Ghetto Rig - Page 36

dahenley · 02/09/2011, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by customcolor

the guts all zip tied to the heatsink

can you explain all that is used here??
i would love to borrow your idea, but i need a little background and a parts list...

PLEASE!!!

koralkrab125 · 02/09/2011, 10:11 PM

oh man these are all priceless, i wish i hadn't thrown out some of mine or at least had some pics of them to post up

customcolor · 02/09/2011, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dahenley

can you explain all that is used here??
i would love to borrow your idea, but i need a little background and a parts list...

PLEASE!!!

the 9v walwart was taken apart so i could solder the 110v to it. it is used to power the cooling fan on the back. and the driver is just a normal meanwell..no dimming...just on/off this is a very basic set up...but it works!

you gota make shure that the heat sink will fit in just right for all this to sit on top of it and still fit in the housing...

cost....i paid like $210 for a 24 led kit from rapidled.com to build my first led...then i took that one apart to build 2 of these. yep that means i have 4 white leds laying around yet...i may build another one of these when i get another driver and some more blues. i had the heat sinks from an old 70w single end halide ballast i had laying around. fans where cheep...housing where $10 each for the whole light...all i needed was the housing and glass with frame.

BigEarn86 · 02/10/2011, 08:40 AM

So I am only on page 10 crackin' up but I had to post this.

dahenley · 02/10/2011, 09:18 AM

I can tell Your a rich reefer!
My living room looks like this periodically. My wife hates me for it, but I don't litter the floor with money like you. Lol.
I'm sure if I did that, it would be gone, and she wouldn't care as much

username in use · 02/10/2011, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by BigEarn86

Very nice. Some points of interest.

1: Makin' it rain in there, i.e. droppin' bills.

2: Well organized plumbing supplies

3: neat stack of zipties

4: neatly bundled cords so as to avoid any tripping

5: supplemental lighting using high quality metal reflectors.

6: towel at the ready to clean up any spills.

A well thought out and properly executed fish room. Well done sir.

TheReefNinja · 02/10/2011, 10:34 AM

I lol'd at ^^^^^^^^^^^^

BigEarn86 · 02/10/2011, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by username in use

Very nice. Some points of interest.

1: Makin' it rain in there, i.e. droppin' bills.

2: Well organized plumbing supplies

3: neat stack of zipties

4: neatly bundled cords so as to avoid any tripping

5: supplemental lighting using high quality metal reflectors.

6: towel at the ready to clean up any spills.

A well thought out and properly executed fish room. Well done sir.

Josh, too funny man. How about the HOB skimmer that is now an "in tank" skimmer. Genius I know. (Couldn't find a way to hang it on the tub)

If i could catch a photo of my wife's face when she walks past that room I would post it.

Anyway, love this thread with the only complaint being that it is taking me all day to get to page 36. Keep them coming reefers.

gravity316 · 02/12/2011, 08:13 AM

Here is my contribution.
Wife was tired of test tubes laying around.

naprestsleep · 02/12/2011, 11:52 AM

gravity316 -- great idea, god knows I got enough spare egg crate pieces floating around, I may need to fab one of those up.

zreefs · 02/12/2011, 12:01 PM

this is 36 pages of pure genius

spehhh · 02/13/2011, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by zreefs

this is 36 pages of pure genius

i second that haha

water junky · 02/19/2011, 11:53 PM

Wonder Full!!

goreef65 · 02/22/2011, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cabezon2469

from left to right. Whte PVC--homemade denitrator coil. output of denitrator dripping in front of skimmer. Output of skimmer passing through hole in sump. Sump raised on 2X4's to get level of rubbermaid tub better. Not pictured, output of skimmer goes to gallon milk jug.

attachments.

stand extender to go from 55 to 70.
HOB intake holding tube for denitrator intake

screws holding light onto canopy.
canopy is cut down 2x4s (hand held circular saw cut) cut to fit other setup.
light is held up by old glass that doesnt fit this tank

phurst, test it on one, I had the concave crystalline leds.

edit: almost forgot--the ghetto sand, rock and CUC are from the beach.

LOL... that blue "Rubbermaid" tub looks like a "Kitty Litter" box. I've seen those before. Added bonus is the breather holes where the old handle was. Is this used for the emergency overflow? Hahaha

AndrEvil · 02/23/2011, 03:04 PM

I would like to make a contribution from Italy of Ghetto rig.

Refugium inside the Sump with Chaetomorpha.

stripevt · 02/23/2011, 03:36 PM

Here is my topoff...
First a trash can

Glass top

Finished product

gweston · 02/23/2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by gravity316

Here is my contribution.
Wife was tired of test tubes laying around.

That is ghetto-genius. I was getting p'd about my tubes rolling around too. I'll have to make one of those!

