Ghetto Rig - Page 37

L33t Reefer · 02/24/2011, 10:52 PM

halfway through mai ghetto ats project. I'll post pics but I dont think I can never come near to the ghetto gods that have posted here.

EDIT: page 37 ftw!

Rhodes19 · 02/25/2011, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by huig

My skimmer is made from waste and some leftover PVC elbow and a T
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Nice. How is it working? I have the same out flow on my SWC and its difficult to dial it in because one little twist of the stand pipe makes a big difference in the foam hight.

huig · 02/25/2011, 08:28 AM

It works well but just as you said difficult to get the foam hight right.
That is why I added the extra elbow on the inner stand pipe so I have a quick visual check.
but still, difficult.Once it is set it works nice.

I might add a valve later.

phurst · 03/03/2011, 09:20 AM

Temporary ghetto!

I have a small 10g AIO in my office lit with LEDs. The enclosure for the LED array is mounted on an articulating arm intended for use as a surround sound speaker mount. It's convenient because I can tilt the light up and out of the way if I need to put my hands in the tank. What's not convenient is that the tensioner on the arm requires an alan wrench. Something happened to the one I had in my office, and the other day, I needed to get in the tank. I swiveled the light up, and that apparently loosened the tension on the arm, because when i was done, the light sagged all the way down onto the tank. Without my alan wrench, what was I to do? Pen caps obviously

Rhodes19 · 03/03/2011, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by huig

I might add a valve later.

That's what I'm going to do. It can only help.

scrapz · 03/24/2011, 05:13 PM

Tank on floor.

DIY cardboard box 70W metal halide elevated by another cardboard box and fish food.
Cooling fan
Zip tied leds

all in a laundry basket..

ghetto reefing baby

zachfishman · 03/24/2011, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrapz

Tank on floor.

DIY cardboard box 70W metal halide elevated by another cardboard box and fish food.
Cooling fan
Zip tied leds

all in a laundry basket..

ghetto reefing baby

...(waits to hear the sound of fire trucks)...

Enjoy · 03/24/2011, 05:18 PM

Looks safe to me.....

allactiondan · 03/24/2011, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zachfishman

...(waits to hear the sound of fire trucks)...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enjoy

Looks safe to me.....

Before you guys get your panties in a bunch, look at the pic again.

see it? no?

There IS water in the tank. -When the fire starts, the water in the tank will put it out. I don't see a problem.

Rhodes19 · 03/25/2011, 05:41 AM

Lmao!!!!

scrapz · 03/25/2011, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allactiondan

Before you guys get your panties in a bunch, look at the pic again.

see it? no?

There IS water in the tank. -When the fire starts, the water in the tank will put it out. I don't see a problem.

see, this right here is a smart man

Beaun · 03/25/2011, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stripevt

Here is my topoff...
First a trash can

Glass top

Finished product

That is one of the best ideas I've seen in a while...

Quote:

Originally Posted by scrapz

Tank on floor.

DIY cardboard box 70W metal halide elevated by another cardboard box and fish food.
Cooling fan
Zip tied leds

all in a laundry basket..

ghetto reefing baby

...and that is one of the worst

I like how the phone is there just in case; "In the event of a fire, call 9-1-1"

smalltime · 03/25/2011, 01:15 PM

A few of these ideas are ingenious but then a couple of you have me wondering

Great idea's for the diy reefer who can build his fish tank at HomeDepot

biecacka · 03/25/2011, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zachfishman

...(waits to hear the sound of fire trucks)...

this is absolutly hilarious!!!

ed4 · 04/05/2011, 12:07 PM

Best thread ever!

KafudaFish · 04/06/2011, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beaun

That is one of the best ideas I've seen in a while...

...and that is one of the worst

I like how the phone is there just in case; "In the event of a fire, call 9-1-1"

I want to know what the katchup packet is for?

chieuxuan · 04/06/2011, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by KafudaFish

I want to know what the katchup packet is for?

it's called "ketchup dosing"

zaheda · 04/07/2011, 06:39 AM

Kethup dosing hehehe.

zaheda · 04/07/2011, 06:41 AM

I meant to say ketchup dosing. Its weird to see what people can think up and design, plenty ideas for me.

KafudaFish · 04/07/2011, 09:23 AM

Yeah and I meant ketchup too.

Katchup packs are those that you got in school because the district was too cheap to buy the good stuff.

water junky · 04/07/2011, 10:45 PM

I think he got nervous looking at the setup and got the munchies.

marius880 · 04/11/2011, 03:08 PM

wow i read every page on this thread... i gotta post some of my pictures...

but i definitely cant beat some of these ghetto setups...

hey do you guys know what happened to the guy with pvc all over his house and kitchen? he is probably in the hospital

his wife couldnt take it anymore .

we need an update.

hpfunk · 04/11/2011, 07:39 PM

I realized I belong.
First is my temporary tank that was leaking from the factor bulkhead, so I just used a towel to contain the puddle...you just need to top off more often. Also when you can't find anything to hang your lights from then just use some chairs. (lights are not pictured)

So you like the Rubbermaid so much that you reuse it but this time you throw in a hot pink storage bin, a milk crate and why not add a half a 5 gal bucket as a return chamber.

