Don't forget to do this:

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...&threadid=58764

before you fill your tank!

GoooooooooOOGIE!!!

MUWHAHAHAHA!!!!!
I DID IT!
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I know I know, its not perfectly circular but, bulkhead fits great and rubber ring seals it!

I can't believe I even had balls to try it with dremel!

I see 3 modifications so far... great start oogie

Thanks for submitting your entry photo.

Thanks adin!

Here is shot with 3/4" bulkhead installed.

WOW, I've never seen anyone cut glass with a dremel.
You learn something new every day around here!!!
Good Luck

Lol, so whats the bulkhead for???

That bulkhead is for the drain to sump!

lol. Wow. Great work cutting the glass! Not sure I'd be gutsy enough to try that one.

You have a sump on a Nanocube? Hey, I just realized something, for OPEN you could link 2 Nanocubes together and be right at 12 gallons! Heheheh, I don't know what the purpose of that would be!!!!! Muhahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I thought about that, but I came to the conclusion that I was too poor..

Well, for one, increased water volume. Always a plus when dealing with such a small tank. Another is I can have skimmer and have it out of sight so I can keep the streamlined look. Also, this way I can use external pumps so that it will keep the water cool. With MH i will be putting in the hood, every little bit helps temp wise.

It also gives me ability to add iceprobe in the sump.

I am sure there are more advantages but these are main reasons.

wow! nice start. can't wait to see what you're going to do with this

Actually, I was refering to having the 2 tanks linked together, not the sump, I get that, just giving ya a hard time

Here is shot of little SCWD plumbing done. Sorry for the dirty tank! Its understandable cause I have been mutilating it ever since I got it!

looks very nice, are you going to close up the original hole (where the stock flow shot out)? I love that closed loop! Looks very clean!!

oogie. excellent work thus far! you really make me want to enter now. =P

Kogut, calvin: Thanks for the comments!

InuYasha: Oh, ok. stop giving hard time! LOL

alexwbush: Hmm didn't think about that hole. I guess I should right?

Tigahboy: I DARE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eagerly awaitng to see the masterpiece!

amazing, this the reason why this contest will be so interesting. great work so far.

so u wanna battle. too tempting now. :

Ok. here is some pic of hood work in-progress.

When I recieved NC6, like everyone else in the "open" competition, I started gutting the hood. After its been absolutley stripped, I try to fit my 70W MH retro kit from aquabuys.com. I found out that reflector is little to thick for the hood.
So I was thiking if I should make my own reflector then I saw my old finnex 18W PC fixture in the corner of my closet. So I thought, what the hell, lets make more room in the hood rather then cram it with MH which in turn could give me heat issues. So this is what I did!



Here is shot of under the hood.



Now here is at current stage. I have applied some bondo automotive bodyfiller to smooth out the hood. Yes, it looks scary and all beat up but after sanding and painting I am sure it will look great!



I used same bondo method with front of my PC case which is actually made with similar material as NC6 hood.



Hope my NC6 hood will be as smooth and nice as this case came out!

damn cool computer case and its gonna be an impressive tank also

I think it will look great when finished.

Whoa...! You're horrifying me (in a good way, of course) but at the same time giving me a major DIY bug the way you're tackling all this. Very inspiring! What manner of dremel bit did you cut that back with? I forget what it's called. And I trust you had to go really slow?

mushroom head: Thanks shroom! You are my pal!

The Empiricist: I will give you a website. It gives pretty good detailed how-to on glass cutting w/ dremel. Although I did it myself, I stoped very frequently to pour the water on the glass and dip the tip of dremel in the water to cool off! Here is the link.
http://www.sv-sea.org/modules.php?name=New...order=0&thold=0

the two holes are for fans, correct?

I love how this tank is coming along... how easy is it to work with bondo? I'd be worried about the repeatability factor of that mod. But I love the insanity!

alexwbush: Yes. They are for the 2 80mm pc fan. Bondo is not so hard to work with once you play around with it little bit. I am gonna paint it and seal it with clearcoat so tank water never touches the bondo. I will be wrapping the underside of the hood b4 I paint so tank water never touches the paint either!

Looks realy cool Oogie. I can't wait to see the finished hood

oogie,my mom said no.

Mad modding skillz!

Seeing that quality, can we just declare oogie as the winner now?

Oogie: I've always been curious about putting in the aquabuys 70W retro kit into the NC6 hood. So as not to distract from this thread, can you please PM me with the problems you found?

oh man. i never knew u were one of those [HARDCORE] computer case modders. ur gonna blow everyone out of the water. Glad I didn't enter now. haha.

this is insanity! im very very impressed! great thread.

will the tank have a video monitor so you can send emails? hehe

absolutely amazing!

It would be cool if you built one of those reef keeping computers into the hood.

Tank looks great so far and that computer case is awsome also.

Thanks so much for the link. Cripes, I just saw the makings of your inwall-bound tank as well. You rock!

Hey Oogie

That link you posted is from my reef club when we did a demo on drilling glass with a dremel. Very easy to do really as long as you are patient. Just curious if you are in the club or from the area...or you happened upon the link when you did a google search.

Either way...thanks for the props! Your NC6 is looking very very nice!

billpa

thanks everyone for kind words.

billpa: I am from northern NJ area. I found that link from google!

artamon42: Reflector from Aquabuys.com simply will not fit in the hood. Its to thick. so If you attach it, then you won't able to put plexi splash guard.

Thanks

Not much update so far.

It takes lots of sanding but didn't have lots of time to actually do it.

Here are some shots of the hood. Sorry for a blurry pic!





Curves are starting get smooth! I hope I can finish the hood soon.

Thanks

damnit those teaser picture doesnt count! we want a full shot!

WOW !!! damn oogie that is gona be kick arse...

Have a link to what bondo is?

Did you cut that sheet metal (for the case) your self? With what, plasma cutter?

ashburn: I will take full shot when its ready!

dhoffroad: Thanks for the comments

Maxvan: I used mostly dremel but the letters are cut with water-jet!
Bondo is a automotive body filler. They use that stuff when you have dents in your car.

I was at target today for my daughter's stuff, and I saw a letter size cutting board. It was cheap so I bought it and it fits pretty good on NC6. Now there is a slot for gripping which I don't like and since its curved in the front, board doesn't cover that very front part. I am not sure if i am going to use it but, I took a shot of it anyways.

looks like blood stains on the hood.

what's the cutting board for? rock platform to limit pressure points? you don't want to use eggcrate?

you could also cut a piece of clear acrylic to match the bottom identically. seamless.

Man you are the Jesse James of nano-reefin
Monster Garage meets nc6

Awesome!!! You can always get another cutting board and Dremel the "patches" to cover the rest of the bottom. Only concern would be that it might not match evenly, but with a layer of sand/silicone and the craftmanship you've deployed so far... who knows? Keep up the good job.

damn oogie - I didn't know you were so close

I'm going to be picking up some schweet frags in a few weeks up in the Bronx if you're intersted - the guy has 100-200 corals to choose from

Hey! schweet is my word! lol jk...

Yea, I think “schweet” is a Zonie word.
I hear Zonies 'round here talking like that all summer long.