Recent content by big t

Hey Louie, I just scanned thru this thread. Great job on your tank, it is going to be a beauty. I just wanted to add a couple things. The drains on your sump are awesome, I had the exact same idea a few weeks ago when I built my new sump, what a sweet deal. Mine is on a smaller scale, but...

Louey, that is a really cool jig that you made there. I like it a lot and am going to make something similar. That must make thigs go a lot easier.

Here you go! With a picture of a diy sump to boot

MY Reef creations makse some good ones, get the one that has the 'spraybar' Or they are really pretty easy to make yourself.

Thank you! Well, that pump is about 60 bux from Premium, but you can get it cheaper elsewhere if you look. I had the pump already as it is the oceanrunner 2700 w/ needle wheel for the Turboflotor t-1000. The cpvc is 10 bux worth, the o ring was 60c. The Acrylic tube I got for about 3 bux on...

This is a diy skimmer that I made about 6 weeks ago. It is by far the best thing I have made for my tank so far. It rawks pretty good! It is 25" tall w/ a footprint of 12x9" It is pretty much modeled after a euroreef cs6-2. I even made a sliding output tube from 1" and 3/4" cpvc and it...