Prime Test Kits (Nirtite, Nitrate, Phosphate, PH, Ammonia) Net Thermometer Hydrometer...
Here are some pictures: Protein skimmer; I just picked up some tubing and limewood airstones today. Tested it out and it seems to work great. Guess...
Unfortunately, I'm not going to have room for a sump. I'm just going to go with HOB skimmer and live rock. I really appreciate the offer of the...
Ill get some more picture up later, but here is my progress. Florescent lights - Totally set up and working, need to do some wire management LED...
Very cool!
I've decided since I probably wont even be ready for fish until August that each of my classes is going to choose a fish (making sure it is...
Thanks! The ballast is for 4 - T8 bulbs and my brother is a big electronics guy so he is going to wire up some 5W Luxeon Star LED's to augment that....
Yeah I thought about getting them distracted, but it will be worth it. 6th graders are allowed to be distracted in school. I am thinking fish with...
First post! Anyway, on a whim I bought a leaky 55 gallon tank from a thrift store. I have never had a fish tank before, but I thought it would be...
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