Useful items and where to get them

[Zanski]

Awesome list I was wondering where to get a big tank for my ro water

[family reefer]

what he said! I am keeping my RO in a 35 Gal Big Brute and pumping it out with a sump pump when needed.. What are you guys doing to store yours? I know some of you have BIG tanks in the garage or basement but I want an idea on the cheap and local

[Vettesarebest]

AES Aquatic Eco Systems has storage tanks like the one he posted.

[kwl1763]

Originally Posted by Darren24

Be very cautious about ordering online with Savko. On reef central there is a long post in the vendor experiences section. Someone hacked their site and stole many folks credit card numbers and have gone wild. I have ordered from Savko (Black PVC) a few times but luckily I placed my orders over the phone.

Raising his hand in shame! They ordered a portable DVD and some other stuff. Got it taken care of but what a pain it was. Phone only for me with them!

A couple more super useful things available at the grocery store:

Turkey baster, So many uses!!
Dawn Power Dish Brush. This thing rocks and is safe for acrylic. I use it to clean the skimmer - http://www.homemadesimple.com/sites/...sh_brush.shtml

[sammy33]

CO2 bottles and refills available from Holox:

Georgia Locations

[sammy33]

I vote to sticky this thread.

[George]

As an alternative to a float valve, I put a garden hose timer inline before the input to my RO filter. Lowes and Home Depot sell them. Since I have a 35g rubbermaid with a 75gpd RO filter and only a 25g tank, I can dial the timer to 2 hours and fill the rubbermaid a bit more than 1/3 full. Before that, I had to rely on remembering to shut off the filter which resulted in more than a few wet garages found in the morning.

[goodfortune]

Some other sources/options for CO2

Full Cylinders:

Home Brewing Supplies
535 Indian Trl Rd NW
Lilburn, GA 30047
(770) 638-8383

Cylinder Refills:

Beverage Control
5060 N Royal Atlanta Dr.
Tucker, GA 30084
(770) 939-9637

Originally Posted by sammy33

CO2 bottles and refills available from Holox:

Georgia Locations

[CGill311]

I thought I'd share a cheap solution to a digital timer.

Coralife sells this digital timer with alternating day and night outlets for $28.

However, one can buy this digital timer from Target for $10. The only difference is this one does not have the night-time programmed outlets.

Both have 4 outlets that are always on.

[Cameron]

Here are the handy things I have found that aren't on the list:

Bracketron for holding the RKII: http://www.bracketron.com/xmain/phv200.php

Vantec Case Fans
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811999614

Fan Controller
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813999504

Fan Grill
http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bi...ARE_FANS_.html

12V AC/DC adapter to power fans
http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bi...NSFORMER_.html

Hole saw set for cutting 4" fan holes
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=94665

Inexpensive high quality ballasts
http://www.ballastwise.com/

[George]

Sedra Impellers (Euroreef and ASM skimmers):

www.customaquatic.com

It was $29.99 + $6.65 shipping. Way less than the $49.99 + $8 shipping Euroreef wanted.

They also had other brand skimmer parts. Ordered on 1/29 and got it on 2/2.

[Cameron]

Little bit more expensive than the place listed above for Sedra impellors and shafts, but they carried mine in stock and they ship super fast.

http://www.saltycritter.com/pumps/sedra-pumps.htm

also Enkamat for making wire mesh impellors

http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/...etail/iid/4323

[MattTVI]

I was able to get a used IV of salene solution (sans needle) from a local Vet. This is an excellent tool for dosing kalk. I used it to make this

[JustOneMoreTank]

Try this website for really cheap and super easy DIY LED Moonlights. You dont really need to DIY it. You buy the LEDs in the fixture already done, all you have to do is connect two wires to the power plug adapter.
Ohh did I mention that everything is really cheap?
http://autolumination.com/fixtures.htm

[Cameron]

This stuff should be in the Wiki.

[Cameron]

Just ran across this:

http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=BX0X06BR

Sealed magnets for a good price.

[Bleedingthought]

Speaking of magnets, you can get ceramic magnets at Lowes for incredibly cheap. It's in the nails and screws section.

[Cameron]

I don't think you would want an unsealed magnet in your tank. Cermaic magnets are usually made out of strontium carbonate and iron oxide. The later gives me great pause in an aquairum. The magnets I listed above are sealed in a rubber casing.

[Bleedingthought]

As far as I know (stress on that ), it's the same type of magnet inside most water pumps.

[Cameron]

Most water pump magnets are sealed inside a plastic casing at least the part that is on the prop. I haven't pulled a pump completely apart yet, but I would be suprised if they left a magnet exposed to salt water as it would likely corrode and leech iron into the water. Maybe there is some form of a magnet that doesn't have this problem, but I wouldn't recommend sticking a magnet in the tank unless I knew exactly what its compisition is. Most magnet mounts are encased in plastic or acrylic.