Tell me what every one think of this
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Topic: Tell me what every one think of this
Posted By: thesaent14
Subject: Tell me what every one think of this
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 7:36pm
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Hello every one in the wmas this is a post to know what people think about what I just made tanks to this website and I want to show anytime people say you can do that is not impossible just small effort and dedication and it can be done, I made this in one day it was fast so I need to know what every one think please be true no mater what is the opinion tanks to every body who post there DIY here if any one need to make one and have any??? Feel free to ask
pic of the skimmer i will post more when i finish the cal reactor
this is the cal reactor wating for the pomp to finish
from left to rigth is the carbon filter,the dual cal reactor and the skimmer
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Posted By: seti007
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 12:06am
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Its kinda hard to tell just by looking at it, but the skimmer looks fine . you might want a way to vary the height of the inlet pvc pipe. That will allow you to adjust the water level in the riser chamber and fine tune it. Asad |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 7:28am
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I believe the ball valve is there for just that purpose.
I guess my major concern is the ball valve. It should be a gate valve instead. A gate valve allows fine adjustment which is what an ETS Skimmer requires, even if it's just a copy. 
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Posted By: Suzy
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 8:06am
| Wow! I'm impressed! Strong work! |
Posted By: jfinch
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 8:51am
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Very good! Mark's right, I think in the long run you'll be happier with a gate valve on your skimmer outlet. ------------- Jon https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6y_EzjI_ljbIwf2n5uNzTw" rel="nofollow - What I've been doing... |
Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: August 04 2005 at 5:04pm
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hey tanks for the replys i guess i will have to do that for the other one i built cus i cant doit to this one i will take in concidaration your points of view ------------- thesaent |
Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: August 06 2005 at 6:25pm
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this is what i buil today 
Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: August 06 2005 at 6:30pm
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this is a hang on refeugium with a skimmer i was trying to post the tex with the pic was not able to lol sorry ------------- thesaent |
Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: August 06 2005 at 8:48pm
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Your set up is looking good !! ------------- http://www.customaquariumfurniture.com" rel="nofollow - Bad "censored" Cabinets Best quality in the valley! He is one sexy bald guy, even with out a finger!(MAC) |
Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: August 07 2005 at 1:57am
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Tanks man I have a lot more to built ------------- thesaent |
Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: August 07 2005 at 5:04pm
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this is the colection cup and a topoff for the secund one i built today colection cup
topoff ------------- thesaent |
Posted By: rstruhs
Date Posted: August 07 2005 at 10:38pm
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Good work! Somebody stop him, he's gone nuts with all the building. The next thing you know, he'll want to put fish in there somewhere! ------------- Rodney, Sandra, Jeffery, and Laura Struhs South Jordan, Utah 98th South & 40th West. (801) 282-2744 75 gallon reef 55 gallon reef 55 gallon FOWLR 20 gallon FOWLR |
Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: August 13 2005 at 9:01pm
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this is testing one of them
hey this is pics of the new stile i made today
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Posted By: coreyk
Date Posted: August 13 2005 at 10:31pm
| Looks Great!!! Nice work! |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: August 13 2005 at 10:57pm
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Your topic asks what everyone thinks of this. Do you really want to hear from everyone, Or are you just seeking a pat on the back? ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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Posted By: dkle
Date Posted: August 13 2005 at 11:05pm
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Very impressive. I wish I were that good with my hands. A lot of money could've been saved. Oh well!!!!
------------- If you can't bedazzle them with your brilliance, baffle them with your bs! Dinhkim Le - Procrastinator extra-ordinare |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: August 14 2005 at 12:38pm
It looks like you stuff is good. On my reator I bult I have the watter run from the bottem up to the top. I have found that it dose not cloge as much. and I have fom pads on both ends. But good job on everything you have bult. 
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Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: August 17 2005 at 10:56pm
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thanks
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Posted By: Xacttech
Date Posted: August 18 2005 at 9:55am
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Good acrylic work! Now I want to see some skimmate...
BTW I keep my liquor cabinet behind my tank too... ha 
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Posted By: Suzy
Date Posted: August 18 2005 at 11:44am
| WoW! |
Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: August 18 2005 at 10:39pm
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test wil be sooooooon
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Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: September 01 2005 at 11:24pm
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this is my new baby DIY
this is the test on the refeugium skimmer only the first 5hr this is what it was doing
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Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: September 20 2005 at 9:11pm
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hey this is part of my progress
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Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: October 04 2005 at 6:49pm
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the build is on 180g 90% DIY
I Just Want To Show And Start My Building On My 180g Tank And A Way To Show There Is Such Ting As A Diy Tank And Make It Really Chip
__________________ ok this are more pics of the progress this is my progress i did this in 2hr 30m or so is my new canopy since i have to make a taller one cus it was to low for my MH front this is all most finish tell me how it looks this is som pic of how is coming along this is in my stand my DIY chiller wating on the TI chaiber my computer power suply to power any 12v like moon ligths and fans my MH under the chiller and close loop pump |
Posted By: Weimers
Date Posted: October 04 2005 at 7:15pm
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Wow! Cool photo-journal of the progress. Guess that's called a "blog" these days. Awesome! ------------- Renee and Damon Weimer Tankless in Hawaii |
Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: October 06 2005 at 5:20pm
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hey thanks i a really looking to start this tank up ------------- thesaent |
Posted By: ssilcox
Date Posted: October 06 2005 at 5:40pm
| I am impressed that you are really doing pretty much everything DIY - and it looks good too. Great work - keep us updated. |
Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: October 06 2005 at 6:28pm
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hey i will tell you the true i dont know anyting about reef or parts i thank alot to this website wich i am not from utha but this was the first site i found on a search and is not the only tink i found i found a new freand name azad (seti007)wich he help mealot whend i have a ?? so thats why i post my progres here i fell like this website is freandly and i learn alot from here if any one have ?? and i can help fell free to pm me ps lol i am saving a ton on money with DIY my built is 90% DIY and seti007 thanks looking fourt when you come to the key lol
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Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 10:08pm
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hey this is my ligths how they look i am tinking adding more DIY reflectors on the top and side doors
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Posted By: Shane H
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 10:27am
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Where's the water?
