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Greenmaster
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Welcome aboard
Thanks I'll try that before I decide to take the whole thing apart.
TANKSALOT
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This going to be a very sweet build.
Thanks for bringing it to Reef 2 Reef.
I love following build threads. It is the best way to get new ideas or insperation.
TANKSALOT
aka - Steve
Thanks for bringing it to Reef 2 Reef.
I love following build threads. It is the best way to get new ideas or insperation.
TANKSALOT
aka - Steve
Greenmaster
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Welcome aboard I try and document every thing I can as best as possible if you are interested in having more details about anything just ask :D
Here is my DIY rock in the ocean and laid out on my lawn.
The rock in her hands is the one she made :D
WWOOOOWWWWWWWWWW SO AWESOME!!!
You're doing great!
Please keep us updated :D
You're doing great!
Please keep us updated :D
Great build and welcome to R2R......That rock you made looks great....A lot more in the last pic then what looked like was there in the pics of it in the kiddie pool and other pics....What a great way to cycle the rock too...Let mother nature do it...
Greenmaster
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Thanks,
As things progress I will post... may be a few days though as I am waiting on some parts in the mail...
Thanks, Yes the last post has all of the rock I made and the previous pics were from batches (I made it over several weeks) I didn't actually cycle the rock... I let the rock cure/leach out all the lime and other chemicals that are not entirely reef safe.
Greenmaster
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That's one of the big reasons I made my own rock :D
Greenmaster
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Well this is me soldering the pipe to the aluminum plate (to fill in gaps and help with heat transfer) It's kinda messy but a little cleaning and it won't look too bad... plus it will be on the side nobody can see :D
Greenmaster
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This is a cool acrylic top I saw on someone's set-up so I got some mesh from a guy in the states (if your watching this feel free to post a link to your thread).
I ordered my acrylic... and like my glass nobody wants to give me what I want (they say it's too hard/too much work/they can't do it cause it shatters at that width)... so I buy a saw and an 80 dollar blade and cut it myself (at 1/2" in width there was not even a chip). Then I put it all together.
The saw and the pieces I cut.
The first step is to make the bottom rectangle. If you notice the piece that I put on top of the box is the full width. Making the boxes staggered like that helps to avoid weak spots.
Then you stretch the mesh on the one side and glue/clamp the top piece on.
Then you pull the mesh tight to the other side and stretch it width wise at the same time (difficult to do solo without the right tools).
The you do either side pulling it tight (you may get some mild warping) then put the tabs on to make sure it doesn't fall into your tank.
I ordered my acrylic... and like my glass nobody wants to give me what I want (they say it's too hard/too much work/they can't do it cause it shatters at that width)... so I buy a saw and an 80 dollar blade and cut it myself (at 1/2" in width there was not even a chip). Then I put it all together.
The saw and the pieces I cut.
The first step is to make the bottom rectangle. If you notice the piece that I put on top of the box is the full width. Making the boxes staggered like that helps to avoid weak spots.
Then you stretch the mesh on the one side and glue/clamp the top piece on.
Then you pull the mesh tight to the other side and stretch it width wise at the same time (difficult to do solo without the right tools).
The you do either side pulling it tight (you may get some mild warping) then put the tabs on to make sure it doesn't fall into your tank.
Looks great man....Funny how we can go to a business and ask for some type of service and get treated like we are an inconvienace....Then in like your situation you get the stuff do it yourself without an issue.....Instead of making money and doing it for you they wanted to be lazy
Greenmaster
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I think they didn't want to charge extra for the extra time it takes to cut them properly. Plus they have been really busy the last couple of weeks.
tryingsalt
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Where did you order the mesh from? Did you silicone it on..
Greenmaster
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Acroholic... https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/f60/fs-1-4-square-clear-polypropylene-29899.html
I used acrylic... silicone doesn't hold acrylic very well... the best way to make it is if you don't need it to be transparent then you can use screen hardware with the clear mesh works great and is easy to do.
I used acrylic... silicone doesn't hold acrylic very well... the best way to make it is if you don't need it to be transparent then you can use screen hardware with the clear mesh works great and is easy to do.
Greenmaster
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I got my LED's today... That was crazy fast... anyways here they are. :D
90 20 watt Drivers
90 20 watt LED's
A closeup of the LED's the top left is white the top right is blue and the bottom is warm white. If you look closely you can see the 20 individual dies on each chip.
90 20 watt Drivers
90 20 watt LED's
A closeup of the LED's the top left is white the top right is blue and the bottom is warm white. If you look closely you can see the 20 individual dies on each chip.
Greenmaster
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This is a diagram of how I plan on placing my lights on the aluminum sheet (I did it in paint... I know it sucks but it gets the point across). What do you guys think?
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