Jump to content

snowpunk

Members
  • Posts

    2,066
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    8

snowpunk last won the day on December 31 2010

snowpunk had the most liked content!

About snowpunk

  • Birthday 08/29/1983

core_pfieldgroups_99

  • Location
    Scappoose

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Not Telling

snowpunk's Achievements

Zoanthid

Zoanthid (10/15)

1.5k

Reputation

  1. make sure you address the issue. I had one explode from getting splashed. The bad part is I was at work and came home to find it much later. the light was still on and the outer glass was at the bottom of the tank. It killed off a fair amount of coral in my tank and all because I adjusted the korillia a little before I left. It was making a splash with one or two drops of water every few minutes and that was enough to do it. Be greatful you were home and the lights were off. make sure it can't happen again...
  2. Just to help this post out I thought I would offer my thoughts... I also own an '01 TT and have for 6 years. I bought it with 34K on the odometer and it will roll over 140K tomorrow. This is a car that has been by far, the most reliable car I've ever owned. I've NEVER had a breakdown and only ever replaced general wear items and a headlight switch. It is also a car I now plan on keeping forever because I fell in love with everything about it, and quite frankly, I can't bare to let it go. I hope whoever gets this car ends up having the same feeling about it. These cars are monsters in the snow(much better than my land Rover even) and corner like a dream. It's a total '3rd gear therapy' car. Little German Tanks I tell ya!!!
  3. yep, this is the stuff he does while he sleeps... I'll second that motion!
  4. go to ace and ask to look in the order catalog. They do have them but you need to find it in there to get the order code for them. believe me, your better off searching in the book for it then having them do it. I have 3 here somewhere but I couldn't find them. I ordered 6 from ace when I found them. Three for a build I did and three spare for my build later so I know they are out there and ace can get them... good luck
  5. do yourself a favor and get the bulk heads first. most are the same but some are not. Then order based off your measurement. give about 2mm leeway over the threads and not much more. the motion used when drilling will naturally make it a little larger then the bit size. More glass left=less chance of a leak
  6. I'm truly very sorry for your loss. I know exactly what you are going though. I lost my Grandpapa, who was more or less my second dad a little over a month ago at 81. He was the single greatest man I knew and it was a horrible feeling to have when it happened. It won't get easier, only more painful in concentrated moments. A song, or a smell sets it off for me and I am almost in tears no matter what. Be thankful you had the relationship you did, and also the time at the end that you did as well...
  7. little bump Yea I still have these things, totally forgot about them. I'm just looking to get them out of my garage for a decent price, make me an offer!!!
  8. There were a few(very few) that actually got a cloth insert with rubber coils stitched in. It was an option almost nobody put in. I'm searching high and low for a set... They are beautiful and rare. I figured yours were just standard leather since 98% are but i still had to ask. Car looks good btw! Good luck with the sale....
  9. you may not even know what I'm talking about but it's worth a shot. Are they full leather seats or sport cloth leather seats? Shot in the dark:)
  10. Let's get real for a minute... This sponsorship rule was set in place when everyone and their grandmother were ordering in bulk from somewhere (mostly wholesale) and selling out of their quarantine tanks, garages, and even their newly overcrowded display tanks. The ones who were legit (Garrett and others) have strived to meet these requirements, and the others have been driven out. A maintenance company shouldn't need a brick and mortar store or an online sales site. It simply isn't needed to run the business and be profitable. I would say it would probably hurt the business by paying to rent and maintain them. I'm not calling anyone out just generalizing here. As a whole, this forum in general gets so caught up on dictating over everything and over analyzing things that they miss the point. There is a business (that may or may not be legit(no disrespect just want to be PC) that wants to help and support our forum. With his sponsorship, he presents a unique problem with meeting the requirements due to his unique business model. It isn't that much trouble to amend the rule so it gives the forum leaders the ultimate say-so on these type of matters pending a review of the individual case. It sounds like this is a no brainer, and would keep it on a per case basis. So we can still keep the so called sponsors out that aren't in fact sponsors at all. Maybe you ask for some supporting paperwork to verify his legitimacy as a business and if it checks out to the forum leaders standards then he's in and if not the he's out... It sounds like you have a valid business and with that a valid reason for wanting to be a sponsor. That's not for me to decide but I think the leaders here are very competent and will get this right for you. Good luck
  11. I have a friend that may be interested in this sending pm now...
  12. as long as it wont fit in it's mouth it's reef safe...
  13. I've heard great things about the yellow corus but I love my melinarus to death. He took care of every little pest i ever saw. he has been the model citizen.
  14. It's really up to you but the reason you put one in is for the ability to clean and maintain the pump or to replace it. Most external pumps need some sort of periodic maintenance to keep them running optimally. You don't have to use one but it is really a good idea to do so. It won't restrict any flow an less you are reducing the pipe size for some reason. You shouldn't be doing this anyway. The only other option I see(and not a great one) is to put in a threaded bulkhead and whenever you need to remove the pump you would need to put a threaded plug in the bulkhead. This is still going to leave a fair amount of water in there for when the pump is removed. You try to put the ball valves as close to the pump ends as possible with unions so you can have very little water spillage. True union ball valves work the best for this and can be picked up for pretty cheap at Lowes now a days. Either way you have to at least put in a union so the pump can eventually be pulled off somehow...
×
×
  • Create New...