Composite shims sound interesting, never tried them myself. I've always used wood because that's what my mentor showed me, but now you've got me wonde...

Good call on shading the tank—I had an algae bloom once and it was nasty to clean out. About the first-flush diverter though, is it really necessary i...

Had a similar issue once, thought I was losing my mind with the random chirps... turned out it wasn't faulty, just super sensitive to humidity. Makes ...