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Reef Discussion => Tank Profiles & Build Threads => Topic started by: mash35231 on November 29, 2008, 01:50:42

Title: My 125
Post by: mash35231 on November 29, 2008, 01:50:42
 1st time I've posted pics of my tank. I keep easy stuff in my display because I'm lazy..lol

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  here's a couple more

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  Pic of the sump

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  And I'm really proud of my $60 Precision Marine Bullet 1 skimmer (EBay)

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  Some plumbing

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 And to end on a high note, electricity!

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Title: Re: My 125
Post by: lazylivin on November 29, 2008, 02:02:36
Whoa! You have been holding out on us. Looks like you are quite the DIY'er. Very nice. Love to come see your setup sometime.
Title: Re: My 125
Post by: jake on November 29, 2008, 02:15:05
nice rig man
Title: Re: My 125
Post by: micki on November 29, 2008, 07:30:19
Very nice!
Title: Re: My 125
Post by: MechanicalEngineer on November 29, 2008, 09:46:03
You call that lazy??  Nice setup!
Title: Re: My 125
Post by: Amstar on November 29, 2008, 10:47:13
interested in seeing pics of your sock holder.  looks very nice
Title: Re: My 125
Post by: mash35231 on November 29, 2008, 10:56:59
It's a home made sock holder, I cut 4" diameter holes in a sheet of plexiglass and mounted a reinforced piece at 90 degrees to the holes. Glued a couple tee's to the reinforced piece and there you have it.......

The best pic I have of the sock holder...I borrowed my daughter's camera to take these pics. I'd take a better pic if I could...
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Title: A couple more of the 125
Post by: mash35231 on November 29, 2008, 11:05:31
     A few more of the 125

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Title: Re: A couple more of the 125
Post by: oldsalt on November 29, 2008, 11:12:36
 Nice, looks like alot of "do it yourself" projects How big is the sump? Is it a 125 gal tank?
Title: Re: My 125
Post by: Joel on December 01, 2008, 06:57:43
That looks really nice Mike, I see you also build yourself the collector for your skimmer. Did you find plans for that or did you "wing It"?

60 buck skimmer?! Good Score!!!!

Joel
Title: Re: My 125
Post by: mash35231 on December 01, 2008, 20:03:31
 I made the collector by the seat of my pants, I made a shut off with a ping pong ball and a piece of tubing the ping pong ball fit into. Funny thing is it actually works. The collector filled up and the ball shut the skimmer down. Made it for about $25....