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  1. gabe_j

    Lighting Show Success!

    Thanks to everyone that helped organize today's lighting workshop its was a good sized turn out! Its always good to see everyone, answer questions, and just hang out in general. If I didn't get a chance to get back to anyone while going over LED questions, I apologize, I didn't think I'd get...
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    avatar?

    why can't i find the setting to change my avatar from nothing to awesome? lol hints, tips, tricks are all welcome.
  3. gabe_j

    now with true violet leds!

    i've been playing around with leds and started incorporating different colors like true violet from led group buy. here's what i've got going on so far. in the very near future i'll be pulling off some multi color fixtures to maximize the color rendition, all the LED's are going to be provided...
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    calling all the engineer types.

    ok so i need to verify my work. as my inhouse engineers aren't well "in" at the moment. i've got a 14' jib crane 10 feet off the ground under the boom. my max load is 500 lbs and the base of the crane is 24" with a 1'9" bolt circle using 3/4" redhead anchor bolts. each bolt as a pullout force...
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    you ever heard about hydrogen peroxide dosing?

    alright, so all this talk of hydrogen peroxide clearing up gha (on a different forum) has got me trying something drastic. as mentioned in a prior thread everyone always say thing like oh you got gha? it must be a water quality issue. but despite doing everything within my power aside from a...
  6. gabe_j

    day time collecting?

    hey guys i'm going outta town this coming week end but would like to take my daughter and wife out to galveston to play on the beach. but if theres some where safe for a 5 year old to look for live stuff that would be really cool. i don't really want to get any sargasum anglers, but some shrimps...
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    diy leds??? any input from folks in the know

    ok so after some debating i'm strongly leaning towards leds. now my problem lies in how many i'll need... should i go for the 24count retro kit or the 36? from rapid led. is 50/50 a good mix or will the whites overpower the blues significantly? i'd like the 20K look if that was possible from a...
  8. gabe_j

    new lighting options. discuss

    ok so i started reefing with T5's then went to a bigger tank and converted over to MH i started off with a 150 radium 20k over a 40 br. then up'd it to a 250 14k hamilton, but its warming up outside, here in texas anyways. and since my wife started complaining its too warm in the apt. i decided...
  9. gabe_j

    Coolest statement ever.

    April J. we have a fb page douche. bamf aquatics, i would think as a BFF you would support me in my coral adventures...there you can see all my coral pics i post and cry beacuse its the most beautiful thing you have ever seen. you wont be the first and you DEF. wont be the last! that is in...
  10. gabe_j

    RIP carpenter flasher wrasse

    so we go get some live rock and a sick acro echinata with with an acro crab and all. my wife and i are setting up the new rock in the DT. and come to find out this morning my carpenter flasher wrasee is dead on the rock, apparently while adding and scaping all the new lr we must have smashed the...
  11. gabe_j

    PIF gabe's ultra LE lavender acans

    They're not really ultra or LE or rare for that matter but I'm going to give away a few frags ive already got a few people on the list. They are Horseystripe Rgh69 Scott tmgrash As everyone knows who's been keeping up with out PIF project we are rolling out. We seen the issue come up before but...
  12. gabe_j

    more fish...

    ok so i've got a 40 breeder and 2 clowns, a sexy shrimp and a couple emerald hermits. and i want more fish, i'm just not sure what i really want i've thought about a wrasse but i don't really want to cover my tank if i don't have to. so any ideas folks. please discus. k thanks.
  13. gabe_j

    fishing for ideas moding my t5 lights.

    ok so after a mishap with my ada tank (chipped corner who knows wtf happened but it chipped) i was rather forced into droping everything into a 40breeder i had. so after realizing i didn't have enough light pumping out of a 2x24 t5 set up to light 1/2 the tank. i looked locally for some deals...
  14. gabe_j

    inland dfs-100 BANDSAW

    by far the best way to cut corals! omg i'm just excited cuz my wife got it for my for my birthday and i knew you folks would get my excitement! anyways i'm now fragging right!
  15. gabe_j

    ADA 60-F / 8.75 gallons

    just join this forum and figured i'd go ahead and post some photos of my tank. along with some stats Tank ADA 60-F 8.75 gallons gross volume 7.75 mabe 8 net Filtration 10 lbs of Lr Oceanic protein skimmer (i know they suck but i didn't want to go with total overkill. and paired with an air...
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