the newest edition to my tank!!

jdmcivicek9 · 01/02/2008, 06:33 PM

built it for a total of $70.00 including Glass, Plumbing, Power head, miracle mud, chaeto and lighting. Dimensions are 12"L x 10"H x 3"W made out of 1/8"glass and bonded together with All-Glass's silicone. took about 2 hours to build including having the holes drilled for the plumbing!!the powerhead is a Rio 50 and i used the adjustable ball valve to control the flow. sorry pics arnt to good...not alot of space behind my tank.

crab0000 · 01/02/2008, 07:01 PM

Great job; looks really nice!

jdmcivicek9 · 01/02/2008, 11:12 PM

so far its working great!!!i mean its only been up for like 5 hours but still

JACOXVIII · 01/02/2008, 11:25 PM

looks good but you might be sorry when that culerpa goes sexual
and stats growing on all your rocks

dc_909 · 01/02/2008, 11:43 PM

Nice DIY.

jdmcivicek9 · 01/03/2008, 02:32 AM

will fish eat the culerpa if it starts growing on rocks??

JACOXVIII · 01/03/2008, 03:22 AM

as far as i know some tangs will
and i have had emerald crabs eat it

some people have great luck with it i did not

jdmcivicek9 · 01/03/2008, 08:19 PM

where can i get chaeto??

crab0000 · 01/04/2008, 07:35 AM

There's almost always somebody with some for sale in the sale forum.

Jeff · 01/04/2008, 07:56 AM

Very nice project

It came out nice.

snorvich · 01/04/2008, 08:35 PM

Great project, change to chaeto.

jdmcivicek9 · 01/05/2008, 12:40 PM

thanks!! i just added another piece of glass to the inside to direct the flow downward because i noticed as soon as the water would hit the deflector plate it would just travel up and it seemed like it was missing alot of the sand and culerpa...i will be changeing to chaeto asap though!!!the good thing is that for now my tang is eating the culerpa pieces that make it back into my tank from the return...

01/02/2008, 06:33 PM	#1
jdmcivicek9 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 39°N, -108°W AKA Somewhere in Colorado Posts: 578	the newest edition to my tank!! built it for a total of $70.00 including Glass, Plumbing, Power head, miracle mud, chaeto and lighting. Dimensions are 12"L x 10"H x 3"W made out of 1/8"glass and bonded together with All-Glass's silicone. took about 2 hours to build including having the holes drilled for the plumbing!!the powerhead is a Rio 50 and i used the adjustable ball valve to control the flow. sorry pics arnt to good...not alot of space behind my tank.

01/04/2008, 07:56 AM	#10
Jeff Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 11,907	Very nice project It came out nice. __________________ Always remember.... any time you reef, you also reef with every reefer that reefer has reefed with. Mitch 2/18/10 IWNFT343F Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine 20

01/04/2008, 08:35 PM	#11
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Great project, change to chaeto. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

01/02/2008, 07:01 PM	#2
crab0000 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Jasper,GA Posts: 2,801	Great job; looks really nice!

01/02/2008, 11:12 PM	#3
jdmcivicek9 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 39°N, -108°W AKA Somewhere in Colorado Posts: 578	so far its working great!!!i mean its only been up for like 5 hours but still

01/02/2008, 11:25 PM	#4
JACOXVIII Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: KC MO Posts: 248	looks good but you might be sorry when that culerpa goes sexual and stats growing on all your rocks

01/02/2008, 11:43 PM	#5
dc_909 Moved On Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Murrieta, CA Posts: 3,260	Nice DIY.

01/03/2008, 02:32 AM	#6
jdmcivicek9 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 39°N, -108°W AKA Somewhere in Colorado Posts: 578	will fish eat the culerpa if it starts growing on rocks??

01/03/2008, 03:22 AM	#7
JACOXVIII Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: KC MO Posts: 248	as far as i know some tangs will and i have had emerald crabs eat it some people have great luck with it i did not

01/03/2008, 08:19 PM	#8
jdmcivicek9 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 39°N, -108°W AKA Somewhere in Colorado Posts: 578	where can i get chaeto??

01/04/2008, 07:35 AM	#9
crab0000 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Jasper,GA Posts: 2,801	There's almost always somebody with some for sale in the sale forum.

01/05/2008, 12:40 PM	#12
jdmcivicek9 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 39°N, -108°W AKA Somewhere in Colorado Posts: 578	thanks!! i just added another piece of glass to the inside to direct the flow downward because i noticed as soon as the water would hit the deflector plate it would just travel up and it seemed like it was missing alot of the sand and culerpa...i will be changeing to chaeto asap though!!!the good thing is that for now my tang is eating the culerpa pieces that make it back into my tank from the return...