The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 thanks for being honest Krap (J/k).. i do agree.. did you say u were trying to go halide to? BTW thanks for the tip on the fans... Have you listened to the fan on that fixture that comes with the M-tank... OMG!!! i can hear it clear across the room over my computer... and my PC is running these two huge fans all the time...! JMT... i just may make a trip down there... but i also might be getting a #### ton of LR from this ladies 90 gallon tank... her husband died and she doesn't want to take care of it ne more... not giving it away but she's asking 900 for it... i'm trying to convince the Barbe half of the Barbe-Hatten project to buy it... if he does... i'm gonna bum some rock off of him... if it looks good... thanks for offering directions... i'll let you know if i come down there.. Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 $208.95 150/175 watt electronic Ballast 10,000k USHIO bulb Spider reflector and base power cord 33ft 18 gauge cable high temp wire nuts Shipping Hellolights.com Link to comment
jmt Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 $900 for the whole tank, or just the rock? That's $6/lb. just for the rock assuming that she has about 150lbs in that thing. Not *that* great of a deal if you ask me. I guess it depends on if you want cured rock, or want some rock to cycle your tank (which you need). -Justin Link to comment
jmt Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 Also, turn that rock on it's side so you can see the branchy part of it. That's the best part about Marshall IMO. Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 my rock?.... no no no ... an entire 90 gallon setup... apparently this guy was heavy into reef tanks.. they sold their fish for like $2000... Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 i like the rock the way it is ... there are so many holes and little caverns in it that you can almost see through it... Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 Now, like i was saying... the plumbing LOOKED like ####e*... i spent all day today fixing it... i went to home depot to find a drill bit to drill the holes for my make shift bulkheads (see below)... i needed a 13/16 in hole or slightly larger... well the only bit i could find was a wood boring bit... now... i've used one before on plexiglass when we were cutting holes in the tops of the covers for the tanks in the built-in-wall system (see DIY > lightng for my custom setup (cheap!!!)), they were for your fingers to pull the tops off... they looked like they had been melted into the plastic... i didn't think the bit would do very good for my situation either, but i just went very slow and it worked out great, even thought he bit was bent out of the package (not in the drill crooked, bent)... i'll post a pic below... i drilled pilot holes first and used a tupperware container to catch the debris... i'll explain more after i get the pics posted for the forementioned info... Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 bulkhead Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 the final hole Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 other side Link to comment
kraphtymac Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 Looking good BHP... I've just gotten back from a run... off to the shower, then to Wally World for a large tupperware (for holding all my SHTUFF whilst I make the transfer... then... PICS PICS PICS! Hopefully your mod pics are posted by then... Link to comment
kraphtymac Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 Damn... good looking holes. You made that acrylic proud. Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 plumbed Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 from the back Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 front full view Link to comment
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The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 so i re-did the piping... adjusted the pump flow.... and it's good to go... not as many bubbles for some reason... i also got one of those magnetic glass cleaners too.. the back of my hood is restimg on the pvc, but it's straight... it doesn't vibrate or anything... you can't even see the nozzles for the black back ground... Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 Hey Krap... let me know where you post your pics so i can check them out... Link to comment
kraphtymac Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 Why, I'm gonna post them right here, of course! It'll be the twice in a life-time nano thread! Link to comment
kraphtymac Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Okay... so an incredibly HARRIED kraphty is now moved into the beautiful Finnex 18... the first couple of pics are gonna be really cloudy... for obvious reason... Okay... actually not THAT cloudy, but they look prett sedimented... here goes. Link to comment
kraphtymac Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 after a little bit of aquascaping... Link to comment
The_Barbe-Hatten_Project Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 F-n' right!!! i was gonna telly ou to, but i didn't want to tell you to if you were planing on startin' your own post... Link to comment
kraphtymac Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Rear shot: The bag is Bio Chem Sorb... mix of carbon and resin... I might put it down a level, but I kinda like having it there.... Link to comment
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