DIY projects

Quick update on the tank that's headed to my wife's office...

Tank is currently cycling... has some sort of insane ammonia count.. the API test kit's color comparison reads up to 8ppm, but the color the test kit indicates is significantly darker than that, it's something like a deep forest green/teal... cocktail shrimp + a couple of doses of brine shrimp started that process, still waiting for the nitrite spike though...

However i took this opportunity to make ...

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So I decided that I wanted to use a 1.5 schedule 80 bulkhead on my new sump. These bulkheads are available at Bulk Reef Supply. These bulkheads are very heavy duty and have a very large gasket.

Compare the schedule 80 to the ABS bulkhead on the right.




Now check out the difference in the gasket:



The bad news is that the schedule 80 bulkheads need a slightly bigger ...

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Allot has been done since my last update and I’m happy to say the light is working! And hanging!

I made my black acrylic housings what allow for a piece of glass to slide in, this will protect from spray and splashing.

I used U channel aluminum to attach the 2 units together and hung it with my existing hanging kit from my old fixture.


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