The Tenecor® Desktop AIO Drop Off DIY Drops April 13th, 2024

[Jim Gomoll]

Super cool, i want one. I have like 4 of these little acrylic pieces. How did you make it?

The I Love Tenecor etched sights came with the first DIY kits a while back. Frag tank and sump.

 

[Johnd651]

Dang weekend... just making this wait longer.. lol

 

[Trixter227]

The I Love Tenecor etched sights came with the first DIY kits a while back. Frag tank and sump.

Yes i have some lol! I memt the light/stand bit.

 

[Jim Gomoll]

Yes i have some lol! I memt the light/stand bit.

That was a foam board mockup with elec. tape. Will be making a black acrylic base for this one.
Inside I used a submersible white/blue led underneath. Many other cheap led sets out there. AIiexpress has many much cheaper than Amazon.

 

[tbrown]

Question: where would be a good place to get 5" wide strips of acrylic?

 

[Jim Gomoll]

Question: where would be a good place to get 5" wide strips of acrylic?

How long, thick? Amazon has sheets to cut down to size, or they have 3*5 5*5 5*11 pcs

 

[tbrown]

How long, thick? Amazon has sheets to cut down to size, or they have 3*5 5*5 5*11 pcs

I'm thinking 12" *4" or 5". I'd need 5 of them or a sheet I could cut down...

 

[Jim Gomoll]

I'm thinking 12" *4" or 5". I'd need 5 of them or a sheet I could cut down...

Plenty of sheet/thickness options on Amazon. Get the cast type.

 

[accidental_reefer]

Plenty of sheet/thickness options on Amazon. Get the cast type.

Also on ETSY with cut to size options.

 

[tbrown]

Thanks! I want to make some "made-to-fit" Dosing containers and was considering just printing them but it's a 28 hour print job... That's a lot of opportunity for failure.

 

[Tenecor Aquariums]

Thanks! I want to make some "made-to-fit" Dosing containers and was considering just printing them but it's a 28 hour print job... That's a lot of opportunity for failure.

Sketch up something. I have some ideas myself for these.

 

[tbrown]

Sketch up something. I have some ideas myself for these.

I'm looking at simple 5" x 2.5" x 5" or 5" x or 5" x 3" x 5" chambers to fit under the sump. Overall dimensions are going to be either 12.625" or 10.625" x 5.25" x 5" with 1/8" acrylic. I'll sketch something up. I think my calculations are off slightly.

Is 1/8" acrylic going to make it more difficult though? Being thinner acrylic I would assume it's going to be easier to make a mess and harder to get level?

 

[Tenecor Aquariums]

I'm looking at simple 5" x 2.5" x 5" or 5" x or 5" x 3" x 5" chambers to fit under the sump. Overall dimensions are going to be either 12.625" or 10.625" x 5.25" x 5" with 1/8" acrylic. I'll sketch something up. I think my calculations are off slightly.

Is 1/8" acrylic going to make it more difficult though? Being thinner acrylic I would assume it's going to be easier to make a mess and harder to get level?

I have a design for silicone assembly. Optional solvent. I will share soon.

 

[ryanjohn1]

I have completed my desktop aio. What I have learned is… I will just buy an already built version next time. I’m trash at it.

 

[tbrown]

I have completed my desktop aio. What I have learned is… I will just buy an already built version next time. I’m trash at it.

This is why I want to do an acrylic dosing setup - more practice and it's under the sump so if it looks garbage...

 

[Tenecor Aquariums]

I have completed my desktop aio. What I have learned is… I will just buy an already built version next time. I’m trash at it.

Solvent weld is not easy. You should see some of our screwups. The drop off design will be a hybrid silicone and solvent weld. I am working on designing success into the build process. I already have a silicone only sump design that will be prototyping this week.

ATO reservoir and dosing pumps are pretty simple and good candidates for silicone only assembly.

Take a look at this >>>https://www.tenecoraquariums.com/collections/diy-kits-sumps

 

[OutColdCRNA]

Solvent weld is not easy. You should see some of our screwups. The drop off design will be a hybrid silicone and solvent weld. I am working on designing success into the build process. I already have a silicone only sump design that will be prototyping this week.

ATO reservoir and dosing pumps are pretty simple and good candidates for silicone only assembly.

Take a look at this >>>https://www.tenecoraquariums.com/collections/diy-kits-sumps

Is this the sump diy you were mentioning earlier this week?

 

[Johnd651]

I have a design for silicone assembly. Optional solvent. I will share soon.

How difficult is it to do hexagonal shaped acrylic dosing containers? They would all fit together like honeycomb very well, and you could keep the sides all the same width, just adjust height for different gallonage?

 

[danieyella]

I have completed my desktop aio. What I have learned is… I will just buy an already built version next time. I’m trash at it.

Part of why mine is still sitting wrapped up for me to stare at daily. I'm afraid to wreck it

 

[Minifoot77]

Solvent weld is not easy. You should see some of our screwups. The drop off design will be a hybrid silicone and solvent weld. I am working on designing success into the build process. I already have a silicone only sump design that will be prototyping this week.

ATO reservoir and dosing pumps are pretty simple and good candidates for silicone only assembly.

Take a look at this >>>https://www.tenecoraquariums.com/collections/diy-kits-sumps

Will this get a code or is that the final price?