Barelycuda

Maybe in a third world country. Cuda

As long as the receptacles or switches you are using have a clamp on the sides stranded wire will work. Usually these are referred to as spec grade devices not the inexpensive residential grade devices. There aren't any plugs or switches on the market that I am aware of that you can stab stranded wire into the back of. Do not try to wrap stranded wire around the screw on the side of the device. the strands will not compress correctly & will eventually cause a loose connection which is the worst thing you can have on a device. A loose connection will cause heat, which can turn to burnt wire insulation or fire. Cuda

Hello Rudy & Welcome. Where abouts do you live? Knowing your location may help us to put you in contact with more people in your area that may be able to help you out as you are setting up your tank. Cuda

Hello All, As some of you may know I am a licensed electrician. Being on the board of directors now I am going to try to be more of a resource to the club members. There always seems to be various questions reagarding electrical & I am hoping this thread can be used as a reference for anyone that sees the need. If you have any questions regarding circuits, loads, application, installation, feel free to fire your questions or comments off & I'll try to respond as quickly as possible. Cuda

Hey Jay, I like the electrical work... Cuda

Keith, Radiant ceiling heat is also referred to as ceiling cable heat. There are cables installed on the ceiling in a similar pattern to a heating element on a stove. Then a layer of either plaster or a thin layer of sheetrock is installed over the cables. The cables heat the items in the room & in turn the room warms up. It is the second most inneficient form of heat only better than baseboards. I know because I used to have ceiling heat in my house until I upgraded to a furnace & heat pump. Andy, why do you think that it would cost you $20k to upgrade. Is your house a two story? Cuda

Here is the shot of the carpet leather I got. It is doing awesome. About 6-7" across. Cuda

What races & classes of characters are you playing? What level is your character Fenmere?

I have 3 characters on 2 servers. Lvl 22 Tauren druid on Ysera, Lvl 5 Nightelf druid & Human warrior(my 5 year olds character) on Norgannon. I have been thinking about creating a new character (maybe a shaman) so I am game to start in another server. Cuda

All good here. House at 74, tank at 78, & the pool feels real nice. Cuda

Way cool picture Ron. They look just like the ones you gave me a frag of a couple months back. Cuda

Way cool blasto's. The frag that I got a couple of months ago has almost doubled the number of heads that were on it when I got it. Cuda

Nice tank andy. You have a great looking start. I think I have some of those ultra rare brown zoa's also. Cuda

You could also use a 4" filter sock. Then it would kill 2 birds with one stone. One for filtration & the second for noise reduction. Worked great on mine. Cuda

Got some more new stuff & changed the aquascaping so I thought I'd add to the thread. Cuda

Did you check the hoby store on 181st & glisan. Just across from the albertsons on the north side. Sorry I can't remember the name but they used to have a lot of airplane stuff. Cuda

That is a very nice looking sump. Nothing better than saying you built it yourself. Cuda

Yes, I just read through all of them and ordered a frag from keith. Cuda

I don't have a lot of exotic things in my tank yet but snapped this one tonight under the actincs & thought it was kind of cool. Cuda

I was taking a few pics of the tank tonight and thought these were kind of cool. I know there are a few zoanthid fans out there so here are a couple. Also a new shot of my tank since I haven't taken one in a while. Remember back about 4 months ago when there wasn't one piece of anything living except for some fish. Thanks to all that have donated to the tank.

Well we finally had our gaming weekend last weekend & it was great. A couple of guys flaked out on us at the last minute but that was o.k. The best part was being able to borrow a projector and playing games all weekend on a wall at 85". WAY COOL!!!! I also got hooked on a PC game which hasn't happened in a long time but World of Warcraft did it. My brother in law & I played for about 29 hrs straight. I attached a couple of pics. One is of a web site that I have been checking out lately (hehe) and a chat with someone about the site. ( I bet you could probably figure it out by the avatar.) Just had to share. Cuda

Here's a couple of updates on Baxter for you & Jake his big budy too. Cuda

Thanks Keith

I would like to change my avatar also. Does anyone know of a good site to choose some from.

I like having the POTM in its own forum like it used to be. Cuda