320g build/journey/experiment DIY :-)

Greenmaster · #1 07-06-2010, 07:18 AM

Some updates as I work on the tank...
I taped off where my tank is going to be so I could silicone without stinking up my house or affecting my young children.

My door for getting in and out of my taped off area is the window.

The acrylic overflow... I bought the 2 pieces this afternoon glued them together then added it to my tank. The two left bulkheads are in the overflow the right one isn't.

A look at the full height of the chamber.

And my little helper that has to always be in the photo

matinbc · #2 01-29-2011, 05:20 AM

Well done! Cant wait to see the rest! Good work on the photo shoot along the way.

Greenmaster · #3 01-29-2011, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Skimmer King

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM looks fantastic Green hows is the LED light doing

sore subject... turns out my dad fried about 90% of them... that's the problem when you let your dad live in your house... doesn't always think before he does stuff. oh well.

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Originally Posted by matinbc

Well done! Cant wait to see the rest! Good work on the photo shoot along the way.

Thanks... but any ideas on what I should do with my extra pump?

Lampshade · #4 01-29-2011, 09:14 AM

Sorry to hear about your LED's, that's rough. The injuries are not good either, but bodies heal faster than the wallet sometimes :S.

If you want a thermal shutoff for your LED's there's some decent options, I've been looking at making an Arduino controller for my future LED's and putting a few thermometers on the heatsinks to set at 130°F to shut off the LED's. can get an arduino for $15-$20 off ebay and the thermometers are about $3 a pop, pretty cheap and would let you play with the LED's a lot, and have the safety shut off coded in.

Tank looks great, can't wait to see what it looks like with fish/coral in there. The rock is amazing.

Greenmaster · #5 01-29-2011, 10:23 PM

I plan on getting an apex and having it do the same thing... Only have the temp set at around 100F... but I'll change the temp if it's shutting it off.

Greenmaster · #6 02-02-2011, 04:36 PM

Week one of a two week test... current PH is 7.9 if it stays at 8.0 or less till next week then I will fill with salt water, and test for three weeks... I may have one to two weeks with the tank empty, before the salt... if I decide to drill another hole or two...

matinbc · #7 02-04-2011, 07:02 PM

You could always use that extra pump to make a water feature for the front lawn! hahaha. Or hook it up to the tank for water change days and run a hose out to your driveway to get rid of the ice if we ever see cold weather this year! (Kidding)

Whats your plan for lighting then? I Have a good buddy who is a dealer for led lights and I am thinking about making my own heat sink similar to yours for a led fixture. (On a smaller scale as I am only runing a 90gal tank)

I would be interested to better understand how you wired the fixture!