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jnarowe  Insufferable Know It All Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Total posts: 16685 Gender: Unknown
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| amashun wrote: | | reefingbuddha wrote: | | amashun wrote: | | wow, what model is that? |
All the Deltec stirrers are the same design, just a difference in volume. Great design, not much to go wrong. |
i partly disagree. my stirrer motor just blown recently after 1-2 year usage. then i quickly do a search on the net and it seems that is a "known" problem for the motor overheat.
Luckily Deltec have excellent CS and it was so easy to deal with them.
i though your old one is the UK model which will not work in US voltage ? |
You're not supposed to let your wife ride it you know!
The way in which the Deltec works is superior, in that it is a constant slow stir, rather than a fucking shit-storm.
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dsieberInsufferable Know It All Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Total posts: 7036 Location: Lakewood Co. Gender: Male
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| Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 06:41:11 PM Post subject: |
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| jnarowe wrote: | | amashun wrote: | | reefingbuddha wrote: | | amashun wrote: | | wow, what model is that? |
All the Deltec stirrers are the same design, just a difference in volume. Great design, not much to go wrong. |
i partly disagree. my stirrer motor just blown recently after 1-2 year usage. then i quickly do a search on the net and it seems that is a "known" problem for the motor overheat.
Luckily Deltec have excellent CS and it was so easy to deal with them.
i though your old one is the UK model which will not work in US voltage ? |
You're not supposed to let your wife ride it you know!
The way in which the Deltec works is superior, in that it is a constant slow stir, rather than a fucking shit-storm. |
 Adrian's Wife has been out of country for over 6 months.... Adrian who have you been letting ride your stirrer????. 
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reefingbuddhaInsufferable Know It All Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Total posts: 1989 Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 06:49:44 PM Post subject: |
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| I sold the stirrer with the tank in England as I already had another waiting over here that I bought for the original setup. I hope that I don't have any motor issues but just like you mentioned, Deltec has great customer service.
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dsieberInsufferable Know It All Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Total posts: 7036 Location: Lakewood Co. Gender: Male
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| Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 07:06:17 PM Post subject: |
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| reefingbuddha wrote: | | I sold the stirrer with the tank in England as I already had another waiting over here that I bought for the original setup. I hope that I don't have any motor issues but just like you mentioned, Deltec has great customer service. |
Based on J's comment  you need to watch your fiancé’s actions or maybe keep what is going on as your little secret
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amashunInsufferable Know It All Joined: 10 Jan 2008 Total posts: 11608 Location: HK/Australia Age: 80 Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 07:16:41 PM Post subject: |
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| you really need to get laid D
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| CWright Drunken reefer Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Total posts: 10835 Location: Where ever there's a VB Gender: Male
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| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 01:47:14 AM Post subject: |
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| Do you reckon the cleaning head makes a big difference, considering the price?
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reefingbuddhaInsufferable Know It All Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Total posts: 1989 Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:58:44 AM Post subject: |
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| Nope. Big waste of money as the brushes still need to be cleaned regularly and I doubt that all that extra equipment in the neck doesn't impede performance somehow.
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| CWright Drunken reefer Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Total posts: 10835 Location: Where ever there's a VB Gender: Male
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| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:49:06 PM Post subject: |
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| Good to hear an honest answer in regards to them. I see people praising them on youtube, but never mention the cleaning of them. Thanks for clearing that up mate.
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reefingbuddhaInsufferable Know It All Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Total posts: 1989 Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 04:17:04 AM Post subject: |
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I think the new design on some of the other cleaning heads (with 1 wiper blade and a spray down feature) would probably work better.
So, yesterday's tank project involved preparing for wrasses at some point in the future. Found a nice thread involving 1/4 poly netting and basic aluminum screening frame and spline. Here is what I came up with. I had to get a little creative with the area where the returns but I think it looks pretty good. Good peace of mind as well as I know that fish can't jump now.
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u257/reefingbuddha/photo-2.jpg
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u257/reefingbuddha/photo-3.jpg
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dsieberInsufferable Know It All Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Total posts: 7036 Location: Lakewood Co. Gender: Male
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 05:40:45 AM Post subject: |
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| looks good. Did you have a screen door repair shop make the frame?
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jnaroweInsufferable Know It All Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Total posts: 16685 Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 06:39:50 AM Post subject: |
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Sherman had netting over his tank and his fish still found the holes! 
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reefingbuddhaInsufferable Know It All Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Total posts: 1989 Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 08:09:18 AM Post subject: |
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| dsieber wrote: | | looks good. Did you have a screen door repair shop make the frame? |
Nope. Home Depot carries the aluminum frame, plastic 90 connectors, spline in 100 different sizes, and splining tool. I purchased the netting off of a guy on Reef2Reef who bought a ton of it a while back. All in all it cost me about $75 but I have enough material to make a couple more if I need or want to.
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reefingbuddhaInsufferable Know It All Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Total posts: 1989 Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 08:11:11 AM Post subject: |
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| jnarowe wrote: | | Sherman had netting over his tank and his fish still found the holes! |
Yeah most netting is 1/2" or larger, that's why I had to buy this stuff from this guy as its pretty hard to find small quantities of 1/4 netting. None of my current fish are close to that small and the only gaps in the framing are around the two return pipes.
Damn fish are crafty thought! Probably will still get through.
I half expect to find a fish stuck half way through the netting.
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jnaroweInsufferable Know It All Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Total posts: 16685 Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 08:36:02 AM Post subject: |
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| Sherman's fish found the little gaps around electrical wires...
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reefingbuddhaInsufferable Know It All Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Total posts: 1989 Gender: Unknown
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:26:57 AM Post subject: |
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| What the fuck kind of fish was he keeping and why were they trying to escape all the time?
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