troylee's one of a kind diy, drop off tank....

[Troylee]

Very nice, what is going in the deep part of the tank? Where did you get your fish eyes from?

fish eyes???

 

[Troylee]

ok just uploaded my last 2 photos...
this is 24hrs after the skimmer met water for the first time....
that is a ton of skimate in there my cup is huge 10" diameter 6" tall its almost half a 5gal bucket....it has the same dia. just shorter..

 

[Troylee]

please feel free with any comments, questions, or concerns... i know i left out alot of the talk and chit chat and just got straight to the point so you might get lost lol....

 

[Murfman]

fish eyes???

Orbital outlets on your returns.

I cross posted this over on our local clubs site, this is a unique, awesome build.

 

[Troylee]

thank you for the kind words...
those are tank jets i thought that was what you were talking about..
dt aquarium supplies....like 5$ a piece... i hate loc line those jets are the bomb...

 

[subielover]

This build amazes me, thank you for sharing.

 

[edwing206]

Wow, amazing! Great work.

 

[Troylee]

Btw. This whole build started like a month and a half ago and the tank has been filled for almost a month now...lol... time flies when your having fun...

 

[AVAST Marine]

Really cool tank build. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Troylee]

thanks man.. im trying..
kinda cool seeing sponsers dropping by..not used to that..lol

 

[Murfman]

thank you for the kind words...
those are tank jets i thought that was what you were talking about..
dt aquarium supplies....like 5$ a piece... i hate loc line those jets are the bomb...

Yeah, they are. I have them in my 300 on my CLM and returns. The place I got them from no longer supplies them and they are so hard to find on line. I have had several people ask me where to get them, now I can tell them.

 

[Troylee]

You can prolly find them local also from pool stores..there made for hot tubs or spa's it just a regular old spa jet lol....I like them thou....personally I will never own a tank without them....

 

[Gonzo]

Man that is a SWEET setup, nice job sir!

 

[Troylee]

Thanks...

 

[Troylee]

48hrs into operation!!!!!! just truly amazing!!!!! that nog is pure black i took the pics with a high powered led flashlight and you can't see threw it....just truly amazing imo....safe to say shes broken in....this skimmer has only seen water for like 48hrs now...lol.

 

[Troylee]

that led me to taking some shots of the tank!!!!! the water clarity is insane and the polyp ext. has never been beter.....look threw this thread and you will see my pics were never this clear nor the water lol.....sorry same old camera phone lol....

 

[Troylee]

 

[Reef Pets]

A true DIY'er! Great work!! The skimmer that you built is awesome.

 

[Troylee]

thanks...

 

[Sikryd]

Definitely a nice diy build! and build altogether.
Nice polyp extension on that cap!!!

Was the skimmer worth the work?