Search results

  1. biggdriver

    HEY BANG!!! does this look about right??

    Hi guys I have read the whole thread and wow. Just a few questions I have. First I would like to raise Rots not for clowns but for my corals, and mandarins etc. Down the road maybe for clowns but not now. I am ok buying rotifer egg cultures, hatching them out and just feeding them roti rich...
  2. biggdriver

    t5's best of, brand and mixes!!

    Come on there must be some t5 users out there that can post some pics along with bulb info. Please! I really want to get the colors to pop with a slight purple-ish coloring. Saw someone on here a while back that had an awesome combo but he never replied to what bulbs he was using. Think it was...
  3. biggdriver

    t5's best of, brand and mixes!!

    A lot of you have been using t5 bulbs now and I would like to see the best brands and actinic/mixes to get the best colors. Pictures are a must along with bulb brands and kelvin ratings etc. There are some awesom looking mixes out there and it would help me choose which bulbs to go with. Thanks
  4. biggdriver

    kodak 650

    Just got the new Kodak 850 looks on the same format as an SLR and has a 12x zoom. This one takes a lot better pics than the 650 which had a 10x zoom. I took that one back because the pics when zoomed were blurry. This one was around 299.00 at Walmart. Great camera for the price.
  5. biggdriver

    Berlin Skimmer Venturi upgrade?

    Just found out I have no venturi ...I have the Berlin Turbo XL..It uses an airline..Any suggestions on cleaning the darn thing....The manufacturer recommended soaking it in vinegar water....and changing the airline...Anyone got a good suggestion?
  6. biggdriver

    Ever used a Sea Swirl?

    Had mine for abouta year now and I love it...WOrks awesome...Definitely recommended...
  7. biggdriver

    Berlin Skimmer Venturi upgrade?

    could you please tell me how to clean the venturi out.??It has been in use almost a year now and I don't remember seeing info on that in the manual..I do clean out the tubes and the cup quite often.Thanks I also heard that when you do the upgrade to the Kent Venturi a larger pump would help...
  8. biggdriver

    BERLIN TURBO SKIMMER

    could you tell me where to find a replacement venturi and how to replace it..Mine sucks right now...
  9. biggdriver

    Berlin Skimmer Venturi upgrade?

    I have a Red Sea Berlin Turbo Skimmer and have heard about a venturi upgrade for it...How do I get one and How hard is it to convert..It doesn't do much right now as far as collecting junk goes..Thanks
  10. biggdriver

    PICS

    What do you use for lights on your refugium...My razor calerpa was doing well and now it seems to be losing it's brightness and slowly depleting..I have just used a lights of america 150watt regular socket pc twist bulb..Like the ones you replace your normal bulbs with..Was about 10...
  11. biggdriver

    how many of yous guys use deep sand beds?

    Have a 6-7 inch dsb with the top 2 inches Fiji Live sand and the bottom 5 pink samoa sand..Also have about 5 inches deep in the refugium with the only flow coming into it from the output of my skimmer. Tank has only been up about 4 months now but I feed heavily according to some..At least once...
  12. biggdriver

    calcium and alk problems.....experts help please

    I have been adding kalk about 2 months after setup and then when the alk and cacium levels were checked they were fine, 4 and 440 respectively..Can the little bit of settlement accumulated in the bottom cause the overall decline over the long run
  13. biggdriver

    calcium and alk problems.....experts help please

    I also am utilizing a dsb of about 6 inches with the top 2 inches live fiji sand. the other is pink samoa sand..Thanks
  14. biggdriver

    calcium and alk problems.....experts help please

    I have a 65 gallon 110lbs fiji/tonga lr with 50%corralline alge coverage, no corals, 3 shrimp, a dozen snails, dozen hermits, orange star, overflow with sea swirl about 800gph flow. 30 gallon sump/refugium with red sea berlin skimmer..water is about 80degress, no phosphates, nitrites or...
  15. biggdriver

    forked plumbing?

    One problem I had with trying to split it is alot of gurgling noise. The water was getting split and slowed down by the fork..Much more flow to just put a bigger tube on it and let it run direct
  16. biggdriver

    Rio Pumps Suck!!

    I heard from a distributor that the rio 2500's and down have had a few problems..My rio 3100 though I have had no problems with BUt I will replace it just in case..Heard of oil spills when they go out..
  17. biggdriver

    RO Help New to salt

    If you are going to buy one buy a RO/DI the extra de-ionization cart is well worth it and won't cost much more..It takes out about99.9% of impurities without the DI about 93%..The DI water thought can't be used for drinking as that it has a bad taste..I have the Kent RO/DI 24gpd and it works...
  18. biggdriver

    cpr overflows..Adrian you out there?

    A while back I bought a cpr overflow and you said in a post you like them and don't have them hooked up to the rio like they recommend..I want to unhook my rio because of all the microbubbles it's putting into my system..How do you have your's hooked up?
  19. biggdriver

    Picture: What kind of leather might this be?

    Don't have my book but kind of looks like what they call Devil's hand ?? If I get time I will look it up for you
  20. biggdriver

    aquacultured rock

    I would like to order about 100lbs of live rock. but would also like some of it to be aquacultured. Anyone here get any from Tampa Bay Saltwater? They have a website and the rock looks like it has lots of growth but all the pieces look uniform and there doesn't seem to be a large variation of...
Top