I'll be there with a trunkful of manzanita.

I am going to try to be there to watch and learn.

It's not as hard as you might think. But it is about six times as time-consuming. Here's the overall finished piece. I have leak-tested all the plumbing and have had three bags of aquasoil sitting around for a month now...but can't seem to find the time or energy to actually get it going. It's curre...

My fixture is essentially done at long last. I switched out some of the blue LEDs that folks saw at the April meeting. I also turned up the current to just under max capacity for the LEDs to see what the top end lighting capabilities are. Well, at high power, this looks like a good way to boil water...

I won't make it.

--sam

Also with all the various LED fixtures that are coming out, measuring light is going to get harder before it gets easier. Knowledge of your actual light levels, I think is good information. Agreed. Three thoughts: 1. Among those came to the April meeting and saw the light output of the LED fixture ...

Anyone willing to tear up some glosso and bring it for me?

Thanks - I'd be happy to take one or two of those kits off your hands.

Hi all, With this month's meeting coming up I had been hoping to pick up a bunch of plants at our auction. The trouble is that my current project tank (see the DIY section) is not yet ready for prime time. Anyone have advice on how best to store some purchased plants for a week or two until they can...

I thought about that, but after researching it, decided against it. This tank, like most standard pet store tanks and *unlike* ADA tanks, rests only on the bottom plastic frame--that is, only on its circumference. As I understand it, the bottom glass pane is supposed to flex down under load. This is...