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[NowGlazeIT]

It looks fantastic!

Thank you.
@Copingwithpods I really like the paint job on your ATO. I’m trying my hand at spray painting. Harder then I thought for sure.

 

[s_tempest]

Mine isn’t nearly as involved as your great diy atos, stands & sumps, but I like it: I siliconed a food clip to two pieces of rubble, so when I feed them nori I don’t see the clip.

 

[Dragon52]

Your a natural

Not really,lol but thanks

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Mine isn’t nearly as involved as your great diy atos, stands & sumps, but I like it: I siliconed a food clip to two pieces of rubble, so when I feed them nori I don’t see the clip.

Very slick

 

[GK3]

Mine isn’t nearly as involved as your great diy atos, stands & sumps, but I like it: I siliconed a food clip to two pieces of rubble, so when I feed them nori I don’t see the clip.

I am copying this, so much better than the glass. Tie a string to retrieve it?

 

[Copingwithpods]

Thank you.
@Copingwithpods I really like the paint job on your ATO. I’m trying my hand at spray painting. Harder then I thought for sure.

Its really not once you have the basics down you can start cutting corners. That tank was painted in under an hour. I am a very impatient person so I masked off the viewing port then masked off the black pane, sprayed the red and as soon as it got tacky I hit it again. Waited for the red to tack up peeled off the mask for the black and using cardboard to avoid overspray I shot the black in 2 quick coats, peeled everything off cut white masking tape into some strips and done. Trust me it isn't perfect and could have Def used more coats and more dry time but it looks the part and holds water that's all that's important.

 

[Copingwithpods]

Mine isn’t nearly as involved as your great diy atos, stands & sumps, but I like it: I siliconed a food clip to two pieces of rubble, so when I feed them nori I don’t see the clip.

Simple diys like these are fantastic. My favorite diys are the ones that make you say "why didn't I think of that!"

I’ll build something wherever I can. My system is very large so sometimes commercial options are either unavailable or silly expensive.

Holy Jesus! Yes!! I want that for my 29g!

 

[Ratherbeflyen]

Almost my entire system is DIY. Building is part of this hobby for me.

Marine grade aluminum stand with granite top.

75 Gallon tank converted to sump.

3D background.

Gravity plus float valve auto top off.

Algae turf scrubber fed from my skimmer outflow.

Of course the plumbing and sump lights are DIY.

The hood and LED with T5 lights.

The external bean animal overflow, both inside and out made of glass with acrylic lids.

The acrylic lids.

I'm pretty happy with it.

2 years later and still a work in progress.

 

[lost66]

My both fresh and salt water projects. freshwater stand with drawers, it is from solid wood and saltwater is common construction from 2x4 and plywood. Canopy - 100% plywood with marine grade finish.

 

[lost66]

ca1ore You have to put a huge sticker on this hmm I assume it is a skimmer that this is an aquarium equipment and your neighborhood is not in danger :D You may have a SWAT team visiting you.

 

[eggplantparrot]

Mine isn’t nearly as involved as your great diy atos, stands & sumps, but I like it: I siliconed a food clip to two pieces of rubble, so when I feed them nori I don’t see the clip.

thats pretty smart, and the fish dont see it as something foreign either! awesome idea.

 

[Copingwithpods]

@Ratherbeflyen diy pro!

 

[Copingwithpods]

thats pretty smart, and the fish dont see it as something foreign either! awesome idea.

The more I think about it the more clever it is because that's exactly where fish would look for food, growing in between and around rocks so this raises no red flags its natural.

 

[Jagg]

I was thinking of making my own rollermat prefilter. Now I’m thinking hangon.... why use fleece at all. Thinking of getting/using a titanium mesh filter. It’s marine safe. Can be cleaned easily enough and used over and over..... rinse and repeat. It may be that easy. Doing some research

 

[Jagg]

I’ll build something wherever I can. My system is very large so sometimes commercial options are either unavailable or silly expensive.

Would be interested in seeing more detail on the protein skimmer

 

[ca1ore]

Would be interested in seeing more detail on the protein skimmer

here .....

Converting a Pass-Through Skimmer to a Recirculator

I’m on a mission to find a bigger skimmer for my current, overstocked 450. I simply don’t like the range of stubby, needle wheel options that seem all the rage thes days. I much prefer an old school mazzei or Beckett driven skimmer with some height (and corresponding contact time). My current...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[fishybizzness]

My newest stand for my new 120 build, my diy sump and my current 55 gallon diy stand! Building stuff is a big part of the hobby for me!

 

[Jagg]

here .....

Converting a Pass-Through Skimmer to a Recirculator

I’m on a mission to find a bigger skimmer for my current, overstocked 450. I simply don’t like the range of stubby, needle wheel options that seem all the rage thes days. I much prefer an old school mazzei or Beckett driven skimmer with some height (and corresponding contact time). My current...

www.reef2reef.com

Impressive. Nice work. How she doing?

 

[eslatts11]

Custom aluminum L brackets cut and drilled to hang RMS track mounts from a retractable system:

75g convert to sump with 1/4" plate glass:

Fish tank room remodel + mixing station:

 

[Passedyouby]

LOVE DIY!! No better way to "get your feet wet" in the hobby!