00W's AIO Smorgasbord

[Nor'easter Reefer]

That's pretty sweet! Is there any reason why you chose that route vs a regular peice of live rock?

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

I love diy, just curious

 

[tbrown]

I made some hangers:

And some sand sitters:

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

I made some hangers:

And some sand sitters:

The hanger os sweet! How'd you attach the sitters? Magnets? Or they on there on there lol

 

[tbrown]

That's pretty sweet! Is there any reason why you chose that route vs a regular peice of live rock?

I made what I wanted. Different shelves and racks. Took about 15 minutes to mix and make, then a few days to cure and a week or so to soak.

 

[tbrown]

The hanger os sweet! How'd you attach the sitters? Magnets? Or they on there on there lol

The hangers have hooks that went over the back rim of the tank. The sand sitters sit on top of th sand but have legs so they collapse when fish dig under them.

 

[tbrown]

I didn't do magnet racks but @stoney7713 has printed some nice magnetic racks.

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

I didn't do magnet racks but @stoney7713 has printed some nice magnetic racks.

I need to design a gaurd to go around my ato as the tank it's in has some turbulence and sometimes slimes up the optical eye. I just gotta find some good magnets

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

Ok.. so. Can I show you my embarrassing overflow situation and see if you have any ideas to how I can fix this?

 

[luis angel]

Around $30, maybe not the best looking but get the job done

 

[tbrown]

Ok.. so. Can I show you my embarrassing overflow situation and see if you have any ideas to how I can fix this?

Yes?

 

[tbrown]

Just don't ask a question. Only show it so you save your questions.

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

So.. I was really dumb when I did this and didn't know what I was doing. I really wish I had R2R back then. So don't judge too much, this is one of the main reasons I haven't attempted a build thread. So some things to know.
1: I glued everything..
2:when drilling i drilled outside in and chipped just ever so much on the inside as to make me worried the bulkhead would leak so I installed them backwards, which works but puts them deep into the overflow.
3: I didn't realize my water line would be so low and it's super noise.
4:because of how far they go into the overflow with the bulk heads in backwards, the spouts i glued in didn't have room to fit in to glue them with the bulk heads in place...
5:I designed the 3d printed wier for the urchin you see in the picture.. I pull him out all the time and he never cooperates..
6:the powercord for the powerhead is temporary and the glass is sanded so it isnt going to cut
7:dont mind the cyano, i had a family emergency/loss the summer so my tank fell into disarray but I'm getting it back to the front now..
My biggest regret build wise:

 

[kevgib67]

did you pollenate them? I used to use a mini paint brush. otherwise the fruit just falls off. I have a pitaya that hasn't matured enough yet but only flowers at night. Then bats are supposed to pollenate in the wold but I'll have to stay up when I see them flower.

I’m hoping that the honey bees do it. We keep a hive in the house so we can have honey all winter long. :zany-face:

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

 

[Üter]

Around $30, maybe not the best looking but get the job done

I think it looks good.

 

[Üter]

I’m hoping that the honey bees do it. We keep a hive in the house so we can have honey all winter long. :zany-face:

you do that too? I thought it was just me ;')

 

[Calmwaters]

The hangers have hooks that went over the back rim of the tank. The sand sitters sit on top of th sand but have legs so they collapse when fish dig under them.

Can you make me some? I will pay you for them. Im not good at most diy stuff normally.

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

I think my only way of fixing it would be to cut those out and maybe I could use a couple street 90's? The reversed bulkheads throw a huge wrench in the gears though..

 

[tbrown]

Can you make me some? I will pay you for them. Im not good at most diy stuff normally.

It's egg crate and concrete. This is super easy DIY.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/aragocrete-egg-crate-hybrid-diy-frag-racka.976153/
Here's my little walk through if you're interested.