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  1. A Mame Skimmer Clone for fun

    My tank has been doing pretty well. As it grows up, it needs me less and less... which makes me a bit bored in my free-time as I am usually occupied by something with the tank. I was perusing some older articles, threads, etc when I came across a "micro-skimmer". I eventually landed on this article by Reef Builders:

    http://reefbuilders.com/2010/08/02/m...arium-product/

    I thought it looked fun, and decided I could ...
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  2. Stand ReMod/Control Board plus other added Upgrades

    So I finally decided to get off my butt and get some things done. I had, for the longest time, wanted to do several things that I just never got to:


    1) Make my tank's info (Temp at the time) view-able WiFi and Cellular networks.


    2) I wanted to have all my equipment (Not just the lights and temp stuff) controllable.


    3) I was sick of my "Drawer" control board as the toll of pulling the drawer and dragging wires whenever I did it ...

    Updated 07-08-2013 at 01:55 PM by Electrobes (Forgot last two pics...)

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    Electrical , ‎ Equipment , ‎ New Additions , ‎ DIY projects
  3. More Rock Structures with some yapping by yours truly

    So as some of you know I make "Rock Structures", or however you name them (I've been corrected any number of times!). This is something I like to do, and it keeps me deeper in the hobby without burning me out. I wish I could say I am some type of savant in designing Rock Structures, but this would not be true. It takes me quite a bit of time to create these things to the point I think they look pretty decent. What do I mean by this? Well, believe it or not, I try to make it look as natural ...

    Updated 06-19-2013 at 10:09 AM by Electrobes

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  4. Some Rock Structures I made

    Marc suggested I post some of my tinkering of Rock Structures here.

    This is Man-Made Rock, using rock studs and resin epoxy on certain joints (Using the rock studs) to make it super sturdy. A cat 5 hurricane may knock it over.

    This structure has an arch and a semi-divided branch in the back (depending on how you look at it). I used Snapseed (Google's mobile picture editor) to edit the pics as it's very difficult to actually show what the rocks look like in real life. ...
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