Useful items and where to get them

[raisedonnintendo]

I use a suction cup soap dish in my tank if I get loose frags. Like mushrooms that u can't just glue down. Make sure it gas plenty of holes in it for circulation. Like 2$ at lowes

 

[jaredloo]

Trusted Livestock Sites:

ExtremeCorals.com
LiveAquaria.com

 

[raisedonnintendo]

Never been to extreme.

 

[acroholic]

RaisedOnNintendo;588859 wrote: I use a suction cup soap dish in my tank if I get loose frags. Like mushrooms that u can't just glue down. Make sure it gas plenty of holes in it for circulation. Like 2$ at lowes

I've used those too. Handy.

 

[raisedonnintendo]

Oh ya duh!!!! Bilge pumps for marine boats. You can pick those up real cheap for like 12-30$ maby 500 gph

 

[reefcrazed]

Around this time of year Home Dept and Lowes sells remote controlled outlets for Christmas lights. I use them on my water tank pumps when I transfer freshwater to the saltwater reservoir, use a pump to mix the saltwater, and then transfer saltwater to the main tank. There are other applications but its nice to be able to use a key fob to turn pumps on and off.

Just a note, don't put this on a pump that's intended to stay on all the time--if your electricity goes off the pump will not come back on automatically.

RC

 

[the curious]

Great idea for a thread. I think the turkey baster is the most useful tool in my arsenal.

 

[raisedonnintendo]

Has any one else used the bilge pump thing b4 or am I just ghetto fab?

 

[chris_w]

Where would one find a corner over flow box? Not the hanging kind, but the permanent fixture kind.

 

[cr500_af]

Chris_W;601155 wrote: Where would one find a corner over flow box? Not the hanging kind, but the permanent fixture kind.

There are several people who can build you one. Fish Scales (a sponsor) can do it for you, no prob. Also there are a few really good DIY guys here. You'd be happy with the results from Chris (Fish Scales 2) or Grouper Therapy, without a doubt.

 

[chris_w]

cr500_af;601387 wrote: There are several people who can build you one. Fish Scales (a sponsor) can do it for you, no prob. Also there are a few really good DIY guys here. You'd be happy with the results from Chris (Fish Scales 2) or Grouper Therapy, without a doubt.

Thanks! I just got ahold of Fish Scales2, I was confused by the names (lol)

 

[raisedonnintendo]

Home depot n buy the acrylic and aquarium sealer walla

 

[rjrgroup]

Battery powered pump with long pump stalk.One of the best things I have bought! Mine has lasted for a year so far. Plastic impeller is at the end so siphoning is a breeze...

 

[spankdog]

Does anyone know where to get gray schedule 40 PVC pipe locally?

thanks

 

[cbj25]

spankdog;720105 wrote: Does anyone know where to get gray schedule 40 PVC pipe locally?

thanks

I would call Ewing [1465d Howell Mill Rd. NW Atlanta, GA 30318-4223
(404) 352-4243]. Last time I was in there (3 months ago) I know they had grey schedule 80

 

[rjrgroup]

What size and how much?

spankdog;720105 wrote: Does anyone know where to get gray schedule 40 PVC pipe locally?

thanks

 

[crewdawg1981]

What size? Lowes typically carries the small stuff.

 

[spankdog]

rjrgroup;720137 wrote: What size and how much?

1" and I only need 4-5 feet.

And thanks crewdawg, Lowes schedule 80 is my backup plan if I can't find gray schedule 40

 

[elfloyd]

<span style="color: Blue;">Manifolds, Distributors, and flex PVC.</span>

http://flexpvc.com/cart/agora.cgi?product=PVC-Manifolds-Distributors">http://flexpvc.com/cart/agora.cgi?product=PVC-Manifolds-Distributors</a>




<span style="color: Blue;">Needle valves to fine tune flow.</span>

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[eagle9252]

grey is normaly sch 80 but if you want sch 40 will electrical conduit work? i've been told in the past it's the same as the white.