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  1. jlem

    not sure whats wrong

    Originally posted by Jackman I I feed my fish flake food and Brime shrimp do I soak that in garlic? and if so for how long? Jackman Brine shrimp is very unnutritious for fish. Get some Selcon and a jar of finely minced garlic. Mix it up with you flake food and brine shrimp. Let the food...
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    Go Pistons!

    Originally posted by 007 I have to admit that these are two very well matched teams. They are exciting games to watch. Exiting to watch is very true but not because they are evenly matched. Exiting to watch because the Lakers are no where near the team talent of the Pistons and I love to...
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    my stock is rising

    i called my broker and am having him check it out. It's all about having a seller who will sell to the buyer. Just because you place a buy does not mean that you automatically buy the stock. it is not a very up and down stock that is not bought and sold much.
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    Dec 23, 2012

    Originally posted by aarone im sure they think you are stupid for misspelling their cultural name I bett they are swarming the boards right now:notsure: :rolleyes: :thinking:
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    Glass or Acrylic

    If you have problems seeing clearly through glass then there is something seriously wrong with your tank or the glass it was made out of.
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    my stock is rising

    Originally posted by aarone [BI just heard they are going to be merging with two other c ompanies... one is a gold miner whose stock is at 40 bucks a share right now.... soo i will be rich... [/B] If they merge they will probably just do a reverse split on the cmkx stock so even though your...
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    Lighting requirements???

    Originally posted by CorbettB I now have a 48 inch 10,000 with a 48 inch actinic but I get mixed answers on whether this is enough lighting and I don't want to pay the big $$$ for live rock only to have it die off due to bad lighting (like I said, I'm cheap...) Live rock will do fine with...
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    Da' basicx

    Either a 2-96 watt retro with daylight bulbs or a 2-110 watt VHO retro kit with daylight bulbs. Then get a 2-40 watt retro kit and run actinics. Total cost should be around $200.00 shipped. You will be able to keep just about everything but probaly clams and some of the really high light corals.
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    full frontal pics

    Here it is a year later. Filtration is a Seaclone 150. I added two good size pieces of aragocret rock about 6 months ago to beef the landscape up.
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    full frontal pics

    I built this stand and canopy a year ago and moved my 90 gallon reef into this setup.
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    Da' basicx

    One thing about Salt water is to remember that if it is not broke then why fix it. Besides lights you need nothing more for a reef. My 125 gallon reef has a Seaclone 150 and that is it. I have no sump or refugium or nothing. My system works great for my tank, but may not work for somebody...
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    building a canopy/ step by step

    Besides some finishng sanding I am done. Total time has been about 2 and half hours and another half an hour of sanding and the canopy will be good to go. I hope this thread helps some people out. I have built all different sizes using the same basic idea. Adding trim is easy to do and is a...
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    building a canopy/ step by step

    I used filled for any big gouges and nail, or screw holes. This stuff works awesome and is only like 2 bucks. Once sanded down you can't even tell. they have lots of different colors. You can sand it in about fifteen minutes. I use a cheap puddy knife to smooth it out.
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    building a canopy/ step by step

    I attached the doors to the front so that their is equal overlap around the door holes. Mkae sure to press down on the hinges before attaching them to see where the door will sit once it is attached.
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    building a canopy/ step by step

    I measued equally on each end of the door so my hinges would match and attached the hinges. Because Pine is a soft wood be careful not to strip the screws. i sanded the doors at this time because it is easier than after the hinges are attached.
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    building a canopy/ step by step

    Here it with the doors cut out. I did a quick sanding around the holes because it is easier to sand the door holes when the doors are off. if you chose not to cut out door holes and go without doors then all you would do is sand it down really good, attach a knob on the lid and stain.
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    building a canopy/ step by step

    Now I measured equal distances from the sides and the top and bottum and marked where I will cut the door holes out with a square. The holes are 8 1/2 inches by 17 inches. The doors are 9 1/4 inches by 18 inches and will cover the holes completely. I drilled holes in the corners for the jig...
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    building a canopy/ step by step

    The doors I just clamped to the table and routered as much as I could and then turned the repositioned the doors and finished. Doors and sides are definately easier to router on the router table but I did not want to have set the table up for two doors.
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    building a canopy/ step by step

    Next I routered the edges with a round over bit. I used to do this on my router table but found it easier to do it like this. If I was using Oak then I would have used the table, but since all pine warps a little bit it is easier to do it like this rather than on a router table.
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    building a canopy/ step by step

    Next I attached the top to the back cross support with hinges. This could easily be done last but I did it now.
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