Do It Yourself projects
Check out Part 1 in case you missed it. I wrapped up the plumbing for my water mixing station this weekend. The first thing I did was install the Uniseal on the top barrel for storing RO/DI water. Installing the Uniseal was tough but I learned a trick is to either use warm soapy water or your favorite water based lubricant. I'll let you guess which one I used but it was a lot easier than just trying to jam the PVC through the Uniseal. I put a ball valve on ...
Hello everyone I am working on a new sump for my 75 gallon tank. Here is what I have come up with. My question is this do I have a the baffles the correct? I have reef octopus skimmer 6 rated for a 150 gallons and should sit in 6-8 inches of water. The two baffles in question are labeled (red arrows in the picture) do they both need to be 8 inches high or are they good the way there are? let me know if anyone spots any other issues with this set up as I don't what to have the glass shop cut ...
A couple weeks ago my father-in-law and I (he had the skills and tools, I had the vision and plan) tackled making a sump/refugium out of 1/4" acrylic. Following a couple online sources, including Melev's acrylic guide, we came out with a winner (my father-in-law still can't believe that we succeeded without any leaks). Overall it is 27"long, 18.5" wide and 14.5" tall. It is split lengthwise with the left being the sump with skimmer and return pump and the right ...
Updated 03-04-2011 at 08:33 AM by gist41980 (Bigger pictures)
As many of us know Kalkwasser is one of the easiest and most affordable ways to add calcium and alkalinity to a reef tank as well as maintain pH in smaller heavily stocked aquariums and lightly stocked larger aquariums. about 6 months ago I decided to make my own reactor here are some pictures of the build process, if anyone has questions please leave a comment and I’ll get back to you --Materials (1) Acrylic tube 4”OD- 2’ (3) ¼” acrylic 6”x6” Various scrap acrylic ...
Updated 03-01-2011 at 01:10 PM by baker.shawn
Not much progress on the 150 build due to some changes in my life recently. But here's some updates. First, here's a shot of the brace in the center of the tank. I can't seem to eliminate the cloudyness, I'm even tried polishing it out with Flitz with no effect. It's about 2' wide so I'm always going to have a lower light area in the center of this tank. I ordered a pair of overflow kits from ...
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