THEDLO · 02/23/2011, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by stripevt

Here is my topoff...
First a trash can

Glass top

Finished product

this is genius!

lol

reeftanknewbie · 02/23/2011, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by THEDLO

this is genius!

lol

Agreed as I just made a ATO out of a bucket but know I am trying to find a way to hide it before my wife starts complaining about the bucket.....thanks for saving me!!!!!!!!!!! LMAO

Eurobeaner · 02/23/2011, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by AndrEvil

I would like to make a contribution from Italy of Ghetto rig.

Refugium inside the Sump with Chaetomorpha.

you COULD save a tiny bit of energy by just putting one of your drain hoses into that bucket... kills 2 birds with one stone. less pumps to clean too

sharkman121 · 02/24/2011, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by stripevt

Here is my topoff...
First a trash can

Glass top

Finished product

Genius my friend.... GENIUS

huig · 02/24/2011, 02:53 AM

My skimmer is made from waste and some leftover PVC elbow and a T
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Rhodes19 · 02/24/2011, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by AndrEvil

I would like to make a contribution from Italy of Ghetto rig.

Refugium inside the Sump with Chaetomorpha.

Sweet.

I wish I had a bigger sump right about now.

Rhodes19 · 02/24/2011, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by stripevt

Here is my topoff...
First a trash can

Glass top

Finished product

OMG, I hope my wife doesn't see that! LOL That is absolutly brilliant. Ghetto with a touch of class. Well done.

AndrEvil · 02/24/2011, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Eurobeaner

you COULD save a tiny bit of energy by just putting one of your drain hoses into that bucket... kills 2 birds with one stone. less pumps to clean too

good idea, this night i try to put inside the "refugium" the plumbing returning in the sump by the chiller... In Italy this proverb is said: Catch two pigeons with one bean.... ha ha i've tried to use google translator but the result was kill 2 birds with one shot... but the meaning is the same. Ghetto Rig Filosofy!!!

02/10/2011, 08:40 AM	#879
BigEarn86 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Sneads Ferry, NC Posts: 53	So I am only on page 10 crackin' up but I had to post this. __________________ What does it mean when a man has a turkey baster full of phytoplankton in one hand and a fishing pole in the other… He loves FISH! Current Tank Info: 29g standard

02/10/2011, 09:18 AM	#880
dahenley Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lubbock, Tx Posts: 3,165	I can tell Your a rich reefer! My living room looks like this periodically. My wife hates me for it, but I don't litter the floor with money like you. Lol. I'm sure if I did that, it would be gone, and she wouldn't care as much __________________ Its not just my tank, its OUR tank!!! :-) 240display, reef in progress Current Tank Info: 240 display, a few frags here and there. lots of fish, and lots of watching. (230 big screen getting re-sealed and going to add to the gallonage) My wife has no clue how addicted i really am.....

02/10/2011, 10:34 AM	#882
TheReefNinja Imagination superfreak Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: West Chicago, IL. near RT. 59 and RT. 64 Posts: 1,698	I lol'd at ^^^^^^^^^^^^ __________________ Regards, Tom Current tank: 45g acrylic cube, Sunpod 150w 14k bulb Current Fish: Hey I gots some fish..

02/23/2011, 03:36 PM	#891
stripevt Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: blacksburg Posts: 286	Here is my topoff... First a trash can Glass top Finished product __________________ Shawn "who ever said nothing is impossible, has never tried to slam a revolving door now have they" unknown Current Tank Info: 6.5 gallon restart

02/24/2011, 02:53 AM	#897
huig Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: belgium Posts: 272	My skimmer is made from waste and some leftover PVC elbow and a T [IMG][/IMG] __________________ The metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it Current Tank Info: 100 g soft reef, 100 g and 120 g Mediterranean tanks, 400 g deepwater reef, 1000 g FOWLR in the making

02/09/2011, 10:11 PM	#877
koralkrab125 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 54	oh man these are all priceless, i wish i hadn't thrown out some of mine or at least had some pics of them to post up

02/12/2011, 08:13 AM	#884
gravity316 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: PA Posts: 30	Here is my contribution. Wife was tired of test tubes laying around.

02/12/2011, 11:52 AM	#885
naprestsleep blank Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 987	gravity316 -- great idea, god knows I got enough spare egg crate pieces floating around, I may need to fab one of those up.

02/12/2011, 12:01 PM	#886
zreefs Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: blacksburg Posts: 54	this is 36 pages of pure genius

02/19/2011, 11:53 PM	#888
water junky Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Rifle CO Posts: 73	Wonder Full!!

02/23/2011, 03:04 PM	#890
AndrEvil Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Verona Posts: 36	I would like to make a contribution from Italy of Ghetto rig. Refugium inside the Sump with Chaetomorpha.