I like destroying perfectly good items too. From this picture of my brand new stand you can see where I cut out holes for the reef ready overflow that didn't match, and you can also see the hole I cut in the factor support before adding braces.

My canopy is by far the ugliest part of the setup currently. I have closet hanger brackets holding the MH's and a crooked PVC frame for the LED's and a piece of cardboard with posters on one side and insulated foil on the other.

See how much heat you can get in a small area?

I unfortunately am not satisfied with any of my "rigged" items and will be fixing all of them...at some point.

ashtree68 · 04/13/2011, 11:25 AM

This thread is great, I don't have anything too ghetto, except for one of my return pumps the return tubing I had was a bit too big to fit. So using a hand full of PVC pieces of varying diameters, and large amounts of hot glue/super glue I managed to make it all fit together.

das75 · 05/04/2011, 02:57 PM

water jug tank

02/25/2011, 08:28 AM	#903
huig Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: belgium Posts: 272	It works well but just as you said difficult to get the foam hight right. That is why I added the extra elbow on the inner stand pipe so I have a quick visual check. but still, difficult.Once it is set it works nice. I might add a valve later. __________________ 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

03/03/2011, 09:20 AM	#904
phurst Richmond Reefer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 5,837	Temporary ghetto! I have a small 10g AIO in my office lit with LEDs. The enclosure for the LED array is mounted on an articulating arm intended for use as a surround sound speaker mount. It's convenient because I can tilt the light up and out of the way if I need to put my hands in the tank. What's not convenient is that the tensioner on the arm requires an alan wrench. Something happened to the one I had in my office, and the other day, I needed to get in the tank. I swiveled the light up, and that apparently loosened the tension on the arm, because when i was done, the light sagged all the way down onto the tank. Without my alan wrench, what was I to do? Pen caps obviously __________________ _______ Pearson _______ Current Tank Info: Various tanks of various sizes with various gear.

03/24/2011, 05:18 PM	#908
Enjoy That's what she said.... Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fontana, CA Posts: 2,477	Looks safe to me..... __________________ -Andrew IIII20 Current Tank Info: 48x30x20 Rimless

03/25/2011, 01:15 PM	#913
smalltime Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 724	A few of these ideas are ingenious but then a couple of you have me wondering Great idea's for the diy reefer who can build his fish tank at HomeDepot __________________ when buying sps if you can count the # of polyps on one hand it's not worth buying... 180g tank seaclone skimmer diy home depot lights and lots of rio pumps

04/05/2011, 12:07 PM	#915
ed4 Red Hot Spender Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Long Island Posts: 158	Best thread ever! __________________ -ed Elos Pool 120XL - Giesemann Spectra 400W & T5 - ATB Ext. M - KZ Dosing & Biopellets - Ogles Mesoscope - 2x Vortech MP40W ES - Tunze 6055's, 7095, Osmolator - RKE - Aqualogic Cyclone - Full Echino-CUC - Hoover Platinum Carpet Cleaner w/ Spill Pickup Mode Gone: AI 4' LED, Elos System Mini, Tunze Nano Wavebox RIP: Red Dragon II Pump, Wavy Seas / X-Wave / Mocean (I wish I hardly knew thee.)

02/24/2011, 10:52 PM	#901
L33t Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Washington State Posts: 57	halfway through mai ghetto ats project. I'll post pics but I dont think I can never come near to the ghetto gods that have posted here. EDIT: page 37 ftw!

03/24/2011, 05:13 PM	#906
scrapz Saturation+100 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,555	Tank on floor. DIY cardboard box 70W metal halide elevated by another cardboard box and fish food. Cooling fan Zip tied leds all in a laundry basket.. ghetto reefing baby

03/25/2011, 05:41 AM	#910
Rhodes19 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 971	Lmao!!!!

04/07/2011, 06:39 AM	#918
zaheda Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 674	Kethup dosing hehehe.

04/07/2011, 06:41 AM	#919
zaheda Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 674	I meant to say ketchup dosing. Its weird to see what people can think up and design, plenty ideas for me.

04/07/2011, 09:23 AM	#920
KafudaFish Cyprinius carpio Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,496	Yeah and I meant ketchup too. Katchup packs are those that you got in school because the district was too cheap to buy the good stuff.

04/07/2011, 10:45 PM	#921
water junky Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Rifle CO Posts: 73	I think he got nervous looking at the setup and got the munchies.

04/11/2011, 03:08 PM	#922
marius880 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: lincolnwood il Posts: 525	wow i read every page on this thread... i gotta post some of my pictures... but i definitely cant beat some of these ghetto setups... hey do you guys know what happened to the guy with pvc all over his house and kitchen? he is probably in the hospital his wife couldnt take it anymore . we need an update.

04/13/2011, 11:25 AM	#924
ashtree68 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lincoln Park-Chicago Posts: 1,922	This thread is great, I don't have anything too ghetto, except for one of my return pumps the return tubing I had was a bit too big to fit. So using a hand full of PVC pieces of varying diameters, and large amounts of hot glue/super glue I managed to make it all fit together. __________________ -Ashton

05/04/2011, 02:57 PM	#925
das75 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton AB Posts: 2,269	water jug tank __________________ . Current Tank Info: 145g Starfire display (mixed reef) w/75g basement sump & 20g refugium, Barracuda return, Dart w/OM 4way CL, AI Hydras and Director.