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I use Kessil A series mounting arm for my tank at show.

I modded the fixture to be able to hang with the kessil arm.

Kessil mounting arm is adjustable height and adjustable front to back to center the fixture.

It is another option that readily available with some modification.

IME, hybrid may not be necessary anymore if using LED fixture 2 years old till current.

In the past T5 supplementation used for more coloration and avoiding shadow effect and growth because not enough royal blue in the fixture.

Most of uptodate LED Fixture design consist of enough royal blue, more so compare to the older unit so T5 supplementation no longer needed.

For aesthetic purpose adding T5 will be a great enhancement.

John, what is the distance of light fixture to water surface?  Some people may hang the light fixture higher for more coverage with less par

For sps grower 1 Reefi per 12" -18" apart will be awesome 

22 minutes ago, markvo said:

Very good information Rudy. Do you have a link to the previous "nutrients" posting?

https://www.facebook.com/michael.paletta.50

The discussion is on his personal facebook page, there is a good video Q&A about nutrients and elements in his profile page

Mike Palleta is a great friend for many years.

In this series of research and discussion he will discus the role of major & minor elements, lighting, and additives to grow

coral with vivid coloration.

Lighting is critical part of aquarium equipment.

The trade off is may be corals that could not grow well or dying if you don't have proper lighting set up. 

You could loose corals and end up costing more for not having proper lighting.

If you know your budget try to get the best bang for the money and adding more later on.

Buying the same brand and adding more unit is the best way of doing it, make a plan to complete within 6 months for example, buying another unit per 2 months

if you need 3 units.

In the mean time stock the tank with corals that will work for the initial lighting set up then expand as you add more lighting

Happy reefing!

13 hours ago, Lexinverts said:

Your website looks really nice, Rudy!

Thanks Andy!

Frag of this on website
Shop Now!

https://shop.goldenbasketreef.com/collections/sps/products/acropora-gb-fatal-attraction

I am among this frags ignoring social distance, can you see?

Help me spread these frags apart to a new home

6 minutes ago, InLikeFlynn said:

 

Some nice pieces up for sale.  Is there anything extra one must do to get the 15% off? I am thinking about making a purchase, but "SOFT-OP15" is not accepted as a discount code when I tried just now:

Nothing to do except enter the code and discount will be applied, try again should work

Glad you like the selection, thanks

Due to Covid-19 precaution, I will do grab & go pick up only at packing lot.

I am not allowing customer inside the shop at this time.

Thank you.

Shop Now at https://shop.goldenbasketreef.com/

15% Off Extra saving with this coupon code SOFT-OP15, apply at check out

Thank you all for taking part of the Golden Basket Reef live sale.

You certainly are a part of greater cause to the TFT program. 

Foe the metering valve I use this brand Ideal Valve Inc., Model V54-1-12 / P/N 211727-18

It is not SS valve if you want SS just ask the agent for same valve but in SS

3 hours ago, albertareef said:

they apparently use a modified (low volume) version of the Clippard in the Carbon Doser regulators so these should work well.  I rebuilt one recently so had to dig into it a bit.  I can't confirm the "custom" aspect of the aquariumplants.com part but ended up getting it from them just in case as it wasn't that much more money.  Would be curious though if anyone used one of the standard Clippard parts to try and rework one of those units or build their own electronic controlled version (basically just tying one of these to a timer chip).  Seems like someone in this crowd must have gone there 😁

Carbon Doser using mechanical clippard solenoid that you can buy at electronic surplus place in Hillsboro

4 hours ago, Bicyclebill said:

Where did you find that solenoid? That website shown in picture no longer exists


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Clippard sells direct to public including the manifold

Clippard.com

Model DV-2M-12

Manifold 15490-5

Nice build, I was using some chrome brass connectors and showing oxidation fast. Stainless connector part is the way to go.

I use digital solenoid like this one, very low amp 12vdc solenoid so didn't get hot at all

1 hour ago, Higher Thinking said:

I may be wrong, but I believe diesel is always exempt from the self service prohibition. I think the law only refers to gasoline.

Also, am I the only one that had the logic of this lost on them? I don't care about pumping my own gas, but how is it more sanitary to have everyone touching the pump instead of just the workers? I didn't actually read the article, but I heard on the radio it's more about not having enough workers. So maybe nothing to do with sanitation Guess we're all screwed either way. Oh well!

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I agree with you no common sense

The idea is to protect the attendant and in the process possibly infected many

5 minutes ago, Krux said:

I am glad you are 3 miles from my house!

 

Drone delivery to you...lol

51 minutes ago, Emerald525 said:

Very nice online store Rudy. Good deal on the Utter Chaos even with the new price. 
 

You are always working hard and you make it look easy. Quick question it says pick a delivery date. Are you shipping only with the Covid precautions or is store pick up available ? Just maybe have to stay in the car and have someone run it out ?

Yes local pick up available. I will bring the coral outside for quick grab

47 minutes ago, Gil&Fin said:

Rudy, your online store is amazing!  It looks completely professional, easy to view, and, as always, amazing pictures.  There is a great selection of corals at great prices.  Five stars!

Thank you Holly!

For limited time we have 15% Off on all corals on the site, type SOFT-OP15 at check out

Thank you!!!