reefforbrains
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As for a heater its actually a spare 150w heater I had. But I am going to frisco on Tuesday to get the little 35watt compact heater so I can toss it hopefully into the little HOB I have on there and keep it out of site.
ReefForBrain's Supercheap DIY NANO Diary
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autofreak44
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i went to wal-mart today and was looking for the 6500k florescent bulbs but all i found were 2300s and all the rest were unmarked :thinking:
maelv
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Originally Posted by TriGa22
Awsome! I want one!
Yeah me too....I want one also. I am hoping to see what I can find around town here. Try and get it up and running in the next couple of weeks.
Originally Posted by ReefForBrains
I went back and bumped it. I just love that tank. Not some rediculous monster where money is no object. I do not for a moment downplay the work involved or the money spent but its like the peoples champ tank. A real person on a realistic budget built it from nothing into a real showpiece. I did see the updated posts and pics. I didnt dig through to see if I actually posted in it but Boy It turned out great. Still my fav for built in.
Thanks for the words, Yeah it isn't too big...Just enough (135 gallon) to make ease my mind and keep me out of the poor house...LOL...And it really wasn't all that much work. It isn't rocket science, but for someone never having done it, it was pretty fun (and challenging at times)...LOL...the framing, cutting, etc was simple...the plumbing and sump/fuge had me thinking a bit.
And sorry, not trying to steal your thread here. I did put a couple of pictures up that I took this weekend. Need to get me a new camera.
Ismael
Awsome! I want one!
Yeah me too....I want one also. I am hoping to see what I can find around town here. Try and get it up and running in the next couple of weeks.
Originally Posted by ReefForBrains
I went back and bumped it. I just love that tank. Not some rediculous monster where money is no object. I do not for a moment downplay the work involved or the money spent but its like the peoples champ tank. A real person on a realistic budget built it from nothing into a real showpiece. I did see the updated posts and pics. I didnt dig through to see if I actually posted in it but Boy It turned out great. Still my fav for built in.
Thanks for the words, Yeah it isn't too big...Just enough (135 gallon) to make ease my mind and keep me out of the poor house...LOL...And it really wasn't all that much work. It isn't rocket science, but for someone never having done it, it was pretty fun (and challenging at times)...LOL...the framing, cutting, etc was simple...the plumbing and sump/fuge had me thinking a bit.
And sorry, not trying to steal your thread here. I did put a couple of pictures up that I took this weekend. Need to get me a new camera.
Ismael
maelv
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Well I have been calling around all morning, and even contacted someone who makes acrylic tanks here locally that is part of another forum. No one seems to have the acrylic tube in stock. I had someone get back to me on a 12" peice a whopping $130 PLUS UPS fees...WHAT???! That is ($#&$(%*&^#$(* insane. So I kindly thanked the woman and told her I was going to have to pass on such a great deal at this time!
I guess I won't be making a DYI ReefForBrains special ...
I guess I won't be making a DYI ReefForBrains special ...
reefforbrains
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Email me. as I will delete this in 5 minutes so I dont get 600 requests.
Reefnut@cleariwre.net
Reefnut@cleariwre.net
reefforbrains
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Yes pictures coming. Added a few goodies.
No no email. Please re-send. It mave gotten lumped in with spam.
No no email. Please re-send. It mave gotten lumped in with spam.
reefforbrains
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Triga- people think working with acrylic is like glueing glass and silicone. Its not the smelly sticky mess that silicone is.
With smaller tanks no center brace is needed. You can cheat and just run thicker material too. This will also let you skirt up the tanks size with no brace.
With smaller tanks no center brace is needed. You can cheat and just run thicker material too. This will also let you skirt up the tanks size with no brace.
maelv
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Reef, I had e-mailed you from two different addresses, and they came back undeliverable or something....let's try this if you don't mind, can you shoot me an e-mail.
mari_mael@sbcglobal.net
mari_mael@sbcglobal.net
reefforbrains
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Anyone else build one? Pics coming of the new adds and I changed the rockwork.
reefforbrains
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Its from Walmart. Its the little compact swirly one in 6500k. I have since used Blue sharpie over some of the bulb to blue it up a little in the tank. I am sure it would work fine for a fuge.
Did you mean the light fixture itself? Its just a spray painted clip on aluminum shoplight from Walmart also. I just removed the spring clamp and just have it hanging like a pendant from its cord.
Did you mean the light fixture itself? Its just a spray painted clip on aluminum shoplight from Walmart also. I just removed the spring clamp and just have it hanging like a pendant from its cord.
maelv
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Originally Posted by indyws6
REEFFORBRAINS - Greetings
What brand name is the bulb from Wal-Mart and is it labeled as 6500K? The only bulbs I found locally aren't clearly labeled as to their color temperature. Just want to be certain I don't buy some lame-o light bulb
Nice Project!
Here's a bulb you should be able to find at wally world...
REEFFORBRAINS - Greetings
What brand name is the bulb from Wal-Mart and is it labeled as 6500K? The only bulbs I found locally aren't clearly labeled as to their color temperature. Just want to be certain I don't buy some lame-o light bulb
Nice Project!
Here's a bulb you should be able to find at wally world...
reefforbrains
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Awesome, People answer and even post pics for me. how sweet is that!
Thats the bulb, to blue it up a bit, a blue sharpie perm marking pen does wonders.
Thats the bulb, to blue it up a bit, a blue sharpie perm marking pen does wonders.