Hi all, I don't know our policy about posting links to other fora. But I'll risk moderator sanction this time by posting this link to a post I just put up on plantedtank: http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/diy/135528-diy-cherry-cabinet-leds-etc-57g.html It has a bunch of info about the cabinet, plumb...

I do live in DC, and in a spot where good parking and the Cleveland Park metro station are both within 2 blocks. Space for *people* might be a little tight but I would be willing to host a meeting at some point. Unfortunately I have no cool tanks to look at right now--just a collectoritis 20 gal. BU...

Thanks for the info. After visiting the store we probably won't be stopping again. I have a hard time doing business with a place that doesn't know what it has, and Marlene wanted to leave straight away because the place was so dirty and it smelled so bad. Cheers. Jim I stopped shopping there after...

I should be there.

For information purposes, I just wanted to let everyone know that you can get a 5 lb steel cylinder hydrotested at F&M Fire Equipment in Hyattsville. It's reasonably convenient for those inside the beltway, and I just used them. They hydrotest for $20 and fill 5 lb tanks for $18. The fills can b...

I'm in the midst of a tank build that includes a 27-led array based on Cree LEDs from Rapid LED. I used a large (32" long x 10" wide) aluminum heatsink, drilled and tapped, and two Meanwell drivers. Wiring and soldering was pretty easy, but I've also done a fair bit of such things before. ...

I'm thinking of messing around with some DIY led stuff, and wondering if anyone has a PAR meter I could borrow at some point. If not, maybe we should consider buying one for the club...?

I've dealt with Rex Griggs and found him gruff but helpful. He is not fast, but he is honest. I bought a Fabco NV-55 and a Clippard solenoid from him and then put them together with a Micromatic regulator. I told Rex what I was doing and he just tossed all the fittings I needed in a box and sent it ...

I had good luck at Merrifield Garden Center--they stock various sizes of pond liners, including ones specifically sized for whiskey barrels. They also had some nice bog and pond plants as well. I also grabbed a few gambusia for skeeter control. I hadn't planned on actively filtering the pond, but I ...

Hi folks--my wife and I want to set up a small backyard water garden using a half whiskey barrel or something similar sized. (We don't want to do an in-ground pond because our daughter is at the stage where she toddles around looking for ways to hurt herself.) These sorts of containers are a bit cum...