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In his defense, it _is_ sticky.
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This is a very helpful thread...
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10gal nano: what is best as a base
To be more cost effective, most like instead of a stand, although I may want a sump underneath , I heard you can use a simple small base.
Not sure of $200 for a 2' high stand. Thanks guys. ~Tony
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IM Nuvo Fusion 20 Media Basket
The stock media baskets are often bad. Aftermarket media baskets are unnecessary expensive. I went lab and built mine which costs around $10 (for two).
You need Acrylic sheets, I used leftover pieces in the lab. But if you go with the thinnest one, you can get one $5 dollars in Home Depot or Loews. Also need crazy glue (a few dollars) or aquarium safe silicon. Preferably use a nice thin saw (I used upright bandsaw which made process a lot easy). You need some kind off drill for holes (I used hand drills). Those are the final products ![]() ![]() ![]() They fit chamber very nice. I think gap is less then 1/16" for all side so high water flow is guarantee. |
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interesting
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Here's my DIY Oceanic BioCube 29 splash guard...
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2557971 |
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This is a great sticky
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here is my new diy media reactor
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Ha! Not a bad idea there.
What are you running in it?
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seachem phosguard
btw, if you have a small pump then just use it. be sure to cover your pump output with a mesh. Otherwise media can go inside and damage pump Last edited by frkysl; 04/03/2016 at 07:09 PM. |
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Thanks.
Can the top of the bottle with the outflow holes, be totally submerged?
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I think yes. but be careful if your pump is very strong make the outflow holes to the side. the only drawback is;
the maximum amount that you can fit inside is limited because the bottle is small. I dumped a lot media and it does not tumble nicely. I think you can run large carbon too. since its kind of cheap I am ok to run small amount and refresh it every weekend. I don't use large bottle because I like it hidden inside the chamber. |
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nice craftiness!
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Looking to make my own media basket, I have the acrylic, but before I go out hunting for it, I have a hot glue gun. Is that reef safe or will it hold the layers together? Or should I go out for a tube of silicone and if so which kind in particular
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DIY media basket and sump
Any suggestions?? I'm building a media basket from scratch for my Oceanic Biocube 14G an turning an old Aqeuos 2 gallon into a sump/refugium with a skimmer. I've bought acrylics and aquarium safe silicon but i need suggestions on an overflow idea (again all from scratch cuz I'm cheap lol) any ideas?? Or suggestions??
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I think you will need Weld-On not silicon to glue acrylic. For reference. http://www.eplastics.com/plexiglass_glue
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You will have to order this online or find a plastic fabrication store near you. Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart, etc. do not carry this anymore. I had a lot harder time cutting the acrylic than I thought I would/ |
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