metrokat Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 Oh, but Batgirl, please remember what I told you when we first met - Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I like my tanks like I like my girls. A little rugh around the edges. Such a bad boy! Lmao prime much kat? And what is your point here! Are you saying I ghetto prime? I forgot to take pictures of my floor, or my arm. Everybody was laughing at me Link to comment
Spirofucci Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Kat...........the best thread starter in all of Nano Reef Land!!!!!! Love this thread. I can't say I've done any ghetto on my tank, but I have done more than my fair share on DIY home projects!!!! 1 Link to comment
JamesHL88 Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Im actually proud of these two builds. Cut the acrylic on a table saw today. Soo much better than scoring and breaking it. So take that LOWES Just built the sump. PICTURES! Taped Glued Brainstorming Fin Link to comment
Acielot Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Im actually proud of these two builds. That's not ghetto XD it looks pretty good. Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 That's not ghetto XD it looks pretty good. +1 ima have to report you for screwing up the thread JamesHL Link to comment
patback Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Did you do the whole " drill 5 times with a small drill bit to make it look like a big drill hole?" I'm famous for that. That sump is awesome. Nice job on it. Link to comment
JamesHL88 Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Did you do the whole " drill 5 times with a small drill bit to make it look like a big drill hole?"I'm famous for that. That sump is awesome. Nice job on it. Lol yeah i didnt have my my bit set Link to comment
JamesHL88 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 The ghetto birth of my 55 Link to comment
GalaThoun Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 my ghetto idea, but it helps save you a little time. 1 Link to comment
uglybuckling Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 My very first DIY stand: Now repurposed to house a Kenyan sand boa, who does not seem to mind that his stand looks like it was built by a five-year-old. It held up a 20g long for 5 years, and I would bet it still could (even if my kenyan sand boa became a kenyan water boa), but it's just better if the reefs get the new hotness and the snakes get the old-n-busted. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Here's my DIY stand, Kat. 15 bucks, and pretty ghetto if I do say so myself. Link to comment
Belac Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Gala I do the same thing with the bread ties I got tired of all the wires looking the same and realizing I unplugged the wrong thing again. Here is my ghetto stand/light set up. Yes I know it looks like I am asking for a fire. But I am confident that it is wired correctly. Even though it is naked and looks like crap. (You should see the sides/top/inside. It is even more rather horrible to look at. Under the rather nice looking doors (which are not attached) is an old wrought iron frame that I eventually am going to permanently mount the doors to, and use the wrought iron as highlights for a wooden insert. Gallon jugs are sitting next to one which is on the diy auto top off uni.t (Which is a frankenstined pump that works surprisingly well and only cost 1$ to mod.) The inside of the sump is equally freaky looking. Looks like a mad science lab. I have all sorts of crazy contraptions hanging from wires and stands. Everything works in the tank and the sump, it is all safe too. Some parts of it look a bit more questionable then other parts. I DIY just about everything possible due to being broke constantly (in full time vo-tech, so no job at the moment.) If you want I can break out the camera and get shots of my other ghetto bits and pieces but here is an overall shot. P.S. - The towels are for a seep problem the tank has when I put my arm in. The tank settled a bit more into the carpet and it sometimes seeps a few drops of water. Not the permanent solution but right now I am stuck as to how to level the stand with all the weight it has on it. Going to find a car jack to tilt the stand to get another shim in there. So far none of the jacks have fit. Link to comment
BusterDB Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Couldn't resist. I actually used this for a hot second while I set up. I could probably grow some nice Acro with this right? 1 Link to comment
disaster999 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 ghetto DIY t5ho light Link to comment
racer_X_123 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 my ghetto idea, but it helps save you a little time. this is a great idea! Link to comment
JR! Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 ghetto DIY t5ho light i see nothing wrong with this lol Link to comment
kveekx Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 i see nothing wrong with this lol +1 I want it! Link to comment
disaster999 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 it was pretty ghetto. the end caps were exposed, the aluminum "angle iron" were thin and flimsy. the thing wobbled quite a bit. it was pretty dangerous esp when i need the light out of the way to work inside the tank Link to comment
patback Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Idk if its ghetto or just straight up lazy, but my stand was originally designed to fit a 10 gallon and a 5 gallon for topping off underneath. I upgraded the sump to a 20 h, and now can only fit 1 gallon, or 2-3 days at a time, and its a TIGHT FIT! I gt tired of squeezing a bottle in all the time, so I've got a bright orange 5 gallon bucket in the middle of my room and the cabinet door hasn't been shut in about a month. This is also how I keep my intake for the aqua lifter inside the water at the bottom, not floating at top and suckin in air. It's a jbj ato clip and airline hosing wrapped together with plumbers tape Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 20, 2012 Author Share Posted November 20, 2012 Pat I may have to copy that! But I'll click a picture of how I keep my toms airline underwater for ya. Link to comment
ZephNYC Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Couldn't resist. I actually used this for a hot second while I set up. I could probably grow some nice Acro with this right? THis really made me laugh. I have another ghetto light i will take pics of today. Link to comment
Arkayology Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 velcro+mesh=lid That's awesome. Link to comment
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