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Posted By: LostCauseZ06
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 12:10pm
| wanna build me one?? haha how much you charge for the whole setup you made?? |
Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 5:28pm
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i have to move really soon so i am just testing everyting so it works whend i move ------------- thesaent |
Shane H wrote:Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: October 14 2005 at 5:29pm
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if you looking to build one ill be happy to doit but i am in florida it will cost you a ton to get it ------------- thesaent |
Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 9:34pm
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hey ebery one this is somting simple but it works really good and i can install it any where in the canopy to move air or cyrculation
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Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 10:05pm
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Thats cool. I could use some of those ------------- http://www.customaquariumfurniture.com" rel="nofollow - Bad "censored" Cabinets Best quality in the valley! He is one sexy bald guy, even with out a finger!(MAC) |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: October 29 2005 at 11:10pm
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Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: October 30 2005 at 8:46am
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hey mark i know i have to bring air from the room thats why i am using 4 more this ones are to move the ir in the canopy look at the position
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Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: October 30 2005 at 9:13am
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Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: October 30 2005 at 9:24am
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Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: October 30 2005 at 10:27am
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Ok I Am Doing This On My Own And I Am Not Finish With The Setup Thais Why I Post Pictures To Show What I Am Doing And Learn From Other Mistakes I Guess It Happen To You. About The Close Loop The Tips Will Be Closed And I Am Adding A More Power full Pump And Yes I Am Using PVC For Every ting This Is Just For Me To See How All Is Going To Be I Have To Move Thais Why Is Not Set Up Yet Am Just Getting Ready Still Much To Go I am open for Your Opinion And Everyone Ells If Any One Have Any Other Idea On How This Will Work Or Not Feel Free To Add Or Ask mark if you read what am doing i have 4 more fans on the top off the canopy drawing air in and 4 more drawing air out i will post more pictures soon the ballast are in the bottom of the tank and i am placing 8 more 4 in the refeugium and 4 drawing in and out plus i am making a second cabinet to install more equipment like the chiller and kalk reactor that all so will have fans i have 4 computer power supply which i will be using to power all the 12v i need PS i don't feel bad ------------- thesaent |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: October 30 2005 at 11:15am
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Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: October 30 2005 at 11:43am
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Ok I Guess You Not Understanding Me I Will Place 4 Fans On The Top And 2 Inside The Canopy The Chiller Is A Diy Chiller I Have A Baby And She Likes To Wonder Around This Chiller I Have To Make Some Type Of Inclosure For It Which It Will Have A Opening For Ventilation my Good Friend From This Site Is Seti007 I Ask Him Lot Of ?? About What Is Good Or What Is Bad and like a said the closed loop openigs will be reduce to create presure ------------- thesaent |
Posted By: seti007
Date Posted: October 30 2005 at 12:03pm
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There are 11 openings in all but all of them are submerged at the same time so technically it is a closed loop. The inlet to the pump is in the back corner and the pipe drops down to the pump input. The output of the pump is whats driving the pvc manifold. On startup he will have to prime the pump to get it to work, after that, it should work just fine as long as both the manifold outlets and the intake of the closed loop stay submerged. |
Posted By: Redrock
Date Posted: April 18 2006 at 11:16pm
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Hey Manuel, GREAT work, I think you have done an awesome job. I have a question about gluing acrylic I hope you can help me with. When you glue the edges do you need to polish them first? Or is the edge that is left from cutting with a fine tooth saw ok? I am concerned about having a good watertight seal on a ruff edge and from the work that you have done I am sure you have experienced this before. Any help you can offer is appreciated. |
Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: July 08 2006 at 1:34am
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here is the water lol it took a long time i have been away from here
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=861425 - http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=861425 ------------- thesaent |
Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: July 08 2006 at 10:18am
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Just went through your thread. Its looking great. Keep posting here. We love to see progress. ------------- http://www.customaquariumfurniture.com" rel="nofollow - Bad "censored" Cabinets Best quality in the valley! He is one sexy bald guy, even with out a finger!(MAC) |
Posted By: thesaent14
Date Posted: July 08 2006 at 2:57pm
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thanks i hope to bisit youre town one day you guys have some nice tanks i like to see some there my freand sety007 live there and we know because this page relly good guy and freand to help alot ------------- thesaent |