what have you done to your reef tank that you are proud of?
 

my first DIY - the modded maxijet was actually successful. I was so proud. All it really involved was sawing off the outflow tube and putting it on a wavemaker. I couldn't believe it worked (murphy usually works against me in cases such as these).

I also put a gate valve mod on my Euroreef. I was pretty impressed with myself for awhile after that but still reluctant to cut off all the needles on my needlewheel impeller to do the mesh mod :razz:


Ok, now Marc will come in here and blow us all away :wink:

I built my 120g tank and it's held water ever since. my largest tank I built before that was a 30g

built my own stand.
but the next one will be so much better.

The wiring I did in the tank room, now its covered by drywall and no one can see it.

for me - the sump. I had some help, but I put the most of it together all in the end... set up the plenum and the skimmer, organized the flow (and got some stuff wrong ;))

I equipped my cleaner shrimp with an AK-47 and a nuclear-class submarine.

He is now the bad-ass Rambo on both Live Rock and in water. Nothing touches him.

Recognize!

Being that I am an accountant with very limited tool skills. I am proud to say I made my own stands and my best achievement has been my water top off system.

Tom R

I built my own corner tank, sump, atnd and lid!
I was studying for my HNC in Electronic engineering, and the company I worked for wouldn't let me do my project on their technology (Trade secrets etc....) so I PLC controlled my tank instead!
pH, Salinity, dissolved oxygen, water levels, temperature, water leak detector and even a power-outage alarm!
OH eventually wanted to redecorate and the stone-effect paint didn't match, so she told me to get a new tank! :razz: So I opted for the bow-front corner tank, drilled it, took out the centre bar of the frame, re-enforced it and sumped the tank!
Tank is now in storage awaiting shipping to BC!
Jeez! I miss my tank!:cry:
Kenny
ps. I use relays now! Sold the plc on Ebay to fund my salt addiction! lol

With the help of TomR, I plumbed my own tanks which is cool considering I've been keeping fish for decades & used to always love the KISS tanks without sumps or the required plumbing.

I've also been very pleased with my aquascaping efforts.

Anthony

Nothing currently. :smile: But still proud of my former tank, that was featured on RC. Shut it down when I moved and have not been able to come close since. :sad:

FWIW, I have never been much good at woodwork and am impressed by some of the outstanding stands & canopies you guys build.