ReeferMush's 20 Gallon Nano - New Fish and Dry Goods!!

ReeferMush · #2 03-20-2010, 03:18 PM

This is the light I fabricated from 3/4" aluminum angles, the T5 ballast bellow, and some facia soffit for houses is the top. I cut holes for the special mounting hardware that comes with the coralife mounting legs. I welded together the frame using the DHC 2000 Cobra torch http://www.diversifiedenterprises.ca/ and cut everything with a dremel. I bought the ballast at home depot for 80$ so including the bulbs the whole fixture comes out under 200$ the bulbs killed me on this one with the whole cheapness part, but most of the these parts were laying around so all I really bought was one 10,000k and the angles.

the marine apprentice · #3 03-21-2010, 08:09 AM

Awesome idea using the sofit has lots of ventilation too. Loookin good dude

ReeferMush · #4 03-25-2010, 07:45 PM

Ok so as much as I would love to spend the money and get a nice Reef Octopus skimmer or a little bubble king, but I'm cheap and have a Maxi Jet 1200, Sea Clone Collection Cup and about $40.00 so I mean cheap! I bought the acrylic container from superstore and then the rest is plumbing parts from home depot: 3 1/2" to 1 1/2" PVC pipe, three 3/4" Elbows, one Gate Valve (actually from Can Tire) and 3/4" Street Elbow, and 2" of 1" Vinyl Tubing.

And now I have fitted the parts and let it run over night

So here is what I woke up to this morning and I'm very happy with the preformance!!

ReeferMush · #5 03-25-2010, 07:48 PM

The Refugium has been doing a great job just check the pod production and this is in the display tank.

freezetyle · #6 03-27-2010, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ReeferMush

I did not expect that sucker to work as good as it seems to. Great job! I would put that on the Ghetto rigs post on RC

ReeferMush · #7 04-05-2010, 05:22 PM

I've have moved a couple things around in the refugium and the display, and its about time for an update on the tank so check it out.

I've been trying to get a pic of my Hector's Goby and the Mandarin but they're just to shy!

ReeferMush · #8 04-14-2010, 06:38 AM

The sump has been doing a good job collecting small sediment and pieces of algea, so I felt like it was time to pull out the sump a give it a good clean.