Perpetual98 Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Nobody can take a joke? lol I was just cleaning my garage yesterday and tossed a bunch of cassette tape cases. Link to comment
ClarkiiClown Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 I just made one of these for my 12. Nice design! Works well. The only thing is I can see it. I think I will make it out of black plexi. Link to comment
patio Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 dang dga that is alot of work i drilled a couple of holes and then threw in a zip tie but i used one of those little video tape things not a cassete. i didnt notice what i made it out of until i started on another one with some in mods, then i realized i need to buy some more video cassete things! CRAP! Link to comment
dga Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Nope, not a lot of work. about 10 min. Link to comment
afiser Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 if i have a powerhead in the first chamber will i have to place it somewhere else Link to comment
NanoBob Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 My 2 cents worth: Going to make this out of black plastic. I am thinking of smoothing out the edges so it blends with the tank better. Link to comment
Nickeleye Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Originally posted by NanoBob My 2 cents worth: Going to make this out of black plastic. I am thinking of smoothing out the edges so it blends with the tank better. Looks like a tape cassette case to me. Why build it? Link to comment
NanoBob Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Looks like a tape cassette case to me. Why build it? It will blend in better with the back since it will be black. Also I am making a few alterations and will post as soon as I make it. Link to comment
Nickeleye Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Fair enough. Just curious that's all... I used the back side of a black tape cassette so it blends just fine. But hey, a little DIY experience never hurts. Link to comment
Doriftu Posted March 18, 2005 Author Share Posted March 18, 2005 im amazed to this day at the response of this post, im glad people are using the idea, and even modding it to perform better. glad its serving its purpose, i wasn't going to post it originaly as i thought it was a tad on the ghetto side, but thought what the hell and did it anyway. Link to comment
NanoBob Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 The latest mod: What does everyone think? Link to comment
dga Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 looks just like my cassette skimmer. Link to comment
NanoBob Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Yes it does. I used that as my guide. Hopefully you don't have a copywrite. I am using something similar right now, but I want to see if I can hide it a little better. Since I have a CNC mill at my disposal I figured I would make myself something that looks a little cleaner. Thanks everyone for the ideas. Bob Link to comment
krug1313 Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 I guess people with really small tanks could use one of those cassette cases for an answering machine. Maybe in a 5 gal or so! Link to comment
dga Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Originally posted by NanoBob Yes it does. I used that as my guide. Hopefully you don't have a copywrite. I am using something similar right now, but I want to see if I can hide it a little better. Since I have a CNC mill at my disposal I figured I would make myself something that looks a little cleaner. Thanks everyone for the ideas. Bob You got the right idea. as i say make it yourself! to be 'able" to computer aid design it and produce the end product yourself is a great accomplishment. good work. Link to comment
Doriftu Posted March 21, 2005 Author Share Posted March 21, 2005 Afiser, The answer to your question would be yes, you will have to put the powerhead somewhere else if you choose to use this method, as all it will do is blow the cassette cover off. Link to comment
steelhealr Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Hi...I'm new to all this and I've been following this thread. Doriftu...I understand that the turbulence caused by the cassette cover causes the organics to build up on the inside of the cover, but, how do you clean it out and how often do you have to do that? Doesn't it disperse as soon as you remove the cover? Thanks for taking the time to reply for us 'newbies'. SH Link to comment
afiser Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 so has anybody had any luck with the 12g DF model. im going over to my grandma's next week and getting a cassete cover:) hope it works Link to comment
dga Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Originally posted by steelhealr Hi...I'm new to all this and I've been following this thread. Doriftu...I understand that the turbulence caused by the cassette cover causes the organics to build up on the inside of the cover, but, how do you clean it out and how often do you have to do that? Doesn't it disperse as soon as you remove the cover? Thanks for taking the time to reply for us 'newbies'. SH I have yet to clean mine, as it looks just like the day i installed it. with all the turbulance there really is nowhere for anything to build up. maint free so to speak. look at the pics i posted on the previous page and its easy to see why. Link to comment
Doriftu Posted March 22, 2005 Author Share Posted March 22, 2005 as dga said, have yet to have any build up on mine either, i have had a small bit of algae growing on the bottom side of it, just as it does to any back wall, but the cleanup crew seems to love it just the same, and clears it right up. I've taken it off several times, and never seen any sort of organic material left over or anything. Link to comment
dymaxiun Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 DO the cuts on the top of the casette tape improve anything specifically? Link to comment
Reefwick Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Sure does work great! I put one on and my surfce scum was gone in a matter of minutes. Link to comment
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